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Author
Publisher
Jenkins Pub
Pub. Date
�1999
Language
English
Description
"Humanure; waste or resource? Joseph Jenkins boldly steps where no author has gone before. Considered by many a "moving" book, The Humanure Handbook will surprise you with its timely relevance, delight you with its humor, and impress you with its thorough research. Full of "eye-candy" illustrations, practical information, history, philosophy, and science, it addresses an issue relevant to each and every human being on Planet Earth."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"The conditions that allowed humans to live on Earth are incredibly fragile. Climate variability has at times created new niches that humans or their ancestors could potentially exploit, and challenges that at times have spurred innovation. But there's a relatively narrow envelope of climate variability within which human civilization remains viable, and our survival depends on conditions remaining within that range. In this book, renowned climate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Michael Phelps began swimming at age seven at the urging of his mom. As a young boy, Michael was brimming with energy--more energy than most other kids his age--and Mrs. Phelps thought this sport could help keep him calm and focused. As Michael grew older, his skills improved, and he transformed into one of the greatest swimmers in the world, winning twenty-eight Olympic medals"--
44) Boy-crazy Stacey
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club) volume 7
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Accompanying the Pike family during a two-week vacation to the Jersey Shore, baby-sitter Stacey falls head over heels for a handsome lifeguard despite Mary Anne's warning that he is too old for her.
45) Held
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A breathtaking and ineffable new novel from the author of the international best sellers Fugitive Pieces and The Winter Vault-a novel of love and loyalty across generations, at once sweeping and intimate. 1917. On a battlefield near the River Aisne, John lies in the aftermath of a blast, unable to move or feel his legs. Struggling to focus his thoughts, he is lost to memory as the snow falls-a chance encounter in a pub by a railway, a hot bath with...
Author
Series
Biblioasis international translation volume 45
Publisher
Biblioasis
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A spellbinding saga about the inhabitants and inheritors of one rural community, by one of Iceland's most beloved novelists. A man comes to awareness in a church in rural Iceland, not knowing why he's there or how he arrived. When a local woman offers to reunite him with her sister, he realizes he's lost not only his bearings, but his memory as well: he doesn't recall either sister, nor their mother, the woman buried beneath the stone. As their stories...
47) Wish
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
48) Poor things
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Coco, a young girl, loses her brave during dress rehearsal for their special dance at the summer festival, she and Bear decide to quit the show, but when Bear gets stuck on a wobbly bridge, Coco bravely rescues him, so perhaps she has enough brave to join Bear onstage after all.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A veteran Washington journalist recounts his long friendship with Charlie White, the centenarian next door who, sharing his good and meaningful life, mastered survival strategies that reflect thousands of years of human wisdom as his sense of adventure guided him through a century of upheaval.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This book, edited for young readers, is a call to action. McGhee examines how damaging racism is not only to people of color but also to white people. She offers hope and real solutions so that we can all prosper. An expert in economic policy, Heath McGhee draws lessons from her work running a think tank and her travels around the country talking to everyday Americans who are coming together to fight for a more just and inclusive society. The people...
53) American spirits
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Three interlocking stories focusing on the residents of a town called Sam Dent, the undercurrent of the Trump movement in America, and a series of local tragedies"--
54) Little One
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Follows a new bear cub and his mother as they discover the world together, through every season.
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
One of the masters of children's picture books returns with a simple and lovely story about taking one's time. Teckentrup's spacious, textured collages, brushed with soft color and populated by a pair of charming hedgehogs, convey the beauty of a natural setting, and the comforting bond between caregiver and child. It is evening and the big and little hedgehog are slowly making their way home. There is so much to see, and the little one wants to take...
59) No two alike
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Follows a pair of red birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.
Author
Language
English
Description
With a spare, inspiring text and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, this is a timeless and important book for activists of all ages. This hardcover picture book is perfect for sharing and for gifting. Sometimes people march to resist injustice, to stand in solidarity, to inspire hope. Throughout American history, one thing remains true: no matter how or why people march, they are powerful because they march together.
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