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"From one of our most beloved authors, a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home--now richly illustrated with almost four hundred images. A national bestseller, At Home is Bill Bryson's epic chronicle of domestic history. In this lavish new edition, his riveting room-by-room journey of discovery around his house--a Victorian parsonage in southern England--is enhanced by some four hundred carefully selected full color and...
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"It's falling from the sky and is in the air we breathe. It's in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It's microplastic and it's everywhere--including our own bodies. Scientists are just beginning to discover how these tiny particles threaten health, but the studies are alarming. A Poison Like No Other is the first book to fully explore this new dimension of the plastic crisis. Matt Simon follows the intrepid scientists who travel to the ends of...
4) Newsletter
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[Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation]
Pub. Date
[2003?-]
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volumes ; 28 cm
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English
7) Sounds wild and broken: sonic marvels, evolution's creativity, and the crisis of sensory extinction
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A lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and the perils that sonic diversity now faces.
12) Silent spring
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THE CLASSIC THAT LAUNCHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
"Rachel Carson is a pivotal figure of the twentieth century...people who thought one way before her essential 1962 book Silent Spring thought another way after it."—Margaret Atwood
Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did exactly that. The outcry that followed its publication in 1962 forced
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2014.
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English
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"The tale of a crusading attorney who stumbles on one of the U.S. Navy's best-kept secrets: a submarine detection system that floods entire ocean basins with high-intensity sound--and drives whales onto beaches. As Joel Reynolds launches a legal fight to expose and challenge the Navy program, marine biologist Ken Balcomb witnesses a mysterious mass stranding of whales near his research station in the Bahamas. Investigating this calamity, Balcomb is...
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"Daniella Chace, a professional toxicologist and health writer, teaches readers how to identify potential toxins in the household, with an easy-to-follow, room-by-room evaluation. She explains the connection between toxins in everyday objects and chronic health issues, and offers strategies for eliminating toxins, along with easy recipes for effective homemade cleaning solutions"--
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Artisan
Pub. Date
[2022]
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350 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"Low-impact living is about making thoughtful, eco-friendly choices in your home. But being sustainable doesn't have to mean sacrificing style. That's where Remodelista comes in. In this comprehensive guide, they decode the secrets to creating a home that's good for the planet-and totally livable"--
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