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    A Comprehensive Guide to the Walking and Hiking Trails of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket

    The best walking and hiking trails in the beloved Massachusetts regionPine forests, windswept dunes, freshwater ponds, salt marshes, and wave-washed beaches, enjoy it all as you stroll along the beautiful trails of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. Walking the Cape and Islands is the only comprehensive guide to this incredible area. Experience scenic Cape Cod National Seashore, Nickerson ... Read more

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  • Adventure Kayaking: Cape Cod and Marthas

    Series series Adventure Kayaking
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  • East Bay Trails

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    Explore 56 trails in the superb open spaces of San Francisco’s East BayThe East Bay of San Francisco, California, offers a diverse array of hiking opportunities: the scenic shoreline of Point Pinole, the furrowed foothills and windy summit of Mount Diablo, trails that are home to the flourishing bird and plant life on Pleasanton Ridge and at Livermore’s Lake Del Valle. East Bay Trails is the ideal ... Read more

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  • How Old Is the Universe?

    "This detective story is magnificently presented . . . [the] chronology of the quest to answer one of the most challenging questions in astronomy." — ChoiceAstronomers have determined that our universe is 13.7 billion years old. How exactly did they come to this precise conclusion? How Old Is the Universe? tells the incredible story of how astronomers solved one of the most compelling mysteries in ... Read more

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    Life on Mars

    What to Know Before We Go

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    Unabridged

    10 hours 59 min

    Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. NASA plans to send astronauts to Mars orbit by the 2030s. SpaceX wants to go by 2024, while Mars One wants to land a permanent settlement there in 2032. As we gear up for missions like these, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already inhabit the ... Read more

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  • The Sky Is for Everyone

    Women Astronomers in Their Own Words

    An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globeThe Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub vividly describe how, before 1900, a woman who wanted to study the stars had to have a father, brother, or ... Read more

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  • Life on Mars

    What to Know Before We Go

    The search for life on Mars—and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans thereDoes life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As space agencies gear up to send the first manned missions to the Red Planet, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already dwell there—and whether we have ... Read more

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  • Religions and Extraterrestrial Life

    How Will We Deal With It?

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In the twenty-first century, the debate about life on other worlds is quickly changing from the realm of speculation to the domain of hard science. Within a few years, as a consequence of the rapid discovery by astronomers of planets around other stars, astronomers very likely will have discovered clear evidence of life beyond the Earth. Such a discovery of extraterrestrial life will change ... Read more

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  • I'm a Radiation Oncologist Now!

    Series Book 5 - Who Me?
    What is a radiation oncologist? What does he or she do?Meet Karen, a kid like you and me, who grew up wanting to become a professional singer. Then she discovered that singing and the science of the human body are related. She then fell in love with science and medicine and became an oncologist. Learn how Karen uses X-rays to help people with breast cancer, how she works to find ways to reduce ... Read more

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    The Sky Is for Everyone

    Women Astronomers in Their Own Words

    Unabridged

    16 hours 38 min

    This inspiring audiobook shares the stories of trailblazing women astronomers from around the globeFeatures a prelude, chapter introductions, and postlude read by Kaliswa BrewsterWith additional narration by Marnie Chesterton, Katherine Fenton, Pooneh Ghoddoosi, and Kate HarperThe Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical narratives by women who broke down ... Read more

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  • I'm An Astronomer Now!

    Series Book 1 - Who Me?
    What is an astronomer? What does he or she do? Meet Keivan, a kid like you and me, who grew up and became an astronomer! As a child, Keivan was always interested in learning about planets orbiting other stars and this interest has taken him to the stars! Learn more about how he became involved in a space mission, as part of his research about exoplanets.The Who Me? series features inspirational ... Read more

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