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Hydrologist / by Gregory, Josh.(CARDINAL)345750;
Grades 4-6.Includes bibliographical references and index.From puddles to oceans -- Indoors and outdoors -- Diving in -- Flowing into the future -- Some well known hydrologists.930LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Hydrology; Hydrologists; Vocational guidance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Waters of the world : the story of the scientists who unraveled the mysteries of our oceans, atmosphere, and ice sheets and made the planet whole / by Dry, Sarah,1974-author.(CARDINAL)422833;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-317) and index.Introduction -- Hot ice -- See-through clouds -- Number of the monsoon -- Hot towers -- Fast water -- Old ice -- Conclusion.From the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the Caribbean and the unexpectedly chaotic flows of the North Atlantic, Waters of the World is a tour through 150 years of the history of a significant but underappreciated idea: that the Earth has a global climate system made up of interconnected parts, constantly changing on all scales of both time and space. A prerequisite for the discovery of global warming and climate change, this idea was forged by scientists studying water in its myriad forms. This is their story. Linking the history of the planet with the lives of those who studied it, Sarah Dry follows the remarkable scientists who summited volcanic peaks to peer through an atmosphere's worth of water vapor, cored mile-thick ice sheets to uncover the Earth's ancient climate history, and flew inside storm clouds to understand how small changes in energy can produce both massive storms and the general circulation of the Earth's atmosphere. Each toiled on his or her own corner of the planetary puzzle. Gradually, their cumulative discoveries coalesced into a unified working theory of our planet's climate. We now call this field climate science, and in recent years it has provoked great passions, anxieties, and warnings. But no less than the object of its study, the science of water and climate is--and always has been--evolving. By revealing the complexity of this history, Waters of the World delivers a better understanding of our planet's climate at a time when we need it the most.
Subjects: Biographies.; Hydrology; Hydrologists; Climatology; Climatologists; Climatic changes.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Watershed / by Everett, Percival.(CARDINAL)343923;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Treaties.; African American men; Hydrologists; Indians of North America; Water rights in literature.; Water rights;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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A pirate of exquisite mind : explorer, naturalist, and buccaneer : the life of William Dampier / by Preston, Diana,1952-(CARDINAL)349525; Preston, Michael,1948-(CARDINAL)674994;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index."At a time when surviving a voyage across the Pacific was cause for celebration, William Dampier journeyed three times around the world, sailing more than 200,000 miles in his lifetime and witnessing people, places, and phenomena no European had seen. As a young man he spent several years in the swashbuckling company of buccaneers in the Caribbean and Pacific, learning to survive in their bloodthirsty, uncertain world, before setting off on his first journey around the globe - a many-year odyssey, much of it spent in the theretofore mysterious Pacific and Southeast Asia. Later, his best-selling books about his experiences were a sensation; the vividness of his prose and accuracy of his descriptions put armchair readers in the midst of unknown worlds and introduced many words into the English language, including barbecue, chopsticks, and kumquat. Over time, Dampier's observations and insights influenced generations of scientists, explorers, and writers." "Dampier's powers of observation were astonishing. He was the first to deduce that winds cause currents and the first to produce wind maps across the world, surpassing even the work of Edmund Halley. His insights on land were equally astute: For example, he introduced the concept of the "sub-species" that Darwin later built into his theory of evolution, and his description of the breadfruit was the impetus for Captain Bligh's voyage on the Bounty. Dampier reached Australia eighty years before Cook, and he later led the first formal expedition of science and discovery back to Australia. So influential was Dampier that today he has more than one thousand entries in the Oxford English Dictionary."--Jacket.
