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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
x, 237 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Oliver Sacks, a scientist and a storyteller, is beloved by readers for the extraordinary neurological case histories (Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars) in which he introduced and explored many now familiar disorders--autism, Tourette's syndrome, face blindness, savant syndrome. He was also a memoirist who wrote with honesty and humor about the remarkable and strange encounters and experiences that shaped him (Uncle Tungsten, On the Move, Gratitude)....
Author
Series
Goon Squad volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is "one of those tech demi-gods with whom we're all on a first name basis." Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or "externalizing" memory. It's 2010. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, "Own...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of 'what do people need?' is answered. But the answer...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even architecture than anything recognizably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins. As fellow members of the animal kingdom--the Metazoa--they can teach us much about the evolutionary...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
202 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's time to let your spirit soar! From world-renowned spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Untethered Soul-this highly anticipated, timely, and transformative guide offers a crucial reminder that true inspiration, fulfillment, and joy exist within each and every one of us, and provides a clear path to understanding ourselves and finding unconditional happiness-every day"--
"Now more than ever, we're...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we? /In this wonderfully accessible book, Annaka Harris guides us through the evolving definitions, philosophies, and scientific findings that...
Author
Publisher
Harperwave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the cofounders of The Well Daily, a playfully-illustrated, informative, and easy-to-use meditation guidebook--including an eight-week plan for busy novices--that helps even the busiest would-be meditator incorporate this practice into their lifestyle and enjoy its many physical and emotional benefits" --
10) Just like Millie
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a young girl and her mother move to an apartment in a new city, the girl feels fine on her own. She would rather play by herself than meet new kids at the park or have a playdate with the other children in her building. And when her mom takes her to story time at the bookstore, she breaks down in tears. But things start to change when she meets Millie, a rescue dog who is not too big, not too small. On their daily walks, Millie isn't afraid...
12) Angela's glacier
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A girl grows up visiting Snæfellsjökull, the glacier near her home, but when preteen life throws her off-center, she must reconnect with her icy old friend." -- Provided by publisher.
13) Split
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After his mother dies, Wade Jackson cannot decide whether to become a musician or a scholar, so he does both--splitting his consciousness into two distinct worlds.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Psalm for the Wild-Built A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning...
Author
Publisher
PESI Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xvii, 421 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Love has the power to wound us...and the power to heal us. And modern love is complicated. Which is why the ability to cultivate healthy relationships is the key to joy, peace, and a meaningful life. Dr. Alexandra Solomon offers 365 daily practices to cultivate a curious and compassionate approach to your relationships with others, as well as your relationship with yourself. Inspired by her Instagram feed (@dr.alexandra.solomon) and grounded in her...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First trade edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 265 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"John Maxwell has been passionate about personal development for over fifty years. Now, for the first time, he shares everything he has garnered about developing yourself so that you can have the best chance of becoming the person you were created to be." -- Page [4] cover.
17) Replicas
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The very laws of science are called into question when William Foster, a neuroscientist, seeks to bring back his dead family members. A car accident takes everyone he loves from him, but the synthetic biologist decides to put all of his scientific knowledge to the test when his grief overwhelms him. If Foster wants to be successful though, he'll have to take on not only scientific experimentation, but a government task force out to stop him.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
". . .'To the Lighthouse' is the story of a woman and her family experiencing the passage of time and seeking to recapture meaning from the flux of things. Though Mrs. Ramsay's death is the event on which the novel turns, her presence pervades every page in a poetic evocation of loss and memory which is a celebration of domestic life and its intimate, trivial details. But, through the character of Mrs. Ramsay's friend Lily Briscoe, Virginia Woolf's....
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect," about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death,...
20) The knowing
Author
Publisher
Rise
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Read your child to sleep with the powerful words of Ani DiFranco. This purposeful lullaby reminds readers of what exists beneath their outer forms of identity, and that we are all connected by virtue of that inner light. The companion song is available online.