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Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes--good and bad--are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism. In this short, exhilarating book, renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees argues that humanity's prospects depend on our taking...
2) Dams
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The 21st Century Junior Library Extraordinary Engineering series explains how important feats of engineering are accomplished. Dams examines the engineering concepts that make these critical structures possible.
5) Water parks
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The 21st Century Junior Library Extraordinary Engineering series explains how important feats of engineering are accomplished. Water Parks examines the engineering concepts that make these fun and exciting structures possible.
6) Hurricanes!
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Provides factual information on how hurricanes are formed, how they are named and classified, and what to do if a dangerous storm is coming your way. Includes illustrations.
9) Our table
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"Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and...
12) Robots
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Introduces robots and the science behind them, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.
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"A follow up to Pico Iyer's essay 'The Joy of Quiet,' The Art of Stillness considers the unexpected adventure of staying put and reveals a counterintuitive truth: The more ways we have to connect, the more we seem desperate to unplug. Why would a man who seems able to go everywhere and do anything--like the international heartthrob and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Leonard Cohen--choose to spend years sitting still and going nowhere? What can Nowhere...
15) Leaves
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Details the characteristics of leaves, revealing how they differ from one type of tree to another. Includes color photographs.
16) A tree is nice
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Poetic text describes all the wonderful things about trees including their strong climbing branches, relaxing shade, and amazing growth from a seedling.
17) Tornadoes!
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Using her acclaimed combination of clear text and detailed illustrations, Gail Gibbons explains how tornadoes form, the scale used for classifying them, where they most commonly appear, and what to do in case one should be near you.
18) Rocks
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Identifies various kinds of rocks one can find in nature and outlines their characteristics. Includes color photographs and a glossary.
19) The art of war
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Contains an English translation of Sun Tzu's 2,000-year-old writings on the strategies and tactics of war, and describes how it has been used by business people in the area of management leadership.
20) Seeds
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Describing several examples of seeds, this photo-illustrated nature walk guide shows how to identify seeds and tells how the seeds spread.