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- The decline and fall of the human empire : why our species is on the edge of extinction / by Gee, Henry,1962-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."By the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: a history of humanity on the brink of decline. We are living through a period that is unique in human history. For the first time in more than ten thousand years, the rate of human population growth is slowing down. In the middle of this century population growth will stop, and the number of people on Earth will start to decline-fast. In this provocative book, award-winning science writer Henry Gee offers a concise, brilliantly-told history of our species--and argues that we are on a rapid, one-way trip to extinction. The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire narrates the dramatic rise of humanity, how a scattered range of small groups across several continents eventually inbred, interacted, fought, established stable communities and food supplies, and began the process of dominating the planet. The human story is relatively brief-the oldest fossils of H. Sapiens date to approximately 300,000 years ago-yet the spread of our species has been unstoppable ... until recently. As Gee demonstrates, our population has peaked, and is declining; our environment is becoming inimical to human life in many locations; our core resources of water, arable land, and air are diminishing; and new diseases, simmering conflicts, and ambiguous technologies threaten our collective health. Can we still change our course? Or is our own extinction inevitable? There could be a way out, but the launch window is narrow. Unless Homo sapiens establishes successful colonies in space within the next two centuries, our species is likely to stay earthbound and will have vanished entirely within another ten thousand years, bringing the seven-million-year story of the human lineage to an end. With assured narration, dramatic stories, and his signature sprightly humor, Henry Gee envisions new opportunities for the future of humanity--a future that will reward facing challenges with ingenuity, foresight, and cooperation"--
- Subjects: Human beings; Human evolution.; Philosophical anthropology.;
- Inside the inferno : a firefighter's story of the brotherhood that saved Fort McMurray / by Asher, Damian.; Mouallem, Omar,1985-;
- Born and raised in Fort McMurray, Damian Asher was a fifteen year veteran and captain in the city's fire department. On May 1, 2016, when a raging wildfire struck the city and forced the entire population to evacuate, Damian and his crew were on the front lines of the fire, and after weeks of fighting the wildfire that appeared insatiable, the firefighters finally managed to regain control of the city.LSC
- Subjects: Asher, Damian.; Wildfires; Fire fighters;
- Fever Beach A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hiaasen, Carl.aut; CloudLibrary;
- Another instant classic from Carl Hiaasen—laugh-out-loud funny, tackling the current chaotic and polarized American culture (following in the path of Squeeze Me), with two wonderful Hiaasen heroes “The afternoon of September first, dishwater-gray and rainy, a man named Dale Figgo picked up a hitchhiker on Gus Grissom Boulevard in Tangelo Shores, Florida. The hitchhiker, who reminded Figgo of Danny DeVito, asked for a lift to the interstate. Figgo said he’d take him there after finishing an errand.” Thus begins Fever Beach, with an errand that leads—in pure Hiaasen-style—into the depths of Florida at its most Floridian: a sun-soaked bastion of right-wing extremism, white power, greed, and corruption. Figgo, it turns out, is the only hate-monger ever to be kicked out of the Proud Boys for being too dumb and incompetent. On January 6, 2021 he thought he was defacing a statue of Ulysses S. Grant, but he wound up spreading feces all over a statue of James Zacharia George, a Civil War Confederate war leader. Figgo's already messy life is about to get more complicated, thanks to two formidable adversaries. Viva Morales is a newly transplanted Floridian, a clever woman recently taken to the cleaners by her ex-husband, now working at the Mink Foundation, a supposedly philanthropic organization, and renting a room in Figgo’s apartment because there’s no place else she can afford. Twilly Spree has an anger management problem, especially when it comes to those who deface the environment, and way too many inherited millions of dollars. He's living alone a year after his dog died, two years after he sank a city councilman’s party barge, and three years after his divorce. Viva and Twilly are plunged into a mystery—involving dark money and darker motives—they are determined to solve, and become entangled in a world populated by some of Hiaasen’s most outrageous characters: Claude and Electra Mink—billionaire philanthropists with way too much plastic surgery and a secret right-wing agenda—and Congressman Clure Boyette—who dreams of being Florida’s (and maybe America’s) most important politician. The only things standing in his way are his love for hookers and young girls, and his total lack of intelligence. We meet Noel Kristianson—a Scandinavian agnostic injured when Figgo thinks he’s a Jewish threat to humanity and runs him over with his car; Jonas Onus—Figgo’s partner in white power idiocy; and many, many more. Hiaasen ties them all together and delivers them to their appropriate fates, in his wildest and most entertaining novel to date.
