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Lands of lost borders : out of bounds on the Silk Road / by Harris, Kate,1982-author.;
"In the spirit of The Places in Between and Into the Silence, this is a transcendent memoir about travelling wildly out of bounds on the fabled Silk Road. "Carried me up into a state of excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic."--Pico Iyer. As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she most craved--that of a generalist explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician, with a flair for basic science and endless slogging--had gone extinct. From what she could tell of the world from small-town Ontario, the likes of Marco Polo and Magellan had mapped the whole earth. So she looked beyond this planet, vowing to become a scientist and go to Mars. Well along this path, Harris set off by bicycle down a short section of the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel Yule. This trip was just a simulacrum of exploration, she thought, not the thing itself--a little adventure to pass the time until she could launch for outer space. But somewhere in between sneaking illegally across Tibet, studying the history of science and exploration at Oxford, and staring down a microscope for a doctorate at MIT, she realized that an explorer, in any day and age, is by definition the kind of person who refuses to live between the lines. Forget charting maps, naming peaks, leaving footprints on another planet: what she yearned for was the feeling of soaring completely out of bounds. And where she'd felt that most intensely was on a bicycle, on a bygone trading route. So Harris quit the laboratory and hit the Silk Road again with Yule, this time determined to bike it from beginning to end. Like Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer, Kate Harris offers a travel account at once exuberant and meditative, wry and rapturous, and above all full of hope. Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of the self that, like our planet, can never be fully mapped. Weaving adventure and deep reflection with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders celebrates our connection as humans to the natural world, and ultimately to each other--a belonging that transcends any fences or stories that may divide us."--
Subjects: Harris, Kate, 1982-; Cycling;
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Thea Stilton and the American dream / by Stilton, Thea.; Pellizzari, Barbara.; Ferron, Flavio,1969-; Facciotto, Giuseppe.; Balleello, Chiara.; Tramontozzi, Lidia Morson.; Dami, Elisabetta.;
Taking a road trip to San Jose along Route 66 while stopping in Chicago, St. Louis, and other iconic cities, the Thea Sisters are dismayed to learn that an unknown saboteur has wiped a special video game project off of a programmer friend's computer.Appeals to 2nd-4th graders.Reading level grade 4.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Thea Sisters (Fictitious characters); Mice; Sisters; Automobile travel; Sabotage; Video games; Computer programming;
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Pokémon master journeys, the series. [videorecording] / by Chan-Kent, Shannon,1988-voice actor.; Robinson, Zeno,1993-voice actor.; Strong, Tara,1973-voice actor.; VIZ Media,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Tara Strong, Shannon Chan-Kent, Zeno Robinson.It's a big, big world, but you know where to find Ash and Goh battling and catching Pokémon from Kanto to Galar! With Pikachu, Cinderace, and their other Pokémon beside them, our heroes continue to travel all over the world to research Pokémon for Cerise Laboratory. Along the way, Ash climbs higher in the World Coronation Series rankings, and Goh adds more Pokémon to his Pokédex in his quest to catch Mew. Meanwhile, Chloe takes her first steps as a Pokémon Trainer when she meets a mysterious Eevee. New friends, returning rivals, and exciting adventures await as the journey continues!Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Pikachu (Fictitious character); Heroes; Pokémon (Fictitious characters);
For private home use only.
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Beyond this harbor : adventurous tales of the heart / by Styron, Rose,author.;
"An intimate portrait of a celebrated magic life and the famous and infamous who dropped in, summered, traveled with, played with, and the decades of friendship with everyone from Truman Capote and Robert Penn Warren to the Kennedys, the Bernsteins, Alexander Calder, John Hersey, and Lillian Hellman. Here as well are the years of dedication and risk, traveling the world, from Pinochet's Chile to El Salvador, Belfast, and Sarajevo, as Rose Styron, in search of those hiding from dictators and autocrats, bore witness to atrocities and human rights violations ... Styron writes of her childhood, born into a German Jewish, assimilated Baltimore family; a rebel from the start, studying poetry at Wellesley, Harvard, Johns Hopkins; traveling to Rome and her (second) meeting with Bill (the first time, "I can't remember even shaking hands. I wasn't thinking about him at all."); their eventual marriage, and their more than fifty years together--in bucolic Roxbury, Connecticut, and on Martha's Vineyard. She writes of Bill's writing and of retyping his manuscripts, discussing his writing progress, having babies, with visits from neighbors Arthur Miller; Mike Nichols and various wives; Dustin Hoffman buying the house over the hill; James Baldwin moving in to Styron's writing studio and writing The Fire Next Time, with Baldwin encouraging Styron to write Nat Turner in first person; Frank Sinatra, sailing into Vineyard Haven Harbor and soon dropping by for dinners chez Styrons; the Kennedys having rowdy sleepovers ... And she writes in detail about Bill Styron's full-on breakdowns, his recovery from the first depression; writing Darkness Visible. And fifteen years later, the second much worse crash; Bill Styron's death; her year of grief, teaching at Harvard; living full time on the Vineyard and making a new full life there ... "--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Styron, Rose.; Styron, William, 1925-2006; Human rights workers; Poets, American;
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Adventures of the Yorkshire shepherdess / by Owen, Amanda(Shepherd),author.;
Amanda Owen loves her traditional life on her hill farm alongside her nine children and husband Clive. And, as readers of her previous bestsellers will know, every day at Ravenseat brings surprises. In Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda takes us from her family's desperate race to save a missing calf to finding her bra has been repurposed as a house martin's nest, through to the brutal winter of 2018 that almost brought her to her knees. As busy as she is with her family and flock though, an exciting new project soon catches her eye ... Ravenseat is a tenant farm and may not stay in the family, so when Amanda discovers a nearby farmhouse up for sale, she knows it is her chance to create roots. The old house needs a lot of renovation and money is tight, so Amanda sets about the work herself, with some help from a travelling monk, a visiting plumber and Clive. It's fair to say things do not go according to plan!
