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Lands of lost borders : out of bounds on the Silk Road / by Harris, Kate,1982-author.;
"In the spirit of The Places in Between and Into the Silence, this is a transcendent memoir about travelling wildly out of bounds on the fabled Silk Road. "Carried me up into a state of excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic."--Pico Iyer. As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she most craved--that of a generalist explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician, with a flair for basic science and endless slogging--had gone extinct. From what she could tell of the world from small-town Ontario, the likes of Marco Polo and Magellan had mapped the whole earth. So she looked beyond this planet, vowing to become a scientist and go to Mars. Well along this path, Harris set off by bicycle down a short section of the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel Yule. This trip was just a simulacrum of exploration, she thought, not the thing itself--a little adventure to pass the time until she could launch for outer space. But somewhere in between sneaking illegally across Tibet, studying the history of science and exploration at Oxford, and staring down a microscope for a doctorate at MIT, she realized that an explorer, in any day and age, is by definition the kind of person who refuses to live between the lines. Forget charting maps, naming peaks, leaving footprints on another planet: what she yearned for was the feeling of soaring completely out of bounds. And where she'd felt that most intensely was on a bicycle, on a bygone trading route. So Harris quit the laboratory and hit the Silk Road again with Yule, this time determined to bike it from beginning to end. Like Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer, Kate Harris offers a travel account at once exuberant and meditative, wry and rapturous, and above all full of hope. Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of the self that, like our planet, can never be fully mapped. Weaving adventure and deep reflection with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders celebrates our connection as humans to the natural world, and ultimately to each other--a belonging that transcends any fences or stories that may divide us."--
Subjects: Harris, Kate, 1982-; Cycling;
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Alakazam! : sensational magic tricks with silk, thimbles, paper, and money / by Einhorn, Nicholas.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61), Internet addresses (p. 59-60) and index.LSC
Subjects: Magic tricks;
© 2013., Rosen Pub. Group,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The modern natural dyer : a comprehensive guide to dyeing silk, wool, linen, and cotton at home / by Vejar, Kristine.; Remington, Sara.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Dyes and dyeing, Domestic.; Dyes and dyeing; Dye plants.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The silence factory : a novel / by Collins, Bridget,author.;
Sophia reluctantly accompanies her husband James to a remote Greek island, where he hopes to make his name by collecting rare biological specimens. Once there, however, she is the one set on a voyage of discovery -- as well as stumbling across the very creature he is looking for, she meets a local woman who makes her realise she has never truly known her own desires. Decades later, Henry Latimer is sent to the home of James' descendant, industrialist Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy. Tasked with curing the man's enchanting young daughter, Philomel, of her deafness, Henry is soon drawn in by both Sir Edward's magnetic charisma and the fascinating nature of his business: spinning a rare spider-silk into a cloth which has the extraordinary ability to shut out sound completely. Ignoring repeated warnings, Henry becomes more deeply involved with Sir Edward's project -- by the time he realises the terrible truth about what the silk will be used for, is it too late to turn back?
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Deaf; Factories; Governesses; Secrecy; Silence; Silk;
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Bob books. by Kertell, Lynn Maslen.; Kath, Katie.;
Picky pig -- Mop -- I will get you -- The big tent -- Pals -- Stuck! -- Silk dress -- Ray and Jay -- Hen's raft -- Adrift -- New nest -- Two cats.This book focuses on: short vowels and animal names
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Dyslexia-friendly books.; Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) Words.; Phonics.; Decodable books.; Spellings: short vowels, animal names.; Reading (Preschool); Reading (Primary); Reading readiness; English language; English language; English language; Reading;
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Spiders / by Bodden, Valerie.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index."A basic introduction to spiders, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their ability to spin silk threads and webs."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Spiders;
© 2011., Creative Education,
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A Movement Against the Transparency of the Stars of the Seas. by Casey, Esy,film director.; Perinspire Productions (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Perinspire Productions in 2023.In this contemplation on the meanings of movement in the experience of migration, the grace and skill of a Filipina domestic worker are juxtaposed with devotional dances to the Santo Niño statue that Magellan brought to the islands in 1521. The ensuing galleon trade of silk and porcelain for New World silver initiated the global economy, and the cycle in which female care labor is now the commodity in demand.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Health.; Social sciences.; Economic development.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Medicine.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Slavery.; Sex role.; Philippines.; Medical care.; Abuse.; Labor laws and legislation.; Globalization--Economic aspects.;
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The earl that got away / by Quincy, D. M.(Diana),author.;
In the second installment of Diana Quincy's steamy Victorian historical romance series, a Persuasion retelling, an Arab-American young woman is reunited with the lost love of her youth and forced to reckon with their past and undying tension.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Americans; Arab American women; Nobility;
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The duke gets desperate / by Quincy, D. M.(Diana),author.;
When his American stepmother, who inherited his father's estate, is found dead, the Duke of Strickland, whom everyone knows detested the dowager duchess, fights for his castle and his reputation when Raya Darwish, the dowager duchess's heir, arrives to claim what is hers.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Americans; Castles; Inheritance and succession; Nobility; Stepmothers;
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In the schoolyard [sound recording (CD)] / by Sharon, Lois and Bram (Musical Group);
Silly names & crazy gibberish -- Fuzzy wuzzy -- Punchinello 47 -- Pufferbellies -- Ah si mon moine -- Betty Botter -- Where is thumbkin -- The Skunk said -- You can't make a turtle come out -- The duchess at tea -- Piccolimini -- Stone games -- La bamba -- It's a small world -- Love somebody/A bushel and a peck -- Un elefante -- Meetin' in the building -- Mommy what if... -- Matthew, Mark, Luke & John -- There was a little man -- Tall silk hat -- The wee cock sparra' -- Rattlin' bog -- Woodchuck -- Down in the valley two by two -- Miss Sue -- Way down yonder in the schoolyard.
Subjects: Children's songs;
© p2007, c1981., Casablanca Kids,
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