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Don't Know Much About® the Universe

Everything You Need to Know About Outer Space but Never Learned

de Kenneth C. Davis ...

Series Libro 16 - Don't Know Much About Series
Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by extraterrestrials?From the ancients who charted the heavens to Star Trek, The X-Files, and Apollo 13, outer space has intrigued people through the ages. Yet most of us look up at the night sky and feel totally in the dark when it comes to the basic facts about the universe.Kenneth C. Davis steps into ... Leer más

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Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by extraterrestrials?From the ancients who charted the heavens to Star Trek, The X-Files, and Apollo 13, outer space has intrigued people through the ages. Yet most of us look up at the night sky and feel totally in the dark when it comes to the basic facts about the universe.Kenneth C. Davis steps into
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Chances Are . . .

Adventures in Probability

de Michael Kaplan, Ellen Kaplan ...

A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanitys struggle against randomnessOur lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling-reluctantly-for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story ... Leer más

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A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanitys struggle against randomnessOur lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling-reluctantly-for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story
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Flavorama

A Guide to Unlocking the Art and Science of Flavor

de Arielle Johnson ...

“Arielle changed the way that I think about flavor, and in these pages, she will do the same for you” (René Redzepi, chef of Noma).A 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEENAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG • DELISH • KCRW/NPR GOOD FOOD • LOS ANGELES TIME • NEW YORK TIMES • SAVEUR • SCIENCE NEWS • TIMES UNION • WASHINGTON POST • ROBB RE... ... Leer más

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“Arielle changed the way that I think about flavor, and in these pages, she will do the same for you” (René Redzepi, chef of Noma).A 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEENAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG • DELISH • KCRW/NPR GOOD FOOD • LOS ANGELES TIME • NEW YORK TIMES • SAVEUR • SCIENCE NEWS • TIMES UNION • WASHINGTON POST • ROBB RE...
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Case for Mars

de Robert Zubrin ...

Since the beginning of human history Mars has been an alluring dream-the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit.Now with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed. Leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin has crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct, presented here ... Leer más

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Since the beginning of human history Mars has been an alluring dream-the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit.Now with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed. Leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin has crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct, presented here
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The Gecko’s Foot

How Scientists are Taking a Leaf from Nature's Book

de Peter Forbes ...

A cutting-edge science book in the style of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ and ‘Chaos’ from an exciting and accessible voice in popular science writing.Bio-inspiration is a form of engineering but not in the conventional sense. Extending beyond our established and preconceived notions, scientists, architects and engineers are looking at imitating nature by manufacturing 'wet' materials such as spider ... Leer más

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A cutting-edge science book in the style of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ and ‘Chaos’ from an exciting and accessible voice in popular science writing.Bio-inspiration is a form of engineering but not in the conventional sense. Extending beyond our established and preconceived notions, scientists, architects and engineers are looking at imitating nature by manufacturing 'wet' materials such as spider
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Perception

How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds

de Dennis Proffitt, Drake Baer ...

A groundbreaking popular psychology book that explores the deep connection between our body and our brain.Over decades of study, University of Virginia psychologist Dennis Proffitt has shown that we are each living our own personal version of Gulliver's Travels, where the size and shape of the things we see are scaled to the size of our bodies, and our ability to interact with them. Stairs look ... Leer más

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A groundbreaking popular psychology book that explores the deep connection between our body and our brain.Over decades of study, University of Virginia psychologist Dennis Proffitt has shown that we are each living our own personal version of Gulliver's Travels, where the size and shape of the things we see are scaled to the size of our bodies, and our ability to interact with them. Stairs look
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Resilience

Why Things Bounce Back

de Andrew Zolli, Ann Marie Healy ...

Discover a powerful new lens for viewing the world with fascinating implications for our companies, economies, societies, and planet as a whole.What causes one system to break down and another to rebound? Are we merely subject to the whim of forces beyond our control? Or, in the face of constant disruption, can we build better shock absorbers—for ourselves, our communities, our economies, and for ... Leer más

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Discover a powerful new lens for viewing the world with fascinating implications for our companies, economies, societies, and planet as a whole.What causes one system to break down and another to rebound? Are we merely subject to the whim of forces beyond our control? Or, in the face of constant disruption, can we build better shock absorbers—for ourselves, our communities, our economies, and for
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反智：不願說理的人是偏執，不會說理的人是愚蠢，不敢說理的人是奴隸

The Irrational ApeWhy Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

de 古倫姆斯, David Robert Grimes ...

Traducido por 楊玉齡 ...

