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From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

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A Four-Season Guide to Weather and Health,” being released Tuesday, explains the science and long fascination with how the weather affects our bodies.

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A History of the World in Six Plagues" explores the racial and class inequalities linking infectious disease epidemics.

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Blink 182's Mark Hoppus chronicles the devastating impact of his parents' divorce, falling in love with punk rock, surviving ...

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In partnership with the Seattle Public Library, the KUOW Book Club will read "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" this ...