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"Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission-and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company....
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
Outlines a reassessment of human evolution that draws on recent fossil findings and challenges current theories to say that humans coexisted and competed across the African continent while exchanging genes, tools, and behaviors.
3) Prometheus
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012.
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Description
Explorers have discovered a clue that brings them to the origins of mankind on Earth. This leads them on a journey that takes them to the darkest corners of the universe.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (156 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
Author
Series
Robert Langdon novels volume 5
Description
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever". The evening's host is his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate whose dazzling inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. This evening is to be no exception: he claims he...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
British comedian legend Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine travel from the Amazon's steamy jungles to New Zealand's icy mountain tops seeking some of the most remarkable and endangered creatures of Earth. Entertaining and informative with a unique insight into the fascinating world that we are in danger of losing.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xxviii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"The average American spends ninety percent of their time indoors, and children are no exception. Today, kids can spend up to seven hours per day looking at screens. Not only does this phenomenon have consequences for our kids' physical and mental health,it calls into question their ability to understand and engage with anything beyond the built environment. We can talk about environmental stewardship, but until more people make meaningful contact...
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xiii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"With their large brains, sturdy physique, sophisticated tools, and hunting skills, Neanderthals are the closest known relatives to humans. Approximately 200,000 years ago, as modern humans began to radiate out from their evolutionary birthplace in Africa, Neanderthals were already thriving in Europe?descendants of a much earlier migration of the African genus Homo. But when modern humans eventually made their way to Europe 45,000 years ago, Neanderthals...
10) Dreams
Series
Criterion collection volume 842
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Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa brings eight of the beloved director's own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life.
Publisher
Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xix, 780 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Description
"A collection of the New Yorker's groundbreaking reporting from the front lines of climate change-including writing from Bill McKibben, Elizabeth Kolbert, Ian Frazier, Kathryn Schulz, and more"--
12) Earth emergency
Publisher
PBS Distrbution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Listen to the scientists. That's the refrain of climate activist Greta Thunberg. Climate scientists explain how warming caused by human activity is setting in motion Earth's own natural warming mechanisms, releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and further warming the planet.
13) Before the flood
Publisher
National Geographic Channel
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ;
Description
Presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change. Leonardo DiCaprio travels to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand, going on expeditions with scientists and meeting with political leaders. Also presents steps individuals and society can take to prevent the disruption of life on our planet.
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
p2012, c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the life and career of Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki as he delivers a lecture on human ecology and the web of life. David Suzuki, iconic Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster, and activist, delivers a lecture on the eve of his 75th birthday, which he describes as a distillation of his life and thoughts, his legacy, what he wants to say before he dies. Filmed before a live audience, in front of a memory box of moving, distilled...
17) Infinite
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man discovers that his hallucinations are actually visions from past lives.
Description
Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Filmed across the U.S., in Europe, Australia, and Asia, examine the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and Mother Earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic loss.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ecologists follow kangaroos as they move into Australia's capital city Canberra; examines the everyday lives and social structures of koalas as they are forced to adapt to the urbanization surrounding their natural habitats; once every ten years the outback becomes home to the largest lake in Australia and is inhabited by pelicans; explores the effects of the 2009 Australian wildfires on the animals living in the burned areas.
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, the book touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope...
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