Braga, Newton C.
Summary: Presents a collection of twenty-five step-by-step projects that introduce bionics, providing illustrations on how life forms can be enhanced with mechanical and electrical components, and including an electric fish, a bat ear, a lie detector, an electronic nerve stimulator, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 507 BRAComfort, Ray.
Contents: Swim like a fish : copying shark scales -- Body armor of the future : strength of fish scales -- Stronger than Kevlar : spider web strong -- Pinecone fashion coming soon to a mall near you? -- Cleaning like a lotus leaf -- Robosquids and jet propulsion -- Mantis shrimp eye improves next wave of entertainment technology -- Butterflies prevent counterfeit currency? -- Human eye : a better camera...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Master Books 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Sci Eng ComfortSummary: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise's first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which premiered twenty years ago. The retrospective special will tell an enchanting making-of story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HARRuiz, Miguel
Summary: Using inspirational stories to impart the Toltec wisdom of awareness, transformation, and love, examines the fallacies that can undermine love and shows how to gain wisdom, sidestep fear, and end the war of control between partners.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amber-Allen Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 RUIBarfield, Mike
Summary: "Packed with comics, diagrams, and "secret diaries," this book is a wondrous, encyclopedic glance at a dizzying host of different things--from hearts to farts to coconuts--and makes a hilarious and informative guide for curious young readers. Join the hilarious exploration of "a day in the life" of nearly 100 things on Earth. Find out what exactly your tongue does all day long, how a Japanese...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2021
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Summary: Eleven-year-old Ace Wells's dream has finally come true: he is a new cadet in the B.E.S.T. (Biological Enhancement Systems Technology) Program. Until now, he's been living in the shadow of his superstar brother, Finn--but not for long. This is new Ace! He knows he can make his mark on the world with SuperSoar wings, but on day one, nothing goes as planned. The antagonistic elevator AI Otis...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCCGutiérrez, Jolene
Summary: "Using innovative designs and technology such as 3-D printing, humans are helping animals in need. Discover the amazing true stories of five animals that have survived thanks to their prosthetic body parts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2021
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Summary: This book is a collection of 48 non-fiction stories about animals, insects, fish, birds, and plants in the natural world, the beauty and variety of nature in every part of the planet, and how the world changes. Arranged month by month, season to season through the full cycle of the calendar year, each month features four stories from a different part of the world. This book will transport you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 508 BROWinder, Elizabeth
Summary: The Rolling Stones's innovative music and iconic performances defined a generation. Behind these larger-than-life rock stars were four women who inspired, styled, wrote for, remixed, and ultimately helped create their legend. Winder profiles the contributions that Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, and Anita Pallenberg made to the Rolling Stones, transforming them into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 WINHolub, Joan.
Summary: Questions and answers present information about the behavior and characteristics of rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, and gerbils and their interaction with humans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HOLSummary: Record Breakers brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world. Track the longest shark migration (20,000 km/12,400 miles); visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica: a chilling -89.2ºC/-128.6ºF); see how plane pioneer Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, and much more. The greatest human achievements are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2018
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Summary: Provides quizzes on the heroes and villains of the Marvel universe, including Captain America, Doctor Strange, the X-Men, Thanos, and the Mandarin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 SCOSummary: Filled with facts about various video games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Summary: "Did you know that some of the smallest creatures on Earth have real-life superpowers? The minute oribatid mite can lift more than 1,000 times its own weight. A tiny type of salamander (called an axolotl) can regrow body parts. And the almost microscopic tardigrade? It can survive practically anywhere, even in outer space! ...From glow-in-the-dark sharks to immortal jellyfish and tiny cats...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.4 STOSwanson, Jennifer
Summary: "Did you know that scientists have developed a bionic tool shaped like an elephant's trunk that helps lift heavy objects? Or that the needle-like pointed beak of the kingfisher bird encouraged engineers in Japan to change the design of the Shinkansen "bullet trains" to reduce noise? Across multiple fields of study and methods of problem-solving, scientists are turning to biomimicry, or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "'Kana gawa' is a strategic and poetic card game in which you must paint the most beautiful Print. Improve your Studio to immortalise the most beautiful subjects through the season and become the most prestigious student of the painter Hokusai. Carefully choose your lesson cards. Add them to your studio... or to your print. Paint the most beautiful subjects.. and become Hokusai's worthy heir."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iello 2016
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Summary: "Sharing the ancient tradition of space clearing with sacred smoke, this comprehensive introduction to smuding teaches you how to empower your life, your home and your heart"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3 TCHCrump, Martha L.
Summary: "A Year with Nature is an almanac like none you've ever seen: combining science and aesthetics, it is a daily affirmation of the extraordinary richness of biodiversity and our enduring beguilement by its beauty. With text by herpetologist and natural history writer Marty Crump and a cornucopia of original illustrations by Bronwyn McIvor, this quirky quotidian reverie gazes across the globe,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 Crump 2018Bellows, Melina Gerosa
Summary: "Packed with over 3,000 facts about everything from cuddly baby animals to lethal predators, outer space to the deep sea, and man-made marvels, human history, and more, each page explodes with colorful photographs, perfectly paried with endless lists of easy-to-remember info about the wondrous world around us."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Matter Books 2023
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Summary: What do the Trojan Horse, Piltdown Man, Keely Motor Company, and Ponzi Scheme have in common? They were all famous hoaxes, carefully designed and bolstered with false evidence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 001.9 EATEllenberg, Jordan
Summary: "In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us that math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do--the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of our world. It's a science of not being wrong, hammered out by centuries of hard work and argument....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 ELLMcGrayne, Sharon Bertsch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 MCGAdams, Scott
Summary: In Reframe Your Brain, Scott Adams, the contrarian genius behind Dilbert and author of the most influential personal success book of all time--How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big--gives you the complete operating system for lasting happiness. Are you familiar with this old saying? "All publicity is good publicity." That's a classic reframe. The quote shifts your thinking from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scott Adams, Inc. 2023