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Natural disasters. by Parker, Steve,1952-author.(CARDINAL)183899; West, David,1956-author.;
"Explores the causes of violent weather phenomena including hailstorms, microbursts, blizzards, and heatwaves"--Google.com.IG1140LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Natural disasters; Weather;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Theater of the world : the maps that made history / by Reinertsen Berg, Thomas,1971-author.(CARDINAL)783421; McCullough, Alison,translator.(CARDINAL)827545;
"What is a map? How have people been drawing the world throughout history? What do maps say about us? In [this book], Thomas Reinertsen Berg takes us from the mysterious symbols of the Stone Age to Google Earth, exploring how the ability to envision what the world looks like developed hand in hand with worldwide exploration. This fascinating tale of science and strategy, art and technology, power and ambition, practical needs and distant dreams of the unknown, tells a new story about world history and the people who made it. We encounter visionary geographers and heroic explorers along with the unknown heroes of the mapmaking world, both ancient and modern. Theater of the World is above all a celebration of the extraordinary men and women mapmakers whose work has made history."--Dust jacket.Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-363) and index.
Subjects: Maps.; Cartography; Discoveries in geography.; Maps; Cartography;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The worst thing : a novel / by Gaskin, Nora,1951-author.(CARDINAL)610120;
"Albert Darwin operates outside of society's norms, but so does his nemesis, Kellah Mace. If the FBI can't catch him, can she?" -- Amazon.com (viewed August 8, 2018)"When Kellah Mace's parents are killed in an accident--when Kellah is fifteen years old--she overhears someone say, "She'll go through life knowing the worst thing has already happened." Numb from loss and grief, Kellah takes these words to mean she need fear nothing. Only one thing can hurt her again: the loss of someone else she loves. The Worst Thing begins with the intense friendship of Kellah and Angel, forged on the window ledge outside of their rooms at boarding school--and in the mirror during a hair-cut makeover. After high school, these intrepid young women move to an apartment in the city. Angel jumps into a modeling career and her allure is not lost on the world--she's suddenly, it seems, everywhere. While Angel is at late night parties and photo shoots, Kellah finds the college library her refuge, until Albert shows up. Albert Darwin, called Ape by acquaintances, has a story of his own. He was a frightened little boy, grown up to be a desperate man. As he becomes a computer repairman, he muses, how stupid people think the worst thing might happen when they hit their computer reset button. Living off the grid, often invisible, often lurking on the Internet, Albert's single-mindedness brings new meaning to "the worst thing." With fascinating contemporary realism, Gaskin's novel The Worst Thing turns commonplace objects from young lives--selfies, cellphones, Google maps, glossy magazines, vintage fashion, haircuts, and ponytails--into elements of suspense." -- Fearrington Village website: https://www.fearrington.com/event/nora-gaskin-worst-thing/ (viewed August 8, 2018)
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Sustainable living; Deviant behavior; Female friendship; Women's friendships.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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William Jennings Bryan : a difference maker / by Livesay, Corinne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-200) and index."This biography tells the story of William Jennings Bryan, an influential American who was born shortly before the Civil War began and died in the middle of the Roaring Twenties decade. Timelines, figures, 125 photos, and more are presented in a visually appealing manner to help the reader get a glimpse into the man and his times, while learning about the impact Mr. Bryan made in politics. education, and religion--in the United States and beyond." -- Google Books website: https://books.google.com/books/about/William_Jennings_Bryan.html?id=taI7xAEACAAJ (viewed September 3, 2019)
Subjects: Biographies.; Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.; Statesmen; Legislators; Presidential candidates;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Life after Google : the fall of big data and the rise of the blockchain economy / by Gilder, George F.,1939-author.(CARDINAL)155044;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-312) and index.Prologue: Back to the future-- the ride -- Don't steal this book -- Google's system of the world -- Google's roots and religions -- End of the free world -- Ten laws of the cryptocosm -- Google's datacenter coup -- Dally's parallel paradigm -- Markov and Midas -- Life 3.0 -- 1517 -- The heist -- Finding Satoshi -- Battle of the blockchains -- Blockstack -- Taking back the net -- Brave return of Brendan Eich -- Yuanfen -- The rise of sky computing -- A global insurrection -- Neutering the network -- The empire strikes back -- The Bitcoin flaw -- The great unbundling -- Epilogue: The new system of the world.Google's ability to "search and sort" attracts the entire world to its search engine and countless other goodies-- videos, maps, email, calendars. Everything it offers is free ... or so it seems. Instead of paying directly, users submit to advertising. The Internet firewalls supposedly protecting all our passwords and personal information have proved hopelessly permeable. The future lies with the "cryptocosm": the new architecture of the blockchain and its derivatives. Gilder explains why Silicon Valley is suffering a nervous breakdown and what to expect as the post-Google age dawns. -- adapted from jacket.
