| Science
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| Title of Book: |
Author: |
Call #: |
| "Surely You're Joking,
Mr. Feynman!" : Adventures of a Curious Character |
Feynman, Richard Phillips |
B FEY |
| 100 Medical Milestones that
Shaped World History |
DeJauregui, Ruth E. |
610 DEJ |
| 20,000 Leagues under the Sea |
Verne, Jules |
F VER |
| Airborn |
Oppel, Kenneth |
F OPP |
| All Creatures Great and Small |
Herriot, James |
B HER |
| All Things Bright and
Beautiful |
Herriot, James |
B HER |
| All Things Wise and Wonderful |
Herriot, James |
B HER |
| American Plague : The True and
Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 |
Murphy, Jim |
614.5 MUR |
| Ancient Medicine : From
Sorcery to Surgery |
Woods, Michael |
610 WOO |
| Andromeda Strain, The |
Crichton, Michael |
F CRI |
| Becoming a Tiger : How Baby
Animals Learn to Live in the Wild |
McCarthy, Susan |
591.5 MCC |
| Beekeeper's Apprentice, The |
King, Laurie R. |
F KIN |
| Bell Jar, The |
Plath, Sylvia |
F PLA |
| Biohazards : Humanity's Battle
with Infectious Disease |
Grady, Sean M. |
614.5 GRA |
| Black Inventors |
Aaseng, Nathan |
609 AAS |
| Bless Me, Ultima |
Anaya, Rudolfo A. |
F ANA |
| Brain |
Cook, Robin |
F COO |
| Brave New World |
Huxley, Aldous |
F HUX |
| Breath |
Napoli, Donna Jo |
F NAP |
| Brief History of Time, A |
Hawking, Stephen |
523.1 HAW |
| Broken Cord, The |
Dorris, Michael |
B DOR |
| Burning Road |
Benson, Ann |
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| Call of the Wild, The |
London, Jack |
F LON |
| Chang & Eng : A Novel |
Strauss, Darin |
F STR |
| Charles Darwin |
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| Children of Dune |
Herbert, Frank |
F HER |
| Chimpanzees I Love, The :
Saving Their World and Ours |
Goodall, Jane |
599.885 GOO |
| Clan of the Cave Bear, The |
Auel, Jean M. |
F AUE |
| Coal : A Human History |
Freese, Barbara |
333.8 FRE |
| Code Orange |
Cooney, Caroline B. |
F COO |
| Coma : A Novel |
Cook, Robin |
F COO |
| Common Thread, The |
Sulston, John |
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| Congo |
Crichton, Michael |
F CRI |
| Cool Careers without College
for Math and Science Wizards |
Burnett, Betty |
602.3 BUR |
| Creating Something Out of
Nothing : Marie Curie and Radium |
McClafferty, Carla K. |
B CUR |
| Crime Science : Methods of
Forensic Detection |
Nickell, Joe |
363.25 NIC |
| Curious Incident of the Dog in
hte Night-Time, The |
Haddon, Mark |
F HAD |
| Cutting Edge, The : Mining in
the 21st Century |
Goode, James B. |
K 622 GOO |
| Darwin's Ghost : The Origin of
Species Updated |
Jones, Steve |
576.8 JON |
| Death Be Not Proud : A Memoir |
Gunther, John |
B GUN |
| Demon in the Freezer, The |
Preston, Richard |
616.9 PRE |
| Devastation! : The World's
Worst Natural Disasters |
Newson, Lesley |
363.34 NEW |
| Devil in the Details : Scenes
from an Obscessive Girlhood |
Traig, Jennifer |
B TRA |
| Dinner at the New Gene Cafe :
How Genetic Engineering is Changing What We Eat, How We Live, & the
Global Politics of Food |
Lambrecht, Bill |
363.19 LAM |
| DNA : The Secret of Life |
Watson, James D. |
576.5 WAT |
| Donorboy : A Novel |
Halpin, Brendan |
F HAL |
| Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to
All Creation |
Judson, Olivia |
306.17 JUD |
| Dune Chapterhouse |
Herbert, Frank |
F HER |
| Dune Messiah |
Herbert, Frank |
F HER |
| Earth Around Us, The :
Maintaining a Livable Planet |
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333.7 EAR |
| Earth in the Balance : Ecology
and the Human Spirit |
Gore, Albert |
363.7 GOR |
| Earthborn |
Card, Orson Scott |
F CAR |
| Earthfall |
Card, Orson Scott |
F CAR |
| Ecology of a Cracker Childhood |
Ray, Janisse |
B RAY |
| El Nino : Unlocking the
Secrets of the Master Weather-Maker |
Nash, J. Madeleine |
551.6 NAS |
| Enchantment |
