A murderous android discovers itself in "All Systems Red", a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest...

"Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life."--Jacket.

In graphic novel format, follows Bradley Bone as he travels through and explains the workings of the human muscular and skeletal systems. Written in graphic-novel format.

When Stink discovers that Pluto has been downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet, he launches a campaign in his classroom to restore its status to that of a full-fledged member of the solar system.

"Engaging text and informative images help readers learn about their respiratory system"--

Stark and powerful report of rape victims in a college town, including the searing experience of several women, from the day of the crime to the broken mechanics of justice in the aftermath.

Laterre is on the brink of war. The Third Estate are rioting against the injustices of a corrupt system. The Patriarche makes brutal attempts to quash the unrest, while a new militant faction launches a series of deadly attacks. Marcellus is now a traitor to his planet, Chatine is a prisoner on Bastille, and Alouette is a fugitive. But when Laterre is threatened by the emergence of a deadly new weapon, these three renegades must risk everything, traveling...

An introduction to the solar system, discussing the sun and planets, the origins of the solar system, and shooting stars, and looking at how scientists are exploring outer space.

Explains how the different types of bones of the body work harmoniously together.