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Citizen scientist : searching for heroes and hope in an age of extinction / by Hannibal, Mary Ellen.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Endemic plants; Endemic animals; Introduced organisms; Extinction (Biology); Plants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope / by Kamkwamba, William.; Mealer, Bryan.;
This immensely engaging tale relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.
Subjects: Kamkwamba, William.; Electric power production; Inventors; Rural electrification; Water supply, Rural; Windmills;
© c2009., William Morrow,
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Soldiers and kings : survival and hope in the world of human smuggling / by De León, Jason,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An intimate and one-of-a-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist. Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet media and politicians have always characterized smugglers--or coyotes, or guides, as they are often known by the migrants who hire their services--using tired tropes and stereotypes, as boogie men and violent warlords. In an effort to better understand this essential yet extralegal billion dollar global industry, internationally recognized anthropologist and expert Jason De León embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico over the course of seven years. The result of this unprecedented access is SOLDIERS AND KINGS: the first ever in-depth, character-driven look at human smuggling. It is a heart-wrenching and intimate narrative that revolves around the life and death of one coyote, Chino, who falls in love and tries to leave smuggling behind. In a powerful, original voice, De León expertly chronicles the lives of low-level foot soldiers breaking into the smuggling game, and morally conflicted gang leaders who oversee rag-tag crews of guides and informants along the migrant trail. SOLDIERS AND KINGS is not only a ground-breaking up-close glimpse of a difficult-to-access world, it is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction"--
Subjects: Human smuggling;
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The heartbeat of the wild : dispatches from landscapes of wonder, peril, and hope / by Quammen, David,1948-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this essay collection, David Quammen journeys to places where civilization meets raw nature"--
Subjects: Natural history.; Nature conservation.; Wilderness areas.;
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Sensational kids : hope and help for children with sensory processing disorder (SPD) / by Miller, Lucy J.; Fuller, Doris A.; Roetenberg, Janice.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Sensory integration dysfunction in children.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Raising Lazarus : hope, justice, and the future of America's overdose crisis / by Macy, Beth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Journalist Beth Macy brings us to the next frontier of the opioid crisis, telling the story of the everyday heroes fighting to stem the tide of drug overdose in communities that are too often left to fend for themselves, and of the activists and relatives of the dead who are still struggling for accountability in America's courts"--
Subjects: Medication abuse; Medication abuse; Opioid abuse; Opioid abuse;
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River of time : my descent into depression and how I emerged with hope / by Judd, Naomi,author.; Wilkie, Marcia.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Judd, Naomi.; Country musicians; Depressed persons;
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Death is but a dream : finding hope and meaning at life's end / by Kerr, Christopher,M.D.,author.; Mardorossian, Carine M.,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The first book to explore the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears"--
Subjects: Death in dreams.; Death; Dream interpretation.;
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Louder than words [videorecording] / by Davis, Hope,1967-; Duchovny, David.; Hutton, Timothy,1960-; ARC Entertainment (Firm); Mongrel Media.;
Music by Geoff Zanelli; edited by Melissa kent; production designer, Franckie Diago.Timothy Hutton, David Duchovny, Hope Davis.After the unexpected death of their daughter, a couple work to build a state of the art children's hospital where families are welcomed into the healing process.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; region 1; widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Children; Daughters; Feature films.; Grief; Life change events;
© c2014., Arc Entertainment ; Distributed by Mongrel Media,
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Once upon an Eid : stories of hope and joy by 15 Muslim voices / by Ali, S. K.; Saeed, Aisha.; Afageeh, Sara.;
Editors' Introduction -- Perfect / by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow -- Yusuf and the Great Big Brownie Mistake / by Aisha Saeed -- Kareem Means 'Generous' / by Asmaa Hussein -- Don'ut Break Tradition / by S.K. Ali -- Just Like Chest Armor / by Candice Montgomery -- Gifts / by Rukhsana Khan -- The Feast of Sacrifice / by Hena Khan -- Seraj Captures the Moon / by G. Willow Wilson and Sara Alfageeh -- Searching for Blue / by N. H. Senzai -- Creative Fixes / by Ashley Franklin -- Taste / by Hanna Alkaf -- Eid Pictures / by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow -- Not Only an Only / by Huda Al-Marashi -- Maya Madinah Chooses Joy / by Ayesha Mattu -- Eid and Pink Bubble Gum, Insha'Allah / by Randa Abdel-Fatteh -- Acknowledgments -- Contributor biographies.A collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid!LSC
Subjects: ʻĪd al-Fitr; Fasts and feasts;
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