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Product Description: The acclaimed and unforgettable true story of offbeat intellect and pioneering paranormal investigator Charles Fort--in paperback for the first time.Here is the seminal biography of one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures in all of Americana: Charles Fort (1874-1932), "the mad genius of the Bronx," "the enfant terrible of science," and the groundbreaking visionary who shaped our modern view of the paranormal...read more

Hardcover:

9781585426409 | Reprint edition (J P Tarcher, May 1, 2008), cover price $24.95

Paperback:

9781101983232 | Reprint edition (J P Tarcher, February 2, 2016), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The acclaimed and unforgettable true story of offbeat intellect and pioneering paranormal investigator Charles Fort--in paperback for the first time.

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By James Randi (other contributor)

Hardcover:

9780691159911 | Princeton Univ Pr, September 29, 2013, cover price $24.95
9780538655897, titled "Computer Interactive Algeblocks, Windows Site License/Network Version" | South-Western Pub, March 1, 1997, cover price $809.95 | also contains Computer Interactive Algeblocks, Windows Site License/Network Version

Paperback:

9780691169699 | Reprint edition (Princeton Univ Pr, November 3, 2015), cover price $19.95

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Traces the life of a popular renegade who played a pivotal role in the establishment of paranormal studies, documenting his authorship of the sensationalized Book of the Damned, his strict Victorian upbringing, and his obsessive collection of anomalous tales.

Hardcover:

9780786718054 | Carroll & Graf Pub, September 28, 2007, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: Traces the life of a popular renegade who played a pivotal role in the establishment of paranormal studies, documenting his authorship of the sensationalized Book of the Damned, his strict Victorian upbringing, and his obsessive collection of anomalous tales.

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Examines the life of Rachel Carson in terms of the birth of the modern environmental movement, tracing the evolution of her ideas about nature, her career as a biologist, and her development as a writer of profound moral and ecological vision, especially in light of her most famous and controversial work, Silent Spring.

Hardcover:

9780195172461 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 9, 2007, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Examines the life of Rachel Carson in terms of the birth of the modern environmental movement, tracing the evolution of her ideas about nature, her career as a biologist, and her development as a writer of profound moral and ecological vision, especially in light of her most famous and controversial work, Silent Spring.

A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes

Hardcover:

9780670814886 | Viking Pr, May 1, 1988, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes

Paperback:

9780140322422 | Reissue edition (Puffin, July 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes

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9780606290180 | Demco Media, August 1, 2003, cover price $13.60 | About this edition: A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes

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A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes

Prebinding:

9780833529237 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes

A comprehensive study of the distinguished American author provides insight into her character as well as her struggles as a spokeswoman for conservation

Hardcover:

9780844669892 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 1999, cover price $28.50

Paperback:

9781578050178 | Sierra Club Books, October 1, 1998, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A comprehensive study of the distinguished American author provides insight into her character as well as her struggles as a spokeswoman for conservation

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A biography of the environmentalist chronicles her development from biologist and nature writer to muckraker and champion of ecological causes

Hardcover:

9780805034271 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1997, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A biography of the environmentalist chronicles her development from biologist and nature writer to muckraker and champion of ecological causes

Paperback:

9780547238234 | Reprint edition (Mariner Books, April 1, 2009), cover price $17.95
9780805034288 | Reprint edition (Owl Books, September 1, 1998), cover price $23.00 | About this edition: A biography of the environmentalist chronicles her development from biologist and nature writer to muckraker and champion of ecological causes

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Discusses the experiences of the author during his thirty-year tenure as science editor for National Geographic, offering an insight into the workings of the magazine, and a description of his travels (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9781559635172 | Island Pr, May 1, 1998, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Discusses the experiences of the author during his thirty-year tenure as science editor for National Geographic, offering an insight into the workings of the magazine, and a description of his travels

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A study of the distinguished American author provides insight into her struggles as a spokeswoman for conservation

Paperback:

9780395517420 | Reissue edition (Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 1993), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A study of the distinguished American author provides insight into her struggles as a spokeswoman for conservation

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Product Description: Book by McCay, Mary A.

Hardcover:

9780805739886 | Twayne Pub, February 1, 1993, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Book by McCay, Mary A.

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A comprehensive study of the distinguished American author provides insight into her character as well as her struggles as a spokeswoman for conservation

Paperback:

9780839828662 | Reprint edition (G K Hall & Co, April 1, 1985), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A comprehensive study of the distinguished American author provides insight into her character as well as her struggles as a spokeswoman for conservation

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