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Babylon's ashes / by Corey, James S. A.,author.;
"A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood. The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets. The colony ships heading for the thousand new worlds on the far side of the alien ring gates are easy prey, and no single navy remains strong enough to protect them. James Holden and his crew know the strengths and weaknesses of this new force better than anyone. Outnumbered and outgunned, the embattled remnants of the old political powers call on the Rocinante for a desperate mission to reach Medina Station at the heart of the gate network. But the new alliances are as flawed as the old, and the struggle for power has only just begun. As the chaos grows, an alien mystery deepens. Pirate fleets, mutiny, and betrayal may be the least of the Rocinante's problems. And in the uncanny spaces past the ring gates, the choices of a few damaged and desperate people may determine the fate of more than just humanity"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Interplanetary voyages; Space warfare;
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Confluence. by Kolker, Andrew,film director.; Groban, Christopher,film director.; Alvarez, Louis,film director.; Lear, Marion,film director.; The Center for New American Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by The Center for New American Media in 2024.A three-part series which explores the many ways art, science, and technology come together to spark human creativity. Featuring an exciting array of artists, scientists, and technologists working at the cutting edge of creativity in painting, sculpture, music, video games, and robotics, viewers will get a fascinating and surprising look behind the scenes at the creative process. In a world where the arts and STEM are thought of as distinctly separate realms, CONFLUENCE shows how they in fact can combine to spark human creativity. As several of the celebrated subjects in the series say, both art and science are a way of understanding the world and what it is to be human. CONFLUENCE will leave audiences dazzled, enlightened and entertained.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Art.; Technology.; Creative ability.; Documentary television programs.;
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Seven Deadly Sins : The Biology of Being Human. by Leschziner, Guy.;
Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Wrath. These are The Seven Deadly Sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they important biological functions that humans need to survive? Instead of being acts of immorality, are they just a result of how our bodies, our psyches, and our brains are wired? In 'Seven Deadly Sins', Guy Leschziner explores the underlying nature of the seven deadly sins, their neuroscientific and psychological basis, and their origin in our genes.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience;
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Ashfall prophecy / by Lore, Pittacus.;
Half-alien half-human teenager Syd must choose between destroying humanity to protect the universe, or allowing humanity to live and risking its revenge on the aliens who have imprisoned it.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Extraterrestrial beings; Teenagers;
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License to scratch / by Spires, Ashley,1978-;
Binky must be brave and rescue the space team from the "pet hotel" and thwart Professor Tuffy's evil plans to build the ultimate anti-human weapon.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.; Binky (Fictitious character : Spires); Cats; Dogs;
© c2013., Kids Can Press,
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The 2084 report : an oral history of the great warming / by Powell, James Lawrence,1936-author.; Powell, James Lawrence,1936-2084.;
"2084: Global warming has proven worse than even the direst predictions scientists had made at the turn of the century. No country-and no one-has remained unscathed. Through interviews with scientists, political leaders, and citizens around the globe, this riveting oral history describes in graphic detail the irreversible effects the Great Warming has had on humankind and the planet. In short chapters about topics like sea level rise, drought, migration, war, and more, The 2084 Report brings global warming to life, revealing a new reality in which Rotterdam doesn't exist, Phoenix has no electricity, and Canada is part of the United States. From wars over limited resources to the en masse migrations of entire countries and the rising suicide rate, the characters describe other issues they are confronting in the world they share with the next two generations. Simultaneously fascinating and frightening, The 2084 Report will inspire you to start conversations and take action"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Global warming; Human beings;
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The end of men / by Sweeney-Baird, Christina,author.;
The year is 2025, and a mysterious virus has broken out in Scotland--a lethal illness that seems to affect only men. When Dr. Amanda MacLean reports this phenomenon, she is dismissed as hysterical. By the time her warning is heeded, it is too late. The virus becomes a global pandemic--and a political one. The victims are all men. The world becomes alien--a women's world. What follows is the immersive account of the women who have been left to deal with the virus's consequences, told through first-person narratives. Dr. MacLean; Catherine, a social historian determined to document the human stories behind the "male plague;" intelligence analyst Dawn, tasked with helping the government forge a new society; and Elizabeth, one of many scientists desperately working to develop a vaccine. Through these women and others, we see the uncountable ways the absence of men has changed society, from the personal--the loss of husbands and sons--to the political--the changes in the workforce, fertility and the meaning of family.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Apocalyptic fiction.; Epidemics; Epidemiologists; Matriarchy; Men; Social change;
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Maximillian Fly / by Sage, Angie.;
"Maximillian Fly, a roach-human hybrid, helps two young humans escape from the Bartizan's eye, only to find himself a key player in a deadly war between roaches and humans"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Cockroaches; Brothers and sisters; Survival;
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Our green heart : the soul and science of forests / by Beresford-Kroeger, Diana,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this inspiring culmination of Diana Beresford-Kroeger's life's work as botanist, biochemist, biologist and poet of the global forest, she delivers a challenge to us all to dig deeper into the science of forests and the ways they will save us from climate breakdown -- and then do our part to plant and protect them. As the last child in Ireland to receive a full Druidic education, Diana Beresford-Kroeger has brought an unusual and ancient holistic attitude to the science of trees, which has led her to many fresh insights into how closely we are tied to one another and to the natural world. Her influential message is to pay rapt attention to trees, because they are the green heart of the living world. Forests are our lungs, our medicine, our oxygen and the renewal of our soil. Planting the right trees in the right places, protecting the last virgin forests and working to create new ones is our best means to ensure a future for our children and grandchildren on this burning earth. Each of the essays gathered in Our Green Heart show us a slice of the natural world through Diana's unique lens, illuminating the way our health, individually and as a species, is tied to the health of the forest -- a tie we ignore at our peril. She maps the science that still needs to be done -- there is so much we don't know about the ways trees and forests work -- but also, eloquently, shows us the path to survival that her own science has revealed, the "bioplan" or blueprint for the connectivity of life in nature. If we realize that even the flowerpot on our doorstep is a natural habitat, and plant it according to its bioplan, we will be aiding and abetting life rather than destroying it"--
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Forest conservation.; Forest ecology.; Forest health.; Forests and forestry; Human-plant relationships.;
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The fire and the darkness : the bombing of Dresden, 1945 / by McKay, Sinclair,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A gripping work of narrative nonfiction recounting the history of the Dresden Bombing, one of the most devastating attacks of World War II. On February 13th, 1945 at 10:03 PM, British bombers began one of the most devastating attacks of WWII: the bombing of Dresden. The first contingent killed people and destroyed buildings, roads, and other structures. The second rained down fire, turning the streets into a blast furnace, the shelters into ovens, and whipping up a molten hurricane in which the citizens of Dresden were burned, baked, or suffocated to death. Early the next day, American bombers finished off what was left. Sinclair McKay's The Fire and the Darkness is a pulse-pounding work of history that looks at the life of the city in the days before the attack, tracks each moment of the bombing, and considers the long period of reconstruction and recovery. The Fire and the Darkness is powered by McKay's reconstruction of this unthinkable terror from the points of view of the ordinary civilians: Margot Hille, an apprentice brewery worker; Gisela Reichelt, a ten-year-old schoolgirl; boys conscripted into the Hitler Youth; choristers of the Kreuzkirche choir; artists, shop assistants, and classical musicians, as well as the Nazi officials stationed there. What happened that night in Dresden was calculated annihilation in a war that was almost over. Sinclair McKay's brilliant work takes a complex, human, view of this terrible night and its aftermath in a gripping book that will be remembered long after the last page is turned."--
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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