Subjects: Biographies.; Dampier, William, 1651-1715.; Explorers; Hydrologists; Naturalists; Voyages around the world;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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There are rivers in the sky [sound recording] / by Shafak, Elif,1971-author,narrator.(CARDINAL)675366; Vinall, Olivia,narrator.;
Narrated by Olivia Vinall and Elif Shafak.In the ancient city of Nineveh, on the bank of the River Tigris, King Ashurbanipal of Mesopotamia, erudite but ruthless, built a great library that would crumble with the end of his reign. From its ruins, however, emerged a poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh, that would infuse the existence of two rivers and bind together three lives.Compact discs.Title from container.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Epic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Gilgamesh; Apprentices; Voyages and travels; Rain and rainfall; Hydrologists; Rivers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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There are rivers in the sky [large print] / by Shafak, Elif,1971-author.(CARDINAL)675366;
This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives - all connected by a single drop of water. In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. Arthur's only chance of escaping poverty is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, Arthur's world opens up far beyond the slums, with one book soon sending him across the seas: Nineveh and Its Remains. In 2014 Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptised with water brought from the holy sit of Lalish in Iraq. The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon Narin and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people. In 2018 London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage. Zaleekhah foresees a life drained of all love and meaning - until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything. A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel that spans centuries, continents and cultures, entwined by rivers, rains, and waterdrops.
Subjects: Large print books.; Historical fiction.; Epic fiction.; Novels.; Gilgamesh; Apprentices; Voyages and travels; Rain and rainfall; Hydrologists; Rivers;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 6
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There are rivers in the sky : a novel / by Shafak, Elif,1971-author.(CARDINAL)675366;
"This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives -- all connected by a single drop of water. In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. Arthur's only chance of escaping poverty is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, Arthur's world opens up far beyond the slums, with one book soon sending him across the seas: Nineveh and Its Remains. In 2014 Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptised with water brought from the holy city of Lalish in Iraq. The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon Narin and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people. In 2018 London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage. Zaleekhah foresees a life drained of all love and meaning -- until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything. A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel that spans centuries, continents and cultures, entwined by rivers, rains, and waterdrops."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Epic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Gilgamesh; Apprentices; Voyages and travels; Rain and rainfall; Hydrologists; Rivers;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 48
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Book club kit. [kit] / by Shafak, Elif,1971-author(CARDINAL)675366;
This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives - all connected by a single drop of water. In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. Arthur's only chance of escaping poverty is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, Arthur's world opens up far beyond the slums, with one book soon sending him across the seas: Nineveh and Its Remains. In 2014 Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptised with water brought from the holy sit of Lalish in Iraq. The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon Narin and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people. In 2018 London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage. Zaleekhah foresees a life drained of all love and meaning - until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything. A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel that spans centuries, continents and cultures, entwined by rivers, rains, and waterdrops.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Epic fiction.; Novels.; Gilgamesh; Apprentices; Voyages and travels; Rain and rainfall; Hydrologists; Rivers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Of mutts and men [sound recording] / by Quinn, Spencer,author.(CARDINAL)342044; Frangione, James,narrator.(CARDINAL)350287; Recorded Books, Inc.(CARDINAL)340508;
Narrated by Jim Frangione.When Chet the dog and his partner, PI Bernie Little of the desert-based Little Detective Agency, arrive to a meeting with hydrologist Wendell Nero, they are in for a shocking sight--Wendell has come to a violent and mysterious end. What did the hydrologist want to see them about? Is his death a random robbery, or something more? Chet and Bernie, working for nothing more then an eight-pack of Slim Jims, are on the case. Bernie might be the only one who thinks the police have arrested the wrong man, including the perp's own defense attorney. Chet and Bernie begin to look into Wendell's work, a search that leads to a struggling winemaker who has received an offer he can't refuse. Meanwhile, Chet is smelling water where there is no water, and soon Chet and Bernie are in danger like never before.
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Chet (Fictitious character : Quinn); Little, Bernie (Fictitious character); Dogs; Private investigators; Hydrologists; Human-animal relationships;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Watershed / by Everett, Percival,author.(CARDINAL)343923;
"On a windswept landscape somewhere north of Denver, Robert Hawkes, a feisty and dangerously curious hydrologist, finds himself enmeshed in a fight over Native American treaty rights. What begins for Robert as a peaceful fishing interlude ends in murder and the disclosure of government secrets. Everett mines history for this one, focusing on the relationships between Native American activist and Black Panther groups who bonded over their shared enemies in the 1960s civil rights movement." -page [4] of cover
Subjects: Fiction.; Treaties.; African American men; Interpersonal relations; Hydrologists; Indians of North America; Water rights; Hommes noirs américains; Hydrologistes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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