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Energy : a human history / by Rhodes, Richard,1937-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time--wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond. People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. Ultimately, the history of these challenges tells the story of humanity itself. Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford. In Energy, Rhodes highlights the successes and failures that led to each breakthrough in energy production; from animal and waterpower to the steam engine, from internal-combustion to the electric motor. He addresses how we learned from such challenges, mastered their transitions, and capitalized on their opportunities. Rhodes also looks at the current energy landscape, with a focus on how wind energy is competing for dominance with coal and natural gas. He also addresses the specter of global warming, and a population hurtling towards ten billion by 2100. Human beings have confronted the problem of how to draw life from raw material since the beginning of time. Each invention, each discovery, each adaptation brought further challenges, and through such transformations, we arrived at where we are today. In Rhodes's singular style, Energy details how this knowledge of our history can inform our way tomorrow.
Subjects: Energy development; Energy development; Power resources; Power resources;
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The once and future world : nature as it was, as it is, as it could be / by MacKinnon, J. B.(James Bernard),1970-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Human ecology.; Nature; Restoration ecology.;
© 2013., Random House Canada,
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Rooted : life at the crossroads of science, nature, and spirit / by Haupt, Lyanda Lynn,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.A beautifully written manifesto for our complex time, 'Rooted' inspires readers to deepen their connection with nature in unexpected ways, and to act powerfully on the earths behalf. From the author of 'Mozart's Starling', 'The Urban Bestiary', and 'Crow Planet'.
Subjects: Human ecology.; Philosophy of nature.;
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Stronger : the untold story of muscle in our lives / by Gross, Michael Joseph,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-431) and index.An account of the history and science of muscle and weight training, from the Trojan War to modern-day research, highlighting how strength-building exercises can prevent and treat chronic diseases, improve quality of life, and challenge age-old biases against muscle.
Subjects: Human physiology.; Muscles.; Musculoskeletal system.;
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Watermark [videorecording] / by Baichwal, Jennifer.; Burtynsky, Edward,1955-; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Watermark is a feature documentary from multiple-award winning filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, and renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky, marking their second collaboration after Manufactured Landscapes in 2006. The film brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we learn from it, how we use it and the consequences of that use. Shot in stunning 5K ultra high-definition video and full of soaring aerial perspectives, this film shows water as a terraforming element, as well as the magnitude of our need and use. In Watermark, the viewer is immersed in a magnificent force of nature that we all too often take for granted-until it's gone.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Human beings.; Water.;
© c2014., Mongrel Media,
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The feel good home : a practical guide to conscious living / by Hellweg, Marion,author.;
This endlessly informative and inspiring guide to interior design shows how sensory perception is the key to creating a happy place inside your own home. What do you see, hear, and smell when you walk in your front door? Do you feel safe and relaxed? Is it too warm or too cold? As people spend increasing amounts of time in their homes, it's more important than ever to feel at peace there. Achieving that feeling of comfort can mean different things for different people but, as interior design expert Marion Hellweg shows us, there are basic principles of home design that work for every style of life and architecture.
Subjects: Interior decoration; Interior decoration.;
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What's in your body? / by Hastings, Ximena.; Hawkins, Alison.;
How are scabs formed? Why do mites live on your eyelashes? How much urine can a human bladder hold? Learn the answers to these questions and even more super gross human body facts with Dr. Ick and Sam the Dog... if you dare!
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Human body;
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The lion in the living room : how house cats tamed us and took over the world / by Tucker, Abigail,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Cats; Human-animal relationships.;
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BodySpeak : Su Harvey's illustrated program for dog training with body language / by Harvey, Su;
Subjects: Dogs; Human-animal communication;
© c2007., T.F.H. Publications,
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The animal's companion : people and their pets, a 26,000-year love story / by Harvey, Jacky Colliss,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Pets; Human-animal relationships.;
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