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1) In between
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AD 370L
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"We all go through awkward phases--even animals! Award-winning author and photographer April Pulley Sayre shines a light on nature's relatable in-between moments. No longer underwater but not ready to fly, no longer a tadpole but not yet leaping to land. Animals, just like people, can find themselves stuck in some awkward in-between stages. How do we get out of the in-betweens? We just have to push on through! Come get a glimpse behind-the-scenes...
4) Before Adam
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940L
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With dramatic and detailed first person narration, Jack London's Before Adam follows the dreams of a young boy who has a genetically imprinted memory and knowledge of an ancestor who lived in prehistoric times. Big Tooth is a pre-human ape and is the protagonist of the young boy's dreams. He lives in a tribe that rests in the middle of two extremes. In the surrounding area, there are tribes of differing levels of development. One is primitive and...
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It took Charles Darwin more than twenty years to publish this book, in part because he realized that it would ignite a firestorm of controversy. On the Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, and it remains a continuing source of conflict to this day. Even among those who reject its ideas, however, the work's impact is undeniable. In science, philosophy, and theology, this is a book that changed the world. In addition to its status as the focus...
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2016
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The Loch Ness Monster, bigfoot and the yeti have long held a fascination for people the world over. Debates about their actual existence or what they might really be have continued for decades, if not centuries. Known also as cryptids, they have spawned a body of research known as cryptozoology. This entertaining book looks at the evidence of these mysterious monsters and others and explores what they might really be (if they exist at all), why
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Mushrooms and their extensive and profitable culture should concern everyone. For home consumption they are a healthy and delicious food, and for the marketplace, when grown properly, they become a very lucrative crop. Contained herein is a comprehensive handbook on all matter of mushroom culture, written with the layperson in mind. Accessible and informative, this book is the perfect guide for budding amateurs and constitutes a great addition to...
10) The Grisly Folk
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This volume contains H. G. Wells' 1921 work, "The Grisly Folk". It concerns itself with the concept of Neanderthals, exploring their differences to our ancestors, the time when they existed, their use of tools, the supposed inevitability of their meeting the earliest men, and what might have happened to them. Interesting and thought-provoking, "The Grisly Folk" is recommended for those with an interest in pre-history, and is not to be missed by fans...
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This is John Burroughs' 1871 work, 'Bird Stories from John Burroughs'. It is a fantastic collection of short descriptions - or, sketches - of the lives and habits of many birds commonly found in the U.S. Profusely illustrated and written in simple but beautiful language, 'Bird Stories from John Burroughs' will appeal to all lovers of nature writing, and is not to be missed by fans of Burroughs' wonderful work. Contents include: 'The Bluebird', 'The...
12) Evolving Crane
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When Agent Lawson gets a job in London, Crane (her known felon boyfriend) is left to raise their only child alone.
But after certain events send him over the edge, Crane attempts to quell his dynamic life.
Just before this could occur, Crane is abducted by aliens.
Now, trillions of galaxies away, a racial quarrel awakens a holocaustic nation, ushering death across the stars.
Unfathomable possibilities unfold when Crane is molecularly augmented and...
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Nature cries for help as the climate changes.
Will you heed its whispers in the wind?
Eliza fears for her sanity after being invited to join a life-or-death climate mission by an extraordinary collection of characters. Fearful and struggling with how she can juggle their mission with her demanding job as a local TV reporter, she accepts the challenge and begins an epic adventure.
Collaborating with these beings, including her previous canine companion,...
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Paul Bowles once said that a story should remain taut throughout, like a piece of string. That tense, stretched tone is the key to this collection of 17 eerie tales by the author best known for The Sheltering Sky. The Delicate Prey is dedicated: "For my mother, who first read me the stories of Poe." If Poe had lived in Mexico, and he'd had ice water running in his veins to counteract his feverish romanticism, he might have crafted something like these...
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What if there were a place on earth you could go to where all your problems were solved? What if while there friends and family members who have died would be with you again? What if in this paradise there were no wars, crime, or accidents? If an accident was about to take place, or a person about to die they would be suddenly taken to this place of peace and contentment? What if in this special place there was no hatred, no racism, no disease, not...
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In " Unraveling Epistemological Boundaries and Power-Knowledge in the Out of Africa Theory," embark on a transformative journey that challenges conventional narratives and explores the dynamic interplay between power-knowledge, epistemology, and alternative theories of human origins. Delve into a world where the narratives of melanated people reclaim their rightful place in shaping the discourse surrounding our shared human history.
Drawing on the...
17) Sleepwalker
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She was reprogrammed.
Her identity buried.
To uncover the Truth,
She will have to choose.
Riley's sleepwalking is getting worse, threatening her simple life as a science-teaching nun in Brazil. When Thomas, an American, insists she is not who she believes herself to be, Riley becomes determined to uncover the truth of her identity. In the process, Riley finds herself pursued by an alluring woman, Arisu, who insists they were working together to take...
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We're born, we live and then we die, a biological legal contract that we all have had to sign up for individually for the last 100,000-years. We have tried to break from it for nearly the same amount of time through magic, religion and now science and medicines. We have even taken extreme measures to reduce the bluntness of it all, but no one has, yet so far been, able to stop the fundamental, integrated clause of this contract, time. Sam's about...
19) Backspring
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Eduardo, an architect from Lisbon, has come to Montreal to be with his wife Geneviève. Geneviève researches fungi and likes to catalog her orgasms. But when Eduardo is caught in an explosion and rumors of arson begin to circulate, both his marriage and his fledgling architecture firm verge on collapse. Gorgeous, colorful, and richly described, Backspring is a sensual taxonomy of desire.
20) Chimera
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This compelling drama explores the ethical controversy and public policy surrounding reproductive technologies. Wendy Lill has lived almost all the roles the play dramatizes: NDP critic for both culture and persons with disabilities, she came to politics after a career in community health care and as a reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Cast of 2 women and 5 men.
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