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Salt

A World History

by Mark Kurlansky ...

From the award-winning and bestselling author of Cod comes the dramatic, human story of a simple substance, an element almost as vital as water, that has created fortunes, provoked revolutions, directed economies and enlivened our recipes.Salt is common, easy to obtain and inexpensive. It is the stuff of kitchens and cooking. Yet trade routes were established, alliances built and empires secured – ... Read more

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From the award-winning and bestselling author of Cod comes the dramatic, human story of a simple substance, an element almost as vital as water, that has created fortunes, provoked revolutions, directed economies and enlivened our recipes.Salt is common, easy to obtain and inexpensive. It is the stuff of kitchens and cooking. Yet trade routes were established, alliances built and empires secured –
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Fire Weather

The Making of a Beast

by John Vaillant ...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in
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False Alarm

How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet

by Bjorn Lomborg ...

An “essential” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by “the skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than goodHurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Arctic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take ... Read more

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An “essential” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by “the skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than goodHurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Arctic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take
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Category Five

Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them

by Porter Fox ...

Superstorms, hurricanes, typhoons, and spiraling freak weather: the fallout of global warming is a real-life natural thriller, as captured in Porter Fox’s urgent and stunning story of chasing the world’s most devastating storms.Here is the story of the largest storms on earth and how those storms are growing bigger and stronger. The tale of extreme weather doesn’t begin with floods, fires, or even ... Read more

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Superstorms, hurricanes, typhoons, and spiraling freak weather: the fallout of global warming is a real-life natural thriller, as captured in Porter Fox’s urgent and stunning story of chasing the world’s most devastating storms.Here is the story of the largest storms on earth and how those storms are growing bigger and stronger. The tale of extreme weather doesn’t begin with floods, fires, or even
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The Story of Birds

A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present

by Steve Brusatte ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the 10,000+ extraordinary species alive today.Tens of billions of birds share the planet with us, an astonishingly diverse array of species that are present nearly everywhere humans call home—and many places ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the 10,000+ extraordinary species alive today.Tens of billions of birds share the planet with us, an astonishingly diverse array of species that are present nearly everywhere humans call home—and many places
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I Eat the Stars

How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World

by Sarah Wilson ...

**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER“This loving and uplifting book is the wise guide that can hold our hands as we tread these dark times.” —Liam Neeson“An intensely sobering read, seeming to confirm all our worst fears about the future. But it also delivers clarity. Yes, things are that bad, but there is still plenty to fight for and much we can shape—if we are willing to confront reality.” —The ... Read more

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**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER“This loving and uplifting book is the wise guide that can hold our hands as we tread these dark times.” —Liam Neeson“An intensely sobering read, seeming to confirm all our worst fears about the future. But it also delivers clarity. Yes, things are that bad, but there is still plenty to fight for and much we can shape—if we are willing to confront reality.” —The
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Elles ont fait l'Amérique

De remarquables oubliés Tome 1

by Serge Bouchard, Marie-Christine Lévesque ...

Series Book 1 - De remarquables oubliés
Les femmes sont absentes de l’histoire officielle de l’Amérique – ne le dit-on pas assez ? Les Amérindiennes certainement, mais aussi toutes les autres, sans distinction culturelle : Inuites, Canadiennes, Anglaises, Noires, Françaises et Métisses. Plusieurs d’entre elles sont des êtres d’exception dont le contact avec ce vaste continent a révélé l’intelligence et le caractère. Elles ont fait l ... Read more

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Les femmes sont absentes de l’histoire officielle de l’Amérique – ne le dit-on pas assez ? Les Amérindiennes certainement, mais aussi toutes les autres, sans distinction culturelle : Inuites, Canadiennes, Anglaises, Noires, Françaises et Métisses. Plusieurs d’entre elles sont des êtres d’exception dont le contact avec ce vaste continent a révélé l’intelligence et le caractère. Elles ont fait l
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Her Perfect Escape

the addictive and twisty thriller for summer 2026 from the author of SUN TRAP and FIVE NIGHTS

by Rachel Wolf ...

