Category: Science

Bjorn Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the world environmental situation is getting worse and worse in his new book, The Skeptical Environmentalist. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental issues that feature prominently in headline news around the world, including pollution, biodiversity, fear of chemicals, and the greenhouse effect, and documents that the world has actually improved. He supports his arguments with over 2500 footnotes, allowing r... View more info

Wonderstruck

By: Bob McDonald

Price: $4.98

Publisher: Stoddart: 1991

Seller ID: 0091940

ISBN: 0773754776

Condition: Good

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The Microverse

By: Byron Preiss (ed)

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Bantam Spectra: 1989

Seller ID: 0100167

ISBN: 0553057057

Condition: Good

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Amazing Mysteries of the World

By: Catherine O'Neill

Price: $7.99

Publisher: National Geographic: 1984

Seller ID: 0065115

ISBN: 0870444972

Condition: Good

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The Once And Future Frontier (National Geographic)

By: Chris Johns (ed)

Price: $7.99

Publisher: National Geographic: 2009

Seller ID: 0118051

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When Do Fish Sleep and Other Imponderables Of Everyday Life

By: David Feldman

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Harper & Row: 1989

Seller ID: 0053276

ISBN: 0060161612

Condition: Very good

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A Guide to Skywatching

By: David H Levy

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Fog City Press: 2002

Seller ID: 0123882

ISBN: 1877019135

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War in 2080: The Future of Military Technology

By: David Langford

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Sphere: 1981

Seller ID: 0107705

ISBN: 0722153937

Condition: Fair

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Observer's Handbook 2013

By: David M F Chapman [ed]

Price: $13.98

Publisher: Royal Astronomical Society Of Canada: 2012

Seller ID: 0102120

ISBN: 0981329292

Condition: Very good

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The Astronomers

By: Donald Goldsmith

Price: $7.99

Publisher: St. Martin's Press: 1991

Seller ID: 0097120

ISBN: 0312053800

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Lucy's Child (The Discovery of a Human Ancestor)

By: Donald Johanson & James Shreeve

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Morrow: 1989

Seller ID: 0121395

ISBN: 0688064922

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Science Sense & Nonsense

By: Dr Joe Schwarcz

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Doubleday Canada: 2009

Seller ID: 0084915

ISBN: 0385666047

Condition: Good

When did "chemical" become a dirty word? Forty or so years ago, chemistry - which had been recognized as a miracle-making boon to humanity - somehow became associated with warfare, sinister food additives, "toxins" and pollution. It's a situation that Dr. Joe Schwarcz aims to put into perspective. Yes, there's a downside to chemistry, he says, but this is dwarfed by its enormous benefits. Dr. Joe's new collection of commentaries will inspire an appreciation for the science of everyday life, and equip you to spot the muddled thinking, misunderstandings and deceptions in media st... View more info