The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world. In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers,...
Math and science
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Author:Hawken, PaulSummary: - Author:Wendorff, AnneSummary:
Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of droughts.
- Author:Pochron, Sharon, Reifsnyder, Cheryl M., McIntire, Suzanne, Lessem, DonSummary:
Real dinosaurs! Read about Triceratops' horns and their purpose. Did you know that there are animals alive today that move similarly to dinosaurs? Sometimes museums display copies of dinosaur fossils instead of the real thing....
- Author:Goldfarb, Ben.Summary:
In Eager , environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America...
- Author:Bullard, LisaSummary:
On Earth Day, we find ways to help the Earth. Trina plants trees with her class. She forms an Earth Day club with her friends. What can you do to make every day Earth Day? Do your part to be a planet protector! Discover how to reduce,...
- Author:Berman, BobSummary:
Bob Berman guides us through cosmic violence both mammoth and microscopic. From the creation of dazzling "new stars" to the ways in which humanity has harnessed cataclysmic energy for its gain, Berman masterfully synthesizes...
- Author:Pierre-Louis TrudeauSummary:
Trois chiffres-clés suffisent à démontrer que les enjeux concernant cette ressource sont désormais vitaux : 1,2 milliards d'êtres humains n'ont pas accès à l'eau, plus de 2 milliards n'ont pas d'eau...
- Author:Koppel, TomSummary:
Ebb and Flow was named one of 2007's "best science books" by Peter Calamai, science editor of the Toronto Star [Dec. 30, 2007]. He calls it a "wonderful resource book…. Tom Koppel seems to have visited or read about...
- Author:Parris, Kirsten M.Summary:
Provides an accessible introduction to urban ecology, using established ecological theory to identify generalities in the complexity of urban environments.
• Examines the bio-physical processes of urbanization and how these...
- Author:Wearing, JudySummary:
Edison’s Concrete Piano highlights the careers of famous inventors — revealing the lesser-known and most fascinating facts about their careers, their wackier hobbies, and especially their big flops and great successes. Take...
- Author:Calle, Carlos I.Summary:
Genius demystified, the Dummies way! In 1905, Albert Einstein revolutionized modern physics with his theory of relativity. He went on to become a twentieth-century icon-a man whose name and face are synonymous with "genius." Now, at...
- Author:Moffat, John W.Summary:
John W. Moffat was a poor student of math and science. That is, until he read Einstein’s famous paper on general relativity. Realizing instantly that he had an unusual and unexplained aptitude for understanding the complex physics...
- Author:Bodanis, DavidSummary:
From the best-selling author of E=mc2, a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern physicsWidely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized...
- Author:Anthony-Smith, MaryAnne, Marecek, LynnSummary:
"Elementary Algebra is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a one-semester elementary algebra course. The book’s organization makes it easy to adapt to a variety of course syllabi. The text expands on the...
- Author:Anthony-Smith, MaryAnne, Mathis, Andrea Honeycutt, Marecek, LynnSummary:
Elementary Algebra - 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for a one-semester elementary algebra course. The book's organization makes it easy to adapt to a variety of course syllabi. The text expands on the fundamental...
- Author:Van de Walle, John A.Summary:
John Van de Walle is one of the foremost experts on how children learn mathematics, and 80 percent of students keep his book for reference when they enter the classroom. Now in its second Canadian edition, this text continues to show...
- Author:Trench, William F.Summary:
Elementary Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems is written for students in science, engineering, and mathematics who have completed calculus through partial differentiation. If your syllabus includes Chapter 10 (Linear...
- Author:Tison, Marc, Fontaines, HugoSummary:
L'or était là. Des milliards de dollars d'or enfoui, invisible, en pleine taïga, 200 kilomètres à l'est de la baie James. Un complexe minier grand comme un village s'y dresse aujourd'hui, construit au coût de...
- Author:Isaacson, WalterSummary:
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the...
- Author:Vance, AshleeSummary:
Journalist relates the life of Elon Musk (born 1971), founder of PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. Discusses Musk's early life in South Africa, his interest in science fiction and practical applications of ideas presented, and his...
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