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Museum alive with David Attenborough [videorecording] / by Attenborough, David,1926-on-screen presenter.; Smith, Daniel M.,television director.; Geffen, Anthony,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.;
David Attenborough.Sir David Attenborough explores the Natural History Museum in London and meets some of the most extraordinary creatures from the past. These animals are brought back to life using state of the art CGI informed by the latest scientific understanding, which allows him to come face to face with a saber-toothed tiger, dodge a giant eagle, and evade a colossal snake.E.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Science television programs.; Natural History Museum (London, England); Animals, Fossil.; Extinct animals.; Museums;
For private home use only.
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What we owe the future / by MacAskill, William,1987-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of the most stunning achievements of moral philosophy is something we take for granted: moral universalism, or the idea that every human has equal moral worth. In What We Owe the Future, Oxford philosopher William MacAskill demands that we go a step further, arguing that people not only have equal moral worth no matter where or how they live, but also no matter when they live. This idea has implications beyond the obvious (climate change) - including literally making sure that there are people in the future: It's not unusual to hear someone way, "Oh, I could never bring a child into this world." MacAskill argues that the sentiment itself may well be immoral: we have a responsibility not just to consider whether the world of the future will be suitable for supporting humans, but to act to make sure there are humans in it. And while it may seem that the destructive capacity of modern industrial technology means that we ought to eschew it as much as possible, MacAskill argues for optimism in our ability to (eventually) get technology right, for the future's benefit, and ours. Where Hans Rosling's Factfulness and Rutger Bregman's Utopia for Realists gave us reasons for hope and action in the present, What We Owe the Future is a compelling and accessible argument for why solving our problems demands that we worry about the future. And ultimately it provides an answer to the most important question we humans face: can we not just endure, but thrive?"--
Subjects: Altruism.; Civilization, Modern; Future, The.; Human beings; Human beings;
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Sky full of elephants / by Campbell, Cebo,author.;
One day, a cataclysmic event occurs: all of the white people in America walk into the nearest body of water. A year later, Charles Brunton is a Black man living in an entirely new world. Having served time in prison for a wrongful conviction, he's now a professor of electric and solar power systems at Howard University when he receives a call from someone he wasn't even sure existed: his daughter Sidney, a nineteen-year-old who watched her white mother and step-family drown themselves in the lake behind their house. Traumatized by the event, and terrified of the outside world, Sidney has spent a year in isolation in Wisconsin. Desperate for help, she turns to the father she never met, a man she has always resented. Sidney and Charlie meet for the first time as they embark on a journey across America headed for Alabama, where Sidney believes she may still have some family left. But neither Sidney or Charlie is prepared for this new world and how they see themselves in it. When they enter the Kingdom of Alabama, everything Charlie and Sidney thought they knew about themselves, and the world, will be turned upside down. Brimming with heart and humor, Cebo Campbell's astonishing debut novel is about the power of community and connection, about healing and self-actualization, and a reckoning with what it means to be Black in America, in both their world and ours.
Subjects: Apocalyptic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; African American college teachers; African American fathers; African Americans; Death; Fathers and daughters; Mass extinctions; Voyages and travels;
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Pompeii [videorecording] / by Anderson, Paul,1965-; Batchler, Janet Scott,screenwriter.; Batchler, Lee,screenwriter.; Browning, Emily,1988-; Harington, Kit,1986-; Johnson, Michael Robert,screenwriter.; Sutherland, Kiefer,1966-; Constantin Film International.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Impact Pictures.;
Director of photography, Glen MacPherson ; music, Clinton Shorter ; editor, Michele Conroy.Kit Harrington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Jared Harris, Currie Graham, Adewale Akinnuoye-agbaje, Sasha Roiz, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Lucas.Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1), Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Gladiators; Historical films.; Man-woman relationships; Volcanic eruptions;
© c2014., Constantin Film International ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Peterson's master the firefighter exam. by Rafilson, Fred M.; Peterson's (Firm : 2006- );
LSCRDA description based on: 18th edition (2020).
Subjects: Fire extinction; Civil service;
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Children's encyclopedia of prehistoric life / by Dixon, Dougal.;
This book charts a history from the origins of life and the Age of the Dinosaurs, to the rise of the mammals and the Ice Age.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Dinosaurs; Animals, Fossil; Extinct animals; Paleontology;
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Kaleidoscope of dinosaurs and prehistoric life / by Stothers, Greer.;
A first book of paleontology that shows what dinosaurs looked like.LSC
Subjects: Animals, Fossil; Dinosaurs; Extinct animals; Animals;
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Avro Arrow : the story of the Avro Arrow from its evolution to its extinction / by Arrowheads.;
Subjects: Avro Arrow (Turbojet fighter plane);
© 1992., Stoddart,
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Meet the Firebuds / by Auerbach, Annie.; Character Building Studio (Firm);
"Bo Banyani, whose dad is the fire chief in Gearbox Grove, and his vroom-mate Flash, whose mom is the fire truck chief, dream of being everyday heroes, just like their parents!"--
Subjects: Readers (Publications); First responders; Rescue work; Fire engines; Fire extinction;
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Lords of uncreation / by Tchaikovsky, Adrian,1972-author.;
Idris Telemmier has uncovered a secret that changes everything-- the Architects' greatest weakness. A shadowy Cartel scrambles to turn his discovery into a weapon against these alien destroyers of worlds. But between them and victory stands self-interest. The galaxy's great powers would rather pursue their own agendas than stand together against this shared terror. Human and inhuman interests wrestle to control Idris' discovery, as the galaxy erupts into a mutually destructive war. The other great obstacle to striking against their alien threat is Idris himself. He knows that the Architects, despite their power, are merely tools of a higher intelligence. Deep within unspace, their masters are the true threat. Masters who are just becoming aware of humanity's daring-- and taking steps to exterminate this annoyance forever.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Extraterrestrial beings; Heroes; Human beings; Salvage vessels;
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