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Pub. Date
2021.
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"Countries die. Sometimes it's murder, sometimes it's by accident, and sometimes it's because they were so ludicrous they didn't deserve to exist in the first place. Occasionally they explode violently. A few slip away almost unnoticed. Often the cause of death is either "got too greedy" or "Napoleon turned up." Now and then they just hold a referendum and vote themselves out of existence. This is an atlas of 48 nations that fell off the map."--Dust...
2) Africa
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 21 x 25 cm.
Description
A very simple introduction to the geography, topography, flora, fauna, and people of Africa.
3) Italy
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 22 x 25 cm.
Description
Provides information about Italy, with emphasis on its geography, culture, history, economy, and government.
5) Australia
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Series
Pub. Date
c2013
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144 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 x 25 cm.
Description
This book examines the geography, culture, history, and people of Australia.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
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"In prose that is evocative and sensual, unabashedly queer and visceral, raw and autobiographical, Joshua Whitehead writes of an Indigenous body in pain, coping with trauma. Intellectually audacious and emotionally compelling, Whitehead shares his devotion to the world in which we live and brilliantly-even joyfully-maps his experience on the land that has shaped stories, histories, and bodies from time immemorial"--
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"The real-life answers to Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, Unruly Places explores the most extraordinary, off-grid, offbeat places on the planet. Alastair Bonnett's tour of the planet's most unlikely micro-nations, moving villages, secret cities, and no man's lands shows us the modern world from surprising new vantage points, bound to inspire urban explorers, off-the-beaten-trail wanderers, and armchair travelers. He connects what we see on maps...
Author
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
406 p.
Description
From glacial floods that began to shape the Columbia River twelve thousand years ago to its discovery, conquest, and colonization by the English, Spanish and Americans, the story of this river encompasses not only the full range of American history, but also a geography of myth, hope, and tragedy. Clark surveys the meaning and history of this great river running through the American imagination as well, while providing an unforgettable portrait of...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
22 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Access vertical file of Archive collection at Port Angeles Main Library.
The Olympic Mountains provide world class scenery, unusual geography and a unique set of beautiful wildflowers, including species found nowhere else in the world (endemics).
11) Iraq
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Describes the history, geography, and people of Iraq, and discusses the recent social and political issues surrounding the country.
12) Egypt
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill.,maps ; 22 cm.
Description
A basic overview of the history, geography, culture and people of Egypt.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
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xii, 108 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
Description
Provides thirty activities that encourage bird watching and observation in parks, zoos, farms, and backyards, and includes discussions on migration, nesting, food, territories, and wildlife preservation.
15) Asymmetry
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Description
"Told in three distinct and uniquely compelling sections, Asymmetry explores the imbalances that spark and sustain many of our most dramatic human relations: inequities in age, power, talent, wealth, fame, geography, and justice. The first section, "Folly," tells the story of Alice, a young American editor, and her relationship with the famous and much older writer Ezra Blazer. A tender and exquisite account of an unexpected romance that takes place...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
458 pages ; 22 cm
Description
When Ali Collins's estranged father passes away and leaves her his only prized possession-- a 1968 Firebird convertible-- it reminds her too much of all her father's unfulfilled promises. A buyer three hundred miles up the Pacific coast is offering enough money for the car to save her childhood home from foreclosure. There's only one problem: she has no idea how to drive a stick shift. But her ex-boyfriend, Nico, does. Their trip is filled with detours,...
17) Planet Mars
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Description
As one of our closest neighbors in the solar system, Mars has long fascinated people who are interested in space exploration. Readers will find out how we have used advanced technology to explore the surface of Mars and why some scientists think they might one day discover life on the fourth planet from the sun. They will also learn what it is like on Mar's surface and why scientists are paying such close attention to the planet's moons.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
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392 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Description
"Delving into the strange world of succulent collecting, Jared D. Margulies explores the mystery of why some of the most ardent lovers of these plants engage in their illicit trade-even at the risk of driving some species to extinction. A heady blend of international intrigue, social theory, botanical lore, and ecological study, The Cactus Hunters offers complex insight into species extinction, conservation, and "more-than-human" care"--
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xi, 399 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Description
“It is late October, and the temperature is already –40 degrees . . . My thoughts are filled with frozen rivers that may or may not hold my weight; empty, forgotten valleys haunted by emaciated ghosts; and packs of ravenous, merciless wolves.” Having left his job as a high-school geography teacher, Rob Lilwall arrived in Siberia equipped only with a bike and a healthy dose of fear. Cycling Home from Siberia recounts his epic three-and-a-half-year,...
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