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Author
Publisher
Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Mariner books edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five times the size of Earth; concrete cloth that can be molded...
Author
Publisher
ALA Neal-Schuman
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Richard E. Rubin's book has served as the authoritative introductory text for generations of library and information science practitioners, with each new edition taking in its stride the myriad societal, technological, political, and economic changes affecting our users and institutions and transforming our discipline. Rubin teams up with his daughter, Rachel G. Rubin, a rising star in the library field in her own right, for the fifth edition. Spanning...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
199 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Twins Alec and Walker Holland have a reputation around town. One is quiet and the other is the life of any party, but the two are inseparable. For their last summer before college, Alec and Walker leave the city to live with their rural cousins, where they find that the swamp holds far darker depths than they could have imagined. While Walker carves their names into the new social scene, Alec recedes into a summer-school laboratory, slowly losing...
Series
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
4th ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 679 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Poses and answers questions on science and technology topics, from the inner workings of the human body and outer space to math, computers, planes, trains, and automobiles.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Why is your elbow called your funny bone? How could you escape the grip of a crocodile's jaw? Which animal can breathe through its butt? This book uncovers the amazing scientific explanations behind all sorts of questions that can pop into our heads. Can an egg bounce? How can a giraffe's ridiculously long neck contain the same number of bones as a human's? How much does the Internet weigh? With delightful interactive features that invite readers...
6) Common Sense
Author
Language
English
Description
Common Sense cites the evils of monarchy, accuses the British government of inflicting economic and social injustices upon the colonies, and points to the absurdity of an island attempting to rule a continent. today, Common Sense remains a landmark document in the struggle for freedom, distinguished by Paine's passionate ideas and his clear and passionate presentation.
8) The prince
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Includes notes, refernces and index.
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Our planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and communities are faltering. Despite these dire circumstances, most of us don&;t have a clear sense of how the interconnected crises in our ocean are affecting the climate system, food webs, coastal cities, and biodiversity, and which solutions can help us co-create a better future.
Through a rich combination of place-based storytelling,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all"--
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
95 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes how some of the most important scientific discoveries and theories came about and offers insights into the lives of the scientists who made the contributions.
Author
Language
English
Description
"For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows us how what Abraham Lincoln called the "better angels of our nature" have repeatedly won the day. Painting surprising portraits of presidents including, besides...