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The Corinthian

by Georgette Heyer ...

The novel begins with Sir Richard contemplating a dreary future of societal expectations and a loveless engagement. On a fateful night, he encounters Penelope, who is disguised as a boy and attempting to run away to avoid marrying her cousin. Feeling an unexpected kinship and a desire for adventure, Sir Richard agrees to help her. What ensues is a rollicking journey across the countryside filled ... Read more

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The novel begins with Sir Richard contemplating a dreary future of societal expectations and a loveless engagement. On a fateful night, he encounters Penelope, who is disguised as a boy and attempting to run away to avoid marrying her cousin. Feeling an unexpected kinship and a desire for adventure, Sir Richard agrees to help her. What ensues is a rollicking journey across the countryside filled
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Une histoire de tout, ou presque...

by Bill Bryson ...

Translated by Françoise Bouillot ...

Posez une question, Bryson y répond dans ce livre qui conjugue avec bonheur science et sourire. Vous y apprendrez par quels hasards, traits de génie, intuitions, déductions, expérimentations, débats, les hommes en sont arrivés à connaître le monde tel qu'ils le connaissent aujourd'hui. Tout y est (ou presque) de l'histoire des sciences, de notre planète et de l'univers. Un merveilleux compagnon, ... Read more

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Posez une question, Bryson y répond dans ce livre qui conjugue avec bonheur science et sourire. Vous y apprendrez par quels hasards, traits de génie, intuitions, déductions, expérimentations, débats, les hommes en sont arrivés à connaître le monde tel qu'ils le connaissent aujourd'hui. Tout y est (ou presque) de l'histoire des sciences, de notre planète et de l'univers. Un merveilleux compagnon,
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Forces of Nature

by Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen ...

Sunday Times BestsellerHow did life on Earth begin? What is the nature of space and time? What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds?Think you know our planet?Think again.Forces of Nature takes you from the mid-Atlantic ridge in Iceland, the volcanoes of Indonesia and the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the manatees off the coast of Florida and the northern lights of the ... Read more

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Sunday Times BestsellerHow did life on Earth begin? What is the nature of space and time? What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds?Think you know our planet?Think again.Forces of Nature takes you from the mid-Atlantic ridge in Iceland, the volcanoes of Indonesia and the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the manatees off the coast of Florida and the northern lights of the
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The Biosphere

by M.A.S. McMenamin, L. Margulis, Vladimir I. Vernadsky, M. Ceruti, S. Golubic, R. Guerrero, N. Ikeda, N. Ikezawa, W.E. Krumbein, A. Lapo, A. Lazcano, D. Suzuki, C. Tickell, M. Walter, P. Westbroek ...

Translated by D.B. Langmuir ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Long unknown in the West, The Biosphere established the field of biogeochemistry and is one of the classic founding documents of what later became known as Gaia theory. It is the first sustained expression of the idea that life is a geological force that can change Earth's landforms, its climate, and even the contents of its atmosphere. A complete, unabridged translation has never before been ... Read more

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Long unknown in the West, The Biosphere established the field of biogeochemistry and is one of the classic founding documents of what later became known as Gaia theory. It is the first sustained expression of the idea that life is a geological force that can change Earth's landforms, its climate, and even the contents of its atmosphere. A complete, unabridged translation has never before been
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Charity Girl

by Georgette Heyer ...

The novel centers on the blossoming romance between Charity and the Duke, who, although initially skeptical about the idea of marriage, becomes increasingly enamored with her. As the story unfolds, Charity must navigate the tricky social expectations of the aristocracy while keeping her true circumstances a secret. With her charm, wit, and modesty, Charity eventually wins the Duke’s heart, leading ... Read more

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The novel centers on the blossoming romance between Charity and the Duke, who, although initially skeptical about the idea of marriage, becomes increasingly enamored with her. As the story unfolds, Charity must navigate the tricky social expectations of the aristocracy while keeping her true circumstances a secret. With her charm, wit, and modesty, Charity eventually wins the Duke’s heart, leading
... Read more
False Colours

by Georgette Heyer ...

