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Nature and Science February 2018
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| The Telescope in the Ice: Inventing a New Astronomy at the South Pole by Mark Bowen What it is: A physicist's book-length tour of the South Pole's IceCube Observatory, which contains a telescope that searches not for stars but for high-energy neutrinos -- sub-atomic particles that originate in places like supernovae and black holes.
Try this next: Interested in cutting-edge astronomy? You might like Govert Schilling's Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy. |
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| Immune: How Your Body Defends and Protects You by Catherine CarverWhat it's about: The "hidden army" that protects us from disease, better known as the human immune system.
Did you know? One kiss can transfer 80 million bacteria. (Happy Valentine's Day!)
Why you should read it: lt's flu season, the perfect time to dive into this comprehensive survey of the immune system, which presents serious science in an entertaining style that should appeal to Mary Roach fans. |
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2018 Guide to the Night Sky : A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above North America
by Storm Dunlop
What it's about: The night sky is always an amazing sight but it's a thrill when you can locate stars or catch sight of a meteor. With 2018 Guide to the Night Sky, amateur astronomers can view the sky over the course of the year and not miss a thing. It is also a compact and comprehensive introduction to astronomy.
Who it's for: Backyard astronomers in the United States and Canada, or anyone curious about what's what in the night sky.
Also by this author: Practical Astronomy
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Vaccines : What Everyone Needs to Know
by Kristen A. Feemster
What it's about: This book will follow the story of vaccines in the past, present and future to disentangle fact from fiction and underscore their important role in our society.
Who it's for: anyone struggling to sort the science from the pseudo-science on vaccines today.
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Days of Rivers Past : Reflections on British Columbia's Recreational Steelhead Fishery
by R. S. Hooton
What it's about: From the banks of the renowned streams Sustut, Babine, Skeena, Ksi Hlginx (formerly Ishkheenickh), Bulkley, Squamish, Tsitika, Salmon, Gold, Stamp, Englishman and Nanaimo, Robert Hooton guides us through the deep history of steelhead, from the 20th and into the 21st century, from times when fish stocks were historically strong to our current era when the species is suffering due to factors affecting human and non-human biosystems alike.
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Anatomy : A Complete Guide to the Human Body, for Artists & Students
by Christopher Joseph
What it's about: Grays Anatomy, that classic beloved of medical students for over 100 years, is the fundamental work underlying Anatomy. But this is Grays with a difference with all the fine engravings of the original, but accompanied by fresher, more accessible text that explains in lay terms exactly how the hip bone is connected to the thigh bone, and all the other systems as well.
What's inside: 350 detailed engravings many of them in colour and is an invaluable guide for all students of anatomy, whether studying for medical or artistic purposes. It is also an appealing sourcebook for artists looking for inspiration from the exquisitely detailed engravings.
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| Where the Wild Coffee Grows: The Untold Story of Coffee from the Cloud Forests of Ethiopia... by Jeff KoehlerWhat it's about: Having tackled tea in Darjeeling, science writer Jeff Koehler traces the origins of Arabica coffee from the Kafa region of Ethiopia to the large-scale farms of Latin America.
Why you should read it: Between the ravages of disease, deforestation, and climate change, coffee could one day disappear. If you can't imagine life without this magical elixir, pick up this book. |
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| Reading the Rocks: How Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of Life by Brenda MaddoxWhat it is: In brief but informative vignettes, biographer and science writer Brenda Maddox profiles the Victorian geologists who revolutionized our understanding of Earth's history and human evolution.
Contains: biographical portraits of notable figures such as Charles Lyell, Mary Anning, James Hutton, and Louis Agassiz, as well as historical context that puts their discoveries in perspective. |
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| The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi... by David N. SchwartzWhat it is: the first English-language biography of Italian-born physicist Enrico Fermi to be published in nearly 50 years.
Why you should read it: Despite impressive accomplishments in experimental and theoretical physics, Fermi hasn't received nearly as much attention as some of his Manhattan Project peers.
Reviewers say: In a starred review, Publishers Weekly praises this "scrupulously researched and lovingly crafted portrait" of a brilliant scientist. |
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