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Life on a Little-Known Planet : Dispatches from a Changing World. by Kolbert, Elizabeth.;
Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Kolbert has shaped the way we think about the environment in the 21st century. Collected in 'Life on a Little-Known Planet' are her most important pieces about climate change and the natural world. The threats to our planet have only grown more serious. Now is the time to deepen our understanding of the world we are in danger of losing.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: NATURE / Essays; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change;
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Is everyone hanging out without me? (and other concerns) by Kaling, Mindy.;
Kaling shares her observations, fears, and opinions about a wide-ranging list of the topics she thinks about the most. From her favorite types of guys to life in the "The Office" writers' room, her book is full of personal stories and laugh-out-loud philosophies.Hello. Introduction ; Alternative titles for this book -- I forget nothing : a sensitive kid looks back. Chubby for life ; I am not an athlete ; Don't peak in high school ; Is everyone hanging out without me? (or, How I made my first real friend) -- I love New York and it likes me okay. Failing at everything in the greatest city on earth ; The exact level of fame I want ; Karaoke etiquette ; Day jobs ; Best friend rights and responsibilities ; Matt & Ben & Mindy & Brenda -- Hollywood : my good friend who is also a little embarrassing. Types of women in romantic comedies who are not real ; All about "The office" ; Franchises I would like to reboot ; Contributing nothing at "Saturday Night Live" ; Roasts are terrible ; My favorite eleven moments in comedy ; How I write ; The day I stopped eating cupcakes ; Somewhere in Hollywood someone is pitching this movie -- The best distraction in the world : romance and guys. Someone explain one-night stands to me ; "Hooking up" is confusing ; I love Irish exits ; Guys need to do almost nothing to be great ; Non-traumatic things that have made me cry ; Jewish guys ; Men and boys ; In defense of chest hair ; Married people need to step it up ; Why do men put on their shoes so slowly? -- My appearance : the fun and the really not fun. When you're not skinning, this is what people want you to wear ; These are the narcissistic photos in my BlackBerry ; Revenge fantasies while jogging -- My all-important legacy. Strict instructions for my funeral ; A eulogy for Mindy Kaling, by Michael Schur ; Good-bye.
Subjects: American wit and humor.; Kaling, Mindy.; Entertainment & Performing Arts; Essays;
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True Confessions from the Ninth Concession [electronic resource] : by Needles, Dan.aut; CloudLibrary;
Author and playwright Dan Needles has long delighted readers and audiences alike with his insightful and laugh-out-loud perspective on small-town life, published in such bestselling books as Wingfield's World (Random House, 2011), Wingfield's Hope (Key Porter, 2005), With Axe and Flask (McFarlane, Walter and Ross, 2002) and Letters From Wingfield Farm (Key Porter, 1988). In 1988, Needles and his wife left the city to start a family in a country community located two hours north of Toronto. Together they stocked their farm with sheep, cattle, chickens, pigs and, eventually, four children. Needles' charming chronicle unfolds in essays dated from 1997 to 2016, offering homespun advice for successful country living--like whether to wave from the elbow or to merely raise one finger from the steering wheel when passing a neighbour in the car. He cautions on rural superstitions, such as when his neighbour hesitated before selling him weaner pigs because every time he does the wife of the farmer who's buying them becomes pregnant--which turned out to be true. Here too is the tale of an unlikely friendship between a "borderline" collie ("he's never bitten anything in his life and the sheep are catching on") and an odd duck named Ferdinand, as well as other hilarious stories involving an assortment of farm animals, including the weapon of choice to properly dispatch a rooster-gone-bad; the risks of giving a name to a potential Sunday dinner entrée; and how to outsmart a free-range pig. With his witty insight, Needles shares the art of neighbouring in the country--a place made for visits, and "where a figure walking across your field is more of a reason to put the kettle on than to call the police." True Confessions from the Ninth Concession is a sesquicentennial crop of antics and aphorisms by Canada's funniest farmer--one that presents a wonderful escape for world-weary city dwellers, and affirmative reading for anyone who is from, or has moved to, rural Canada.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Essays; Animals; Personal Memoirs;
© 2017., Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.,
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What Sheep Think About the Weather : How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to Say. by Thomas, Amelia.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: NATURE / Animals / General; SCIENCE / Essays; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Anim;
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I remember nothing : and other reflections / by Ephron, Nora.;
Subjects: Ephron, Nora.; American essays.; American wit and humor.; Middle-aged women;
© 2010., Knopf,
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North American Odyssey 12,000 Miles Across the Continent by Kayak, Canoe, and Dogsled [electronic resource] : by Freeman, Amy and Dave.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Deep down, there is just something that draws us to the land, to wild places. We were there to listen to the land.” When National Geographic Adventurers of the Year Amy and Dave Freeman marry, they set out on an unusual honeymoon: a three-year, 12,000-mile journey across North America. From Alaska’s Inside Passage to Florida’s Key West, they traverse the continent by kayak, canoe, dogsled, and skis, encountering wildlife, sublime landscapes, and harrowing challenges.  Along the way, the Freemans also bear witness to environmental degradation and climate change—from plastic-covered beaches to forest fires to retreating glaciers. And as they engage with Native and rural communities most impacted by the changes resulting from modern industrial society and meet individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the natural world, their adventure deepens in ways they never imagined.  From the white-knuckle rush of paddling white water to the wonderment of dogsledding across a frosted landscape where caribou and wolves roam, North American Odyssey is a celebration of our interconnectedness to the natural world and to each other. Beautifully written, engagingly told, and inspiring throughout, Amy and Dave Freeman’s story is a clarion call for change in the way we live.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Environmental Conservation & Protection; Essays & Travelogues; Wilderness;
© 2024., Milkweed Editions,
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Crushmore : essays on love, loss, and coming-of-age / by Badgley, Penn,1986-author.; Ansari, Sophie,author.; Kavelin, Nava,author.;
"In the debut essay collection from the hosts of the hit podcast Podcrushed, Penn Badgley, Sophie Ansari, and Nava Kavelin explore what it means to come of age at every stage of our lives. Known for spotlighting your favorite artists' tween stories of self-discovery on their podcast, Penn, Sophie, and Nava turn inward to share their own experiences for the first time. Penn, a twelve-year-old, Discman-toting introvert, starts in the solitude of his only-child household where he danced like no one was watching (because no one was watching) before embarking on a neon-lit journey to Hollywood. Sophie takes us to her middle school in Beijing where she had to ward off rumors of a boob job, and to the moment loosening her chokehold on love brought her husband straight into her living room. Nava traces the emotional aftershocks of losing her mother and guides us through the whimsical world of an imaginationship, where nothing is ever as it seems. With compassion, humor, and insight, Crushmore charts the often cringey, sometimes luminous path from adolescence to adulthood. Together, these essays remind us that we can find healing-and even inspiration-from our awkward adolescent selves long after we thought we left them behind"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Anecdotes.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Badgley, Penn, 1986-; Kavelin, Nava; Ansari, Sophie; Adolescence; Coming of age; Preteens;
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The Anthropocene reviewed : essays on a human-centered planet / by Green, John,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this ... symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his ... podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale--from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar."--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Essays.; Civilization, Modern; Culture; Manners and customs; Nature; Science;
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Not that kind of girl : a young woman tells you what she's 'learned' / by Dunham, Lena,1986-author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Dunham, Lena, 1986-; Television producers and directors; Television actors and actresses; Young women;
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A Peter Gzowski reader / by Gzowski, Peter; Barker, Edna.;
Subjects: Gzowski, Peter; Anthologies.;
© c2001., McClelland & Stewart,
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