Kunstler, James Howard.
Summary: "Following the catastrophes of the twenty-first century--the pandemics, the environmental disaster, the end of oil, the ensuing chaos--people are doing whatever they can to get by and pursuing a simpler and sometimes happier existence. In little Union Grove, the townspeople are preparing for Christmas. Without the consumerist shopping frenzy that dogged the holidays of the previous age, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KUNAttali, Jacques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.49 ATTDunn, Rob R.
Summary: "Biologist Rob Dun grew up listening to stories of the Mississippi River, how it flooded his grandfather's town of Greenville, swallowing up the townsfolk and leaving behind a muddy wasteland. Years later, Dunn discovered the cause of the great deluge. The Army Corps of Engineers had tried to straighten the river, cutting off its meandering oxbows in order to allow for the easy passage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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Summary: In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships. At the time, it was dismissed by the British generals and admirals of the day not because the idea of submarines was technically unfeasible, but because no one could imagine that any nation would be so depraved as to sink...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 FREHolder, Eric H.
Summary: Chronicles the dramatic history of the vote in America and presents an urgent summons to protect and perfect democracy, from the former Attorney General of the United States and a leading voting rights advocate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.6 HOLMahaffey, James A.
Summary: Evaluates the potential of nuclear technology as a non-polluting, renewable energy source while describing how nuclear energy's negative association with weapons development and the Cold War has stymied the progress of its beneficial uses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2009
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Summary: "From the leading theorist of the Metaverse comes the definitive account of the next internet: what the Metaverse is, what it will take to build it, and what it means for all of us"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 BALBlack Angels (Musical group)
Contents: Without a trace -- History of the future -- Empires of falling -- El jardin -- La pared (govt. wall blues) -- Firefly -- Make it known -- The river -- Wilderness of mirrors -- Here & now -- 100 flowers of paracusia -- A walk on the outside -- Vermillion eyes -- Icon -- Suffocation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BLABlack Angels (Musical group)
Contents: Without a trace -- History of the future -- Empires of falling -- El jardin -- La pared (govt. wall blues) -- Firefly -- Make it known -- The river -- Wilderness of mirrors -- Here & now -- 100 flowers of paracusia -- A walk on the outside -- Vermillion eyes -- Icon -- Suffocation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "Supercars zoom around tracks and highways, dazzling drivers with the latest technology. Some can even drive themselves! The Ultimate Supercars series looks at some of the most iconic sports cars, their history, and how they stand out among the rest"--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bigfoot Books, Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.222 REATurchin, Peter
Summary: "From the pioneering co-founder of cliodynamics, the ground-breaking new interdisciplinary science of history, a brilliant big-picture explanation for America's civil strife and its possible endgames. Peter Turchin, one of the most interesting social scientists of our age by any measure, has infused the study of history with approaches and insights from other fields for over a quarter century....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.01 TURSimons, David.
Summary: A celebration of flight from the first pioneering aviators to 21st century air travel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parragon Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.1309 SIMZarkadakēs, Giōrgos
Summary: Exploring the history and future, as well as the societal and ethical implications, of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the author, who has a PhD in AI, explains its history, technology and potential; its manifestations in intelligent machines; its connections to neurology and conscious; and what AI reveals about us human beings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2016
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Summary: Shows readers how confronting, resolving, and releasing the pain of old wounds can open the way to a joy-filled passionate life using an integrative psychospiritual approach.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 BLOLeavitt, Hannalora
Summary: "People with disabilities (PWDs) have the same aspirations for their lives as you do for yours. The difference is that PWDs don't have the same access to education, employment, housing, transportation and healthcare in order to achieve their goals. In The Disability Experience you'll meet people with different kinds of disabilities, and you'll begin to understand the ways PWDs have been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.4 LEAMacCarald, Clara
Summary: "Describes gig jobs in the creative arts, including the history of gig jobs in the creative arts, working a gig job, the pros and cons of gig work, and the future of gig jobs in the creative arts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BrightPoint Press 2023
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Summary: "The European Countries Today series offers readers a broad-ranging yet concise look at Europe today by providing information on 15 of the most important countries in Europe and describes the history, geography, economy, culture, and relationship each country has with its neighbors."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 943 AINBuckey, A. W.
Summary: "Describes gig jobs in social media. Explores the history of gig jobs in social media, what it is like to work gig jobs in social media, the pros and cons of gig work compared to a traditional career, and the future of gig work in social media"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BrightPoint Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 302.23 BUCSummary: In the Martin Amis novel London Fields, a cynical and disjointed society hurtles toward doomsday; in Amis's follow-up book, Time's Arrow, the narrative follows an absurdly reversed course-backward from the Holocaust to purity and innocence. Bill Moyers talks with Martin Amis about humanity's present condition and the ongoing conflict between fundamentalism and secular values.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Wallace, Audra.
Summary: Known as Washington’s “gift from the sea,” the Olympic Peninsula is home to everything from ice-capped mountains and dense rain forests to rushing rivers and rugged Pacific Coast shores. Readers will visit Olympic National Park to tour the peninsula’s beautiful landscapes and catch a glimpse of its many native plants and animals. They will also learn how the park came to be, how people are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.7 WALDiamond, Jared M.
Summary: Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this groundbreaking book, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns. Here, at last, is a world history that really is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 DIAMeikle, Olivia
Summary: Find out how humans have done their business across the world and throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neon Squid 2024
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Summary: Readers will examine the history of time travel, Project Pegasus, famous time travel literature, time slippage, Einstein's theory of relativity and more before deciding for themselves! Table of contents, fun facts, a glossary, and an index are included.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 530.11 SPAHarris, Blake J.
Summary: In The History of the Future, Harris once again deep-dives into a tech drama for the ages to expertly tell the larger-than-life true story of Oculus, the virtual reality company founded in 2012 that--less than two years later--would catch the attention of Mark Zuckerberg and wind up being bought by Facebook for over $2 billion dollars. This incredible underdog story begins with inventor Palmer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2019