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  • How to Die in Space

    A Journey Through Dangerous Astrophysical Phenomena

    by Paul Sutter ...
    A brilliant and breathtakingly vivid tour of the universe, describing the physics of the dangerous, the deadly, and the scary in the cosmos.So you’ve fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, huh? You want to witness the birth of a star, or visit the black hole at the center of our galaxy? You want to know if there are aliens out there, or how to travel through a wormhole? ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Rescuing Science

    Restoring Trust In an Age of Doubt

    by Paul M. Sutter ...
    For readers concerned about the roots of the public mistrust of science, get the book that Publishers Weekly says is "an ardent appraisal of what ails the scientific establishment."Rescuing Science: Restoring Trust in an Age of Doubt is the product of Paul M. Sutter’s long career in the scientific community, both inside and outside academia. Interweaving his own experiences as an astrophysicist ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Your Place in the Universe

    Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence

    by Paul M. Sutter ...
    An astrophysicist presents an in-depth yet accessible tour of the universe for lay readers, while conveying the excitement of astronomy. How is a galaxy billions of lightyears away connected to us? Is our home nothing more than a tiny speck of blue in an ocean of night? In this exciting tour of a universe far larger than we can imagine, cosmologist Paul M. Sutter emphasizes how amazing it is that ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    How to Die in Space

    A Journey through Dangerous Astrophysical Phenomena

    by Paul M. Sutter PhD ...
    Narrated by Paul M. Sutter PhD ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 42 min

    A brilliant and breathtakingly vivid tour of the universe, describing the physics of the dangerous, the deadly, and the scary in the cosmosSo you’ve fallen in love with space and now you want to see it for yourself, huh? You want to witness the birth of a star, or visit the black hole at the center of our galaxy? You want to know if there are aliens out there, or how to travel through a wormhole? ... Read more

    $22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pathfinder: Worldscape Vol. 2

    by Christopher Paul Carey, Erik Mona, James Sutter ...
    Series series Pathfinder
    Four new tales as part of Paizo’s groundbreaking “Worldscape” saga, drawing the greatest fantasy heroes of literature and comics into the mythos of their award-winning fantasy world and tabletop RPG! Red Sonja must escape a dungeon with a religious icon of Issus, Goddess of Death and Life Eternal, to use as a bargaining chip in the grim political war of the Worldscape! A battle against a vicious ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies

    Providence Canyon and the Soils of the South

    by Paul S. Sutter ...
    Series series
    Providence Canyon State Park, also known as Georgia’s “Little Grand Canyon,” preserves a network of massive erosion gullies allegedly caused by poor farming practices during the nineteenth century. It is a park that protects the scenic results of an environmental disaster. While little known today, Providence Canyon enjoyed a modicum of fame in the 1930s. During that decade, local boosters ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Debating Malthus

    A Documentary Reader on Population, Resources, and the Environment

    by Paul S. Sutter ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics
    Introducing students to the place of population in environmental thinkingFor centuries, thinking about the earth's increasing human population has been tied to environmental ideas and political action. This highly teachable collection of contextualized primary sources allows students to follow European and North American discussions about intertwined and evolving concepts of population, resources, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture

    Environmental Histories of the Georgia Coast

    by Paul S Sutter, Paul M Pressly ...
    Series series Environmental History and the American South
    An essay collection exploring the history of 5,000-year relationship between human culture and nature on the Georgia coast.One of the unique features of the Georgia coast today is its thorough conservation. At first glance, it seems to be a place where nature reigns. But another distinctive feature of the coast is its deep and diverse human history. Indeed, few places that seem so natural hide so ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Driven Wild

    How the Fight against Automobiles Launched the Modern Wilderness Movement

    by Paul S. Sutter ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    In its infancy, the movement to protect wilderness areas in the United States was motivated less by perceived threats from industrial and agricultural activities than by concern over the impacts of automobile owners seeking recreational opportunities in wild areas. Countless commercial and government purveyors vigorously promoted the mystique of travel to breathtakingly scenic places, and roads ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Contaminated Country

    Nuclear Colonialism and Aboriginal Resistance in Australia

    by Jessica Urwin, Paul S. Sutter ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    The destruction and defiance that swirled around Australia's embrace of the world's nuclear orderThough a nonnuclear state, Australia was embroiled in the military and civilian nuclear energy programs of numerous global powers across the twentieth century. From uranium extraction to nuclear testing, Australia’s lands became sites of imperial exploitation under the guise of national development. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Fir and Empire

    The Transformation of Forests in Early Modern China

    by Ian M. Miller, Paul S. Sutter ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    A CHOICE **OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLERestores China’s place in forest history**The disappearance of China’s naturally occurring forests is one of the most significant environmental shifts in the country’s history, one often blamed on imperial demand for lumber. China’s early modern forest history is typically viewed as a centuries-long process of environmental decline, culminating in a nineteenth ... Read more

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  • Charged

    A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future

    by James Morton Turner, Paul S. Sutter ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    **Winner of the 24th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book PrizeFinalist for the 2023 Cundill History PrizeGold Medal Recipient, Nautilus Book Awards, SustainabilityThe dirty work essential to a clean energy transition**To achieve fossil fuel independence, few technologies are more important than batteries. Used for powering zero-emission vehicles, storing electricity from solar panels and ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

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