'Sinister and masterfully paced.' SUN'Perfect reading escapism.' HEATHER CRITCHLOW'I loved it!... the perfect page-turner.' FLISS CHESTER'Perfect for fans of The White Lotus.' CASS GREENEven paradise has shadows.July 2025. Tash and Mark host a birthday weekend for their son, Dom, at their luxury villa on a Greek island, inviting a s... ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

'Sinister and masterfully paced.' SUN'Perfect reading escapism.' HEATHER CRITCHLOW'I loved it!... the perfect page-turner.' FLISS CHESTER'Perfect for fans of The White Lotus.' CASS GREENEven paradise has shadows.July 2025. Tash and Mark host a birthday weekend for their son, Dom, at their luxury villa on a Greek island, inviting a s...
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Une histoire de tout, ou presque...

by Bill Bryson ...

Translated by Françoise Bouillot ...

Posez une question, Bryson y répond dans ce livre qui conjugue avec bonheur science et sourire. Vous y apprendrez par quels hasards, traits de génie, intuitions, déductions, expérimentations, débats, les hommes en sont arrivés à connaître le monde tel qu'ils le connaissent aujourd'hui. Tout y est (ou presque) de l'histoire des sciences, de notre planète et de l'univers. Un merveilleux compagnon, ... Read more

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Posez une question, Bryson y répond dans ce livre qui conjugue avec bonheur science et sourire. Vous y apprendrez par quels hasards, traits de génie, intuitions, déductions, expérimentations, débats, les hommes en sont arrivés à connaître le monde tel qu'ils le connaissent aujourd'hui. Tout y est (ou presque) de l'histoire des sciences, de notre planète et de l'univers. Un merveilleux compagnon,
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Pyramid Power

by Joseph Marcello ...

Russell Michael, Author of "Healing Pyramid Energy,' wrote, "In the early 1970's Dr. Patrick Flanagan's bestseller, Pyramid Power (selling 1.5 million hardcover books) paved the way for a NOW timely full-blast public disclosure movement that will lead every dear member of humanity to a Golden Age of rejuvenation, peace, abundance and forever well-being on Earth,"A handsome new, affordably priced, ... Read more

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Russell Michael, Author of "Healing Pyramid Energy,' wrote, "In the early 1970's Dr. Patrick Flanagan's bestseller, Pyramid Power (selling 1.5 million hardcover books) paved the way for a NOW timely full-blast public disclosure movement that will lead every dear member of humanity to a Golden Age of rejuvenation, peace, abundance and forever well-being on Earth,"A handsome new, affordably priced,
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Plastic Inc.

The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet

by Beth Gardiner ...

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceAn extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic—and now ramping up to make more than ever“A compelling true-crime story.” —Zoë Schlanger, The New York Times Book Review“Deeply researched, sharply written, and totally compelling.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the The Sixth Extinction“It is impossible not to compare Beth Gardiner ... Read more

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**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceAn extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic—and now ramping up to make more than ever“A compelling true-crime story.” —Zoë Schlanger, The New York Times Book Review“Deeply researched, sharply written, and totally compelling.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the The Sixth Extinction“It is impossible not to compare Beth Gardiner
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Mountains of Fire

The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes

by Clive Oppenheimer ...

Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind.In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer invites readers to stand with him in the shadow of an active volcano. Whether he is scaling majestic summits, listening to hissing lava at the crater’s edge, or hunting for the far-flung ashes from Earth’s greatest eruptions, Oppenheimer is an ideal guide, ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind.In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer invites readers to stand with him in the shadow of an active volcano. Whether he is scaling majestic summits, listening to hissing lava at the crater’s edge, or hunting for the far-flung ashes from Earth’s greatest eruptions, Oppenheimer is an ideal guide,
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Lookout

Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest

by Trina Moyles ...

