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The Amazon Princess known as Diana--a.k.a. Wonder Woman--comes to the "Man's World" to defeat the God of War Ares. But there are now other threats lurking in the darkness... including the deadly Cheetah, who will stop at nothing to posess Wonder Woman's precious lasso of truth! Diana of Themyscira faces foes from all fronts in this dynamic graphic novel by comics legends George Pérez and Len Wein!
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BATMAN/SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY tells the remarkable tale of the turbulent first encounter of the world's most iconic heroes. When Batman's greatest nemesis, Ra's al Ghul, recruits Bizarro and an Amazon warrior to aid him in his plan to create global chaos, the Darknight Detective suddenly finds himself working with the Man of Steel and the Amazon Princess. Looking to thwart the madman's plot to simultaneously destroy all satellite communications...
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Stone Arch Books
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2010
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When a cheetah exhibit opens at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., Princess Diana arrives to witness the event. At the grand opening, the rare cats suddenly escape, fleeing through a crowd of frightened zoogoers! Diana quickly transforms into her secret identity, Wonder Woman, captures the cats and saves the day. But when the cheetahs continue their odd behavior, only one thing can explain it. The cat-like super-villain, Cheetah, is on the loose!...
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In this episode, you encounter some of the most dramatic air-flow patterns found in nature: the swift, turning winds of the cyclone. Trace the lifecycle of the extratropical cyclone, which draws its power from the huge energy generated when different air masses meet.
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Building on your understanding of how the ocean affects weather, turn your attention to the tropical cyclone, generally known as the hurricane or typhoon. Examine the typical structures of the tropical cyclone, and investigate the conditions needed to unleash these dangerous storms.
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Move from clouds to wind as you begin to explore how and why air is transported around the globe. Examine how conditions, including differences in air pressure and temperature as well as the rotation of the Earth, determine where winds arise and the direction in which they blow.
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After mastering the four forces that affect wind, step back to view their patterns of flow across the Earth's hemispheres. Examine the two models of air circulation that help account for large-scale air-circulation patterns and variations in temperature from the poles to the equator.
19) Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather: Supercells, Tornadoes, and Dry Lines
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Delve deeper into tumultuous weather as you learn about the formation of towering supercell storms. You also take a detailed look at how the conditions that produce these storms can lead to deadly tornadoes.
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