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| OverDrive | Unabridged | Phoenix Books, Inc | English | Available Online
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| 2011 | OverDrive | Random House Publishing Group | English | Checked Out
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"In the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, with more than nine million copies in forty languages sold worldwide. That edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the intervening years have seen extraordinary advances in the technology of observing both the micro- and the macrocosmic worlds. These observations...
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| 1970 | Lancer Books | Paperback | English | On Shelf
Grand Canyon Community Library - Classic Books CLASSIC 823 |
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| OverDrive | Duke Classics | English | Available Online
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A young scientist, to the amazement and disbelief of his colleagues and other experts, has perfected a machine that lets him live one of mankind's oldest dreams--to live in times other than his own.
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3) The prince
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CLASSIC 850 MACIAVELLI
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| 1992. | Dover Publications | viii, 71 pages ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Grand Canyon Community Library - Classic Books CLASSIC 850 MACIAVELLI |
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| OverDrive | Duke Classics | English | Available Online
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In this classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power, Machiavelli used a rational approach to advise prospective rulers, developing logical arguments and alternatives for a number of potential problems, among them governing hereditary monarchies, dealing with colonies and the treatment of conquered peoples.
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211.8 DAWKINS, RICHARD
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| 2006 | Houghton Mifflin Co | x, 406 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Grand Canyon Community Library - Non-Fiction 211.8 DAWKINS, RICHARD |
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| 2007 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Tantor Media, Inc | English | Checked Out
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Argues that belief in God is irrational, and describes examples of religion's negative influences on society throughout the centuries, such as war, bigotry, child abuse, and violence.
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363.738 CARSON, RACHEL
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| 2002 | 40th anniversary ed., 1st Mariner Books ed. | Houghton Mifflin | xix, 378 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Grand Canyon Community Library - Non-Fiction 363.738 CARSON, RACHEL |
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First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. "Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations . . . [It is] well crafted, fearless and succinct . . . Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as...
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JN 582.16 U21T
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| c1956 | Harper & Row | [32] p : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Grand Canyon Community Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction JN 582.16 U21T |
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Briefly describes the value of a tree.
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7) Rascal
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| 2002 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon.
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| 2012 | OverDrive | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Available Online
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| 2012 | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Available Online
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"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard...
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| 2020 | OverDrive | The Child's World, Inc | English | Available Online
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Offers readers a captivating look into UFOs and questions whether aliens exist, complete with vivid photographs and exciting diagrams. Back matter includes an in-depth 'Out of This World' feature that highlights a related topic, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, and an index. Outer space is full of wonder and mystery. Is there life beyond Earth? What is a comet made of? Young readers will enjoy blasting into space with this exciting,...
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10) The Republic
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| 1987 | Penguin Books | Paperback | English | On Shelf
Grand Canyon Community Library - Non-Fiction CLASSIC 889 |
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| OverDrive | Duke Classics | English | Available Online
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One of the greatest works of philosophy, political theory, and literature ever produced, Plato's Republic has shaped Western thought for thousands of years and remains as relevant today as when it was written during the fourth century B.C. Republic begins by posing a central question: "What is justice, and why should we be just, especially when the wicked often seem happier and more successful?" For Plato, the answer lies with the ways people, groups,...
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11) Mathematics
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| 2010, c2002 | Illustrated ed. | Sterling | ix, 180 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 19 cm. | English | On Shelf
Grand Canyon Community Library - Non-Fiction 510 GOWERS, TIMOTHY |
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A practical guide that explaines the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics and the fundamental math generally taught in school.
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| 2011 | OverDrive | Open Road Media | English | Available Online
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| 2011 | Open Road Media | English | Available Online
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National Book Award Winner and New York Times Bestseller: Explore earth's most precious, mysterious resource—the ocean—with the author of Silent Spring.
With more than one million copies sold, Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us became a cultural phenomenon when first published in 1951 and cemented Carson's status as the preeminent natural history writer of her time. Her inspiring, intimate writing
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13) Feed
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| 2010 | OverDrive | Candlewick Press | English | Available Online
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In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.
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| OverDrive | Da Capo Press | English | Available Online
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| Da Capo Press | English | Available Online
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Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of 21st century science to consider the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols that make up Einstein’s most famous equation, E=mc2. Breaking down the symbols themselves, they pose a series of questions: What is energy? What is mass? What has the speed of light got to do with energy and mass? In answering these questions, they take us to the site of one
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| 2014 | OverDrive | W. W. Norton & Company | English | Available Online
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| 2014 | W. W. Norton & Company | English | Available Online
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A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan's award-winning film, Interstellar, from executive producer and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne.
Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the Nobel prize-winning physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows
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This practical guide presents a step-by-step approach to starting your own beehive, along with expert tips for maintaining a healthy colony. You get the latest on honey bee medication and treatments, harvesting and marketing your honey.
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17) Our solar system
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| c1992 | Morrow Junior Books | 64 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Grand Canyon Community Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction JN 523.2 |
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Describes the origins, characteristics, and future of the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
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| 2014 | OverDrive | 1 | Andrews UK | English | Available Online
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| 2014 | 1 | Andrews UK | English | Available Online
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Did you know that most sharks have an excellent sense of hearing? Or that fear of sharks is known as galeophobia? This fantastic quick-read eBook features over one hundred facts split into categories such as shark attacks, conservation, myths, record breakers and many more. So if you want to know how long a whale shark can live for, or what the Aztecs used to ward off sharks, then this is the book for you! Find the information you want, fast.
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| 2014 | OverDrive | 1 | Andrews UK | English | Available Online
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| 2014 | 1 | Andrews UK | English | Available Online
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Did you know there is a species of dinosaur named after Hogwarts? Which were the largest and smallest dinosaurs? What is the difference between a brontosaurus and an apatosaurus? This excellent book answers all of these questions and more, with over one hundred facts about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
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20) The Yosemite
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| 2013 | OverDrive | Duke Classics | English | Available Online
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| 2013 | Duke Classics | English | Available Online
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John Muir, famous for his naturalist essays and books, was over 70 years old when he wrote "The Yosemite" as a reflection on the beauty of the national park. Muir was a naturalist, so he was highly invested in describing the landscape, flora, and fauna of Yosemite National Park. He even said that "no temple with manmade hands can compare with Yosemite." Muir knew the terrain well, having hiked and climbed Cathedral Peak, Mount Dana, and the old Indian...
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