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End times : a brief guide to the end of the world : asteroids, supervolcanoes, rogue robots, and more / by Walsh, Bryan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'End Times' by Bryan Walsh, 15-year veteran reporter and editor of Time magazine, is a guide book of existential risk in a new era, one that will be invaluable for individuals, communities, and nations as we prepare for a range of hazards, from the next storm, the rise of the oceans all the way to an alien invasion and Armageddon. It examines why we should be worried, what we should be worried about, and what is being done about it.
Subjects: End of the world (Astronomy); Extinction (Biology); Mass extinctions.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The women of Troy : a novel / by Barker, Pat,1943-author.;
Held captive by the victorious Greeks, one time Trojan queen Briseis, formerly Achilles' slave, forges alliances when she can with Priam's aged wife, the defiant Hecuba, and the disgraced soothsayer Calchas, all the while shrewdly seeking her path to revenge.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Trojan War;
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The silence of the girls / by Barker, Pat,1943-author.;
"From the Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy comes a monumental new masterpiece, set in the midst of literature's most famous war. Pat Barker turns her attention to the timeless legend of The Iliad, as experienced by the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War. The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, who continue to wage bloody war over a stolen woman--Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman watches and waits for the war's outcome: Briseis. She was queen of one of Troy's neighboring kingdoms, until Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior, sacked her city and murdered her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles's concubine, a prize of battle, and must adjust quickly in order to survive a radically different life, as one of the many conquered women who serve the Greek army. When Agamemnon, the brutal political leader of the Greek forces, demands Briseis for himself, she finds herself caught between the two most powerful of the Greeks. Achilles refuses to fight in protest, and the Greeks begin to lose ground to their Trojan opponents. Keenly observant and cooly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position to observe the two men driving the Greek forces in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate, not only of Briseis's people, but also of the ancient world at large. Briseis is just one among thousands of women living behind the scenes in this war--the slaves and prostitutes, the nurses, the women who lay out the dead--all of them erased by history. With breathtaking historical detail and luminous prose, Pat Barker brings the teeming world of the Greek camp to vivid life. She offers nuanced, complex portraits of characters and stories familiar from mythology, which, seen from Briseis's perspective, are rife with newfound revelations. Barker's latest builds on her decades-long study of war and its impact on individual lives--and it is nothing short of magnificent"--
Subjects: War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Trojan War;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Firefighter candidate exams. -- by Murtagh, James J.; Haefner, Darryl J.;
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Subjects: Fire extinction; Fire extinction;
© c2013-, Barron's,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Citizen scientist : searching for heroes and hope in an age of extinction / by Hannibal, Mary Ellen.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Endemic plants; Endemic animals; Introduced organisms; Extinction (Biology); Plants;
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The dinosaur book : and other prehistoric creatures / by Woodward, John,1954-;
Brings the extraordinary animals of prehistory to life, using the latest in digital technology. Take a journey through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous worlds to discover giant predatory reptiles lurking in the seas, pterosaurs the size of small planes soaring through the skies, and colossal dinosaurs striding over the land. Meet the monstrous mammals that cam next, such as the saber-toothed Smilodon and the wooly mammoth. Computer-generated imagery reveals the scales, spikes, teeth, and talons of these curious creatures.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Extinct animals; Dinosaurs;
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The history of bees / by Lunde, Maja,author.; translation of:Lunde, Maja.Bienes historie.English.;
"In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never let me go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees--and to their children and one another--against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis. England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive--one that will give both him and his children honor and fame. United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming, but hopes that his son can be their salvation. China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is takenaway by the authorities after a tragic accident, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him. Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The history of bees joins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought-provoking story that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity"--
Subjects: Beekeepers; Bees; Extinction (Biology);
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Endangered : wildlife on the brink of extinction / by McGavin, George;
Subjects: Endangered species; Rare animals;
© 2006., Firefly Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Otherlands : journeys in Earth's extinct ecosystems / by Halliday, Thomas(Paleobiologist),author.;
'Sapiens' for natural history, 'Otherlands' is a stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microbial life 550 million years ago, by a brilliant young paleobiologist.
Subjects: Biotic communities.; Extinction (Biology); Fossils.; Life (Biology); Natural history.; Paleobiology.;
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Firefighters in our community / by Ames, Michelle.;
Introduces the work of firefighters.
Subjects: Fire extinction; Fire fighters;
© 2010., PowerKids,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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