Series series 科學自然
識破迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術理性並非本能，理智需要鍛鍊《反智》蒐羅了常見的推理謬誤、邏輯缺陷、數字迷思、偏見和陰謀論，以當今社會的著名事件和近代歷史的精采故事為例，告訴我們如何識破種種迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術，以及如何建立分析性思考的能力。你覺得下面這個三段論，有沒有問題呢？前提一：人皆不免一死。前提二：蘇格拉底不免一死。結　論：因此，蘇格拉底是人。如果你覺得完全沒問題，那麼我們把「人」換成「狗」，重寫如下：前提一：狗皆不免一死。前提二：蘇格拉底不免一死。結論　：因此，蘇格拉底是狗。看得出來問題出在哪裡嗎？我們再舉兩個同樣類型的... ... Leer más

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識破迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術理性並非本能，理智需要鍛鍊《反智》蒐羅了常見的推理謬誤、邏輯缺陷、數字迷思、偏見和陰謀論，以當今社會的著名事件和近代歷史的精采故事為例，告訴我們如何識破種種迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術，以及如何建立分析性思考的能力。你覺得下面這個三段論，有沒有問題呢？前提一：人皆不免一死。前提二：蘇格拉底不免一死。結　論：因此，蘇格拉底是人。如果你覺得完全沒問題，那麼我們把「人」換成「狗」，重寫如下：前提一：狗皆不免一死。前提二：蘇格拉底不免一死。結論　：因此，蘇格拉底是狗。看得出來問題出在哪裡嗎？我們再舉兩個同樣類型的...
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It's a Gas

The Sublime and Elusive Elements That Expand Our World

de Mark Miodownik ...

The New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters presents a rollicking guided tour of the secret lives of gases: the magnificent, strange, and fascinating substances that shape our world.Gases are all around us—they fill our lungs, power our movement, create stars, and warm our atmosphere. Often invisible and sometimes odorless, these ubiquitous substances are also the least understood ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters presents a rollicking guided tour of the secret lives of gases: the magnificent, strange, and fascinating substances that shape our world.Gases are all around us—they fill our lungs, power our movement, create stars, and warm our atmosphere. Often invisible and sometimes odorless, these ubiquitous substances are also the least understood
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Linked

How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life

de Albert-László Barabási ...

The best-selling guide to network science, the revolutionary field that reveals the deep links between all forms of human social lifeA cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. In Linked, Albert-László Barabási, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us ... Leer más

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The best-selling guide to network science, the revolutionary field that reveals the deep links between all forms of human social lifeA cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. In Linked, Albert-László Barabási, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us
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The Forgotten Sense

The New Science of Smell—and the Extraordinary Power of the Nose

de Jonas Olofsson ...

A New York Public Library "Best Book of the Year" “The Forgotten Sense leaves us with the hope of new discoveries and new recoveries—so that we may once again revel in the glorious, fragrant world around us.”—Wall Street JournalBy one of the world’s leading researchers into the science of smell, a fascinating exploration of our most essential yet least understood sense—enabling us to appreciate ... Leer más

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A New York Public Library "Best Book of the Year" “The Forgotten Sense leaves us with the hope of new discoveries and new recoveries—so that we may once again revel in the glorious, fragrant world around us.”—Wall Street JournalBy one of the world’s leading researchers into the science of smell, a fascinating exploration of our most essential yet least understood sense—enabling us to appreciate
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Engine Airflow HP1537

A Practical Guide to Airflow Theory, Parts Testing, Flow Bench Testing and Analyzing Data to Increase Performance for Any Street or Racing Engine

de Harold Bettes ...

This informative, fully illustrated handbook includes basic discussion on the science of engine airflow and relationships, how flowbenches work, testing individual engine components, how to analyze the data, calibration issues, intake and exhaust tuning, engine formulas, and putting it all together for maximum performance. ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

This informative, fully illustrated handbook includes basic discussion on the science of engine airflow and relationships, how flowbenches work, testing individual engine components, how to analyze the data, calibration issues, intake and exhaust tuning, engine formulas, and putting it all together for maximum performance.
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The Essential Engineer

de Henry Petroski ...

From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural disasters to the development of efficient automobiles and the search for renewable energy sources. While the ... Leer más

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From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural disasters to the development of efficient automobiles and the search for renewable energy sources. While the
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The Wireless Tesla

de Nikola Tesla ...

