Nature and Science April 2019 Recent Releases The uninhabitable earth : life after warming by David Wallace-Wells It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. The Uninhabitable Earth is both a meditation on the devastation we have brought upon ourselves and an impassioned call to action. For just as the world was brought to the brink of catastrophe within the span of a lifetime, the responsibility to avoid it now belongs to a single generation. Good to go : what the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery by Christie Aschwanden Noting the recovery themes that have dominated fitness-industry recommendations in recent years, a FiveThirtyEight science writer examines the latest athletic trends, rituals and training practices to determine if any help the body recover and achieve optimal performance. Timefulness : how thinking like a geologist can help save the world by Marcia Bjornerud Few of us have any conception of the enormous timescales in our planet’s long history, and this narrow perspective underlies many of the environmental problems we are creating for ourselves.  Timefulness reveals how knowing the rhythms of Earth’s deep past and conceiving of time as a geologist does can give us the perspective we need for a more sustainable future. This compelling book presents a new way of thinking about our place in time, enabling us to make decisions on multigenerational timescales. Never enough : the neuroscience and experience of addiction by Judith Grisel Explores the science of drug addiction and argues that a "cure" for addiction will not be found in the individual brain, but in changing the way people interact with their communities. The magic feather effect : the science of alternative medicine and the surprising power of belief by Melanie Warner The acclaimed author of Pandora’s Lunchbox and former New York Times reporter takes a deep dive into the world of alternative medicine and the surprising science that explains why it may work. Skeleton keys : the secret life of bone by Brian Switek The author of My Beloved Brontosaurus presents a natural and cultural history of bone that explains how human skeletons evolved over 500 million years, what they do inside the body and how they record a person's history. Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish by David Alderton The Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish contains a directory of more than 800 of the most popular pet fish species—freshwater, saltwater, coldwater, and tropical—showing not only what each fish looks like, but what food they eat, which species they can cohabitate with, how big they grow, and much more. Shoot for the moon : the space race and the extraordinary voyage of Apollo 11 by Jim Donovan Published to coincide with the mission's 50th anniversary, a meticulously researched account of the Apollo 11 program also examines its astronauts, flight controllers and engineers as well as its role in shaping the Mercury and Gemini missions. How to be a patient : the essential guide to navigating the world of modern medicine by Sana Goldberg In How to Be a Patient, nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg walks readers through the complicated and uncertain medical landscape, illuminating a path to better care. With sections like When All is Well, When It’s An Emergency, When It’s Your Person, and When You Have to Stand Up to the Industry, along with appendices to help track family history, avoid pointless medical tests, and choose when and where to undergo a procedure, How to Be a Patient is an invaluable and essential guide for a new generation of patients. Eat to beat disease : the new science of how the body can heal itself by William W Li We have radically underestimated our body's power to transform and restore our health. The Harvard-trained founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation and TED Talk presenter of, "Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?" outlines strategies for consuming 200 popular health-bolstering foods to reinforce the body's defense systems and fight disease. An elegant defense : the extraordinary new science of the immune system : a tale in four lives by Matt Richtel An exploration of the human immune system by the Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times best-selling author of A Deadly Wandering analyzes four immunotherapy cases to explain how our defense systems protect and sometimes injure the body. The hormone fix : burn fat naturally, boost energy, sleep better, and stop hot flashes, the keto-green way by Anna Cabeca The creator of the Women's Restorative Health and Magic Menopause systems outlines a diet and holistic lifestyle program for managing and reversing common premenopausal and menopausal symptoms without medication through a ketogenic diet and stress-reduction techniques. Contact your librarian for more great books! Bloomington Public Library 205 E. Olive St. Bloomington, Illinois 61701 309.828.6093 www.bloomingtonlibrary.org/