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"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
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"American Zion is the story of the Bundy family, famous for their armed conflicts in the West. With an antagonism that goes back to the very first Mormons who fled the Midwest for the Great Basin, they hold a sense of entitlement that confronts both law and democracy. Today their cowboy confrontations threaten public lands, wild species, and American heritage."--Provided by publisher.
2904) Border wars: season one
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
©2010
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English
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Border wars follows the agents that protect the 2000 mile long U.S./Mexico border against smuggling, terrorism, and illegal immigration.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2021
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English
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"Hood's poems highlight the threat of plastic and shows how it is hurting the health of our planet. You'll discover how scientists are using jellyfish snot and other methods to break down plastic pollution faster. Hood then introduces readers to young activists who are standing up and speaking out for change-- and inspires you to change the way you think about plastic!"--Provided by publisher.
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Apollo Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"A groundbreaking volume from the president and CEO of the Appalachian Mountain Club makes the profound argument that to preserve the environment, a revolution must take place in which every person becomes a champion for nature and the outdoors. In The Outdoor Citizen, John Judge coins the term "the outdoor citizen" delivering his remarkably persuasive argument that we must all become citizens of the natural world, owning and instilling in the next...
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National Geographic Television
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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"In season three, National Geographic's critically acclaimed series Border Wars goes even deeper inside the struggles of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers as they fight an escalating drug-smuggling crisis fueled by big money, cartel rivalries and violence threatening to cross into our cities."--Container
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[Writers House LLC]
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"In Disconnect, Devra Davis, a National Book Award Finalist, offers a clear and compelling account of the sea change that has taken place in the way physicists and biologists think about radiation in the microwave spectrum. Synthesizing the cautionary advice of leading experts in bioelectromagnetics and neuroscience, Davis explains the simple safety measures that we must take before it's too late."--Back cover.
2910) Never cry wolf
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English
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The classic of nature writing--the spellbinding story of adventures among arctic wolves--is now available in a new paperback edition.
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Oregon State University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
Description
In 1986, the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act set into motion one of the great land-use experiments of modern times. The act struck a compromise between protection of a singular Western landscape-the majestic Gorge carved by Ice Age floods, which today divides Washington and Oregon-and encouragement of compatible economic development in communities on both sides of the river. In Bridging a Great Divide, environmental journalist Kathie...
2912) TimeRiders
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Series
TimeRiders series volume 1
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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Rescued from imminent death, teens Maddy, Liam, and Sal join forces in 2001 Manhattan to correct changes in history made by other time travelers, using a "time bubble" surrounding the attack on the Twin Towers to hide their journeys.
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DK/Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"This unique encyclopedia provides the complete picture of planet Earth as you've never seen it before, showcased in stunning photography and state-of-the-art maps. You'll discover exactly what is happening across the continents in six diverse chapters covering the Earth, the living world, people and planet, engineering and technology, history, and culture. On this endless adventure you'll climb the tallest buildings, swim the longest rivers, and...
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Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"This book introduces children to birds and how they are unique. Features shaped lift-the-flaps and peek-through pages throughout, as well as prompts and activities to encourage young readers to get outside and explore their own outdoor world"--
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Texas A&M University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"In 1977, Michael J. Bean introduced the concept of "wildlife law" as a distinct new component of environmental law. Known fittingly thereafter as the "dean of wildlife law" Bean has since written scores of articles shaping the policies that impact the natural world. Survival and Recovery: Essays in Defense of the Natural World is built around a collection of those writings, both previously published and unpublished, with a principal focus on the...
2917) Survivor in death
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In Death series volume 20
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English
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When the Swisher family of 2059 New York City is murdered, lieutenant Eve Dallas, her partner Peabody, and her husband Roarke investigate while protecting the family's lone survivor and witness, a terrified nine-year-old girl.
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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"The public lands of the western United States comprise some 450 million acres of grassland, steppe land, canyons, forests, and mountains. It's an American commons, and it is under assault as never before. Journalist Christopher Ketcham has been documenting the confluence of commercial exploitation and governmental misconduct in this region for over a decade. His revelatory book takes the reader on a journey across these last wild places, to see how...
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