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- Great ideas of the Renaissance / by Romanek, Trudee.;
LSC- Subjects: Renaissance;
- © c2010., Crabtree Pub.,
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- Lone wolf : walking the line between civilization and wildness / by Weymouth, Adam,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In 2011, a wolf named Slavc left his home territory of Slovenia for a wide-ranging journey across the Alps. Tracked by a GPS collar, he travelled over 1,200 miles, where he would mate with a female wolf on a walkabout of her own -- the only two wolves for hundreds of square miles -- and start the first pack to call the Italian Alps home in more than a century. A decade later and there are more than a hundred wolves in the area, the result of their remarkable meeting. Now, journalist Adam Weymouth follows Slavc's path on foot, and in doing so, interrogates the fears and realities of those living on land that is being repopulated by wolves; a metaphor for economic, political, and climate upheaval in a region that is seeing a centuries-old way of life being upended. Weymouth journeys to understand how wolves -- vilified throughout history in literature, art, and folklore -- are slowly creeping back into our forests, woods, and sometimes even our towns, and what that deep-rooted terror at the back of our minds really means. Slavc serves as the ultimate symbol for the outsider, journeying through places that are now wrestling with an influx of immigration, a resurgence of the far-right wing, and the steady decline of the environment due to the rapid advance of climate change; the question of how we see the other and treat the earth becomes paramount in everyday lives. Examining the political dimensions that this individual animal's trek brings to light, Lone Wolf tells a newly resonant story -- one less about fear and more about the courage required to seek out a new life, as well as the challenge of accepting the changing world around us. Sharply observed, searching, and written in poetic and precise prose, Lone Wolf explores the thorny connection between humans and nature, and indeed between borders themselves, and presses us to consider this much-discussed creature anew"--- Subjects: Slavc (Wolf); Weymouth, Adam; Gray wolf; Gray wolf; Human-animal relationships.; Gray wolf;
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- Rough Guides Europe on a Budget : Travel Guide with EBook. by Guides, Rough.;
Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: TRAVEL / Europe / General; TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Budget;
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- Paris Express, The A Novel [electronic resource] : by Donoghue, Emma.aut; Avoth, Justin.nrt; CloudLibrary;
From Emma Donoghue, author of Room, The Wonder and Pull of the Stars comes a taut and suspenseful historical novel that reimagines an 1895 French railway disaster, an event famously documented in dramatic photographs Set over a single day, as the morning train travels from the Normandy coast to Paris, men, women and children take their seats in the passenger cars, which are divided by wealth and status. Among the passengers is an anarchist intent on destruction, a young boy travelling alone, a pregnant woman fleeing her home village for the anonymity of the big city, a medical student who suspects a girl may have a fatal disease, and the railway men, devoted to the train, to the company and to each other.  Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a thrilling ride and a literary masterpiece that captures the politics, fears and chaos of the end of the nineteenth century.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; France; Historical;
- © 2025., HarperCollins,
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- The medieval world : an illustrated atlas / by Hitchcock, Susan Tyler.; National Geographic Society (U.S.);
Includes bibliographical references (p. 366), Internet addresses (p. 367) and index.LSC- Subjects: Civilization, Medieval.; Civilization, Medieval;
- © c2009., National Geographic,
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- On savage shores : how Indigenous Americans discovered Europe / by Dodds Pennock, Caroline,1978-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A landmark work of narrative history that shatters our previous Eurocentric understanding of the Age of Discovery by telling the story of the Indigenous Americans who journeyed across the Atlantic to Europe after 1492"--- Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples, Treatment of;
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- Sacrilege: The Unholy Radicalization of Europe. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; Cox, Brian,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Brian CoxOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2023.Journeying through Vienna, Paris, Copenhagen, Nice, and Malmo, this documentary investigates Europe's transformation into a hub of extremism. Through personal stories and expert insights, it reveals the impact of radical Islam, political missteps, and failed immigration policies. Featuring unprecedented access to former ISIS radicals, terrorism victims, and prominent voices like the Chief Rabbi of Denmark and Nice’s top Imam, this film offers a powerful, illuminating look at the forces reshaping the continent. Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.;
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- Nature's mutiny : how the little Ice Age of the long seventeenth century transformed the West and shaped the present / by Blom, Philipp,1970-author,translator.; translation of:Blom, Philipp,1970-Welt aus den Angeln.English.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An illuminating work of environmental history that chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, which transformed the social and political fabric of Europe. Although hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, the temperature by the end of the sixteenth century plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbors were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and "frost fairs" were erected on a frozen Thames--with kiosks, taverns, and even brothels that become a semi-permanent part of the city. Recounting the deep legacy and far-ranging consequences of this "Little Ice Age," acclaimed historian Philipp Blom reveals how the European landscape had suddenly, but ineradicably, changed by the mid-seventeenth century. While apocalyptic weather patterns destroyed entire harvests and incited mass migrations, they gave rise to the growth of European cities, the emergence of early capitalism, and the vigorous stirrings of the Enlightenment. A timely examination of how a society responds to profound and unexpected change, Nature's Mutiny will transform the way we think about climate change in the twenty-first century and beyond."--- Subjects: Climatic changes; Climatic changes; Glacial climates.; Climatic changes;
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- The medieval warrior : weapons, technology, and fighting techniques, AD 1000-1500 / by Dougherty, Martin J.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index.LSC- Subjects: Military art and science; Military weapons;
- © c2008., Globe Pequot Press,
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- Ancient Celts : archeology unlocks the secrets of America's past / by Green, Jen.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60), Internet addresses and index.An examination of the archaeological techniques and findings that have provided a window into what life was like for the Celts, including social customs, religious practices and more.LSC- Subjects: Celtic antiquities; Celts; Civilization, Celtic; Excavations (Archaeology);
- © c2008., National Geographic,
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