Nikola Tesla dreamed of a wireless future. In this fully illustrated volume we have collected fifteen of his essays having to do with wireless. These include the "True Wireless," "Tesla's Wireless Light," "The Transmission of Electrical Energy Without Wires," "The Future of the Wireless Art," "Nikola Tesla Sees A Wireless Vision," and many others. Nikola Tesla has been called the most important ... Leer más

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Nikola Tesla dreamed of a wireless future. In this fully illustrated volume we have collected fifteen of his essays having to do with wireless. These include the "True Wireless," "Tesla's Wireless Light," "The Transmission of Electrical Energy Without Wires," "The Future of the Wireless Art," "Nikola Tesla Sees A Wireless Vision," and many others. Nikola Tesla has been called the most important
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Life 3.0: 人工智慧時代, 人類的蛻變與重生

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

de 鐵馬克Max Tegmark ...

Traducido por 陳以禮 ...

這是與你我與未來世代息息相關的問題，沒有人能迴避！在人工智慧崛起的現在，你希望看見什麼樣的未來？當超過人類智慧的人工智慧出現時，人類會變成怎樣？人工智慧對犯罪、戰爭、司法、工作、社會將會造成什麼影響？又會帶給生而為人的我們什麼感受？人工智慧崛起絕對會對我們未來造成根本性的改變，影響之大很有可能超越以往的任何一種科技，我們如何透過自動化變得更富裕，同時又不會造成失去所得、喪失人生目標的後果？我們應該給下一代什麼樣的職涯建議？要如何讓未來的人工智慧系統變得更加可靠，能順利實現我們的理想，《Life 3.0》將讓你加入這個年代最重要的對話中。毫不隱諱呈現這個最具爭議性話題的全方位觀點，舉凡超級人工智慧所代表的意義，意識究竟是怎麼一回事，甚至是宇宙生命發展最終的物理法則極限等，包羅萬象的豐富內容，盡皆收錄在《Life 3.... ... Leer más

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這是與你我與未來世代息息相關的問題，沒有人能迴避！在人工智慧崛起的現在，你希望看見什麼樣的未來？當超過人類智慧的人工智慧出現時，人類會變成怎樣？人工智慧對犯罪、戰爭、司法、工作、社會將會造成什麼影響？又會帶給生而為人的我們什麼感受？人工智慧崛起絕對會對我們未來造成根本性的改變，影響之大很有可能超越以往的任何一種科技，我們如何透過自動化變得更富裕，同時又不會造成失去所得、喪失人生目標的後果？我們應該給下一代什麼樣的職涯建議？要如何讓未來的人工智慧系統變得更加可靠，能順利實現我們的理想，《Life 3.0》將讓你加入這個年代最重要的對話中。毫不隱諱呈現這個最具爭議性話題的全方位觀點，舉凡超級人工智慧所代表的意義，意識究竟是怎麼一回事，甚至是宇宙生命發展最終的物理法則極限等，包羅萬象的豐富內容，盡皆收錄在《Life 3....
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A Feast of Science

Intriguing Morsels from the Science of Everyday Life

de Dr. Joe Schwarcz ...

An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of over a dozen bestselling popular science booksCrave answers? Dr. Joe Schwarcz demystifies the chemistry of everyday life, serving up practical knowledge to both inform and entertain. Guaranteed to satiate your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, A Feast of Science explains that “chemical” is ... Leer más

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An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of over a dozen bestselling popular science booksCrave answers? Dr. Joe Schwarcz demystifies the chemistry of everyday life, serving up practical knowledge to both inform and entertain. Guaranteed to satiate your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, A Feast of Science explains that “chemical” is
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The Casebook of Forensic Detection

How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes

de Colin Evans ...

“Brilliant and persistent scientific work that brought murderers like John List, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey MacDonald to justice.”—Publishers Weekly“Landmarks of forensic science [that] are representative of the evolution of the discipline and its increasingly prominent role in crime solving.”—Library JournalModern ballistics and the infamous Sacco and Vanzetti case. DNA analysis and the 20th century ... Leer más

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“Brilliant and persistent scientific work that brought murderers like John List, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey MacDonald to justice.”—Publishers Weekly“Landmarks of forensic science [that] are representative of the evolution of the discipline and its increasingly prominent role in crime solving.”—Library JournalModern ballistics and the infamous Sacco and Vanzetti case. DNA analysis and the 20th century
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The Enchiridion

Stoic Wisdom for Self-Control and Peace

de Epictetus ...

