Climate fiction without apocalypse, centered around Washington, DC. Electrical engineering professor Jake Harper maintains his laser focus on the repair and re-engineering of the North American electric grids. Abbey London is the junior partner in an infectious disease practice, with principle interest and expertise. in novel vector-borne disorders. Together they operate Dragonfly Inn in nearby Virginia and care for their infant daughter with support from an au pair. Jake identifi...

Climate fiction without apocalypse, set in and around Washington, D.C. Newly minted engineering professor Jake Harper, dealing with issues of mild dyslexia and awkwardness with public speaking, wants to stave off climate weirding by re-engineering the North American electric grids. His pregnant partner Abbey London, sassy but irresistible, starts her practice as an infectious disease specialist, concerned with encroaching tropical diseases. Together they operate her parents' Dragonfly Inn ...

Newly minted engineering professor Jake Harper and physician Abbey London operate her parents' Dragonfly Inn outside of Washington, D.C. Jake hopes to participate in the repair and re-engineering of the electric grids of North America, while Abbey's climate concern is the risks of tropical and invasive disease. Jake also chances upon information about an imminent attack on infrastructure nearby our nation's capital. And Abbey confronts a novel virus infecting drug users in the Capital.

Climate fiction without apocalypse, centered around Washington, D.C.Electrical engineering professor Jake Harper maintains his laser focus on the repair and re-engineering of the North American electric grids.Abbey London is the junior partner in an infectious disease practice, with principal interest and expertise. in novel vector-borne disorders.Together they operate Dragonfly Inn in nearby Virginia and care for their young infant with support from an au pair

Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.“What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take for granted,” writes guest editor Carl Zimmer in his introduction. The essays in this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at the ordinary and urge us to think more ...

In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the human body. Separated into sections such as the brain, vision, bones and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are working on a human biology project or you just want to know more about how your body works, this is an excellent addition to your bookshelf.

"A stimulating compendium" on topics from antibiotics to animals, featuring Rebecca Solnit, E.O. Wilson, Nicholas Carr, Elizabeth Kolbert, and many more ( Kirkus Reviews)."A consistently strong series . . . Making connections between seemingly unrelated topics can help expand thinking, as seen in the effects of automated navigation on both airplane pilot error and Inuit hunting accidents that Nicholas Carr explores in 'The Great Forgetting.' Sarah Stewart ...

Tackling genetic engineering, "Di Filippo's effervescent prose can provoke both hilarity and haunting reflections on our species' possible fate" ( Publishers Weekly).Ribofunk contains eleven masterful and surprising works of imagination. In all of them, biology is the science that drives the engine of life and of story: the Protein Police patrol for renegade gene‑splicers; part‑human sea creatures live in the Great Lakes and clean up toxic spills; ...

In the vein of acclaimed popular-science bestsellers such as Atlas Obscura, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry, The Way Things Work, What If?, and Undeniable, the co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, yet fascinating STEM topics.**For 20 years, Nerd Nite has delivered to live audiences around the world, the most interesting, fun, and informative presentations about sc...

This "utterly spectacular" book weighs the impact modern medical technology has had on the author's life against the social and environmental costs inevitably incurred by the mining that makes such innovation possible (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises).What if a lifesaving medical device causes loss of life along its supply chain? That's the question Katherine E. Standefer finds herself asking one night after being suddenly shocked by her...

Award-winning journalist and CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir draws on his years of immersive travel and reporting to share the best ideas and stories of hope and positivity from the people and communities around the world who are thriving in the wake of climate change, and what we can learn from them to build a more promising future.While reporting from every state and every continent, and filming his acclaimed CNN Original Series The Wonder ...

Family, friendship, and the spirit of giving are at the heart of this inspiring picture book. Opening in Depression-era New York, The Carpenter's Gift tells the story of eight-year-old Henry and his out-of-work father selling Christmas trees in Manhattan. They give one of their leftover trees to construction workers building Rockefeller Center. That tree becomes the first Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, the finest Henry has seen when adorned with homemade decorations. Henry wis...