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More and more and more : an all-consuming history of energy / by Fressoz, Jean-Baptiste,author,translator.; Orr, David W.,1944-translator.; translation of:Fressoz, Jean-Baptiste.Sans transition.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."It has become habitual to think of our relationship with energy as one of transition: with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear and then at some future point all replaced by green sources. Jean-Baptiste Fressoz's devastating but unnervingly entertaining book shows what an extraordinary delusion this is. Far from the industrial era passing through a series of transformations, each new phase has in practice remained almost wholly entangled with the previous one. Indeed the very idea of transition turns out to be untrue. The author shares the same acute anxiety about the need for a green transition as the rest of us, but shows how, disastrously, our industrial history has in fact been based on symbiosis, with each major energy source feeding off the others. Using a fascinating array of examples, Fressoz describes how we have gorged on all forms of energy-with whole forests needed to prop up coal mines, coal remaining central to the creation of innumerable new products and oil still central to our lives. The world now burns more wood and coal than ever before. This book reveals an uncomfortable truth: 'transition' was originally itself promoted by energy companies, not as a genuine plan, but as a means to put off any meaningful change. More and More and More forces its readers to understand the modern world in all its voracious reality, and the true nature of the challenges heading our way"--
Subjects: Energy consumption; Energy development; Energy industries; Energy transition.; Power resources; Science; Technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This same sky : a collection of poems from around the world / by Nye, Naomi Shihab;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.A poetry anthology in which 129 poets from sixty-eight different countries celebrate the natural world and its human and animal inhabitants.
Subjects: Children's poetry; Children's poetry; Poetry;
© 1996., Aladdin Paperbacks,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stories / by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904.; Pevear, Richard,1943-; Volokhonsky, Larissa.;
Subjects: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904; Short stories, Russian.;
© c2000., Bantam Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to draw a character : the foolproof method / by Mouton, Soizic,author.; translation of:Mouton, Soizic.Dessine-moi un personnage.English.;
Subjects: Human figure in art.; Figure drawing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shubeik lubeik [graphic novel] / by Muḥammad, Deena,author,illustrator,translator.; translation of:Muḥammad, Dīnā.Shubbīk lubbīk.English.;
"A brilliant and imaginative debut graphic novel that brings to life a fantastical Cairo where wishes are real. Author, illustrator, and translator Deena Mohamed presents a literary, feminist, Arab-centric graphic novel that marries magic and the socio-political realities of contemporary Egypt. Shubeik Lubeik-a fairytale rhyme meaning "Your Wish is My Command" in Arabic-is the story of three characters navigating a world where wishes are literally for sale; mired in bureaucracy and the familiar prejudices of our world, the more expensive the wish, the more powerful and therefore the more likely to work as intended. The novel's three distinct parts tell the story of three first class wishes as used by Aziza, Nour, and Shokry, each grappling with the challenge inherent in trying to make your most deeply held desire come true. Deena's mix of calligraphy and contemporary styles, brings to life a vibrant Cairene neighborhood, and a cast of characters whose struggles and triumphs are deeply resonant. Shubeik Lubeik heralds the arrival of a huge new talent and a brave, literary, political, and feminist new voice in comics"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Fantasy comics.; Historical comics.; Muḥammad, Dīnā,; Desire; Wishes;
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Minerals / by Guastoni, Alessandro; Appiani, Roberto.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256), Internet addresses and index.
Subjects: Minerals; Mineralogy;
© 2005., Firefly Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fatal gambit / by Lagercrantz, David,author.; Giles, Ian(Translator),translator.;
When a dead woman appears -- very much alive -- in a recent photograph, mismatched crime-solving duo Rekke and Vargas are drawn into a dangerous mystery in this second installment of the 'Rekke and Vargas' series.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Death; Murder; Policewomen;
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Beartown : a novel / by Backman, Fredrik,1981-author.; Smith, Neil(Neil Andrew),translator.; translation of:Backman, Fredrik,1981-Björnstad.English.;
Subjects: Communities; Small town life; Towns and cities; Hockey players; Hockey teams; Scandals; Secrets;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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Alex / by Lemaitre, Pierre.; Lemaitre, Pierre.Alex.English.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Kidnapping; Suspense fiction.; Verhoeven, Camille (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bookbinding : techniques and projects / by Cambras, Josep.; Cambras, Josep.Encuardernación.English.;
Subjects: Bookbinding.;
© c2007., Barron's,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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