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Arctic Ocean Birds of paradise (Birds) Dani (New Guinean people) Cultural assimilation Dani (New Guinean people) History Dani (New Guinean people) Social life and customs Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Description and travel Social change Papua New Guinea Voyages and travels Wildlife conservationCousteau, Jean-Michel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 1989
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 919.53 COUAly, Götz
Summary: "Götz Aly pens a forgotten chapter in the history of empire through the chronicle a single object: a majestic fifteen-meter boat, looted from Papua New Guinea during a German colonial expedition and since displayed in Berlin museums. While arguing for the vessel's repatriation, Aly restores attention to the conquest of the Bismarck Archipelago"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 995.3 ALYDiamond, Jared M.
Summary: Draws on decades of field work in the Pacific islands and other world regions to illuminate the degree to which modern society reflects traditional cultures from earlier and ancient time periods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.89 DIADiamond, Jared M.
Summary: Draws on decades of field work in the Pacific islands and other world regions to illuminate the degree to which modern society reflects traditional cultures from earlier and ancient time periods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 305.89 DIAMoran, Michael
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.504 MORSummary: Join National Geographic photographer Tim Laman and ornithologist Ed Scholes as they journey deep into the most remote jungles on earth in search of all 39 species of some of the most amazing birds in the world--birds of paradise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment 2012
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV BIRSummary: Collections of 11 episodes from the TV series "Cousteau's rediscovery of the world" and "Cousteau's Papua New Guinea journey." Covers multiple Cousteau Society expeditions throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cousteau Society 2005
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JACBenedict, Ruth
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306 BENSalak, Kira
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 SALMarriott, Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 995.3 MARCampbell, James.
Summary: Details the 32nd Division's 1942 campaign in New Guinea, and expecially the actions of the 126th Infantry Regiment. These "Ghost Mountain Boys" were largely Wisconsin and Michigan National Guardsmen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 CAMAlexander, Jane
Summary: In Wild Things, Wild Places, Jane Alexander movingly, with a clear eye and a knowing, keen grasp of the issues and on what is being done in conservation and the worlds of science to help the planet's most endangered species to stay alive and thrive, writes of her steady and fervent immersion into the worlds of wildlife conservation, of her coming to know the scientists throughout the world--to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
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Summary: "Around the world, our ancient ancestors' mysterious art is left behind on cave walls, in rain forests, and with ink made from charcoal and crushed clay. These people told their stories in magnificent drawings that still speak to us today, echoing across generations. In her own stunning artwork that features the deserts of North America to the caves of Papua New Guinea, Hannah Salyer showcases...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.01 SALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.01 SALGerhardt, Christina
Summary: "Low-lying island nations are least responsible for global warming, but they are already suffering its impacts severely and disproportionately. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, island nations are responsible for 0.03% of global emissions. A weave of essays, maps, poems and illustrations, Sea Change presents the impacts of and solutions to sea level rise. An essay, drawing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 GERFinlay, Victoria
Summary: From our earliest ancestors to babies born today, fabric is a necessary part of our everyday lives, but it's also an opportunity for creativity, symbolism, culture and connection. Traveling across the world and bringing history to life, bestselling author Victoria Finlay investigates how and why people have made and used cloth. A century ago in Wales, women would sew their own funeral clothes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.09 FINSummary: "Join us for this special Dive Travel adventure as we travel to the opposite side of the planet to Sorong, Indonesia and dive off the Ocean Rover once again at Raja Ampat, (known as the Four Kings) located west of Papua, New Guinea. Widely considered the planet's most bio-diverse coral reefs, Indonesia's Raja Ampat Archipelago has over 541 species of hard coral. This equates to over 70 percent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: GRK Productions 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.23 DIVSafina, Carl
Summary: The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future. The decline of sea turtles in Pacific waters and their surprising recovery in the Atlantic illuminate what can go both wrong and right from human interventions, and teach us lessons that can be applied to restore health to the world's oceans. The only surviving species of its suborder, the leatherback is an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597.9289 SAFMankin, Donald A.
Contents: Rediscover adventure -- Get ready! -- NORTH AMERICA: Riding the Hulahula to the Arctic Ocean (Alaska) -- Touring the islands of the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) -- Sea kayaking Baffin Island (Canada) -- Packing into the High Sierra backcountry the easy way (California) -- Floating thru time in Dinosaur National Monument (Utah) -- Sea kayaking Swaii Haanas in the Queen Charlotte Islands...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.45 MANSummary: National Public Radio presents a collection of entertaining stories and informational experiences focused on traveling around the globe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge Audio 2009