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Remnants of Ancient Life: The New Science of Old Fossils
$46.58 Add to cartThe revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of extinct life
We used to think of fossils as being composed of nothing but rock and minerals, all molecular traces of life having van- Author: Greenwalt, Dale E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0691221146
- Language: English
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And Still the Waters Run: The Betrayal of the Five Civilized Tribes
$24.95 Add to cartThe classic book that exposed the scandal of the dispossession of native land by American settlers
And Still the Waters Run tells the tragic story of the liquidation of the independent Indian republic- Author: Debo, Angie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0691237778
- Language: English
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Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide
$27.95 Add to cartThe essential guide for identifying the bumble bees of North America
More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumb- Series: Princeton Field Guides #89
- Author: Williams, Paul H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 30 2014
- ISBN10: 0691152225
- Language: English
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Sketchbook
$35.00 Add to cartFeaturing never-before-seen drawings by the renowned contemporary artist, a beautiful facsimile edition that reveals the working process of an extraordinary creative mind
Sketchbook reproduces origina- Series: Sketchbooks #2
- Author: Arsham, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0691234264
- Language: English
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Wildlife of the Caribbean
$20.95 Read moreThe essential guide to the living wonders of the Caribbean islands
This is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the natural world of the Caribbean islands. It contains 600 vivid color images f- Series: Princeton Pocket Guides
- Author: Raffaele, Herbert A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0691153825
- Language: English
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Seaweeds of the World: A Guide to Every Order
$32.00 Add to cartA lavishly illustrated guide to the seaweed families of the world
Seaweeds are astoundingly diverse. They’re found along the shallows of beaches and have been recorded living at depths of more than 80- Series: Guide to Every Family #4
- Author: Bothwell, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 069122854X
- Language: English
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Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment
$19.95 Add to cartA compelling exploration of how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappy
We live in an age of unprecedented prosperity, yet everywhere we see signs that our pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless.- Series: New Forum Books #70
- Author: Storey, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0691220115
- Language: English
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The New Neotropical Companion
$39.95 Read moreThe acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropics–now fully updated and expanded
The New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book th- Author: Kricher, John C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0691115257
- Language: English
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The Little Book of String Theory
$21.95 Read moreThe essential beginner’s guide to string theory
The Little Book of String Theory offers a short, accessible, and entertaining introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics today. Strin- Series: Science Essentials #11
- Author: Gubser, Steven S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: February 28 2010
- ISBN10: 0691142890
- Language: English
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The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don’t Fall Through the Floor
$19.95 Add to cartJ. E. Gordon’s classic introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering answers some fascinating and fundamental questions about how the structural world around us works. Gordon focuses
- Series: Princeton Science Library #58
- Author: Gordon, James Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 22 2018
- ISBN10: 0691180989
- Language: English
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A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars
$49.92 Add to cartA brief guide to the real science of interstellar travel
With known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of int- Author: Johnson, Les
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0691212376
- Language: English
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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
$12.95 Read moreA short, provocative book about why “useless” science often leads to humanity’s greatest technological breakthroughs
A forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources- Author: Flexner, Abraham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: February 21 2017
- ISBN10: 0691174768
- Language: English
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The Complete Insect: Anatomy, Physiology, Evolution, and Ecology
$38.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated exploration of the world’s most extraordinary animals
With an astounding 3.5 million species occupying virtually every habitat on Earth, insects are one of the most diverse g- Author: Grimaldi, David A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0691243107
- Language: English
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Common Bees of Western North America
$35.00 Add to cartA portable, full-color photographic guide to the most commonly seen bees in the western United States and Canada
Bees play a vitally important role in the pollination of native plants and agricultural- Series: Princeton Field Guides #124
- Author: Carril, Olivia Messinger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0691175500
- Language: English
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Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs
$19.95 Read moreHow social class determines who lands the best jobs
Americans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it i- Author: Rivera, Lauren A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 22 2016
- ISBN10: 0691169276
- Language: English
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Writing with Pleasure
$29.95 Read moreAn essential guide to cultivating joy in your professional and personal writing
Writing should be a pleasurable challenge, not a painful chore. Writing with Pleasure empowers academic, professional, a- Series: Skills for Scholars
- Author: Sword, Helen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0691191778
- Language: English
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Birds of Peru
$49.95 Add to cartThe best guide to the birds of Peru–now in a revised paperback edition
Birds of Peru is the most complete and authoritative field guide to this diverse, neotropical landscape. It features every one o- Series: Princeton Field Guides #63
- Author: Schulenberg, Thomas S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 664
- Publish Date: May 24 2010
- ISBN10: 069113023X
- Language: English
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Dostoevsky: A Writer in His Time
$35.00 Add to cartA magnificent one-volume abridgement of one of the greatest literary biographies of our time
Joseph Frank’s award-winning, five-volume Dostoevsky is widely recognized as the best biography of the writ- Author: Frank, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 984
- Publish Date: August 26 2012
- ISBN10: 0691155992
- Language: English
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The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
$19.95 Add to cartAn intimate portrait of the Big Apple
As a child growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father called “Last Stop.” They would pick a subway line, ride it to its final destin- Author: Helmreich, William B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: August 25 2015
- ISBN10: 0691169705
- Language: English
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Red: The History of a Color
$42.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages
The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up th- Author: Pastoureau, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: February 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0691172773
- Language: English