Kit, a diplomatic and responsible twin, is persuaded to impersonate Evelyn at a dinner where Evelyn is expected to meet his fiancée, Cressy, and her formidable grandmother. What begins as a simple favor escalates into a tangled web of deception as Kit grows increasingly attached to Cressy, while trying to maintain the charade. The situation becomes more precarious when Evelyn eventually returns, ... Read more

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Kit, a diplomatic and responsible twin, is persuaded to impersonate Evelyn at a dinner where Evelyn is expected to meet his fiancée, Cressy, and her formidable grandmother. What begins as a simple favor escalates into a tangled web of deception as Kit grows increasingly attached to Cressy, while trying to maintain the charade. The situation becomes more precarious when Evelyn eventually returns,
... Read more
Adventures in the Bone Trade

The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression

by Jon Kalb ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
Over the past 25 years, a stream of fossil and artifact discoveries in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia has produced the longest single record of human ancestors in the world. Many of the fossils found in this region are the missing links leading to modern humans. This book chronicles the exploration of this unique desert area, focusing especially on the 1970s when the valley was mapped and many ... Read more

$32.09 CAD

Over the past 25 years, a stream of fossil and artifact discoveries in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia has produced the longest single record of human ancestors in the world. Many of the fossils found in this region are the missing links leading to modern humans. This book chronicles the exploration of this unique desert area, focusing especially on the 1970s when the valley was mapped and many
... Read more
Oxygen: The molecule that made the world

The molecule that made the world

by Nick Lane ...

Series series Popular Science
Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life. Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans of nearly a metre. Researchers claim they could have flown only if the air had contained more oxygen than today - probably as much as 35 per cent. Giant spiders, tree-ferns, marine rock formations and fossil charcoals all tell the same story. ... Read more

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Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life. Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans of nearly a metre. Researchers claim they could have flown only if the air had contained more oxygen than today - probably as much as 35 per cent. Giant spiders, tree-ferns, marine rock formations and fossil charcoals all tell the same story.
... Read more
Alien Oceans

The Search for Life in the Depths of Space

by Kevin Hand ...

Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice ... Read more

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Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice
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The God Species

How Humans Really Can Save the Planet...

by Mark Lynas ...

Originally published as The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of HumansThe green movement has got it very wrong.Nature no longer controls our planet – it is humanity, ‘the god species’, that must save the environment we have inflicted unprecedented damage upon. And the tools we must use are the very technologies that environmentalist have told us for years will spell disaster: ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Originally published as The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of HumansThe green movement has got it very wrong.Nature no longer controls our planet – it is humanity, ‘the god species’, that must save the environment we have inflicted unprecedented damage upon. And the tools we must use are the very technologies that environmentalist have told us for years will spell disaster:
... Read more
Quench the Fire

A Search for Balance in the Understanding of Climate Change

by Terry Lucas ...

"Quench the Fire" is a comprehensive review of the subject of climate change, from a description of the basic science to the presentation of a detailed plan to mitigate the effects. A quantitative approach is used, where each mitigating strategy is evaluated in terms of its potential effect on the avoidance of temperature escalation. The results are surprising, and will lead you to reconsider many ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

"Quench the Fire" is a comprehensive review of the subject of climate change, from a description of the basic science to the presentation of a detailed plan to mitigate the effects. A quantitative approach is used, where each mitigating strategy is evaluated in terms of its potential effect on the avoidance of temperature escalation. The results are surprising, and will lead you to reconsider many
... Read more
Climat - La realité tout simplement

Sauvons le climat

by Jean Poitou ...

