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Mapping the Mind

by Christopher D. Frith, Rita Carter

Today a brain scan reveals our thoughts, moods, and memories as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones. We can actually observe a person's brain registering a joke or experiencing a painful memory. Drawing on the latest imaging technology and the expertise of distinguished scientists, Rita Carter explores the geography of the human brain. Her writing is clear, accessible, witty, and the book's 150... (more)

Botanica North America: An Illustrated Guide to Native Plants: Their Botany, Their History, and the Way They Have Shaped Our World

Botanica North America: An Illustrated Guide to Native Plants: Their Botany, Their History, and the Way They Have Shaped Our World

by Marjorie Harris

Did you know that the smell of sassafras blowing offshore convinced Columbus he was near land? Or that the American sycamore, which has the largest tree trunk in the eastern forest, can live for 500 to 600 years? Or that in the period before the American Revolution, patriots designated a sycamore tree in each colony as a "Liberty Tree" -- a meeting place for plotting against the British? These facts are just a... (more)

Life on Earth A Natural History

by David Attenborough

Trees of North America

by Alan F. Mitchell, Angela Royston

Lavishly illustrated in full color, Trees of North America is a highly informative guide to the native and introduced species found on our continent. In handsome color spreads, each tree is pictured as it would appear in a typical landscape, with each of its features -- such as seasonal changes, leaf shape, flowers, seeds, bark -- illustrated in fine detail and clearly labeled. Written by world renowned... (more)

All That the Rain Promises, and More ...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms

All That the Rain Promises, and More ...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms

by David Arora

Full-color illustrated guide to identifying 200 Western mushrooms by their key features.

Mushrooms of North America

by Roger Phillips

The ultimate illustrated handbook on mushrooms. More than 1,000 handsome color photographs by Roger Phillips illustrate this comprehensive guide to mushrooms and other fungi of North America, in all their astonishing variety. Amateur collectors, expert mycologists and armchair naturalists will welcome the reissue of this valuable reference. Each photograph has a neutral background to eliminate... (more)

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