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An award-winning journalist takes us deep into the Appalachian Mountains where the last truly quiet town of America exists and where its residents live a life free from constant digital connectivity, challenging us to rethink the role of tech in our lives.
Deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Green Bank, West Virginia, is a place at once futuristic and old-fashioned. It is home to the Green Bank Observatory, where astronomers search the depths of the...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 10
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"An empowering, engaging young readers guide to understanding and battling climate change from the expert and bestselling author of This Changes Everything and On Fire, Naomi Klein. Warmer temperatures. Fires in the Amazon. Superstorms. These are just some of the effects of climate change that we are already experiencing. The good news is that we can all do something about it. A movement is already underway to combat not only the environmental effects...
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When Pride Still Mattered is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an immigrant Italian butcher, rose to the top, and how his character and will to prevail transformed him, his wife, his children, his players, his sport, and ultimately the entire country. It is also a vibrant football story, abundant with accounts of Lombardi's thrilling life in that world, from his playing days with the Seven Blocks of Granite...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
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A class field trip to Camp Go Green inspires Hope Roberts to take up environmental causes, but getting busy grown-ups (or her older sister) to pay attention to a middle schooler can be something of a problem, and so is Hope's expectation that everyone will share her enthusiasm; her science club gets her school to add more recycling bins, start a carpooling program and create a garden, but it turns out that saving the world is more complicated than...
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In the most extraordinary journey Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than forty-nine young women. For twenty-one years, the Green River Killer carried out his self-described "career" as a killing machine, ridding the world of women he considered evil. His eerie ability to lure his victims to their deaths and hide their bodies...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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On Green Day at her school, Cam and her classmates discuss ways to protect the environment, but when money collected for the the school's new skylights disappears, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery.
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Pinkalicious volume 5
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IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Recycling magic turns a garbage-filled park into a "greentastic" garden.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about anacondas and jaguars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"-- Provided by publisher.
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Through engaging personal stories, history and lessons from life on the homestead, this inspiring and practical book shows us how doing things the old-fashioned way can help us find true happiness and meaningful connection--and unlock a powerful new sense of purpose.
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The Future of Packaging provides a straightforward solution to tackling the daunting issues of waste in the packaging industry by returning to a "circular economy." Beginning with a critique of the irresponsibility of the packaging industry and its contributions to wastefulness, Tom Szaky and his coauthors illuminate the path towards a waste-free future with lessons from the past. The goal of this book is to serve as a guide for designing a circular...
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Ecosystems require balance to survive, and when that balance is compromised, disaster can befall the whole system. To keep a balance in our global ecosystem, we need to use resources efficiently, equitably, and sustainably. In both nature and economics, we observe that when a healthy distribution of resources is achieved, systems can not only function but flourish.
The United States recycles roughly 34% of its waste and has been stuck at this level...
14) How to Do Things
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How to Do Things is a fascinating window into life in early 20th century
America, and was the first book to collect centuries of practical information, neighborly wisdom, and generational knowledge and compile it into one comprehensive volume. William Campbell is part outdoorsman, part writer. He resides on a 100-acre farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains with his wife and an Australian Shepherd named Tonto. He spends his days hunting, fishing, and reading...
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From sea urchins in the Atlantic Ocean to bandicoots on the Australian savanna, animals recycle all over the world. Explore how different animals in different habitats use recycled material to build homes, protect themselves, and get food. This fascinating collection of animal facts will teach readers about the importance of recycling and inspire them to take part in protecting and conserving the environment by recycling in their own way. This nonfiction...
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Your dream property is a shipping container away…
Written for novice and experienced DIY enthusiasts, this is an A-to-Z guide to ensure your success in turning a plain shipping container into a beautiful home.
In Shipping Container Homes Guide For Beginners, you'll discover:
And so much more!
With over 300 million freight containers sitting empty at ports around the world, you have a rare opportunity to turn a large metal box into your seventh heaven.
Your...
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Are you burdened by the sight of your home drowning in clutter?
Do you feel empty inside, after realizing that you have been spending money on useless furniture, unhealthy food, and too many clothes all these years?
Are you done with spending too much time on social media?
Are you game for creating great memories and experiencing life in other parts of the world without being burdened by unnecessary stuff and without causing damage to the environment?
Then...
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Today, there are many little things that we can do that will make a huge difference in the overall effort of building the kingdom of God. Just a little bit more effort, a little bit more time, a little bit more money to advance the cause of Christ, a little bit more interest in the unsaved soul, a little bit more care for your neighbour will make a huge difference.
Can't you do just a little bit more? This is a clarion call we cannot ignore! Can't...
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Imagínate en una playa paradisíaca, disfrutando de una bebida helada, y cobrando por este privilegio. ¿Demasiado bonito para ser verdad? En realidad no, si eres una de las personas que se autodenominan -o aspiran a autodenominarse- nómadas digitales. Los nómadas digitales son trabajadores remotos que viajan sin atarse a ningún sitio. Suelen trabajar en cafeterías, hoteles, espacios de trabajo conjunto o bibliotecas públicas para así hacer...
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In this new book, Frederick Chavalit Tsao and Chris Laszlo argue that current approaches to leadership fail to produce positive outcomes for either businesses or the communities they serve. Employee disengagement and customer fickleness remain high, resulting in a lack of creativity and collaboration at all levels of entrepreneurial activity. Investor demand for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) continues to be poorly integrated into profit...
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