Sous la forme de fiches, l'auteur répond aux questions récurrentes liées au réchauffement climatique afin de déceler les fausses informations.À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURJean Poitou est physicien, climatologue. Ancien adjoint au directeur du Laboratoire des sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), il est président du Conseil Scientifique de « Sauvons Le Climat » et membre de la commission Energie ... Read more

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Sous la forme de fiches, l'auteur répond aux questions récurrentes liées au réchauffement climatique afin de déceler les fausses informations.À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURJean Poitou est physicien, climatologue. Ancien adjoint au directeur du Laboratoire des sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), il est président du Conseil Scientifique de « Sauvons Le Climat » et membre de la commission Energie
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The Attacking Ocean

The Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea Levels

by Brian Fagan ...

The past fifteen thousand years-the entire span of human civilization-have witnessed dramatic sea level changes, which began with rapid global warming at the end of the Ice Age, when coastlines were more than seven hundred feet below modern levels. Over the next ten millennia, the oceans climbed in fits and starts. These rapid changes had little effect on those humans who experienced them, partly ... Read more

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The past fifteen thousand years-the entire span of human civilization-have witnessed dramatic sea level changes, which began with rapid global warming at the end of the Ice Age, when coastlines were more than seven hundred feet below modern levels. Over the next ten millennia, the oceans climbed in fits and starts. These rapid changes had little effect on those humans who experienced them, partly
... Read more
The Magnetotelluric Method

Theory and Practice

Edited by Alan D. Chave, Alan G. Jones ...

The magnetotelluric method is a technique for imaging the electrical conductivity and structure of the Earth, from the near surface down to the 410 km transition zone and beyond. This book forms the first comprehensive overview of magnetotellurics, from the salient physics and its mathematical representation to practical implementation in the field, data processing, modeling and geological ... Read more

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The magnetotelluric method is a technique for imaging the electrical conductivity and structure of the Earth, from the near surface down to the 410 km transition zone and beyond. This book forms the first comprehensive overview of magnetotellurics, from the salient physics and its mathematical representation to practical implementation in the field, data processing, modeling and geological
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This Book Will Blow Your Mind

by New Scientist New Scientist ...

You don't need a spaceship to travel to the extremes of science. You just need this book.What's the nature of reality? Does the universe ever end? What is time and does it even exist? These are the biggest imagination-stretching, brain-staggering questions in the universe - and here are their fascinating answers.From quantum weirdness to freaky cosmology (like white holes - which spew out matter ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

You don't need a spaceship to travel to the extremes of science. You just need this book.What's the nature of reality? Does the universe ever end? What is time and does it even exist? These are the biggest imagination-stretching, brain-staggering questions in the universe - and here are their fascinating answers.From quantum weirdness to freaky cosmology (like white holes - which spew out matter
... Read more
The Arctic

A Very Short Introduction

by Klaus Dodds, Jamie Woodward ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, melting, and thawing in a manner that threatens fundamental state-change. For communities that call the Arctic 'home' this is unwelcome. A warming Arctic brings with it the spectre of costly disruption and interference in indigenous lives and communal welfare. For others, the ... Read more

$7.59 CAD

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, melting, and thawing in a manner that threatens fundamental state-change. For communities that call the Arctic 'home' this is unwelcome. A warming Arctic brings with it the spectre of costly disruption and interference in indigenous lives and communal welfare. For others, the
... Read more
Small Wonder

Essays

by Barbara Kingsolver ...

“Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.”—San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewIn this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as Demon Copperhead and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

“Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.”—San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewIn this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as Demon Copperhead and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life
... Read more
Earth History

Stories of Our Geological Past

by Peter Copeland, Janok P. Bhattacharya ...

Providing a new approach to Earth history, this engaging undergraduate textbook highlights key episodes in the history of our planet and uses them to explain the most important concepts in geology. Rather than presenting exhaustive descriptions of each period of geological time, this conceptual approach shows how geologists use multiple strands of evidence to build up an understanding of the ... Read more

$73.59 CAD

Providing a new approach to Earth history, this engaging undergraduate textbook highlights key episodes in the history of our planet and uses them to explain the most important concepts in geology. Rather than presenting exhaustive descriptions of each period of geological time, this conceptual approach shows how geologists use multiple strands of evidence to build up an understanding of the
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Sea Sick

The Global Ocean in Crisis

by Alanna Mitchell ...

