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21) Why we swim
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Language
English
Description
"Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures."--
Author
Language
English
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"These experiences of sensing a "presence" when no one else is there have been given many names--the Third Man, guardian angels, shadow figures, "social" hallucinations--and they have inspired, unsettled, and confounded in equal measure. While the contexts in which they occur are diverse, they are united by a distinct and uncanny feeling of visitation by another. But what does this feeling mean, and where does it come from? When and why do presences...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond "right" and "wrong" to empower us to make informed language choices. Never snooty or scoldy...
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English
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"There is no greater aspiration than saving the world. Natalie Fee's upbeat and engaging book is a life-altering guide to making those changes that will contribute to helping our planet. Covering all key areas of our lives, from food and leisure to travel and sex, Natalie will galvanise you to think and live differently. You will feel better, live better and ultimately breathe better in the knowledge that every small change contributes towards saving...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A leading philosopher takes a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it. Virtual reality is genuine reality. That's the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of "technophilosophy," David J. Chalmers argues that virtual worlds generated by computers are not second-class worlds. We can live a meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be living in a computer simulation...
27) Spiders up close
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Large images of spiders give kids a close-up view of different spiders, their body parts, the amazing webs they weave, and how they hunt prey"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Butterflies are one of the world?s most beloved insects. From butterfly gardens to zoo exhibitions, they are one of the few insects we?ve encouraged to infiltrate our lives. Yet, what has drawn us to these creatures in the first place? And what are their lives really like? In this groundbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author and science journalist Wendy Williams reveals the inner lives of these “flying flowers”?creatures far more intelligent...
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Language
English
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Flight Paths is the never-before-told story of how a group of migration-obsessed scientists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries engaged nearly every branch of science to understand bird migration— from where and when they take off to their flightpaths and behaviors, their destinations and the challenges they encounter getting there.
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Series
Making of the nuclear age volume 1
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English
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"Twenty-five years after its initial publication, The Making of the Atomic Bomb remains the definitive history of nuclear weapons and the Manhattan Project. From the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan, Richard Rhodes's Pulitzer Prize-winning book details the science, the people, and the socio-political realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb. This sweeping account begins in...
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Publisher
One Boat
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"We all want to do our best for our homes and the planet, but it's often hard to find the time and energy to think of alternatives. This practical book from Sunday Times bestselling author and Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle is the ultimate guide to reducing your environmental impact while saving you time and money. Inside are tips and home hacks on everything from eco cleaning, upcycling, and making the most out of your weekly shop...
Publisher
The School of Life Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Children are, in many ways, born philosophers. Without prompting, they ask some of the largest questions about time, mortality, happiness and the meaning of it all. Yet too often this inborn curiosity is not developed and, with age, the questions fall away. This is a book designed to harness children's spontaneous philosophical instinct and to develop it through introductions to some of the most vibrant and essential philosophical ideas of history....
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"My First Book of Planets for kids includes: Planetary profiles- With this book of planets for kids, your child will learn everything there is to know about the eight planets in our solar system, plus dwarf planets Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake. Colorful cosmos- Vibrant, high-quality photos in this book of planets for kids will take them into deep space and onto each planet-no telescope required! Fun space facts- Did you know the bubbles...
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Mark Sisson, bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet and publisher of the number one paleo blog, reveals a new ketogenic eating and lifestyle plan that promotes anti-aging and the longevity benefits of keto and resets your biological clock in just weeks"--
35) Extreme ocean
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Information and photos of oceans for young children"--
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Language
English
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"The untold history of the people who helped spark America's most important social movements from the Revolutionary War to today: teenage girls. Nine months before Rosa Parks, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1912, women's rights activists organized a massive march in support of women's suffrage, led up Fifth Ave in Manhattan, not by Susan B. Anthony, but by a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones Urano
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
"Alexa Tsoulis-Reay explora cómo la gente usa internet para encontrar una comunidad, construir conexiones y crear su identidad de maneras que cuestionan las normas sexuales establecidas. Basada en una serie de entrevistas realizadas para la columna de ciencias humanas "Cómo es" de la revista New York, cada historia sumerge al lector en el mundo íntimo de una persona que está lidiando con un conjunto de circunstancias únicas relativas a la sexualidad....
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"How do we experience attraction? What does love mean to us? When did you realise you were ace? This is the ace community in their own words. Drawing upon interviews with a wide range of people across the asexual spectrum, Eris Young is here to take you on an empowering, enriching journey through the rich multitudes of asexual life. With chapters spanning everything from dating, relationships and sex, to mental and emotional health, family, community...
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This visually engaging book filled with cross sections and exploded views of working boats is perfect for children--and even adults--curious about the mechanics of boats and the lives of people who work on boats. Filled with full-page spreads of cross sections of ten intriguing working boats, this book provides a glimpse into their inner workings, as well as highlights of each boat's unique engineering components that enable it to do the job it was...
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