Science & Mathematics
$64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis In the Quest for the Perfect Garden
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Like any gardener, William Alexander likes to grow things. So much so, in fact, that he routinely wages mini-wars with groundhogs, weeds, webworms and rude weather; ventures out into the cold to get fresh thyme; and vilifies the neighbors that feed all the cute deer that eat his crops. For fun, Alexander decides to do some research and finds that it costs a whopping sixty-four dollars to grow each of his treasured Brandywine tomatoes. The result is this funny and heartfelt book that 'grow…
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A gorgeous volume showcasing Jefferson's amazing vegetable garden, its uniquely American characteristics, and its legacy
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In a hugely popular best-seller, the late Nobel Prize-winning physicist recounts in his own inimitable style exchanging ideas on atomic physics with Alfred Einstein, painting a naked toreador, and accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums. Reprint.
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Methanogens are prokaryotic microorganisms that produce methane as an end-product of a complex biochemical pathway. They are strictly anaerobic archaea and occupy a wide variety of anoxic environments. Methanogens also thrive in the cytoplasm of anaerobic unicellular eukaryotes and in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans. The symbiotic methanogens in the gastrointestinal tracts of ruminants and other “methanogenic” mammals contribute significantly to the global methane budget…
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.Net Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference Volume 2: Networking Library, Reflection Library, and Xml Library
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?This is a complete, authoritative, and truly useful reference for every .NET developer. It covers every aspect of .NET Framework library by providing concise descriptions with just the right number of examples. I would not start development of any significant .NET project without having this book on my bookshelf.? ?Max Loukianov, Vice President of Research and Development, Netpise Inc. ?The .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference is the one reference you really need when you …
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.Net Gotchas
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A succinct guide to efficient, pain-free coding focuses on those features and constructs in the .NET Framework or language that consistently baffle developers with their non-obvious pitfalls--knowing about these in advance helps developers steer away from mistakes that cause application performance problems, or make code just plain not work right. Original. (Intermediate)
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1,001 Animal Anecdotes
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8vo. Light soiling to front board. Fading along spine and slight bumping to spine edges. Light soiling to endpapers with minor foxing throughout. VG.
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A remarkable collection of gardening wisdom from the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries promotes organic flower and vegetable gardening as it once was, and includes a set of classic recipes to use when the vegetable garden produces.
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10 Questions Science Can't Answer (Yet)
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In the space of 60 seconds a body processes one quadrillion atoms of oxygen, several trillion molecules of carbon dioxide, and the untold products of digestion. After forty years, 90% of the atoms in our body are different. So are you still the same person? Science writer Michael Hanlon takes us into the depths of this and other scientific mysteries, exploring the oft-asked questions of young and old alike. In witty, engaging prose, Hanlon asks: · Does your dog have a soul? · …
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The classic gardener's bible: complete answers to every gardening need from 20 horticultural experts, fully indexed so you can quickly identify your need and find the solution. Lavishly illustrated with over 200 illustrations. Originally edited by F.F. Rockwell.
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