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The fall of the Roman Empire / by Markel, Rita J.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Glory days -- The scales tip -- The warring tribes -- Splendor and division -- Balancing act -- The migration -- The defeat of the western Roman empire -- When the center does not hold -- Lessons from the empire.
© 2008., Twenty-First Century,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What the wild sea can be : the future of the world's ocean / by Scales, Helen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-290) and index."The acclaimed marine biologist and author of The Brilliant Abyss examines the existential threats the world's ocean will face in the coming decades and offers cautious optimism for much of the abundant life within. No matter where we live, "we are all ocean people," Helen Scales emphatically observes in her bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the ocean. Beginning with its fascinating deep history, Scales links past to present to show how the prehistoric ocean ecology was already working in ways similar to the ocean of today. In elegant, evocative prose, she takes readers into the realms of animals that epitomize today's increasingly challenging conditions. Ocean life everywhere is on the move as seas warm, and warm waters are an existential threat to emperor penguins, whose mating grounds in Antarctica are collapsing. Shark populations -- critical to balanced ecosystems -- have shrunk by 71 per cent since the 1970s, largely the result of massive and oft-unregulated industrial fishing. Orcas -- the apex predators -- have also drastically declined, victims of toxic chemicals and plastics with long half-lives that disrupt the immune system and the ability to breed. Yet despite these threats, many hopeful signs remain. Increasing numbers of no-fish zones around the world are restoring once-diminishing populations. Astonishing giant kelp and sea grass forests, rivaling those on land, are being regenerated and expanded. They may be our best defense against the storm surges caused by global warming, while efforts to reengineer coral reefs for a warmer world are growing. Offering innovative ideas for protecting coastlines and cleaning the toxic seas, Scales insists we need more ethical and sustainable fisheries and must prevent the existential threat of deep-sea mining, which could significantly alter life on Earth. Inspiring us all to maintain a sense of awe and wonder at the majesty beneath the waves, she urges us to fight for the better future that still exists for the Anthropocene ocean"--
Subjects: Marine ecology.; Marine ecosystem health.; Nature; Ocean.;
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X marks the Scot / by Dunnett, Kaitlyn.;
The old Chadwick mansion on the edge of Moosetookalook, Maine, has been shrouded in mystery for generations. But when Scottish Emporium owner Liss MacCrimmon uncovers a treasure map at the mansion's estate sale, she never expected her curiosity would lead to a dead body. It's clear Liss isn't alone on this treasure hunt. With her life in real peril and the map at risk of being stolen, she launches into full-scale investigation mode. But as she deciphers clues and inches toward the dangerous culprit, Liss quickly realizes she's only a step away from ending up like the Chadwick clan--permanently wiped out.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Mansions; Murder;
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Atlas of the world / by Philip's (Firm); Oxford University Press.;
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Subjects: Atlases.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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The startup equation : a visual guidebook to building, launching and scaling your startup / by Fisher, Steven(Product designer); Duane, Ja-Naé.; Sexton, Caleb.; Rutter, Kate.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.LSC
Subjects: New business enterprises; Small business;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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National Geographic kids beginner's world atlas / by Sharma, Martha B.,1945-; National Geographic Society (U.S.);
Ages 7-10.LSC
Subjects: Children's atlases.; Geography;
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Extreme scientists : exploring nature's mysteries from perilous places / by Jackson, Donna M.,1959-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Looks at the work of three extreme scientists: Paul Flaherty, a hurricane hunter, Hazel Barton, a microbiologist who explores caves, and Stephen Sillett an ecologist who scales trees.LSC
Subjects: Science; Scientists; Explorers; Science;
© 2009., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
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Power from the wind / by Chiras, Daniel D.; Sagrillo, Mick.; Woofenden, Ian.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-256) and index.LSC
Subjects: Wind power.;
© c2009., New Society,
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We'll soon be home again [graphic novel] / by Bab Bonde, Jessica,author.; Bergting, Peter,artist.; Barbito, Sunshine,translator.; Renta, Kathryn S.,letterer.; translation of:Bab Bonde, Jessica.Vi kommer snart hem igen.English.;
Based on interviews with six Holocaust survivors, these first-person point of view stories relate living through the de-humanization and starvation in concentration camps and the industrial-scale mass murder in extermination camps.012+.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Survival;
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The dinosaur book : and other prehistoric creatures / by Woodward, John,1954-;
Brings the extraordinary animals of prehistory to life, using the latest in digital technology. Take a journey through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous worlds to discover giant predatory reptiles lurking in the seas, pterosaurs the size of small planes soaring through the skies, and colossal dinosaurs striding over the land. Meet the monstrous mammals that cam next, such as the saber-toothed Smilodon and the wooly mammoth. Computer-generated imagery reveals the scales, spikes, teeth, and talons of these curious creatures.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Extinct animals; Dinosaurs;
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