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Owen, Amanda (Shepherd); Owen, Amanda (Shepherd); Women shepherds; Farm life;
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Lego Marvel super heroes [electronic resource]. by Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.LEGO Marvel Super Heroes features an original story crossing all the Marvel families. Players take control of Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more Marvel characters as they try to stop Loki and a host of other Marvel villains from assembling a super weapon which they could use to control the Earth. Players will chase down Comic Bricks as they travel across a LEGO New York and visit key locations from the Marvel universe such as Stark Tower, Asteroid M, an abandoned Hydra Base and the X-Mansion.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (cartoon violence).DVD compatible with Xbox 360 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game Dolby Digital ; content download.
Subjects: America, Captain (Fictitious character); Computer adventure games; Computer games.; Iron Man (Fictitious character); LEGO toys; Lego Marvel super heroes (Game); Superheroes; Video games.; Xbox 360 (Video game console);
© c2013., Microsoft Corp.,
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Once upon a Katamari [electronic resource]. by Nintendo of America Inc.,publisher.;
Game.Keep the good times rolling with the first new entry in the Katamari Damacy series in 14 years! In this puzzle action/adventure game, The King of All Cosmos was fiddling with a scroll and accidentally destroys the earth and stars. Now The Prince must roll their katamari across time itself, collecting objects through stages in the Jurassic Period, the Ice Age, historic Japan, and more to rebuild the glittering night sky. New stages, new music, and never-before-seen items like the magnet provide an exhilarating new experience. Plus, select 69 Cousins to play as, or use the new customization system to create your own unique character to stand out in the online multiplayer KatamariBall mode. Now, onward through new worlds to roll up thy heart's desires and to restore the stars!ESRB Content Rating: E, Everyone (Alcohol reference, use of tobacco, mild fantasy violence).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Online membership, Nintendo account and internet connection required for online play/features ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Nintendo video games.; Arcade-style video games.; Video games.; Adventure video games.; Puzzle video games.; Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Video games.; Computer games.; Time travel; Once upon a Katamari (Game); Magic; Stars; Princes; Quests (Expeditions);
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Diary of a nature nerd : a graphic novel / by Everett, Tiffany,1990-;
"Nine-year-old Brooke is a nomad, traveling from National Park to National Park with her botanist mom, and she documents her adventures in her nature diary. But this trip is different! Brooke's mom just married Terrence, who happens to be the father of Brooke's best friend, Jayla, which means Brooke and Jayla are BFFs turned sisters! While camping at North Cascades National Park, Brooke has her heart set on seeing a moose -- the #1 animal she's been longing to see. But when Brooke learns that Jayla, a nomad newbie, spots a moose on her first-ever camping trip, Brooke will do whatever it takes to track down that moose and spot it herself!"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); National parks and reserves; Friendship; Stepsisters; Animals; Cartoons and comics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Replaceable You Adventures in Human Anatomy [electronic resource] : by Roach, Mary.aut; CloudLibrary;
One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 A Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Fall Book From the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy. The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what’s available—sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet canopies and breasts from petroleum by-products. Today we’re attempting to grow body parts from scratch using stem cells and 3D printers. How are we doing? Are we there yet? In Replaceable You, Mary Roach explores the remarkable advances and difficult questions prompted by the human body’s failings. When and how does a person decide they’d be better off with a prosthetic than their existing limb? Can a donated heart be made to beat forever? Can an intestine provide a workable substitute for a vagina? Roach dives in with her characteristic verve and infectious wit. Her travels take her to the OR at a legendary burn unit in Boston, a “superclean” xeno-pigsty in China, and a stem cell “hair nursery” in the San Diego tech hub. She talks with researchers and surgeons, amputees and ostomates, printers of kidneys and designers of wearable organs. She spends time in a working iron lung from the 1950s, stays up all night with recovery techs as they disassemble and reassemble a tissue donor, and travels across Mongolia with the cataract surgeons of Orbis International. Irrepressible and accessible, Replaceable You immerses readers in the wondrous, improbable, and surreal quest to build a new you.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Human Anatomy & Physiology; Transplant; Plastic & Cosmetic;
© 2025., W. W. Norton & Company,
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Water borne : a 1,200-mile paddleboarding pilgrimage / by Rubinstein, Dan,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An unconventional SUP journey to discover how embracing blue space could improve our lives and our world. In June 2023, writer Dan Rubinstein lashed camping gear to his stand-up paddleboard and embarked on an improbable solo voyage from Ottawa to Montreal, New York City, Toronto, and back to Ottawa along the rivers, lakes, and canals of a landlocked region. Over 1,200 miles and 10 weeks, he explored the healing potential of "blue space"--the aquatic equivalent of green space -- and sought out others drawn to their local waters. But the farther Rubinstein paddled, the more he realized that being in, on, or around water does more than boost our mental and physical health and prompt stewardship toward the natural world. He discovered that blue spaces are also a way to connect with the kaleidoscopic cross-section of people he met and the diverse geographies and communities he passed through. Weaving together research, interviews, and an unmacho, malodorous, anticolonial adventure tale, Water Borne shows us that we don't need an epic journey to find solutions to so many modern challenges. Repair and renewal may be close at hand: just add water"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Rubinstein, Dan, 1973-; Stand-up paddle surfing.; Water;
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