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Girl in ice / by Ferencik, Erica,author.;
"From the author of The River at Night and Into the Jungle comes a harrowing new thriller as a linguist, broken-hearted after the apparent suicide of her glaciologist brother, ventures hundreds of miles north of the Arctic Circle to try to communicate with a young girl who has thawed from the ice alive"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Communication; Suicide; Survival;
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Sea bear : a journey for survival / by Moore, Lindsay,1983-;
A polar bear waits patiently for spring when the ice breaks up, but after months of hunting, paddling, and resting on ice floes, summer ends and the bear must swim very far to find land. Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of climate change on their environment.LSC
Subjects: Polar bear; Climatic changes; Ice;
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Hudson Bay lowlands / by Corrigan, Kathleen.; Corrigan, Matthew T.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Examines the geography and biodiversity of the Hudson Bay and James Bay regions of Canada.LSC
Subjects: Human ecology; Human ecology;
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Frozen planet II : a world of wonder beyond the ice / by Brownlow, Mark,author.; White, Elizabeth(Producer),author.;
Find a world of wonder beyond the ice. 'Looking down at our planet from space it may come as a surprise how much of it is blanketed in snow and ice. These vast frozen wildernesses cover more than a fifth of the earth ... From the highest peaks to snow-bound deserts to alien worlds deep beneath the ice, they are home to an astonishing array of animals found nowhere else on earth.' David Attenborough, from the series. Frozen Planet II celebrates the surprisingly diverse worlds of ice-a world that is disappearing before our very eyes. Previously undiscovered stories, from chameleons giving birth on the frosty slopes of Mount Kenya to endangered Amur leopards in the Russian forest and killer whales hunting Weddell seals on ice floes in the Antarctic, shed new light on the beauty and the peril of the world's most fragile ecosystems. Behind-the-scenes insights explore the unique challenges of filming in these frozen worlds, where camera crew and wildlife alike brave the extreme conditions. With over 250 stunning full-colour photographs, Frozen Planet II reveals the wonders of the fastest-changing part of our planet, as we may never see them again.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Animals; Ecology; Natural history;
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Ring of fire : high-stakes mining in a lowlands wilderness / by Heffernan, Virginia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A valuable discovery under the world's second-largest temperate wetland and in the traditional lands of the Cree and Ojibway casts light on the growing conflict among resource development, environmental stewardship, and Indigenous rights. When prospectors discovered a gigantic crescent of metal deposits under the James Bay Lowlands of northern Canada in 2007, the find touched off a mining rush, lured a major American company to spend fortunes in the remote swamp, and forced politicians to confront their legal duty to consult Indigenous Peoples about development on their traditional territories. But the multibillion dollar Ring of Fire was all but abandoned when stakeholders failed to reach consensus on how to develop the cache despite years of negotiations and hundreds of millions of dollars in spending. Now plans for an all-weather road to connect the region to the highway network are reigniting the fireworks. In this colorful tale, Virginia Heffernan draws on her bush and newsroom experiences to illustrate the complexities of resource development at a time when Indigenous rights are becoming enshrined globally. Ultimately, Heffernan strikes a hopeful note: the Ring of Fire presents an opportunity for Canada to leave behind centuries of plunder and set the global standard for responsible development of minerals critical to the green energy revolution"--
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Mineral industries; Mineral industries; Mineral industries;
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Minds of winter / by O'Loughlin, Ed,author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Man-woman relationships; Family secrets;
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Landscapes of silence : from childhood to the Arctic / by Brody, Hugh,author.;
In 'Landscapes of Silence' Hugh Brody weaves a tapestry of personal memory and distant landscapes: childhood in England in the shadow of WWII, the Derbyshire hills, a kibbutz in Israel, and the deep Canadian Arctic. In the 1970s, Brody worked with the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, and then with Inuit and Indian organizations, mapping hunter-gatherer territories and researching Land Claims and indigenous rights in many parts of Canada. He was an adviser to the Mackenzie Pipeline Inquiry, a member of the World Bank's famous Morse Commission and chairman of the Snake River Independent Review. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Brody, Hugh; Anthropologists; Silence (Philosophy); Silence;
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The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit / by Finkel, Michael,author.;
"For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years. In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even in winter, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water, to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed, but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of the why and how of his secluded life--as well as the challenges he has faced returning to the world. A riveting story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way, and succeeded"--Publisher description.
Subjects: Biographies.; Knight, Christopher Thomas, 1965-; Hermits; Recluses; Thieves; Survival; Solitude;
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Day trips around Toronto / by Barber, John,1954-author.;
"Day Trips Around Toronto is the essential guidebook for urban dwellers looking to explore the many attractions that lie beyond the city's borders. The book offers intrepid day-trippers more than 45 destinations with activities ranging from hiking, biking and skiing to fall leaf-gazing, theater watching and wine sampling. Designed to appeal to both adults and children, the guide covers an area roughly 90 minutes by car in all directions from Yonge Street and Highway 401, reaching to Peterborough, Collingwood, Stratford and the Niagara Peninsula. The book is divided into four regions - East, West, North and South - and readers can easily link up two or more destinations on the same trip. It also includes: hints for side trips near main destinations; detailed directions for reaching harder-to-find spots; friendly, descriptive text to show why the day trips are worth taking and what visitors can see and do. Day Trips Around Toronto is richly illustrated with overview maps and dozens of photographs, which give readers an advance peek at the adventures that await and entice them to head out of the city to enjoy some of Ontario's many attractions."--
Subjects: Guidebooks.;
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Hawks & owls of the Great Lakes Region & eastern North America / by Earley, Chris G.,1968-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-115) and index.
Subjects: Hawks; Hawks; Hawks; Owls; Owls; Owls;
© 2004., Firefly Books,
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