August 1, 2015
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Books and recommendations from Scientific American
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Last Man Off: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Antarctic Seas
By Matt Lewis. Penguin Random House, 2015.
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
By Susan Casey. Penguin Random House, 2015.
The Reason For Flowers: Their History, Culture, and Biology, and How They Change our Lives
By Stephen Buchmann. Scribner, 2015.
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Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
By Carl Safina. Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Sonic Wind: The Story of John Paul Stapp and How a Renegade Doctor Became the Fastest Man on Earth
By Craig Ryan. W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
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