Subjects: Internet; Internet; High technology industries; Blockchains (Databases); Electronic commerce.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Musical tables : poems / by Collins, Billy,author.(CARDINAL)288167;
""America's favorite poet" (the Wall Street Journal) has found a new form for his unique poetic style: the small poem. Here Collins writes about his trademark themes of nature, animals, poetry, mortality, absurdity, and love--all in a handful of lines. Neither Haiku nor limmerick, and certainly not a gimmick, the small poem pushes to an extreme poetry's famed power to condense emotional and conceptual content into small spaces. Taken together the more than 125 new poems of Musical Chairs show one of our greatest poets channeling his unique voice into a new phase of his luminous career."--
Subjects: Nature poetry.; Poetry.; Emotions;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 18
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Tubes : a journey to the center of the Internet / by Blum, Andrew.(CARDINAL)400212;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index.The map -- A network of networks -- Only connect -- The whole Internet -- Cities of light -- The longest tubes -- Where data sleeps -- Home.A chronicle of the Internet's development explores behind the scenes to see the heart of the Internet itself, from the room in Los Angeles where the Internet came to life to the Pacific Northwest, where Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have built huge data centers.
Subjects: Information superhighway.; Information technology.; Internet; Internet; Telecommunication systems.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Musical tables : poems / by Collins, Billy,author.(CARDINAL)288167;
""America's favorite poet" (the Wall Street Journal) has found a new form for his unique poetic style: the small poem. Here Collins writes about his trademark themes of nature, animals, poetry, mortality, absurdity, and love--all in a handful of lines. Neither Haiku nor limerick, and certainly not a gimmick, the small poem pushes to an extreme poetry's famed power to condense emotional and conceptual content into small spaces. Taken together the more than 125 new poems of Musical Chairs show one of our greatest poets channeling his unique voice into a new phase of his luminous career." --
Subjects: Nature poetry.; Poetry.; Emotions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The way we're working isn't working : the four forgotten needs that energize great performance / by Schwartz, Tony,1952-(CARDINAL)193854; McCarthy, Catherine,1968-(CARDINAL)499383; Gomes, Jean.(CARDINAL)498805;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-315) and index.More and more, less and less -- We can't change what we don't notice -- We're creatures of habit -- Feeling the pulse -- Sleep or die -- Making waves -- Use it or lose it -- Less is more -- Creating a culture that pulses -- The war between the states -- If you ain't got pride, you ain't got nothin' -- The facts and the stories we tell -- A new value proposition -- A poverty of attention -- One thing at a time -- Cultivating the whole brain -- Autonomy for accountability -- Who are you, and what do you really want? -- We're all in this together -- Purpose for passion -- The big ideas.Drawing on extensive work with an extra-ordinary range of organizations, among them Google, Ford, Sony, Ernst & Young, Shell, IBM, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Cleveland Clinic, Schwartz creates a road map for a new way of working that focuses on four core needs that energize great performance: sustainability, security, self-expression, and significance.
Subjects: Performance.; Work; Organizational effectiveness.; Personnel management.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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First phone: a child's guide to digital responsibility, safety, and etiquette / by Pearlman, Catherine,author.(CARDINAL)416931; Coverly, Dave,illustrator.(CARDINAL)661342;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120)."A fun and informative illustrated kids' guide to safely and productively navigating the digital landscape. Cellphones have become a fact of life, with children as young as eight (yes, eight!) getting their very own "devices." Such boundless access means our kids are in nearly constant contact with technology that was designed specifically for adults. And they're doing so without any type of road map. Enter First Phone: the essential book that apprehensive parents can confidently hand to their kids to read as they begin their journey into the digital world"--Read age 7; Read level Grades 2-3
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Cell phones; Cell phone etiquette.; Cell phones; Cell phone etiquette;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17
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