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Nature and Science June 2024
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| A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria by Caroline CramptonJournalist and cancer survivor Caroline Crampton reflects on her own health-related anxiety as she recounts the history of hypochondria, tracing its evolution from physiological to psychiatric diagnosis. You may also be interested in: Jeffrey A. Lieberman's Malady of the Mind; Roy Richard Grinker's Nobody's Normal; Lucy Foulkes' Losing Our Minds. |
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H is for hope : climate change from A to Z
by Elizabeth Kolbert
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction, this collection of 26 essays—one for each letter of the alphabet—is an illustrated journey through the history of climate change and the uncertainties of our future. Illustrations.
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| Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa KalteneggerAstrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger, director of Cornell's Carl Sagan Institute to Search for Life in the Cosmos, describes the search for exoplanets that could support extraterrestrial life in this "stellar exploration" (Publishers Weekly). Further reading: Adam Frank's The Little Book of Aliens; Chris Impey's Worlds Without End; Michael Summers and James Trefil's Exoplanets. |
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| On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America by Abrahm LustgartenAs climate change transforms our planet, climate migration will shape our society, explains journalist Abrahm Lustgarten in this sobering book. For more on this topic: Gaia Vince's Nomad Century; Jake Bittle's The Great Displacement; Parag Khanna's Move. |
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| Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life by Jason RobertsScience writer Jason Roberts chronicles the efforts of rival 18th-century scientists Carl Linnaeus and George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon to classify living organisms in this "enthralling look at a pivotal period" (Publishers Weekly) in the history of science. You might also like: Gunnar Broberg's The Man Who Organized Nature; Andrea Wulf's The Invention of Nature. |
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| The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan; foreword by David Allen SibleyAcclaimed author Amy Tan presents her lovingly illustrated bird journal, which captures a parade of avian visitors to her northern California backyard. You might also like: Priyanka Kumar's Conversations with Birds; Susan Fox Rogers' Learning the Birds; Joan Strassman's Slow Birding. |
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| Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy TomlinsonThe author (The Elephant in the Room) and host of NPR’s SouthBound podcast embeds himself in the wild world of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, following handler Laura King and her Samoyed, Striker, as they compete for the top prize. For fans of: Jane and Michael Stern's Dog Eat Dog; Josh Dean's Show Dog; the mockumentary Best in Show. |
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