by Michael Pollan  
Powells.com Staff Pick I talked about this book every morning at the water cooler and every evening at dinner. Pollan takes a possibly dry subject — agriculture — and makes it epic. Recommended by Beth, Powells.com (See all of our Staff Top 5s of 2006)... (read more) Your Price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Michael Pollan Publisher Comments What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, the well-considered answers he provides to the... (read more) Your Price $21.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Richard Preston Publisher Comments Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained — the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have... (read more) Your Price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by National Audubon Society Publisher Comments A whole new way to look at your world: New England, Florida, California, and the Pacific Northwest are the first four subjects in a series of comprehensive field guides to the flora, fauna, landscape, and climate of specific geographic regions of North... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your Price $11.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Mary Roach
Powells.com Staff Pick Following her usual template, Mary Roach finds a subject in the scientific community that is equal parts fascinating and scandalous, and writes an extensively researched and thoroughly amusing book about it. Beyond the initial titillation stemming from a... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Norman Doidge Publisher Comments An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing... (read more) Your Price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Larry Gonick Publisher Comments Anyone who thinks a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit card bill-or imagines that Ohm's Law dictates how long to meditate-or believes that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car-needs The Cartoon Guide to Physics. This handy... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your Price $8.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Charles Darwin Publisher Comments "The Origin of Species" sold out on the first day of its publication in 1859. It is the major book of the nineteenth century, and one of the most readable and accessible of the great revolutionary works of the scientific imagination. "The Origin of... (read more) Your Price $7.99 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Howard K Bloom Publisher Comments The Lucifer Principle is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that "evil" is a by-product of nature's strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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by Larry Gonick Publisher Comments Illustrates, simplifies, and humor-coats the important principles of classical and modern genetics and their experimental bases, with amusing anecdotes about how the ancients tried to explain inheritance and sex determination.... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Thomas M Niesen Publisher Comments Enter the delicate, complex world of underwater life through extraordinarily detailed, hand-drawn illustrations and newly updated text. The Marine Biology Coloring Bookwill serve as an excellent resource and guide. The process of coloring will focus your... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your Price $8.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by David (edt) Burnie Publisher Comments Unrivaled in its breadth and visual impact, this unique guide sets out to illustrate, describe, and explain the incredible range of creatures that make up the animal kingdom. Exceptional Coverage. This authoritative volume starts with a clear... (read more) Your Price $25.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Richard Preston Publisher Comments Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways. Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives. From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond, Richard Preston’s bestselling... (read more) Your Price $26.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Peter Haggard Publisher Comments With coverage from southwestern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the high desert, this invaluable field guide, featuring more than 600 superb color photographs, describes more than 450 species of common, easily visible insects... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Flexible) check for used and sale copies
Entomology and General Invertebrates by Claire Beverley Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-281) and index.... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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