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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90°F to 110°F. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In the first edition of the mind-bending, "gorgeous" (Margaret Atwood), "brilliant...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2024, 2023
Description
"The Holocaust is much discussed, much memorialized, and much portrayed. But there are major aspects of its history that have been overlooked. Spanning the entirety of the Holocaust, this sweeping history deepens our understanding. Dan Stone--Director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London--reveals how the idea of "industrial murder" is incomplete: many were killed where they lived in the most brutal of ways. He...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2024].
Description
An engaging and essential discussion of generative artificial intelligence. In Generative AI: Navigating the Course to the Artificial General Intelligence Future, celebrated author Martin Musiol -- founder and CEO of generativeAI.net and GenAI Lead for Europe at Infosys -- delivers an incisive and one-of-a-kind discussion of the current capabilities, future potential, and inner workings of generative artificial intelligence. In the book, you'll explore...
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Series
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Fine art might seem intimidating at first. But with the right guide, anyone can learn to appreciate and understand the stimulating and beautiful work of history's greatest painters, sculptors, and architects. In Art History For Dummies, we'll take you on a journey through fine art from all eras, from Cave Art to the Colosseum, and from Michelangelo to Picasso and the modern masters. Along the way, you'll learn about how history has influenced art,...
Author
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
An entertaining and gently informative book that helps children think about, talk about and understand the different types of feelings they experience. Parents will be able to use this book with their child to help them communicate their fears, and concerns, but also their joy and sadness. Putting names on feelings and understanding that they are normal and part of the human experience is essential for children to grow healthy.
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Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Throughout history, people have told many stories about fearsome pirates on the high seas. But not all of them are true! Was walking the plank a common punishment that pirates used? Did pirates keep pets? Check out the stories. Then see if you can spot the myths!"--
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Publisher
PublicAffairs, Hatchette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the tactics that we've been told can slow climate change. But most of these recommendations are a result of a multi-pronged marketing campaign that has succeeded in placing the responsibility for fixing climate change squarely on the shoulders of individuals. Fossil fuel companies have followed the example of other industries deflecting blame (think "guns don't kill people, people kill people")...
11) Morocco
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
""Engaging images accompany information about Morocco. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This book examines how animals communicate with each other and how people communicate with animals, and visits places where you can see elephants, dolphins, and other animals and learn how to talk to them!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Promethean Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Co-parenting doesn't have to be hard, or mean sacrificing either your family or your own happiness. It's simply a matter of focus and choices. Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code channels parents' interactions with each other to what they really want...to be good parents. But while most co-parenting books tell divorced parents to just put the kids first even if that means sacrificing their own happiness, Combative to Collaborative shows...
14) Golf
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Golf began in Scotland more than 600 years ago. Today, most golf courses have 9 or 18 holes. Learn more in Golf, a For the Love of Sports book.
Author
Publisher
[Colleen Gosling]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
This book is a wealth of information for all Americans wishing for their own RV. Delve into this detailed handbook covering a wide range of topics including buying, registering, keeping, and maintaining your motorhome, alongside the more exciting bits of where to go and how to choose your campsites, along with many photos and diagrams. Colleen and her engineer husband, Alan, have travelled extensively in the last 4 years through the USA in a 30' motorhome....
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Author and Bible teacher Kelly Needham reveals how we've been fooled into chasing meaning in all the wrong places, identifies the source of our hunger for the extraordinary, and shows us the steps we can take today to build a purpose-filled reality without turning our lives upside-down"--
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Uncovering the secret lives of pets, Dr. John Bradshaw invites young readers to learn more about their feline friends. Told from the point of view of a cat named Libby, this lively, illustrated book allows kids to follow her for a day and learn more about cats, their likes, dislikes, and everything in between, growing children into the best pet owners they can be"--
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Independent publishers since 1923
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"A magisterial history of the centuries-long conflict between 'progress' and 'tradition' in the world's largest international institution. The story of Roman Catholicism has never followed a singular path. In no time period has this been more true than over the last two centuries. Beginning with the French Revolution, extending to the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, and concluding with present-day crises, John T. McGreevy chronicles the dramatic...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In 1914, the assassination of an Austrian archduke set off a disastrous four-year-long conflict involving dozens of countries with battles taking place in all parts of the world. World War I was the first to use planes and tanks as well as deadly gases that left soldiers blinded or "shell shocked" (a condition now called Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome). There were battles that lasted for months with opposing troops fighting from rat-infested trenches,...
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Have a fantastic Halloween with this fun and informative book filled with Halloween facts and activities to celebrate this spooky festival. The Halloween Book brings together lots of ideas for Halloween costumes, crafts, recipes and games, along with poems and spine-tingling ghost stories. It also takes a look at Halloween traditions around the world.
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