Goldfarb, Ben
Summary: "An eye-opening and witty account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from an award-winning author. Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, but we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. In Crossings, Ben Goldfarb delves into the new science of road ecology to explore how roads have transformed our world. Millions of animals are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.27 GOLPetroski, Henry.
Summary: "Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and has described roughly sixty-five thousand bridges in the United States as 'structurally deficient.' This crisis--and one need look no further than the I-35W bridge collapse in Minnesota to see that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 388.1 PETMattern, Joanne
Summary: "Webbed feet. Slimy or dry. Lives on land or in water. Is it a frog or a toad? Look inside to learn how these cold-blooded animals are alike and how they differ."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Chair Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.8 MATRand McNally and Company
Summary: Give road-weary eyes a break with this spiral-bound Large Scale edition featuring all the accuracy you've come to expect from Rand McNally, only bigger. Updated atlas contains maps of every U.S. state that are 35% larger than the standard atlas version plus over 350 detailed city inset and national park maps and a comprehensive, unabridged index. Road construction and conditions contact...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rand McNally 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 912 RANBouma-Prediger, Steven
Summary: "Explores the character traits and virtues required for Christians to be responsible keepers of the earth and to flourish in the challenging decades to come"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 241 BOUAdams, Charles C. (Charles Christopher)
Contents: Pt. I. Ecological papers. 1. Isle Royale as a biotic environment, by C.C. Adams. 2. The ecological relations of the invertebrate fauna of Isle Royale, Michigan, by H.A. Gleason. 3. The ecological distribution of the birds of Isle Royale, Lake Superior, by Otto McCreary. 4. The fall migration of birds at Washington Harbor, Isle Royale, Lake Superior, by M.M. Peet. 5. The ecological succession of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford co., state printers 1909
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 574.50977 ADASummary: This program explores the skeletal system, with an emphasis on its importance in providing structure and support for the body. Topics include how the skeletal and muscular systems work together to enable movement; the relationship between joints and bones; connective tissue; functions of the skeletal system, including support, protection, movement, storage, and blood cell production; and types...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Morton, Timothy
Summary: "Ecology books can be confusing information dumps that are out of date by the time they hit you. Being Ecological doesn't preach to the eco-choir. It's for you even, Timothy Morton explains, if you're not in the choir, even it you have no idea what choirs are. You might already be ecological. After establishing the approach of the book (no facts allowed!), Morton draws on Kant and Heidegger to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577 MORKlinenberg, Eric
Summary: "An eminent sociologist and bestselling author offers an inspiring blueprint for rebuilding our fractured society. We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves along racial, religious, and cultural lines, leading to a level of polarization that the country hasn't seen since the Civil War. Pundits and politicians are calling for us to come together, to find common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 KLICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 KLIStolzenburg, William.
Summary: A provocative look at how the disappearance of the world's great predators has upset the delicate balance of the environment, and what their disappearance portends for the future, by an acclaimed science journalist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2008
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Contents: Big plans for a new nation -- Riding the rails -- The power of electricity -- Connections and concerns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, An Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 388.0973 KENGrenz, Jennifer
Summary: "Building on sacred stories and field observations, Dr. Jennifer Grenz shares her personal journey of joining her head (Western science) and her heart (Indigenous worldview) to find a truer path toward ecological healing. Eloquent, inspiring, and disruptive, Medicine Wheel for the Planet circles around an argument that we need more than a singular worldview to protect the planet and make the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: In the late sixties, a pioneering group founded a small nonprofit research and education organization they called the New Alchemy Institute. They wanted to build a safer and more sustainable world. In the ensuing years, along with scientists, agriculturists, and a host of enthusiastic amateurs and friends, the group set out to develop innovative ways to meet the basic human needs of food,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 628 TODJacobsen, Rolf.
Summary: An early champion of modernism, Jacobsen published a body of work that earned him international recognition and established him as one of Europe's great poets. This bilingual collection spans Jacobsen's fifty-year career and includes, for the first time in English, his final poems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.82 JACCrescent.
Contents: Spring -- New leaves -- Fountains -- Straight line -- Mimosa -- River debris -- Mica -- Structure and form.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Fat Cat Records 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CREThygerson, Alton L.
Contents: Background information -- Action at an emergency -- The human body -- Finding out what's wrong -- CPR -- Automated external defibrillators -- Shock -- Bleeding -- Wounds -- Bandaging wounds -- Burns -- Head and spinal injuries -- Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries -- Bone, joint, and muscle injuries -- Extremity injuries -- Splinting extremities -- Sudden illnesses -- Poisoning -- Bites and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.0252 THYHass, Kristin Ann
Summary: Monuments, museums, and everyday patriotic practices have made headlines for most of the twenty-first century, yet they are seldom look at together or understood explicitly as tools used by particular people in particular times and places to shape the culture in particular ways. Hass explore the complicated histories of sites of cultural infrastructure: memorials in parks, museums visited by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022
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Summary: "Introduces the reader to frogs and toads."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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Contents: Introduction: These are the tales -- Seeking sunshine and sand -- Getting there : the road to sunshine and sand -- Winter sun -- The road to health -- Near swells, swells, and ultra swells -- Executive privilege -- The law of gradual fading.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Florida 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974 PERYork, M. J.
Summary: Explores the similarities between toads and frogs, and how to tell them apart. Discover how traits like skin texture, methods of reproduction, and winter survival methods can be used to identify these hopping amphibians. Additional features include a side-by-side comparison of the animals, an activity encouraging readers to demonstrate their knowledge, a phonetic glossary, sources for further...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.87 YORSeldom Scene (Musical group)
Contents: Different roads (2:33) -- Old train (2:17) -- Walk through this world with me (2:05) -- Gardens and memories (2:41) -- Wait a minute (3:35) -- Rebels 'ye rest (2:31) -- Last train from Poor Valley (3:40) -- I've lost you (2:36) -- Keep me from blowin' away (2:42) -- Reason for being (3:19) -- If that's the way you feel (2:56) -- Easy ride from good times to the blues (3:02) -- Pictures from...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rebel Records 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK SELSummary: America's infrastructure was once our proudest achievement. Now its a most dangerous embarrassment. Bridges, dams, levees and highways are crumbling, toppling, being washed away, and putting us all at risk. Features interviews with journalists, noted scientists, whistleblowers who risked their lives to speak out, and politicians from both sides. Exposes the rampant collusion, corruption and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMEBurns, Diane L.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and habitats of a variety of different frogs, toads, and turtles. Includes related activities and scrapbook pages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthWord Press 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.8 BURCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animal Take BurnsCrosby, David.
Contents: Hero 4:39. -- Too young to die 5:45. -- Old soldier 4:58. -- Through your hands 4:33. -- Yvette in English 5:53. -- Thousand roads 4:31. -- Columbus 4:26. -- Helpless heart 4:18. -- Coverage 3:22. -- Natalie 4:55.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic 1993