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1) Hurricanes
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Hurricanes can tower miles high in the sky and whip winds from a distance that would stretch from New York City to Miami. A hurricane may have even been responsible for helping the United States win its independence. But did you know we're figuring out ways to battle these beastly storms? Discover extreme facts about hurricanes in this fun and kooky book.
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Hurricanes and Homicide is Book 7 of the Sapphire Beach Cozy Mystery Series. Sun-drenched Florida beaches. A Fair Trade jewelry shop owner. A mystery that will keep you guessing. A hurricane has Connie and her friends hunkered down in Palm Paradise waiting out the storm. However, when a neighbor is murdered, Connie discovers that the storm might not be the only danger they are facing. If you enjoy cozy mysteries that keep you on the edge of your seat,...
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The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF's most valuable fighter asset in the Second World War, yet even today is relatively under-appreciated by the general public. Yet from the early months of the war it was the single engine fighter most often encountered by the Luftwaffe and during the Battle of Britain it made 80% of the successful interdictions of enemy formations. As this superbly researched book written by a leading authority on the air war reveals,...
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Embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of nature's most awe-inspiring and mysterious phenomena: hurricanes. Designed for young minds aged 7 to 12, this book is a captivating exploration of the formidable forces of these massive storms, unveiling their secrets through a blend of science, storytelling, and vivid imagery. Through its pages, readers are invited into the world of hurricane hunters, meteorologists, and scientists, who bravely unravel...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Many of us, even on our happiest days, struggle to quiet the constant buzz of anxiety in the background of our minds. All kinds of worries--worries about losing people and things, worries about how we seem to others--keep us from peace of mind. Distracted or misled by our preoccupations, misconceptions, and, most of all, our obsession with ourselves, we do not see the world clearly--we do not see the world as it really is. In our search for happiness...
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New Day Films
Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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Stephanie, Ian and Alfredo are landless ecological farmers striving to produce healthy food for local consumption in Puerto Rico. In this economically depressed US-territory -highly dependent on food imports and a frequent target for hurricanes- producing food locally is urgent. The documentary shows the protagonists' grit as they attempt to carve a living without land ownership or capital.
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"Haiti's state is near-collapse: armed groups have overrun the country, many government officials have fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise and not a single elected leader holds office, refugees desperately set out on boats to reach the US and Latin America, and the economy reels from the after-effects of disasters, both man-made and natural, that destroyed much of Haiti's infrastructure and institutions. How did a nation founded on...
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One Signal Publishers / Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Discussion of the climate crisis has always suffered from a problem of abstraction. Data points and warnings of an overheated future struggle to break through the noise of everyday life. Deniers often portray climate solutions as inconvenient, expensive, and unnecessary. And many politicians, cloistered by status and focused always on their next election, do not yet see climate as a winning issue in the short run, so they don't take any action at...
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