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The high Sierra : a love story / by Robinson, Kim Stanley,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'The High Sierra' is an intimate, panoramic journey through the Sierra Nevada, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, according to bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson. It tells the story of Robinson's more than 100 trips to the California mountain range over 50 years. Includes over 100 photos and maps.
Subjects: Robinson, Kim Stanley;
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The explorer's gene : why we seek big challenges, new flavors, and the blank spots on the map / by Hutchinson, Alex,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Off the beaten path, on unmarked trails, we are wired to explore. More than just a need to get outside, the search for the unknown is a specific, primal urge that has shaped the history of our species and continues to mold our behavior in ways we are just beginning to understand. In fact, the latest evolutionary neuroscience suggests that exploration is an essential ingredient of human life. Exploration, it turns out, isn't merely a hobby-it's our story. In this long-awaited follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Endure, Alex Hutchinson dives headfirst into a fascinating and provocative new field of research, examining how exploration is a fundamental part of what makes us human and revealing how, even in our fully mapped modern world, the pursuit of the unknown remains an indispensable mindset in all walks of life. And yet, it has never been easier to live an exploration-free life, without the struggle and uncertainty that true exploration-of places, experiences, and ideas-requires. With the digital world frequently exploiting the neural circuitry behind our drive to explore, we receive the illusion of novelty without accompanying growth. This despite mounting evidence that our lives are better-more productive, more satisfying, and more fun-when we ditch the maps on our phones and find our own way. From paddling the lost rivers of the northern Canadian wilderness to the ocean-spanning voyages of the Polynesians, The Explorer's Gene combines riveting stories of exploration with cutting-edge insights from behavioral psychology and neuroscience. The end result offers a singular approach to finding meaning in our past struggles, embracing the possibility of failure in our future, and crucially, recognizing when our present is good enough"--
Subjects: Adaptability (Psychology); Cognitive psychology.; Curiosity.; Demographic anthropology.; Discoveries in geography.; Evolutionary developmental biology.; Experiential learning.; Human beings; Voyages and travels.;
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Prince Edward Island. --
Includes Internet addresses (p. 24).Describes the history, geography and culture of Prince Edward Island.LSC
© c2014., Weigl Ltd.,
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Galápagos Islands / by Henzel, Cynthia Kennedy,1954-;
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© c2011., ABDO Pub. Co.,
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Great Wall of China / by Henzel, Cynthia Kennedy,1954-;
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© c2011., ABDO Pub. Co.,
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Move : the forces uprooting us / by Khanna, Parag,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the 60,000 years since people began colonizing the continents, a continuous feature of human civilization has been mobility. History is replete with seismic global events--pandemics and plagues, wars and genocides. Each time, after a great catastrophe, our innate impulse toward physical security compels us to move. The map of humanity isn't settled--not now, not ever. The filled-with-crises 21st century promises to contain the most dangerous and extensive experiment humanity has ever run on itself: As climates change, pandemics arrive, and economies rise and fall, which places will people leave and where will they resettle? Which countries will accept or reject them? How will the billions alive today, and the billions coming, paint the next map of human geography? Until now, the study of human geography and migration has been like a weather forecast. Move delivers an authoritative look at the "climate" of migration, the deep trends that will shape the grand economic and security scenarios of the future. For readers, it will be a chance to identify their location on humanity's next map"--
Subjects: Climatic changes; Emigration and immigration; Human beings; Human geography.; Migration, Internal;
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What your kindergartner needs to know : preparing your child for a lifetime of learning / by Hirsch, E. D.(Eric Donald),1928-editor.; Holdren, John,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Updated with new material, this guide outlines the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that can help children take their first steps in learning to read and write.
Subjects: Curriculum planning; Kindergarten;
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Living on farms / by Fowler, Allan;
A simple introduction to the history, animals, machines, products, and importance of farms.
Subjects: Farms; Farm life; Agriculture;
© c2000., Children's Press,
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Canada / by Desaulniers, Kristi L.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115), Internet addresses and index.Describes the history, geography, government, economy, people and culture of Canada.
© c2003., Chelsea House,
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Star Wars : the visual encyclopedia / by Barr, Patricia.; Bray, Adam.; Horton, Cole.;
Foreword / by Dennis Muren -- Geography -- Nature -- History - Culture -- Science and technology.Presents an illustrated guide to everything Star Wars that incorporates curated photography for hundreds of topics ranging from fashions and food to vehicles and characters.LSC
Subjects: Star Wars films; Star Wars films;
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