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Energy : a human history / by Rhodes, Richard,1937-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time--wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond. People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Ultimately, the history of these challenges tells the story of humanity itself. Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford. In Energy, Rhodes highlights the successes and failures that led to each breakthrough in energy production; from animal and waterpower to the steam engine, from internal-combustion to the electric motor. He addresses how we learned from such challenges, mastered their transitions, and capitalized on their opportunities. Rhodes also looks at the current energy landscape, with a focus on how wind energy is competing for dominance with coal and natural gas. He also addresses the specter of global warming, and a population hurtling towards ten billion by 2100. Human beings have confronted the problem of how to draw life from raw material since the beginning of time. Each invention, each discovery, each adaptation brought further challenges, and through such transformations, we arrived at where we are today. In Rhodes's singular style, Energy details how this knowledge of our history can inform our way tomorrow.
Subjects: Energy development; Energy development; Power resources; Power resources;
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Two houses / by Bibra, Suleena,author.;
Mixing love and art might end up being an epic disaster ... or the beginning of a beautiful collaboration. If there's one thing Priya Gupta wants, it's to land the collection of the year for her family's NYC auction house, gaining the approval of her father in the process. Running an extremely close second? For a very small sinkhole to open up under the feet of Gavin Carlyle, her childhood rival turned auction-house competitor, so she never has to see his smug, irritatingly handsome face again. Neither of those options seem likely, especially since Gavin is dead set on winning the same collection-and his pockets are as deep as his family's extensive art world connections. Plus, he has charm to spare. Though Priya would walk over hot coals before ever admitting that. When they are both invited to a posh country estate to spend the week wooing the prospective client, their longtime rivalry creates sparks, all right, just not the kind either Priya or Gavin ever expected.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Art auctions; Auction houses; Auctioneers; Man-woman relationships;
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Energy use / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Facing global issues -- What's the issue? -- Energy issues around the globe -- Issue 1 High energy demand -- Issue 2 Limited oil supplies -- Issue 3 Pollution from burning coal -- Issue 4 Running out of wood -- Issue 5 Problems with energy alternatives --Discusses the most urgent energy supply issues around the globe, including high demand for energy, limited supply of nonrenewable fossil fuel, pollution and global warming, running out of renewable resources, and problems with new alternative fuel.
Subjects: Power resources; Energy consumption;
© 2008., Smart Apple Media,
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Devil's coin : my battle to take down the notorious OneCoin cryptoqueen / by McAdam, Jennifer,author.; Thompson, Douglas(Douglas Henry),author.;
"Devil's Coin is the astonishing true story of the Scottish coal miner's daughter who took on the mafia founders of the world's biggest financial fraud, and helped the FBI to convict them, soon to be a major motion picture"--
Subjects: Ignatova, Ruja, 1980-; Commercial crimes; Cryptocurrencies.; Fraud.; Swindlers and swindling.;
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Justified. [videorecording] / by Carter, Joelle.; Olyphant, Timothy.; Pitts, Jacob.; Searcy, Nick.; Tazel, Erica.; Yost, Graham.; Zea, Natalie,1975-; FX Productions.; NEMO Films.; Rooney McP Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.; Timberman/Beverly Productions.;
Disc 1. Fire in the hole -- Riverbrook -- Fixer -- Long in the tooth -- The lord of war and thunder.Disc 2. The collection -- Blind spot -- Blowback -- Hatless.Disc 3. Hammer -- Veterans -- Fathers and sons -- Bulletville.Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea.Due to his old-school style, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal-mining towns in Eastern Kentucky. Lawman Givens is a tough, soft-spoken gentleman who never gives an inch.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English and Portuguese soundtracks), Dolby digital surround (Spanish soundtrack) ; region 1.
Subjects: Crime; Criminal behavior; Television programs.; United States marshals;
© c2011., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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How to talk to a science denier : conversations with Flat Earthers, climate deniers, and others who defy reason / by McIntyre, Lee C.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In How to Talk to a Science Denier, Lee McIntyre tells the story of his own adventures in talking face to face with science deniers and their victims-including a Flat Earth convention in Denver, coal miners in rural Pennsylvania, and fishermen in the Maldives-and what he learned from the experience"--
Subjects: Science; Science; Pseudoscience.; Truthfulness and falsehood.; Reasoning.;
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There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow! [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Colandro, Lucille.; Lee, Jared D.ill.;
Read by Skip Hinnant.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.This cold lady is swallowing everything from snow, to a pipe, some coal, and more! With rollicking, rhyming text and a hilarious ending, this lively version will appeal to young readers everywhere.Ages 4 to 8.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Folk songs; Nonsense verses; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.
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Ghostcloud / by Mann, Michael(Michael B.); Prabhat, Chaaya.;
Forced to shovel coal underground in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma discovers his own innate powers with the help of a ghostly girl and is determined to save himself and his friends from a cruel and sinister scheme orchestrated by an evil woman.LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Fantasy fiction.; Kidnapping; Psychic ability; Magic; Slavery; Power-plants;
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When calls the heart. by Krakow, Erin,actor.; Landon, Michael,1964-; Lissing, Daniel,actor.; Loughlin, Lori,actor.; Oke, Janette,1935-When calls the heart.Videorecording.; Hallmark Channel (Television network);
Disc 1, side A. Lost and found ; Side B. A telling silence -- Disc 2, Side A. The dance ; Side B. Second chances -- Disc 3, Side A. Change of heart ; Side B. Rules of engagement -- Disc 4. When calls the heart (Original TV movie).Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, and Lori Loughlin.When Calls the Heart tells the captivating story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), a young teacher from high society, who receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coalmining town. Lori Loughlin plays Abigail Stanton, a wife and mother whose husband, along with a dozen other miners, has just been killed in an explosion. The newly widowed women find their faith tested when they must go to work in the mines to keep a roof over their heads. Elizabeth charms most everyone in Coal Valley, except Constable Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing) who believes Thatcher s wealthy father has doomed his career by insisting he be assigned in town to protect his daughter. Living in a 19th century coal town, Elizabeth will have to learn the ways of the frontier if she wishes to thrive in the rural west on her own.PG.DVD, full screen, region 1, NTSC.
Subjects: Made-for-TV movies.; Man-woman relationships; Selective mutism; Teachers; Women pioneers;
For private home use only.
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Thomas & friends. [videorecording] / by Awdry, W.Railway series.Videorecording.; Brandon, Michael.; Tiernan, Greg.; HIT Entertainment.; Lions Gate Home Entertainment.; Maple Pictures.;
Thomas in charge -- Henry's good deeds -- O, the indignity -- A blooming mess.Michael Brandon, narrator.Clickity-Clack, Thomas is back in exciting, engine-packed adventures! Thomas and his friends are preparing for the Railway Inspector's visit to Knapford Station. But when the coal trucks crash, covering Gordon in soot, can Thomas take charge and help straighten out the mess? Find out as Thomas charges full steam ahead into fun!Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; 2.0 Dobly digital ; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Conduct of life; Leadership; Railroad trains; Thomas the Tank Engine (Fictitious character); Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Hit Entertainment : Lions Gate Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Maple Pictures,
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