Card, Orson Scott |
F CAR |
| Ender's Shadow |
Card, Orson Scott |
F CAR |
| Endurance : Shackleton's
Incredible Voyage |
Lansing, Alfred |
910.4 LAN |
| ENIAC: The Trijmphs and Tragedies of the World's
First Computer |
McCartney, Scott L. |
004.1 mCC |
| Essays in Science |
Einstein, Albert |
500 EIN |
| Eureka! : Scientific
Breakthroughs that Changed the World |
Horvitz, Leslie Alan |
509 HOR |
| Extraordinary Women of Medicine |
Stille, Darlene R. |
610.92 STI |
| Feed |
Anderson, M.T. |
F AND |
| Fermat's Enigma : The Epic
Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem |
Singh, Simon |
512 SIN |
| Fever, 1793 |
Anderson, Laurie Halse |
F AND |
| Five Biggest Ideas in Science,
The |
Wynn, Charles |
500 WYN |
| Flush |
Hiaasen, Carl |
F HIA |
| Forensic Anthropology : The
Growing Science of Talking Bones |
Thomas, Peggy |
599.9 THO |
| Frankenstein |
Shelley, Mary |
F SHE |
| Galileo |
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520 GAL |
| Galileo's Daughter : A
Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love |
Sobel, Dava |
B GAL |
| Genome |
Ridley, Matt |
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| Get a Grip on Ecology |
Burnie, David |
577 BUR |
| Girl, Interrupted |
Kaysen, Susanna |
B KAY |
| Go Ask Alice |
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F GO |
| God Emperor of Dune |
Herbert, Frank |
F HER |
| Golden Compass, The |
Pullman, Philip |
F PUL |
| Gorillas in the Mist |
Fossey, Dian |
599.884 FOS |
| Great Mortality : An Intimate
History of the Black Death |
Kelly, John |
614.5 KEL |
| Great Projects : The Epic
Story of the Building of America |
Tobin, James |
609.73 TOB |
| Greatest Inventions of the
Past 2,000 Years, The |
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609 GRE |
| Greenhouse : The 200-Year
Story of Global Warming |
Christianson, Gale |
363.738 CHR |
| Guns, Germs and Steel |
Diamond, Jared |
303.4 DIA |
| Hacker Cracker : A Journey
from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace |
Nuwere, Ejovi |
B NUW |
| Head First : The Biology of
Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit |
Cousins, Norman |
616.08 COU |
| Hidden Evidence : 40 True
Crimes and How Forensic Science Helped Solve Them |
Owen, David |
363.24 OWE |
| High Exposure : An Enduring
Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places |
Breashears, David |
B BRE |
| Hiroshima |
Hersey, John |
940.54 HER |
| Hoot |
Hiaasen, Carl |
F HIA |
| Horse Whisperer, The |
Evans, Nicholas |
F EVA |
| Hot Zone, The |
Preston, Richard |
614.5 PRE |
| House of the Scorpion, The |
Farmer, Nancy |
F FAR |
| How to Dunk a Doughnut : The
Science of Everyday Life |
Fisher, Len |
500 FIS |
| Hungry Ocean, The : A
Swordboat Captain's Journey |
Greenlaw, Linda |
639.2 GRE |
| I Never Promised You a Rose
Garden |
Greenberg, Joanne |
F GRE |
| Ice Bound : A Doctor's
Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole |
Nielsen, Jerri |
B NIE |
| In Code : A Mathematical
Journey |
Flannery, Sarah |
B FLA |
| In the Heart of the Sea : The
Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex |
Philbrick, Nathaniel |
910 PHI |
| In the Shadow of Man |
Godall, Jane |
599.885 GOO |
| Insect Lives : Stories of
Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World |
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595.7 INS |
| Into the Wild |
Krakauer, Jon |
917.9804 KRA |
| Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest
Disaster |
Krakauer, Jon |
796.52 KRA |
| Ishmael : An Adventure of the
Mind and Spirit |
Quinn, Daniel |
F QUI |
| It Happened to Nancy |
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616.97 IT |
| Jay's Journal: Anonymous |
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616.86 JAY |
| Jurassic Park |
Crichton, Michael |
F CRI |
| Kentucky Thoroughbred, The |