A page-turning memoir about a young woman's grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north.While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers--strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high ... Read more

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A page-turning memoir about a young woman's grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north.While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers--strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high
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Weather For Dummies

by John D. Cox ...

What in the world is going on up there?Look up! It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a Polar mesospheric cloud! When you look to the sky, do you wonder why the Sun is so bright or why the clouds are white or why the sky is blue? Then, Weather For Dummies is your resource to fuel your curiosity about the weather. It takes you on an exciting journey through the Earth's atmosphere and the ways it behaves. ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

What in the world is going on up there?Look up! It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a Polar mesospheric cloud! When you look to the sky, do you wonder why the Sun is so bright or why the clouds are white or why the sky is blue? Then, Weather For Dummies is your resource to fuel your curiosity about the weather. It takes you on an exciting journey through the Earth's atmosphere and the ways it behaves.
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals

A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us

by Steve Brusatte ...

By the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a "brilliant" and "beautifully told" new natural history of mammals, illuminating the lost story of the extraordinary family tree that led to us[New Scientist; The Times UK]National Bestseller • Top 10 Nonfiction of the Year: Kirkus • Best Science Book of the Year: The Times UKWe humans are the inheritors of a dynasty ... Read more

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By the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a "brilliant" and "beautifully told" new natural history of mammals, illuminating the lost story of the extraordinary family tree that led to us[New Scientist; The Times UK]National Bestseller • Top 10 Nonfiction of the Year: Kirkus • Best Science Book of the Year: The Times UKWe humans are the inheritors of a dynasty
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When the Forest Breathes

Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

by Suzanne Simard ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal.**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother trees could teach me about survival and adaptability, about living and dying.Raised in a family of loggers committed to ... Read more

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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal.**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother trees could teach me about survival and adaptability, about living and dying.Raised in a family of loggers committed to
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The Alibi of Capital

How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow

by Timothy Mitchell ...

Stealing the future and concealing the theft – capitalism’s method, as examined by the author of the acclaimed Carbon DemocracyToday, extraordinary wealth seems to arrive from nowhere. The trick of conjuring this unearned wealth is, in fact, the key to understanding capitalism’s origins and a clue to why the catastrophe of climate collapse is upon us: value is created by consuming the future.The ... Read more

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Stealing the future and concealing the theft – capitalism’s method, as examined by the author of the acclaimed Carbon DemocracyToday, extraordinary wealth seems to arrive from nowhere. The trick of conjuring this unearned wealth is, in fact, the key to understanding capitalism’s origins and a clue to why the catastrophe of climate collapse is upon us: value is created by consuming the future.The
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The Falling Sky

Words of a Yanomami Shaman

by Davi Kopenawa, Bruce Albert ...

Translated by Nicholas Elliott, Alison Dundy ...

The 10th anniversary editionA Guardian Best Book about DeforestationA New Scientist Best Book of the YearA Taipei Times Best Book of the Year“A perfectly grounded account of what it is like to live an indigenous life in communion with one’s personal spirits. We are losing worlds upon worlds.”—Louise Erdrich, New York Times Book Review“The Yanomami of the Amazon, like all the i... ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

The 10th anniversary editionA Guardian Best Book about DeforestationA New Scientist Best Book of the YearA Taipei Times Best Book of the Year“A perfectly grounded account of what it is like to live an indigenous life in communion with one’s personal spirits. We are losing worlds upon worlds.”—Louise Erdrich, New York Times Book Review“The Yanomami of the Amazon, like all the i...
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The Lost Tomb

And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

by Douglas Preston ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • **A GOODREADS READER'S CHOICE AWARD FINALISTFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales.**What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • **A GOODREADS READER'S CHOICE AWARD FINALISTFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales.**What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the
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Strata

Stories from Deep Time

by Laura Poppick ...

