Sam Lightner Jr.
In the spring of 1999, world-renowned rock climber Sam Lightner ventured deep into the rainforest of Borneo to scale a mountain only rumored to exist. Lightner shares his captivating, harrowing adventure in In the spring of 1999, armed with ... [... more]
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Information Anxiety 2
 From Amazon.co.uk: Information might want to be free, but why should we free it? We've got enough troubles keeping track of all the petabits running around untethered already, and we risk a computer counterrevolution if we let the situation get much [... more]
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Howdunit: How Crimes Are Committed and Solved
From Amazon.com: Since, happily, most writers don't have direct experience with the gory details of drug enforcement, forensic psychology, or hate crimes, they'll need to get the nitty-gritty for their screenplays and novels from a reliable source. This [... more]
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The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, ...
From Amazon.com: The verdict is in: those simple carbs we've been living on are killing us. For good health, we've got to get our blood sugar under control and stop the incessant cravings. Or so says Dr. Arthur Agatston, author of The South Beach Diet. [... more]
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Encyclopaedia anatomica
From Amazon.com: Few catalogues of science museums have the power to mesmerize their readers. Encyclopaedia Anatomica does just this, page after page, with its high-quality color reproductions of the collection of Florence's Museo La Specola. This [... more]
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Ingenious Pursuits: Building the Scientific Revolution
From Amazon.com: Even Einstein had to eat. We seem to forget that scientists live in the same world as the rest of us, and that their work is informed by everything they encounter day to day. Lisa Jardine explores this interconnectedness in the context [... more]
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Encyclopedia Anatomica
From Amazon.com: Few catalogues of science museums have the power to mesmerize their readers. Encyclopaedia Anatomica does just this, page after page, with its high-quality color reproductions of the collection of Florence's Museo La Specola. This [... more]
CDN$16.99
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A Universe Of Consciousness How Matter Becomes Imagination
From Amazon.com: Emily Dickinson wrote "The Brain--is wider than the Sky," and who can argue with that? Quoted by Nobel-winning scientist Gerald M. Edelman and his Neurosciences Institute colleague Giulio Tononi in A Universe of Consciousness, [... more]
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia ...
From Amazon.com: Written in the present tense, First They Killed My Father will put you right in the midst of the action--action you'll wish had never happened. It's a tough read, but definitely a worthwhile one, and the author's personality and strength [... more]
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The Surrendered Single: A Practical Guide to Attracting ...
From Amazon.com: Cast your fears aside, ladies: in this case, "surrendered" doesn't mean "doormat"--which is not to say that The Surrendered Single might not raise a few eyebrows. Laura Doyle (The Surrendered Wife) has some pretty [... more]
CDN$15.50
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Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting ...
From Amazon.co.uk: If the phrase "planned community" makes you think of terrible homogenous suburbs, take another look at the Internet. Though there are unplanned aspects and emergent behaviours, for the most part every detail has been designed [... more]
CDN$77.99
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Its Not About The Bike
From Amazon.com: People around the world have found inspiration in the story of Lance Armstrong--a world-class athlete nearly struck down by cancer, only to recover and win the Tour de France, the multiday bicycle race famous for its grueling intensity. [... more]
CDN$37.50
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