Brief yet profoundly practical, The Enchiridion distills the teachings of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus into clear guidance for daily life. Focused on self-mastery, acceptance, and moral clarity, the book teaches readers to distinguish between what they can control and what they cannot. Revered for its simplicity and strength, this work has guided thinkers and leaders for centuries. A timeless ... Leer más

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Brief yet profoundly practical, The Enchiridion distills the teachings of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus into clear guidance for daily life. Focused on self-mastery, acceptance, and moral clarity, the book teaches readers to distinguish between what they can control and what they cannot. Revered for its simplicity and strength, this work has guided thinkers and leaders for centuries. A timeless
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Science with Impact

How to Engage People, Change Practice, and Influence Policy

de Anne Helen Toomey ...

Will you please just listen to me? If you are a scientist, or a fan of science, have you ever wondered why your fact-based explanation of ground-breaking scientific research falls flat with family, friends, and the general public? Do you want your research to matter to society and not simply be confined to arcane discussion in academic circles? Social science communicator Anne Helen Toomey argues ... Leer más

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Will you please just listen to me? If you are a scientist, or a fan of science, have you ever wondered why your fact-based explanation of ground-breaking scientific research falls flat with family, friends, and the general public? Do you want your research to matter to society and not simply be confined to arcane discussion in academic circles? Social science communicator Anne Helen Toomey argues
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Full Spectrum

How the Science of Color Made Us Modern

de Adam Rogers ...

"Informative and entertaining...Rogers is a seasoned raconteur, unreeling an eons-spanning tale with skill." — Wall Street JournalA lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of BoozeFrom kelly green to millennial pink, our world is graced with a richness of colors. But our human-made colors ... Leer más

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"Informative and entertaining...Rogers is a seasoned raconteur, unreeling an eons-spanning tale with skill." — Wall Street JournalA lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of BoozeFrom kelly green to millennial pink, our world is graced with a richness of colors. But our human-made colors
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CURSO ESOTERICO DE LA KABALA

La Ciencia de los Números y La Interpretación del Tarot Egipcio

de Samael Aun Weor ...

Este Libro está dedicado a enseñarnos la maravillosa ciencia de los números, por medio de la cual podemos desembarazarnos de situaciones psíquicamente torturantes, provocadas por circunstancias del diario vivir que convierten nuestra mente en un laberinto de dudas, de miedos, de pasiones, de errores, de depresiones, de precipitaciones, etc.La Kábala es la ciencia de los números. Los números son ... Leer más

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Este Libro está dedicado a enseñarnos la maravillosa ciencia de los números, por medio de la cual podemos desembarazarnos de situaciones psíquicamente torturantes, provocadas por circunstancias del diario vivir que convierten nuestra mente en un laberinto de dudas, de miedos, de pasiones, de errores, de depresiones, de precipitaciones, etc.La Kábala es la ciencia de los números. Los números son
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The First Astronomers

How Indigenous Elders read the stars

de Duane Hamacher ...

The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world.Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the Milky Way. But First Nations Elders around the world still maintain this ... Leer más

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The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world.Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the Milky Way. But First Nations Elders around the world still maintain this
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Karate Science

Dynamic Movement

de J. D. Swanson, Ph.D. ...

Series series Martial Science
Dynamics, motion, sensation...they are karate's connective tissue―and they are the heart of this book.Karate Science: Dynamic Movement will help you understand the mechanics of the human body. Swanson describes these principles in incredible detail, drawing on examples from several styles of karate, as well as aikido, taekwondo, and judo. Whatever your martial background, applying this knowledge ... Leer más

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Dynamics, motion, sensation...they are karate's connective tissue―and they are the heart of this book.Karate Science: Dynamic Movement will help you understand the mechanics of the human body. Swanson describes these principles in incredible detail, drawing on examples from several styles of karate, as well as aikido, taekwondo, and judo. Whatever your martial background, applying this knowledge
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Cold

Adventures in the World's Frozen Places

de Bill Streever ...

From avalanches to glaciers, from seals to snowflakes, and from Shackleton's expedition to The Year Without Summer, Bill Streever journeys through history, myth, geography, and ecology in a year-long search for cold -- real, icy, 40-below cold. In July he finds it while taking a dip in a 35-degree Arctic swimming hole; in September while excavating our planet's ancient and not so ancient ice ages; ... Leer más

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From avalanches to glaciers, from seals to snowflakes, and from Shackleton's expedition to The Year Without Summer, Bill Streever journeys through history, myth, geography, and ecology in a year-long search for cold -- real, icy, 40-below cold. In July he finds it while taking a dip in a 35-degree Arctic swimming hole; in September while excavating our planet's ancient and not so ancient ice ages;
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