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Suspense; Mystery & Detective; Humorous;
- © 2025., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group,
- The stand [videorecording] / by Adepo, Jovan,actor.; Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-actor.; Graham, Heather,1970-actor.; Heard, Amber,1986-actor.; Kinnear, Greg,1963-actor.; Marsden, James,1973-actor.; Simmons, J. K.,actor.; Skarsgård, Alexander,actor.; Teague, Owen,1998-actor.; Young, Odessa,1990-actor.; television adaptation of (work):King, Stephen,1947-Stand.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
- Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Amber Heard, Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Greg Kinnear, Heather Graham, J.K. Simmons.When a killer plague wipes out 99% of the world's population, the embattled survivors struggle to make their way in a post-apocalyptic reality. This 2020 adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand frames the eternal battle between good and evil, as embodied by the peaceful prophet Mother Abagail and the menacing presence Randall Flagg, and closes with a new coda written by Stephen King himself.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Apocalyptic television programs.; Horror television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Armageddon; End of the world; Epidemics; Good and evil; Virus diseases;
- For private home use only.
- Batman. [graphic novel] / by Zdarsky, Chip,author.; Benedetto, Adriano di,1985-illustrator.; Corona, Jorge,illustrator.; Cowles, Clayton,letterer.; Fajardo, Romulo,colourist.; Hawthorne, Mike,illustrator.; Janín, Mikel,illustrator.; Jiménez, Jorge,1986-illustrator.; Mendonça, Miguel,1984-illustrator.; Morey, Tomeu,colourist.; Ortega, Belén,1986-illustrator.; Stevens, Roman,colourist.;
- "Gotham City has never been darker or deadlier. And after Failsafe, there is no Batman to save it. The mean streets of Gotham City have gotten meaner as the likes of Harvey Dent and Killer Croc roam free, brutalizing the population. Where is Batman and why hasn't he responded to the cries of a city in peril?! Can Bruce Wayne find the answers before the mysterious Red Mask captures him?"--
- Subjects: Superhero comics.; Graphic novels.; Batman (Fictitious character); Good and evil; Multiverse; Superheroes;
- Blood on the mountain [videorecording] / by Evans, Mari-Lynn,film director,film producer.; Wallace, Deborah,film producer.; Freeman, Jordan,film director,film producer.; Sanchez, Matthew,editor of moving image work.; Abramorama (Firm),presenter.; Evening Star Productions,presenter,production company.; Virgil Films,publisher.;
- Editor, Matthew Sanchez.It is a searing investigation into the economic and environmental injustices that have resulted from industrial control in West Virginia. This new feature documentary details the struggles of a hard-working, misunderstood people, who have historically faced limited choices and have never benefited fairly from the rich, natural resources of their land. It delivers a striking portrait of a fractured population, exploited and besieged by corporate interests.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Coal trade; Coal mines and mining;
- For private home use only.
- Cool Buds to the rescue! / by Lehman, Barbara.;
- "Here is a story about three best friends living in the arctic: Blue, Puff, and Sealy. When Puff rescues a stranded sailor, Tip, everyone wants Tip to be able to stay and be one of the Cool Buds--but where does Tip fit in? The Buds already all have their own little homes, perfectly suited to each of them. Tip has a genius idea and soon they have formed their very own little town: 'population 4'!"--Ages 4-8.
- Subjects: Animal fiction.; Readers (Publications); Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Animals; Friendship; Rescue work; Cartoons and comics.;
- Resident alien. [videorecording] / by Reynolds, Corey,1974-actor.; Tomko, Sara,actor.; Tudyk, Alan,actor.; Wetterlund, Alice,actor.; Universal Pictures (Firm),publisher.;
- Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Elizabeth Bowen, Gary Farmer.A comedic sci-fi drama based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name, this show follows a crash-landed alien who must take on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and somehow find a way to fit in with the local human population. While attempting to complete his secret mission on Earth, he is forced to consider the possibility that humans might be worth saving after all.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Science fiction television programs.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Extraterrestrial beings; Human-alien encounters;
- For private home use only.
- Aeon Flux [videorecording (DVD)] / by Chung, Peter; Csokas, Marton,1966; Dryburgh, Stuart; Kusama, Karyn; Miller, Jonny Lee; Okonedo, Sophi; Postlethwaite, Pet; Revell, Graeme; Theron, Charliz; Paramount Pictures Corporatio;
- Director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh ; editors, Peter Honess, Plummy Tucker, Jeff Gullo ; music, Graeme Revell ; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine.Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Pete Postlethwaite, Amelia Warner, Caroline Chikezie, Paterson Joseph, Frances McDormand.400 years in the future, after a virus kills off 99% of the world population, only one city on Earth remains. Ruled by the Goodchild dynasty, it is a perfect society of peace and prosperity - except that its citizens keep mysteriously disappearing. A secret agent/assassin/warrior has been given the mission to bring down the regime. But as she goes deeper into her mission, Aeon uncovers some shocking secrets that put the mission, not to mention her life, in dangerCanadian Home Video Rating: 14ADVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC
- Subjects: Disappeared persons; Feature film; Female assassins; Science fiction film; Utopian socialism; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
- © c2006., Paramount Pictures,
- Among the Hidden [electronic resource] : by Haddix, Margaret Peterson.aut; cloudLibrary;
- In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margaret Peterson Haddix. Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows—does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Action & Adventure; Fantasy & Magic; Family;
- © 2002., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
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