**Finalist for the 2025 Los Angeles Times Book PrizeFinalist for the 2026 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardFinalist for the 2026 Maine Literary AwardOne of NPR's "Books We Love" for 2025A Scientific American Staff Favorite for 2025A revelatory journey through four moments in Earth’s deep past, and their lessons for our future.**The epic stories of our planet’s 4.54-billion-year ... Read more

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**Finalist for the 2025 Los Angeles Times Book PrizeFinalist for the 2026 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardFinalist for the 2026 Maine Literary AwardOne of NPR's "Books We Love" for 2025A Scientific American Staff Favorite for 2025A revelatory journey through four moments in Earth’s deep past, and their lessons for our future.**The epic stories of our planet’s 4.54-billion-year
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GEOLOGY AND MINING

Earth materials

by Prof. B. Wayne ...

"Embark on an awe-inspiring journey to the heart of our planet with 'Geology and Mining: Earth Materials' written by the brilliant mind, Prof. B. Wayne. This captivating masterpiece delves deep into the mysteries of the Earth's geological wonders, offering a riveting exploration of its hidden treasures and the art of mining.Prof. B. Wayne, a renowned authority in the field, takes you on an ... Read more

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"Embark on an awe-inspiring journey to the heart of our planet with 'Geology and Mining: Earth Materials' written by the brilliant mind, Prof. B. Wayne. This captivating masterpiece delves deep into the mysteries of the Earth's geological wonders, offering a riveting exploration of its hidden treasures and the art of mining.Prof. B. Wayne, a renowned authority in the field, takes you on an
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The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology

by J. E. Marr ...

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSCHAPTER I.IntroductionCHAPTER II.Account of the growth and progress of stratigraphical geologyCHAPTER III.Nature of the stratified rocksCHAPTER IV.The law of superpositionCHAPTER V.The test of included organismsCHAPTER VI.Methods of classification of the strataCHAPTER VII.Simulat... ... Read more

$3.70 CAD

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and IndexCONTENTSCHAPTER I.IntroductionCHAPTER II.Account of the growth and progress of stratigraphical geologyCHAPTER III.Nature of the stratified rocksCHAPTER IV.The law of superpositionCHAPTER V.The test of included organismsCHAPTER VI.Methods of classification of the strataCHAPTER VII.Simulat...
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Stealing Fire

How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work

by Jamie Wheal, Steven Kotler ...

National BestsellerCNBC and Strategy + Business Best Business Book of the YearIt’s the biggest revolution you’ve never heard of, and it’s hiding in plain sight. Over the past decade, Silicon Valley executives like Eric Schmidt and Elon Musk, Special Operators like the Navy SEALs and the Green Berets, and maverick scientists like Sasha Shulgin and Amy Cuddy have turned everything we thought we knew ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

National BestsellerCNBC and Strategy + Business Best Business Book of the YearIt’s the biggest revolution you’ve never heard of, and it’s hiding in plain sight. Over the past decade, Silicon Valley executives like Eric Schmidt and Elon Musk, Special Operators like the Navy SEALs and the Green Berets, and maverick scientists like Sasha Shulgin and Amy Cuddy have turned everything we thought we knew
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Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science

by Jeff Meldrum ...

In this landmark work on a subject too often dismissed as paranormal or disreputable, Jeff Meldrum gives us the first book on sasquatch to be written by a scientist with impeccable academic credentials, an objective look at the facts in a field mined with hoaxes and sensationalism.Meldrum reports on the work of a team of experts from a wide variety of fields who were assembled to examine the ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

In this landmark work on a subject too often dismissed as paranormal or disreputable, Jeff Meldrum gives us the first book on sasquatch to be written by a scientist with impeccable academic credentials, an objective look at the facts in a field mined with hoaxes and sensationalism.Meldrum reports on the work of a team of experts from a wide variety of fields who were assembled to examine the
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