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National Audubon Society Field Guide To the Pacific Northwest (98 Edition)
by National Audubon Society

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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)
 
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond

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Botany

Trees of the Pacific Northwest (Backpacker Field Guides)
by George A Petrides

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For wilderness travelers and backyard naturalists alike, the sheer number and variety of North American trees can make identification a daunting task. For those who have struggled to distinguish the Pacific Yew from the Redwood or the Quaking Aspen from... (read more)
 
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
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The Human Evolution Coloring Book, 2e (HarperCollins Coloring Books)
by Adrienne Zihlman

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Sibley Field Guide To Birds of Western North America (03 Edition)
by David Allen Sibley

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America's premier bird artist has prepared two guides specifically designed for use in the field--and eminently portable. Each has essential information and thousands of illustrations, with at least six views of each species. 4,000+ full-color... (read more)
 
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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)
by Norman Doidge

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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)
 
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Viruses

Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science
by Richard Preston

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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)
 
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Cartoon Guide To Statistics (93 Edition)
by Larry Gonick

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If you have ever looked for P-values by shopping at P mart, tried to watch the Bernoulli Trails on "People's Court," or think that the standard deviation is a criminal offense in six states, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Statistics to put you on the... (read more)
 
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The Life Cycles of Butterflies: From Egg to Maturity, a Visual Guide to 23 Common Garden Butterflies The Life Cycles of Butterflies: From Egg to Maturity, a Visual Guide to 23 Common Garden Butterflies
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The Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology (P.S.)
by Bernd Heinrich

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Although Gerd Heinrich, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd Heinrich tried to distance himself from his "old-fashioned" father, becoming a hybrid: a modern, experimental biologist with a naturalist's sensibilities. In this extraordinary... (read more)
 
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Sociobiology

The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History
by Howard K Bloom

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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)
 
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Microbiology

Mushrooms Demystified 2ND Edition
by David Arora

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Genetics

Evil Genes (07 Edition)
by Oakley

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Prompted by clues in her sister's diary after her mysterious death, the author takes the reader inside the head of the kinds of malevolent people we all know, perhaps all too well, but could never understand, and puts both a human and scientific face to... (read more)
 
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Insects of the Pacific Northwest (Timber Press Field Guide)
by Peter Haggard

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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)
 
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Butterflies

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies (Audubon Society Field Guide)
by Robert Michael Pyle

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Butterflies are among the natural world's most colorful and intriguing creatures, so what could be more useful than a handy field guide with more than 1,000 photographs of all the butterflies of North America north of Mexico, including all true... (read more)
 
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