All life — whether on land or in the sea — depends on the oceans for two things:• Oxygen. Most of Earth’s oxygen is produced by phytoplankton in the sea. These humble, one-celled organisms, rather than the spectacular rain forests, are the true lungs of the planet.• Climate control. Our climate is regulated by the ocean’s currents, winds, and water-cycle activity.Sea Sick is the first book to ... Read more

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All life — whether on land or in the sea — depends on the oceans for two things:• Oxygen. Most of Earth’s oxygen is produced by phytoplankton in the sea. These humble, one-celled organisms, rather than the spectacular rain forests, are the true lungs of the planet.• Climate control. Our climate is regulated by the ocean’s currents, winds, and water-cycle activity.Sea Sick is the first book to
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Size

How It Explains the World

by Vaclav Smil ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of How the World Really Works, a wide-ranging look at the most fundamental governing principle of our world: size, whose laws, limits, and peculiarities offer the key to understanding health, wealth, and even happiness“No one writes about the great issues of our time with more rigor or erudition than Vaclav Smil.” — Elizabeth KolbertTo answer the most ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

From the New York Times bestselling author of How the World Really Works, a wide-ranging look at the most fundamental governing principle of our world: size, whose laws, limits, and peculiarities offer the key to understanding health, wealth, and even happiness“No one writes about the great issues of our time with more rigor or erudition than Vaclav Smil.” — Elizabeth KolbertTo answer the most
... Read more
The World in 2050

Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future

by Laurence C. Smith ...

A vivid forecast of our planet in the year 2050 by a rising star in geoscience, distilling cutting-edge research into four global forces: demographic trends, natural resource demand, climate change, and globalization.The world's population is exploding, wild species are vanishing, our environment is degrading, and the costs of resources from oil to water are going nowhere but up. So what kind of ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

A vivid forecast of our planet in the year 2050 by a rising star in geoscience, distilling cutting-edge research into four global forces: demographic trends, natural resource demand, climate change, and globalization.The world's population is exploding, wild species are vanishing, our environment is degrading, and the costs of resources from oil to water are going nowhere but up. So what kind of
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The Fate of the Species

Why the Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction and How We Can Stop It

by Fred Guterl ...

In the history of planet earth, mass species extinctions have occurred five times, about once every 100 million years. A "sixth extinction" is known to be underway now, with over 200 species dying off every day. Not only that, but the cause of the sixth extinction is also the source of single biggest threat to human life: our own inventions.What this bleak future will truly hold, though, is much ... Read more

$12.19 CAD

In the history of planet earth, mass species extinctions have occurred five times, about once every 100 million years. A "sixth extinction" is known to be underway now, with over 200 species dying off every day. Not only that, but the cause of the sixth extinction is also the source of single biggest threat to human life: our own inventions.What this bleak future will truly hold, though, is much
... Read more
The Spinning Magnet

The Force that Created the Modern World and Could Destroy It

by Alanna Mitchell ...

**Shortlisted for the 2018 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book AwardsShortlisted for the 2018 Lane Anderson AwardOur future might be a world without electronics or protection from lethal solar radiation**The magnetic North Pole will eventually trade places with the South Pole. Satellite evidence suggests to some scientists that the move has already begun, but most still think it won't ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

**Shortlisted for the 2018 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book AwardsShortlisted for the 2018 Lane Anderson AwardOur future might be a world without electronics or protection from lethal solar radiation**The magnetic North Pole will eventually trade places with the South Pole. Satellite evidence suggests to some scientists that the move has already begun, but most still think it won't
... Read more
Patterns in Nature

Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does

by Philip Ball ...

The acclaimed science writer "curates a visually striking, riotously colorful photographic display…of physical patterns in the natural world" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching ... Read more

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The acclaimed science writer "curates a visually striking, riotously colorful photographic display…of physical patterns in the natural world" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching
... Read more

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