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Interstellar : the search for extraterrestrial life and our future in the stars / by Loeb, Abraham,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How do we prepare ourselves for interaction with interstellar extraterrestrial civilization? How can our species become interstellar? Now Avi Loeb tackles these questions in a revelatory, powerful call to arms that reimagines the idea of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. Dismantling our science-fiction fueled visions of a human and alien life encounter, Interstellar provides a realistic and practical blueprint for how such an interaction might actually occur, resetting our cultural understanding and expectation of what it means to identify an extraterrestrial object. From awe-inspiring searches for extraterrestrial technology, to the heated debate of the existence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, Loeb provides a thrilling, front-row view of the monumental progress in science and technology currently preparing us for contact. He also lays out the profound implications of becoming--or not becoming--interstellar; in an urgent, eloquent appeal for more proactive engagement with the world beyond ours, he powerfully contends why we must seek out other life forms, and in the process, choose who and what we are within the universe ... Interstellar revolutionizes the approach to our search for extraterrestrial life and our preparation for its discovery. In this eye-opening, necessary look at our future, Avi Loeb artfully and expertly raises some of the most important questions facing us as humans, and proves, once again, that scientific curiosity is the key to our survival."--
Subjects: Human-alien encounters.; Interstellar travel.; Life on other planets.;
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Climate justice : hope, resilience, and the fight for a sustainable future / by Robinson, Mary,1944-author.; Palmer, Caitríona,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Environmental justice.; Climatic changes;
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The ice at the end of the world : an epic journey into Greenland's buried past and our perilous future / by Gertner, Jon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Greenland: remote, mysterious, ice-covered rock, population 56,000, in the middle of the North Atlantic. Why do we care so much about it? Because locked within the the vast and frozen "white desert"--the nickname early explorers gave it--that covers eighty percent of the land are some of the most profound secrets of our planet--clues about where we've been, and where we might be headed. And now, with the ice sheet melting at an unprecedented rate, we are able, for the first time, to understand the story that lies within it, and what it can tell us about our future. In The Ice at the End of the World, Jon Gertner reconstructs in vivid, thrilling detail the heroic efforts of the scientists and explorers who have visited Greenland over the past 150 years--first on skis, then on sleds, and now, with planes and satellites, utilizing every technological tool available to uncover the secrets in the ice before it's too late. Much as he did with his depiction of solid-state engineers and laser scientists in his bestselling book The Idea Factory, Gertner chronicles the amazing advances, almost unfathomable hardships, technological leaps, and scientific achievements of Arctic researchers with a rich, transporting, deeply intelligent style that melds the compelling stories of a small cast of brilliant and eccentric individuals, with a keen, analytical eye toward what this work means for the rest of us"--
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Goliath's Curse : The History and Future of Societal Collapse. by Kemp, Luke.;
'Goliath's Curse' is a vast and unprecedented survey of societal collapse - stretching from the Bronze Age to the age of silicon - that digs through the ruins of fallen societies to understand the root causes of their downfall and the most dire consequences for our future.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / Civilization; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General;
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This will not pass : Trump, Biden and the battle for America's future / by Martin, Jonathan(Newspaper reporter),author.; Burns, Alexander,author.;
With stunning, in-the-room detail, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns show how both our political parties confronted a series of national traumas, including the coronavirus pandemic, the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the political brinksmanship of President Biden's first year in the White House. From Donald Trump's assault on the 2020 election and his ongoing campaign of vengeance against his fellow Republicans, to the behind-the-scenes story of Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate and his bitter struggles to unite the Democratic Party, this book exposes the degree to which the two-party system has been strained to the point of disintegration. More than at any time in recent history, the long-established traditions and institutions of American politics are under siege as a set of aging political leaders struggle to hold together a changing country.
Subjects: Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Trump, Donald, 1946-;
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The 4 Day Week : how the flexible work revolution can increase productivity, profitability and wellbeing, and help create a sustainable future / by Barnes, Andrew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Flexible work arrangements.; Flextime.; Four-day week.; Hours of labor.;
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Kingdom of the planet of the apes [videorecording] / by Ball, Wes,film director.; Allan, Freya,actor.; Darville, Eka,1989-actor.; Durand, Kevin,actor.; Jeffery, Travis,actor.; Friedman, Josh,screenwriter.; Macon, Peter,actor.; Macy, William H.,1950-actor.; Sandilands, Neil,1975-actor.; Teague, Owen,1998-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy, Peter Macon, Eka Darville, Travis Jeffery, Neil Sandilands.Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar's reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction films.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Apes; Gorillas; Orangutans; Chimpanzees; Human-animal communication; Human-animal relationships; Future, The; Survival;
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Vigil Harbor / by Glass, Julia,1956-author.;
"A decade in the future, in the historic town of Vigil Harbor, there's been a rash of divorces among the yacht-club set; a marine biologist despairs at the state of the world; a spurned wife is bent on revenge; and the renowned architect Austin Kepner pursues a passion for building homes to withstand the escalating fury of coastal storms. Brecht, Austin's stepson, has dropped out of college and retreated home from New York after narrowly escaping one of the domestic terrorist acts that, like hurricanes, are becoming all too common. When two outsiders come to town-one a woman determined to solve the disappearance of a long-lost lover who links her to Austin, the other a man with subversive charms-the fates of Vigil Harbor's residents become intertwined on one remarkable day and a long-held secret involving a selkie comes to light"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; City and town life; Climatic changes; Coastal settlements; Divorce; Future, The;
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Spying on whales : the past, present, and future of Earth's most awesome creatures / by Pyenson, Nick,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Whales; Whales, Fossil.; Whales.;
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Party of one : the rise of Xi Jinping and China's superpower future / by Wong, Chun Han,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-378) and index.Drawing on his years of first-hand reporting across China, including insights from scholars and diplomats and analyses of official speeches and documents, a Wall Street Journal correspondent provides a broad, lucid account of China's leader and how he inspires fear and fervor in his Party, his nation and beyond.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Xi, Jinping.; Heads of state; Presidents;
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