The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-Being
by Nena Baker
Published 2008 by North Point Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780865477070

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We are running a collective chemical fever that we cannot break. Everyone everywhere now carries a dizzying array of chemical contaminants, the by-products of modern industry and innovation that contribute to a host of developmental deficits and health problems in ways just now being understood.... More...

Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius
by Hans C Ohanian
Published 2008 by W. W. Norton & Company

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780393062939

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Ohanian offers insights into aspects of Albert Einstein that many don't usually consider: his mistakes and the role they played in the discovery of his theories. 25 illustrations. Although Einstein was the greatest genius of the twentieth century, many of his ground-breaking discoveries were blighted by mistakes, ranging from serious misconceptions in physics to blatant errors in mathematics.... More...

Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet
by Edward Humes
Published 2009 by Ecco

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061350290

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Pulitzer Prize-winner and bestselling author Humes examines a crucial crossroads in environmental preservation--and the remarkable steps taken by philanthropists and visionaries who dedicate their lives to saving land from destruction. From Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Humes comes "Eco Barons," the story of the remarkable visionaries who have quietly dedicated their lives and their fortunes to saving the planet from ecological destruction.... More...

High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
by Michael Kodas
Published 2008 by Hyperion Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781401302733

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Kodas details how the recent infusion of wealth into mountaineering has brought about the age-old lust for glory. Through others accounts, as well as his own, the author illustrates the mountains ability to reduce climbers to their essential selves--revealing villains as well as heroes.... More...