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Joe Pickett novels volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
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Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett uncovers a conspiracy in this explosive novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. When a massive blast rocks the forests of Twelve Sleep County, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett is called to the scene to help investigate the death of a colorful environmental activist. The case is wrapped up quickly, explained as an environmental publicity stunt gone wrong, but Joe isn't convinced. He soon discovers clues that...
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IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
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This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people, most of them teenagers or younger adults, from across North America who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an industrial pollutant from the Ohio River, a Mexican superstar wrestler who works to protect turtles and whales, and a teenage boy from Rhode Island who helped his community and his state develop effective e-waste...
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Everyone is affected by climate change. Reading Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do is the perfect introduction not only to the dramatic effects of climate change, but to the solutions. Learn how our behavior and actions have led us to this point, hear from kids around the world dealing with extreme storms, wildfires, and sea level rise, and discover what scientists, youth activists, and ordinary citizens are doing to protect their communities....
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"The Breath of Life" by John Burroughs. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...
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"Environmental activist AJ Palladino, first encountered in Rock Bottom, is no stranger to the juggling act of managing both work and family. But when she's asked to leave home and take a case involving a nuclear power plant, it takes all her skills to keep her world from crashing down on her. Colleton River is a new one-of-a-kind nuclear facility designed to create medical isotopes with the potential to save millions of lives. Unfortunately, the plant...
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Una extraordinaria y conmovedora historia real sobre el poder de las pequeñas cosas
"¿Podrías cuidar de ella un par de días?" Así comenzó la preciosa amistad entre Massimo Vacchetta, un veterinario, y Ninna, una pequeña eriza huérfana que solo pesaba 25 gramos. En apenas unos días, la vida de Massimo, un hombre insatisfecho y en busca de un propósito, cambió por completo. 25 gramos de felicidad es un emotivo relato que nos cuenta cómo...
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Richard A. Wilson is a remarkable man, grounded in courage and commitment, fighting for what he loves — the land, our water, and our forests. For most of his long life, he has lived near, played and worked in and sought solace from the deep woods in remote Northern California.
Richard's story, as transcribed in the early years of this century, records how he faced down and defeated powerful interests, including water guzzlers, intent upon developing...
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What exactly does a wildlife biologist for a state agency do? Contrary to many of his relative's perceptions, David Kocka is not a park ranger, a forest ranger, or even a game warden. Bear With Me, My Deer: Tails of a Virginia Wildlife Biologist is a glimpse into one man's adventures while working for an agency, which is responsible for managing the wildlife resources within its boundaries. The sometimes-humorous accounts have taken David to the top...
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In our age of overconsumption, Henry Thoreau's fiery criticisms of consumer culture and his poetic defense of simpler living have never been more relevant or necessary. But Thoreau is not an easy writer to read. His sentences are often very dense and his ideas are often challenging and provocatively expressed. For these reasons the casual reader can be easily put off. But his perspectives are too important to miss. This concise introduction provides...
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This is the true story of a profound interspecies friendship between man and dolphin, beautifully archived with rare photos. As a young dive instructor, Dean Bernal visits the quiet bays of the Turks and Caicos Islands and meets a wild bottlenose dolphin named JoJo. Fascinated by the beauty and playfulness of the intelligent animal, he is immediately mesmerized and they soon become close companions, diving, playing, and swimming in the crystalline...
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Rosanne S. McHenry worked as a California State Park Ranger at Folsom Lake and the Auburn State Recreation Area in the late 1980s, when the life of a patrol ranger could get extremely rough and tumble. From drug busts and drunken brawls to teen romance on display; from an attack goose to a pot-bellied pig on the loose, she regales her readers with madcap adventures.
Within the pages of this book is the madness and gladness of the profession. The...
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Compared to the documentary film (Breaking Habits) released in theaters in 2019, this is a more personal and in-depth look at the life of Sister Kate, prior to forming the Sisterhood, Where the film-makers focused more on the central valley of California, The Accidental Nun is an autobiography written by Sister Kate in 2014, just before the founding of the Sisterhood and reveals the stories and experiences that led her to founding the new-age Order...
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Born 1970 in Georgia, Linda Tyler was, the fifth child of her mother's six children. I birthed three children of my own in 1986 having had my first child at age sixteen. Dropping out of high school at age fifteen. Later birthing two more children at age, nineteen and around twenty-three. Still struggling to find my purpose in life, taking to the streets at an early age only to realize, looking for love in all the wrong places would lead me down a...
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Get the Summary of Jonathan Meiburg's A Most Remarkable Creature in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "A Most Remarkable Creature" by Jonathan Meiburg is a comprehensive exploration of the caracaras, a group of raptors with unique social behaviors and intelligence. The book traces the evolutionary history and ecological significance of these birds, particularly the striated caracaras of the Falkland Islands, which...
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It tells how one woman learned to dig deep and push the boundaries in order to discover what really matters in life.
Miriam is a young Dutch woman living in the heart of the mountains with her New Zealand husband. She lives simply in a tent or hut, and survives by hunting wild animals and foraging edible plants, relying on only minimal supplies. For the last six years she has lived this way, through all seasons, often cold, hungry and isolated in...
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The unplanned journey is a book about a journey I never imagined. I often wonder why God allows certain things to happen in my life. I have often heard the term that God will not give you more than you can handle. If anyone had told me that I would spend almost two decades in prison, I would have thought they had, lost their mind. It was one thing to be, accused of such a horrific crime, but to be, charged and sen, away for it that was, another thing....
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The Fortunate Tiger and Other Close Encounters selects the most thrilling adventures of Jim Corbett of Kumaon, legendary hunter and author.
Corbett, who bagged his first leopard at ten, with a rifle won in a marksmanship competition, ranged far-and-wide across Kumaon and Garhwal for much of his life, rescuing villages terrorized by man-eating felines. And, in the stories of his exploits, 'The Fortunate Tiger', which seemed to enjoy divine, protection...
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