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Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xvi, 392 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs? Did they help humans to evolve and conquer the world, only to decimate their populations with a super-eruption 73,000 years ago? Did they contribute to the ebb and flow of ancient empires, the French Revolution and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 19th century? These are some of the claims made for volcanic cataclysm. Volcanologist...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 695 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of...
31) African journey
Author
Pub. Date
1987
Physical Desc
55 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
1971
Edition
[1st ed.]
Physical Desc
x, 326 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A radical argument about the root causes of climate change, The Closing Circle was progressive when it was written in 1971 and its message remains increasingly relevant today. Barry Commoner, the father of modern ecology, claims that production for profit creates dangerous ecological ramifications and offers a concise analysis of the nature, causes, and possible solutions to impending ecological disaster. His analysis is a must-read for those attempting...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xiii, 263 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this book, Diana Senechal confronts a culture that has come to depend on instant updates and communication at the expense of solitude. Schools today emphasize rapid group work and fragmented activity, not the thoughtful study of complex subjects. The Internet offers contact with others throughout the day and night; we lose the ability to be apart, even in our minds. Yet solitude plays an essential role in literature, education, democracy, relationships,...
39) Erosion
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
40) On my mountain
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Both the perspective of the wolf and the shepherd are seen in this flippable picture book."--