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The Bedside Book Of Beasts

By Graeme Gibson

This stunning companion to the internationally bestselling Bedside Book Of Birds explores the relationship between predators and their prey from all eras and cultures, through works of art and literature ($40.00).

Now Or Never

By Tim Flannery

When The Weather Makers was first published, the book actually forced the John Howard government in Australia to change its environmental policy. While on tour to promote awareness of global warming, Flannery met with other political and business leaders, including Al Gore, Richard Branson and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s science advisor, as well as such leading thinkers as David Suzuki.

With Now or Never, a landmark essay about sustainability, Flannery reignites the conversation with new insights, warnings and solutions to the environmental dangers that confront us today ($22.99).

Climate Wars

By Gwynne Dyer

Dyer’s mind-blowing exposé is new in paperback ($21.00).

The Greatest Show On Earth

By Richard Dawkins

In The God Delusion, the blockbuster that has sold more than 1 million copies, Richard Dawkins revolutionized the way we see God. In the seminal Selfish Gene, he revolutionized the way we see natural selection. Now, in another literary and scientific tour de force, he builds the case for evolution ($30.00).

Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?

Edited by Mick O'Hare

Ever wondered what compels us to choose random Lotto numbers when 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 will do just as well? Or how it could be that if you went back thirty generations, your ancestors would number more than the total count of people who ever lived? Or what bits of yourself would be best to eat in order to stay alive? This follow-up to the popular science titles Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? and How to Fossilize Your Hamster answers these baffling questions and many more ($18.00).

Strange Maps

Frank Jacobs

Spanning many centuries, all continents, and the realms of outer space and the imagination, this collection of 138 unique graphics combines beautiful full-color illustrations with quirky statistics and smart social commentary. The result is a distinctive illustrated guide to the world($37.50).