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The last winter : the scientists, adventurers, journeymen, and mavericks trying to save the world / by Fox, Porter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One man's "curiously thrilling joyride" of travelogue, history, and climatology, across a planet on the brink of cataclysmic transformation. As the planet warms, winter is shrinking. In the last fifty years, the Northern Hemisphere lost a million square miles of spring snowpack and in the US alone, snow cover has been reduced by 15-30%. On average, winter has shrunk by a month in most northern latitudes. In this deeply researched, beautifully written, and adventure-filled book, journalist Porter Fox travels along the edge of the Northern Hemisphere's snow line to track the scope of this drastic change, and how it will literally change everything-from rapid sea level rise, to fresh water scarcity for two billion people, to massive greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost, and a half dozen climate tipping points that could very well spell the end of our world. This original research is animated by four harrowing and illuminating journeys-each grounded by interviews with idiosyncratic, charismatic experts in their respective fields and Fox's own narrative of growing up on a remote island in Northern Maine."--Amazon.ca.
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Meteorology.; Weather.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The confidence men : how two prisoners of war engineered the most remarkable escape in history / by Fox, Margalit,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Imprisoned in a remote Turkish prison camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around camp, and one day, a Turkish officer approaches Jones with a query: Could Jones contact the spirit world to find a vast treasure rumored to be buried nearby? Jones, a trained lawyer, and Hill, a brilliant magician, use the Ouija board--and their keen understanding of the psychology of deception--to build a trap for the Turkish officers that will ultimately lead them to freedom. The Confidence Men is the story of the only known con game played for a good cause--and of a profound but unlikely friendship. Had it not been for "the Great War," Jones, the Oxford-educated son of a British lord, and Hill, a mechanic from an Australian sheep farm, would never have met. But in pain, loneliness, hunger, and isolation, they formed a powerful emotional and intellectual alliance that saved both of their lives. Margalit Fox brings her "nose for interesting facts, the ability to construct a taut narrative arc, and a Dickens-level gift for concisely conveying personality" (Kathryn Schulz, New York) to this gripping tale of psychological strategy that is rife with cunning, danger, and moments of high farce that rival anything in Catch-22"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Hill, C. W. (Cedric Waters), 1891-1975.; Jones, E. H. (Elias Henry), 1883-1942.; Escaped prisoners of war; Escaped prisoners of war; Male friendship.; Prisoner-of-war camps; Prisoner-of-war escapes; Swindlers and swindling.; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cats rock! / by Foxe, Steve.;
Guided reading level K.LSC
Subjects: Cats; Dogs; Cats; Friendship;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Birthday helpers! / by Foxe, Steve.; Deutsch, Stacia.; Ameet Studio (Firm);
LSC
Subjects: LEGO toys; Birthdays;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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A super first day / by Foxe, Steve.; Schott, Dale.;
Guided reading level E.LSC
Subjects: Airplanes; First day of school; Friendship; Helping behavior;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Shark surf surprise / by Foxe, Steve.; Moon, Louise.;
Guided reading level H.LSC
Subjects: Airplanes; Friendship; Helping behavior; Surfing; Sharks;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Lost stars / by Foxe, Steve.; Duffy, Hugh(Screenwriter); Sabiston, Andrew.;
Guided reading level F.LSC
Subjects: Airplanes; Constellations; Girls;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Hide and hunt / by Foxe, Steve.; Fruchter, Jason.;
Guided reading level: I.LSC
Subjects: Radio and television novels.; Baby Shark (Fictitious character); Sharks; Hide-and-seek;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The bunny slug / by Foxe, Steve.; Fruchter, Jason.;
Guided reading level: J.LSC
Subjects: Radio and television novels.; Baby Shark (Fictitious character); Sharks; Marine animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Airport adventure / by Foxe, Steve.; Duffy, Hugh(Screenwriter); Sabiston, Andrew.;
Guided reading level H.LSC
Subjects: Airplanes; Friendship; Helping behavior; Luggage; Lost articles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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