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The Art of Pressed Flowers and Leaves
by Jennie Ashmore
The art of pressing flowers is enjoying a renaissance, and Jennie Ashmore teaches new fans how to make the most of this rediscovered craft. She covers everything from the choice of flowers (including roses, poppies, and seaweed), to the various methods of pressing them, to designing with the finished pressed flowers and leaves. See how to achieve symmetry, use color, and combine the flowers with watercolor and gouache, painted backgrounds, and gold and silver paper.
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Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You...
by Tatiana Schlossberg
Everyone pollutes: From food waste to fast fashion, we're all guilty of destroying the Earth. Our video streaming habits alone pump 50.3 million tons (45.6 billion kg) of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually.
Includes: eye-opening assessments of the (steep) environmental costs of our technology, food production, fashion, and fuel, presented in conversational style.
For fans of: Rose George's Ninety Percent of Everything, another examination of the unseen environmental impacts of human activities.
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Gender and Our Brains: How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of...
by Gina Rippon
What it is: a neuroscientist's evidence-based debunking of sex- and gender-based myths about the human brain, many of which emerged centuries before scientists were actually able to study the brain.
Why you might like it: Incorporating terms such as "neurosexism" and "neurotrash" into thought-provoking discussions of neuroplasticity and socialization, author Gina Rippon takes both researcher bias and media misrepresentation to task.
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Moss : from forest to garden : a guide to the hidden world of moss
by Ulrica Nordström
Discover the secrets of moss. Unassuming yet beautiful, moss has been used for centuries in gardens, medicine, and handicrafts around the world. It is most often associated with damp, shady spaces, but can be found in the most unexpected and far-flung places in the world, from deserts to Antarctica.
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Picturing Apollo 11 : rare views and undiscovered moments
by J. L. Pickering
Collecting previously unpublished and recently discovered images, a commemorative photographic history of the ""Apollo 11"" 1969 space mission offers rarely seen views of the people, places and events involved in planning, executing and commemorating the first Moon landing.
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The mosquito : a human history of our deadliest predator
by Timothy C. Winegard
Follows the history of the nefarious and pesky mosquito and its impact on humanity throughout the ages and around the globe, explaining how the tiny insect influenced the results of wars, colonization and the modern world order.
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Wildhood: The Epic Journey from Adolescence to Adulthood in Humans and Other Animals
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers
What it's about: An evolutionary biologist and a science journalist explore adolescence across species. Despite varying lifespans -- days for a fruit fly, decades for a human, centuries for a Greenland shark -- most species must achieve similar milestones of safety, status, sex, and self-reliance before they're considered adults.
Why you should read it: Whether you're in the throes of adolescence yourself, or know someone who is, you'll be reassured by the authors' conclusion that this stage of life "make[s] exquisite evolutionary sense."
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Choked : life and breath in the age of air pollution
by Beth Gardiner
A narrative report on the state of air pollution in today's world cites its established role in life-ending disease, exposing the political decisions and economic forces, including those of the Trump administration, that are blocking urgent clean-air legislation.
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Atlas Obscura : an explorer's guide to the world's hidden wonders
by Joshua Foer
A completely revised and updated second edition of the best-selling guide to the planet’s most unusual and mysterious locations incorporates 120 new entries and a full-color gatefold road trip map outlining an itinerary for ultimate enthusiasts.
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The body : a guide for occupants
by Bill Bryson
The award-winning author of A Short History of Nearly Everything presents an engaging head-to-toe tour of the human body that shares anecdotal insights into its functions, ability to heal and vulnerability to disease.
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On fire : the (burning) case for a green new deal
by Naomi Klein
The best-selling author of The Shock Doctrine presents comprehensive, long-form essays linking current political and economic choices to environmental consequences, explaining how bold climate action can also provide a blueprint for a just and thriving society.
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