Hollingsworth, Kent |
K 636.1 HOL |
| Kindred Spirits : How the
Remarkable Bond Betseen Humans and Animals Can Change |
Schoen, Allen |
636.089 SCH |
| Life of Pi |
Martel, Yan |
F MAR |
| Light at the Edge of the World
: A Journey through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures |
Davis, Wade |
304.2 DAV |
| Little Ice Age, The : How
Climate Made History, 1300-1850 |
Fagan, Brian M. |
551.694 FAG |
| Living with our Genes : Why
They Matter More Than You Think |
Hamer, Dean H. |
155.2 HAM |
| Longitude : The True Story of
a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time |
Sobel, Dava |
B HAR |
| Madame Curie : A Biography |
Curie, Eve |
B CUR |
| Madness: A Brief History |
Porter, Roy |
616.89 POR |
| Mammoth Cave and the Kentucky
Cave Region |
Thompson, Bob |
K 551.44 THO |
| Marker |
Cook, Robin |
F COO |
| Measure of All Things, The :
The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World |
Alder, Ken |
526.1 AKD |
| Meltdown : A Race Against
Nuclear Disaster at Three Mile Island : A Reporter's Story |
Hampton, Wilborn |
363.17 HAM |
| Midwives |
Bohjalian, Chris |
F BOH |
| Modern Medicines : The
Discover and Development of Healing Drugs |
Facklam, Margery |
615 FAC |
| Mountains Beyond Mountains :
The Quest of Dr. Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World |
Kidder, Tracy |
610 KID |
| My Ishmael |
Quinn, Daniel |
F QUI |
| My Sister's Keeper |
Piccoult, Jodi |
F PIC |
| Name all the Animals : A
Memoir |
Smith, Alison |
155.9 SMI |
| Napoleon's Buttons : 17
Molecules that Changed History |
Le Couteur, Penny |
540 LE |
| Needles : A Memoir of Growing
Up with Diabetes |
Dominick, Andie |
B DOM |
| Never Cry Wolf |
Mowat, Farley |
599.773 MOW |
| Never Let Me Go |
Ishiguro, Kazuo |
F ISH |
| New Way Things Work, The |
Macaulay, David |
600 MAC |
| Next Big Thing is Really
Small, The : How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business |
Uldrich, Jack |
338 ULD |
| Ocean's End : Travels through
Endangered Seas |
Woodard, Colin |
363.739 WOO |
| Old Man and the Sea, The |
Hemingway, Ernest |
F HEM |
| Origin of Species by Means of
Natural Selection, The, or, The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle
for Life |
Darwin, Charles |
576.8 DAR |
| Our Stolen Future : Are We
Threatening our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival? |
Colborn, Theo |
615.9 COL |
| Outbreak |
Cook, Robin |
F COO |
| Outbreak : Disease Detectives
at Work |
Friedlander, Mark P. |
614.4 FRI |
| Pastwatch : The Redemption of
Christopher Columbus |
Card, Orson Scott |
F CAR |
| Pelican Swallowed my Head,
A: And Other Zoo Stories |
Ricciuti, Edward R. |
590 RIC |
| Perfect Storm, The |
Junger, Sebastian |
974.4 JUN |
| Periodic Kingdo, The : A Journey into the Land of the Chemical
Elements |
Atkins, P.W. |
546.8 ATK |
| Phineas Gage : A Gruesome But
True Story about Brain Science |
Fleischman, John |
B GAG |
| Plague Tales, The |
Benson, Ann |
F BEN |
| Plague, The |
Camus, Albert |
F CAM |
| Poisonwood Bible, The |
Kingsolver, Barbara |
K F KIN |
| Poles Apart : Why Penguins and
Polar Bears Will Never Be Neighbors |
Scott, Elaine |
909 SCO |
| Prey |
Crichton, Michael |
F CRI |
| Prodigal Summer |
Kingsolver, Barbara |
K F KIN |
| Promised the Moon : The Untold
Story of the First Women in the Space Race |
Nolen, Stephanie |
629.45 NOL |
| Race to Save the Lord God
Bird, The |
Hoose, Phillip M. |
598.7 HOL |
| Radioactive Boy Scout, The |
Silverstein, Ken |
621.48 SIL |
| Reason for Hope : A Spiritual
Journey |
Goodall, Jane |
B GOO |
| Red Tent, The |
Diamant, Anita |
F DIA |
| Relic, The |
Preston, Douglas J. |
F PRE |
| Reliquary |
Preston, Douglas J. |
F PRE |
| Revenge of the Whale : The
True Story of the Whaleship Essex |
Philbrick, Nathaniel |
910 PHI |
| Rule of Four, The |
Caldwell, Ian |
F CAL |
