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"How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn't true? Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news. He revisits...
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Language
English
Description
"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu - on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Description
"A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial. Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects...
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Publisher
GCP
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 299 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley...
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone's freezer door at the same time? Maybe it's time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Want to know what...
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Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xvi, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The cohost of the podcast "No Such Thing as a Fish" investigates the world's most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories about time travel, aliens, ghosts, mysterious creatures, and more.
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
207 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dive into these fishy facts: Did you know that the prehistoric shark, megalodon, had jaws so big that it could swallow a car? Or that goats, pigs, dogs, cats, and even an alpaca have all learned how to surf? And if that's not weird enough for ya, one man even rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean for 312 days! In this book filled with 300 wacky facts and pictures, you'll glimpse the ocean's weirdest wildlife, uncover shocking shipwrecks, and meet sensational...
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Publisher
Wide Eyed Edition, an imprint of The Quarto Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
61 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
In this book, there are 21 cross sections of some of the most amazing birds, bugs, and beasts in the animal kingdom. Take a look at what goes on in the bodies of your favorite creatures, and discover the answers to fascinating questions like: How big is a blue whale's heart? Why does a cow have four stomachs? What is a camel's hump made of?
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxviii, 478 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Perhaps the most significant meals in the world have been consumed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by the presumptive leaders of the free world. ... Alex Prud'homme takes us to the dining tables of the White House to look at what the presidents chose to eat, how the food was prepared and by whom, and the context in which the meals were served, making clear that every one of these details speaks volumes about both the individual president and the country...
Publisher
Penworthy
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 kit (Let's Go Code activity set with 20 foam maze mats, 20 double-sided coding cards, 10 die-cut pieces: (2 robots, 2 gears, 2 springs, 2 arrows, and 2 Xs), plus Coding Critters toy set with 1 tennis ball launcher and ball, 1 Ranger character, 1 Zip character, 1 slide, 1 cardboard fire hydrant, 1 doghouse, 1 cardboard tree, 12 cardboard paw activity chips, 1 plastic bone, 1 storybook (13 pages ; 15 cm)) : color, foam linking mats, cardboard and plastic pieces ; in zip top tote bag 40 x 55 x 23 + 1 book: (Robots can't dance) + 1 laminated contents sheet (Robotics and coding kit - Kit components) and 1 laminated photo of Coding Critters pieces.
Language
English
Description
"This kit is full of fun facts about robots, computers, x-rays and other cool technology and inventions. Kids will get active with the interactive coding games that keeps bodies busy while brains gain valuable practice in sequencing, decision making and following commands just like a computer."--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
120 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents graphic illustrations of miscellaneous facts about the solar system, space travel and the life of astronauts, and the exploration of outer space.
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