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Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
317 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In The Long Emergency, celebrated social commentator James Howard Kunstler explored how the terminal decline of oil production combined with climate change had the potential to put industrial civilization out of business. In World Made by Hand, an astonishing work of speculative fiction, Kunstler brings to life what America might be, a few decades hence, after these catastrophes converge. The electricity has flickered out. The automobile age is over....
Author
Publisher
Perseus Books
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
308 p. : photos ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engrossing . . . Coal, to borrow a phrase, is king." -- New York Times Book Review
In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, launched empires, and expanded frontiers. It made China an eleventh-century superpower, inspired the Communist...
Author
Series
Publisher
Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
We use energy every day. It lets us cook food, drive cars, and so much more. But where does energy come from? Coal energy comes from rock buried deep underground. Kids will read this book to learn how coal is formed, mined, and burned for heat and power. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
469 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A former Ground Branch paramilitary officer, Brian Rhome, thinking his time with this elite group of shadow operatives was over, instead finds himself in the midst of a deadly conspiracy that threatens the highest levels of American democracy.
Author
Series
Publisher
[Distributed by] Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
12 sound discs (ca. 6 hr.): digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Energy is, without a doubt, the very foundation of the universe. It's the engine that powers life and fuels the evolution of human civilization. Yet for all its importance, what energy really is and how it works remains a mystery to most non-scientists. For example: Where does most of our energy come from, and how is it sourced? How do energy technologies, both primitive and cutting-edge, generate power? How do we store energy--and will there be...
6) Project F
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
213 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
There are no cars, planes, televisions, or smartphones. Climate change wreaked havoc on Earth hundreds of years ago, and now people live a simpler life. Then thirteen-year-old Keith uncovers a secret. It's a mysterious mission known only as Project F. It's exciting, it's revolutionary, and it's going to change the world. It's exactly the kind of adventure Keith has always longed to be a part of.
And what is adventure without a little danger, right?...