| Sarah |
Card, Orson Scott |
F CAR |
| Science at the Extreme :
Scientists on the Cutting Edge |
Taylor, Peter Lane |
509.2 TAY |
| Science of Star Wars, The |
Cavelos, Jeanne |
500.5 CAV |
| Seabiscuit : An American
Legend |
Hillenbrand, Laura |
K 798.4 HIL |
| Secret Family, The :
Twenty-Four Hours inside the Mysterious World of our Minds and Bodies |
Bodanis, David |
612 BOD |
| Secret House, The : The
Extraordinary Science of an Ordinary Day |
Bodanis, David |
500 BOD |
| Secret House, The : The
Extraordinary Science of an Ordinary Day |
Bodanis, David |
500 BOD |
| Secret Life of Bees, The |
Kidd, Sue Monk |
F KID |
| Seeing in the Dark : How
Backyard Stargazers are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from
Interplanetary Peril |
Ferris, Timothy |
520 FER |
| Serendipity : Accidental
Discoveries in Science |
Roberts, Royston M. |
509 ROB |
| Seven Daughters of Eve, The |
Sykes, Bryan |
599.93 SYK |
| Seven Daughters of Eve, The |
Sykes, Bryan |
599.93 SYK |
| Shark Life : True Stories
about Sharks and the Sea |
Wojtyla, Karen |
597.3 WOJ |
| Short History of Nearly
Everything, A |
Bryson, Bill |
500 BRY |
| Silent Spring |
Carson, Rachel |
363.738 CAR |
| Smiler's Bones |
Lerangis, Peter |
F LER |
| Snake Scientist, The |
Montgomery, Sy |
597.96 MON |
| South Beach Diet, The |
Agatston, Arthur S. |
613.2 AGA |
| Speaker for the Dead |
Card, Orson Scott |
F CAR |
| Stiff : The Curious Lives of
Human Cadavers |
Roach, Mary |
611 ROA |
| Storm of the Century |
King, Stephen |
791.45 KIN |
| Story of My Life, The |
Keller, Helen |
B KEL |
| Sybil |
Schreiber, Flora |
616.8 SCH |
| T. Rex and the Crater of Doom |
Alvarez, Walter |
576.8 ALV |
| Terminal Man, The |
Crichton, Michael |
F CRI |
| Third
Chimpanzee, The : The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal |
Diamond, Jared |
599.93 DIA |
| Time for Dancing, A |
Hurwin, Davida |
F HUR |
| Time of our Lives: The Science of Human Aging |
Kirkwood, T.B.L. |
612.6 KIR |
| Time Traveler's Wife, The |
Niffenegger, Audrey |
F NIF |
| Timeline |
Crichton, Michael |
F CRI |
| Titanic: Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner |
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910 WEL |
| Treacherous Love: The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager |
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616.85 TRE |
| Tuesdays with Morrie |
Albom, Mitch |
B SCH |
| UFOs and Ufology : The First
50 Years |
Devereux, Paul |
001.942 DEV |
| Ultimate Weight Solution for
Teens : The 7 Keys to Weight Loss |
McGraw, Jay |
613.2 MCG |
| Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss |
McGraw, Phillip C. |
613.7 MCG |
| Understanding Alternative
Medicine |
Rattenbury, Jeanne |
615.5 RAT |
| Universe in a Nutshell, The |
Hawking, Stephen |
530.12 HAW |
| Unsinkable : The Full Story of
the RMS Titanic |
Butler, Daniel Allen |
363.12 BUT |
| Unsolved Mysteries of Science
: A Mind-Expanding Journey |
Malone, John William |
500 MAL |
| Walk in the Woods, A :
Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail |
Bryson, Bill |
917.404 BRY |
| Want Fries with That? :
Obesity and the Supersizing of America |
Ingram, Scott |
362.196 ING |
| When Did Wild Poodles Roam the
Earth? |
Feldman, David |
031.02 FEL |
| Where the Germs Are : A
Scientific Safari |
Bakalar, Nick |
616.9 BAK |
| Where Wizards Stay Up Late :
The Origins of the Internet |
Hafner, Katie |
004.67 HAF |
| White Fang |
London, Jack |
E GRE |
| Woods Scientist, The |
Swinburne, Stephen R. |
591.73 SWI |
| Woodsong |
Paulsen, Gary |
796.5 PAU |
| Xenoxide |
Card, Orson Scott |
F CAR |
| Year of Wonders |
Brooks, Geraldine |
F BRO |
| You Belong in a Zoo! : Tales
from a Lifetime Spent with Cobras, Crocs, and Other Creatures |
Brazaitis, Peter |
636.088 BRA |
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