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Een Groenlander in Afrika    by Koos Dijksterhuis
You set the price! 117570 words. Language: Dutch. Published by Fosfor  on April 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

Ze dribbelen langs het strand op zes tenen: drie aan elke voet. Als je op het strand wandelt, lopen ze voor je uit, tot ze ineens terugsnorren. Drieteenstrandlopers zijn gezelligheidsdieren. ’s Winters hollen ze over de stranden van Schotland tot Zuid-Afrika. Maar waarom vliegen ze eigenlijk naar Afrika als ze ook in Nederland kunnen overwinteren? En waarom broeden ze helemaal bij de Noordpool?
Brain Health Made Simple: Your "Do-It-Yourself" Brain Health Plan    by Michael C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 8070 words. Language: English. Published on December 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » healthy living.

Brain health is simple. We know what to do to keep our brains healthy. The challenge is doing it. This simple guide helps you start and sustain your own personalized brain health plan.
Trypanosoma cruzi, the Causative Agent of Chagas' Disease: A Biological, Cultural, and Economic Review    by Nicole Searcey
Price: Free! 20680 words. Language: English. Published on December 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.

This e-book describes detailed and often-overlooked aspects of the human parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Each chapter features different aspects of the parasite, such as epidemiology, social stigma, lifecycle contributors, economic impact, pathology of Chagas’ disease and more. This book was originally written as an honors assignment and senior thesis, and now made available for public use.
Was This Marsupial A Lion – Or A Pouch-Robbing, Meat-Browsing, Cookie-Cutting Koala?    by Robin and the Honey Badger
Price: $2.99 USD. 6650 words. Language: English. Published on September 12, 2012. Essay » Literature.

Join us as we reinterpret the natural history of the extinct marsupial lion – the largest-ever predatory marsupial – in a bitingly honest evaluation of its apparently pointless dentition. The fame to be claimed, we suggest, is not that it was a pouched version of a sabre-tooth cat, but that it was an innocent mutilator with a bent to browse on living flesh.
New Truth to the Fountain of Youth: The Emerging Reality of Anti-Aging Medicine    by Azinet Press
Price: Free! 13750 words. Language: English. Published on August 17, 2012. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Aging well.

Although many think that delaying the human aging process is impossible, it is now increasingly clear that delaying aging is not only possible but a near-term scientific reality. This book describes how theories of biological aging have evolved to support anti-aging medicine and summarizes the increasing experimental evidence confirming that slowing the aging process is medically feasible.
Fall Fever    by Richard Trump
Price: $0.99 USD. 71760 words. Language: English. Published by AniLibre  on March 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.

A humorous and entertaining narration of a long career as a teacher of high school sophomores. “Mister Trump” taught biology for 41 years – interrupted only by two years in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. If his students had known that he was journaling his teaching experiences perhaps they might have been more careful of their antics. But then we wouldn’t have as many funny stories.
Biology Practice Questions: Male Reproductive System    by Dr. Evelyn J Biluk
Price: $3.99 USD. 1280 words. Language: English. Published on March 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.

This is a collection of multiple choice questions on the male reproductive system. Topics covered include an overview of the male reproductive system, spermatogenesis, male reproductive tract, semen, external genitalia, and hormones. These questions are suitable for students enrolled in General Biology or Principles of Biology.
Biology Practice Questions: Female Reproductive System    by Dr. Evelyn J Biluk
Price: $3.99 USD. 1320 words. Language: English. Published on March 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.

This is a collection of multiple choice questions on the female reproductive system. Topics covered include female anatomy, female reproductive cycle, and birth control methods. These questions are suitable for students enrolled in General Biology or Principles of Biology.
Biology Practice Questions: Lymphatic System    by Dr. Evelyn J Biluk
Price: $3.99 USD. 1710 words. Language: English. Published on March 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.

This is a collection of multiple choice questions on the lymphatic system and immunity. Topics covered include terminology, structure and function, innate immunity, adaptive immunity, cell mediated immunity, antibody mediated immunity and stress. These questions are suitable for students enrolled in General Biology or Principles of Biology.
Biology Practice Questions: Urinary System    by Dr. Evelyn J Biluk
Price: $3.99 USD. 1670 words. Language: English. Published on March 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.

This is a collection of multiple choice questions on the urinary system. Topics covered include an overview of the urinary system, anatomy, glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion, production of dilute and concentrated urine, kidney function evaluation, urine transport, urine storage and urine elimination. These questions are suitable for students in General Biology.