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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 x 24 cm
Description
"Wildfires have been part of the American landscape for thousands of years. Forests need fire--it's as necessary to their well-being as soil and sunlight. But some fires burn out of control, destroying everything and everyone in their path. In this book, you'll find out about how and why wildfires happen, how different groups . . . have managed forests and fire, the biggest wildfires in American history--how they began and . . . stories of both rescue...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestselling author of the How Not to Die series When Dr. Michael Greger, founder of NutritionFacts.org, dove into the top peer-reviewed anti-aging medical research, he realized that diet could regulate every one of the most promising strategies for combating the effects of aging. We don't need Big Pharma to keep us feeling young-we already have the tools....
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xvi, 437 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"This book describes how to solve the climate, air pollution, and energy security crises facing the world by using existing technologies. Written for everyone, it advises individuals, communities, and nations on what they can do to solve these problems, including the economic, health, climate, and land benefits of the solutions."--
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"From the author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay, a hilariously candid and refreshingly honest account of Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's journey to breaking up with alcohol for good. When Stefanie Wilder-Taylor became a mother, being able to connect with other moms over drinks or enjoy a glass of wine at the end of a stressful day felt life-affirming. From liquor cabinet concoctions in high school to tequila shots in her early stand-up comedy days...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
358 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Description
"Faced with uncontrolled and accelerating environmental collapse, humanity asks an artificial intelligence to find a solution. Its answer is simple: remove humans from the ecosystem. Sen Anon is assigned to be a witness for the Department of Transition, recording the changes in the environment as the world begins to rewild. Abandoned by her mother in a cabin somewhere in Upstate New York, Sen will observe the monumental ecological shift known as...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaginated) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
A Black mother and daughter spend each day waiting for the return of their husband/father from his job as an EMT. They manage to fill the hours, and are always so relieved when he returns safely to them, especially as they read and see on the news that some Black people do not return home.
Author
Series
Honey badger chronicles volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
"Emily 'Tock' Lepstein-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash. And now that she's narrowed down her suspects to a brutal coalition of male lions, nothing will get between this honey badger and her prey--not even a dog-loving tiger with absolutely no time management skills. Doesn't matter that Shay Malone is ferociously adorable. With a war brewing between cat families, Tock doesn't have time to...
Author
Series
Pike Logan thrillers volume 18
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
450 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
"Brad Taylor and Pike Logan face off against Putin's agents and a group of rogue Ukrainian partisans plotting to assassinate a Swedish deputy minister"--
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Now in possession of the most dangerous book ever scribed, Willa and Saudade settle into the nineteenth century and start planning how to avert the cataclysm that will soon break the laws of physics and render Earth uninhabitable. Faraz only wants his best friend, Leo, to have the time to come to terms with the death of his father—even if his father was a power-hungry villain who had to be stopped. But someone has stolen the editbook again,...
Author
Publisher
Fawcett/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
436 pages ; 18 cm
Description
Judy Maddox, a young FBI agent, is assigned to track down a terrorist group who have threatened to trigger a man-made earthquake if their demands are not met. With the help of seismologist Michael Quercus, Judy must race to beat the terrorist deadline and save San Francisco from being brought down in ruins.
Author
Publisher
Yellow Kite
Pub. Date
[2021].
Physical Desc
xii, 210 pages ; 20 cm
Description
"Statins are among the most widely prescribed drugs with 6 million takers in the UK alone. Yet at least 30% report serious side effects and the largest US survey reported that 75% stop taking them within a year. So what is the evidence for their benefits? Do they really work? And are they necessary for us to fend off heart disease? In A Statin-Free Life, Dr Aseem Malhotra, leading expert and co-author of the bestselling The Pioppi Diet, examines the...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Malaria is one of humanity's oldest and most devastating plagues. In many parts of the world, it remains an ever-present scourge that sickens or kills millions of people each year. What if it could finally be defeated? Now, scientists may be on the verge of a breakthrough with a promising new vaccine.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (352 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by an actual US Military program, follows the life of Joe while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA's spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade and Donald Westfield, enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA's efforts to thwart the next 9/11.
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