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Author
Publisher
VeloPress
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xiii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The majority of endurance athletes suffer from some kind of gut problem during training and competition. Symptoms like nausea, cramping, bloating, side stitches, and the need to defecate can negatively impact an athlete’s performance. Why are gut problems so common during exercise? And what can athletes do to prevent and manage gut symptoms that occur during training and competition?
The Athlete’s Gut makes sense of the complicated gastrointestinal...
Author
Publisher
Bower House
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xii, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"All My Rivers Are Gone celebrates a great American landscape, mourns its loss, and challenges us to undo the damage and forever prevent such mindless destruction in the future"
Author
Publisher
Astra House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A wide ranging, philosophical, and sensual account of early deep sea exploration and its afterlives, The Bathysphere Book begins with the first ever voyage to the deep ocean in 1930 and expands to explore the adventures and entanglements of its all-too-human participants at a time when the world still felt entirely new.
In the summer of 1930, aboard a ship floating near the Atlantic island of Nonsuch, marine biologist Gloria Hollister sat on a crate,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
212 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sheila Heti collected half a million words from a decade's worth of journals, put them in a spreadsheet, and sorted them alphabetically. She spent the next ten years cutting and refining, and was left with 60,000 words of brilliance and mayhem, joy and sorrow. These are her alphabetical diaries.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. History's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to transform modern jobs. Drawing from research on the habits and mindsets of a varied...
7) Diwali
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Hindu holiday, discussing the ways in which it is celebrated and why it is important.
Author
Publisher
Brown Books Kids [an imprint of Brown Books Publishing Group]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xiv, 217 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As much as two hundred and fifty-three million years ago, the most incredible beasts roamed this earth. They ruled supreme on the land, under the water, and in the air for some one hundred million years before their time came to an end. Now, all these years later, we study their bones--and the earth's memory of their bones--to learn as much about them as we can. For years, humans have marveled at dinosaurs and have strived to learn more about these...
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
121 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"With their signature sounds, athletic tongues, and bulging eyes, there's a lot to love about frogs! But did you know that they soak up air and even liquid through their skin? Or that they use their eyes to swallow food? From tiny tadpoles in water to boisterous bullfrogs on land, the life cycle of these amphibious acrobats is one of the coolest examples of metamorphosis around. So pull up a lily pad and dive in, because the frog facts in this book...
10) Good night, baby
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Babies from all over the world get ready for bed, and say 'good night' in fifteen of the world's most spoken languges"--
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more) who took rockets from illuminations in the sky to the most powerful vehicles ever known. You'll also find out how using a gyroscope, swinging on a swing set, and spraying water from a garden hose are the keys to understanding space travel"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
167 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might exist."--
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Can't get enough hilarious jokes from National Geographic Kids? Never fear! With this brand-new bigger, better Just Joking book, you'll get loads of laughs to keep you ROFL and to share with friends and family. It's jam-packed with 1,000 jokes, including knock-knocks, puns, riddles, and tongue twisters, plus more than 1,000 photos of cool animals, silly situations, and more!
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lucy Worsley gets into bed with the past monarchs to uncover the "Tales from the royal bedchamber". She reveals that the obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explore Christmas traditions from 13 different countries! Rhyming text and detailed illustrations make the book accessible to younger readers, while educational endnotes about the 13 celebrations add interest for older children. Gold ink and festive illustrations capture the joy of the season and make this book a beautiful gift in itself. Engaging and informative for anyone who wants to learn about the holiday. Features Christmas traditions from:...
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Language
English
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"In 2016, author Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds flocking to the feeders in her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far greater--an opportunity to savor quiet moments during...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lucy Worsley recreates how Christmas was celebrated during the age of Henry VIII, eating, drinking, singing, dancing and partying as people did 500 years ago. On each of the traditional twelve days of Christmas, Lucy reveals a different aspect of the festivities, uncovering fresh insights into the Tudor mind and casting a captivating new light on Christmas itself.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more"--
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