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- A (very) short history of life on Earth : 4.6 billion years in 12 pithy chapters / by Gee, Henry,1962-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the tradition of E.H. Gombrich, Stephen Hawking, and Alan Weisman-an entertaining and uniquely informed narration of Life's life story. In the beginning, Earth was an inhospitably alien place-in constant chemical flux, covered with churning seas, crafting its landscape through incessant volcanic eruptions. Amid all this tumult and disaster, life began. The earliest living things were no more than membranes stretched across microscopic gaps in rocks, where boiling hot jets of mineral-rich water gushed out from cracks in the ocean floor. Although these membranes were leaky, the environment within them became different from the raging maelstrom beyond. These havens of order slowly refined the generation of energy, using it to form membrane-bound bubbles that were mostly-faithful copies of their parents-a foamy lather of soap-bubble cells standing as tiny clenched fists, defiant against the lifeless world. Life on this planet has continued in much the same way for millennia, adapting to literally every conceivable setback that living organisms could encounter and thriving, from these humblest beginnings to the thrilling and unlikely story of ourselves. In A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, Henry Gee zips through the last 4.6 billion years with infectious enthusiasm and intellectual rigor. Drawing on the very latest scientific understanding and writing in a clear, accessible style, he tells an enlightening tale of survival and persistence that illuminates the delicate balance within which life has always existed"--- Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Life;
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- Margaret and Charley : the personal story of Dr. Charles Best, the co-discoverer of insulin / by Best, Henry B. M.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978.; Medical scientists; Diabetes;
- © c2003., Dundurn Press,
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- Egyptian hieroglyphs / by Scott, Henry Joseph,1917-; Scott, Lenore,1923-;
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- Subjects: Egyptian language; Ciphers;
- © 1998., Hippocrene,
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- Growing trees from seed : a practical guide to growing native trees, vines and shrubs / by Kock, Henry,1952-2005.; Aird, Paul L.; Ambrose, John D.; Waldron, Gerald.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Climbing plants.; Shrubs.; Tree planting.; Trees;
- © c2008., Firefly Books,
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- The book of Henry [videorecording] / by Trevorrow, Colin,1976-film director.; Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew,screenwriter.; Hacken, Carla,1961-film producer.; Kahn, Jenette,film producer.; Kimmel, Sidney,film producer.; Richman, Adam,film producer.; Lieberher, Jaeden,actor.; Norris, Dean,actor.; Pace, Lee,1979-actor.; Silverman, Sarah,actor.; Tremblay, Jacob,actor.; Watts, Naomi,1968-actor.; Ziegler, Maddie,actor.; Focus Features,presenter.; Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Double Nickel Entertainment (Firm),production company.;
Music, Michael Giacchino ; editor, Kevin Stitt ; director of photography, John Schwartzman.Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Dean Norris, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler.A single mother discovers a scheme in her son's book to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather and sets out to execute the plan at any cost.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.- Subjects: Feature films.; Friendship in children; Abused children; Stepfathers;
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- The book of Henry [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Trevorrow, Colin,1976-film director.; Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew,screenwriter.; Hacken, Carla,1961-film producer.; Kahn, Jenette,film producer.; Kimmel, Sidney,film producer.; Richman, Adam,film producer.; Lieberher, Jaeden,actor.; Norris, Dean,actor.; Pace, Lee,1979-actor.; Silverman, Sarah,actor.; Tremblay, Jacob,actor.; Watts, Naomi,1968-actor.; Ziegler, Maddie,actor.; Focus Features,presenter.; Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Double Nickel Entertainment (Firm),production company.;
Music, Michael Giacchino ; editor, Kevin Stitt ; director of photography, John Schwartzman.Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Dean Norris, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler.A single mother discovers a scheme in her son's book to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather and sets out to execute the plan at any cost.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.66:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS Digital surround 5.1.- Subjects: Feature films.; Friendship in children; Abused children; Stepfathers;
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- Henry's wrong turn / by Ziefert, Harriet.; Baruffi, Andrea.;
A whale ties up traffic in New York City's harbor. Follow Henry the humpback on his amazing trip.Reading level : grade 2 ; ages 7-8- Subjects: Whales;
- © c2006., Sterling Publishing,
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- And finally : matters of life and death / by Marsh, Henry,1950-author.;
"As a retired brain surgeon, Henry Marsh thought he understood illness, but he was unprepared for the impact of his diagnosis of advanced cancer. And Finally explores what happens when someone who has spent a lifetime on the frontline of life and death finds himself contemplating what might be his own death sentence. As he navigates the bewildering transition from doctor to patient, he is haunted by past failures and projects yet to be completed, and frustrated by the inconveniences of illness and old age. But he is also more entranced than ever by the mysteries of science and the brain, the beauty of the natural world and his love for his family. Elegiac, candid, luminous and poignant, And Finally is ultimately not so much a book about death, but a book about life and what matters in the end."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Marsh, Henry, 1950-; Neurosurgeons;
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- Henry Heckelbeck spells trouble / by Coven, Wanda.; Burris, Priscilla.;
Ages 5-9.LSC- Subjects: Heckelbeck, Henry (Fictitious character); Wizards; Magic; Schools; Spelling bees; Bashfulness;
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- Leadership : six studies in world strategy / by Kissinger, Henry,1923-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Henry Kissinger, consummate diplomat and statesman, examines the strategies of six great twentieth-century figures and brings to life a unifying theory of leadership and diplomacy "Leaders," writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, "think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second, between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy." In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft, which he believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls "the strategy of humility." Charles de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its historic grandeur by "the strategy of will." During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by "the strategy of equilibrium." After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a "strategy of transcendence." Against the odds, Lee Kuan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by "the strategy of excellence." And, though Britain was known as "the sick man of Europe" when Margaret Thatcher came to power, she renewed her country's morale and international position by "the strategy of conviction." To each of these studies, Kissinger brings historical perception, public experience and-because he knew each of the subjects and participated in many of the events he describes-personal knowledge. Leadership is enriched by insights and judgements that only Kissinger could make and concludes with his reflections on world order and the indispensability of leadership today"--- Subjects: Diplomacy; Heads of state; Political leadership; World politics;
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