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Rubbish!: the archaeology of garbage
Par William Rathje. 1992
A summary of the research conducted and discoveries made over the course of two decades by the University of Arizona…
Garbage Project archaeologists, who feel that "if we can come to understand our discards then we will better understand the world in which we live." Their sites are landfills and, for more demographic clarity, individual garbage containers. The authors also discuss recyclingA world waiting to be born: civility rediscovered
Par M. Peck. 1993
Peck believes that society is no longer civil in the workplace and within the family. He presents case histories of…
counseling sessions for individuals at home and at work, illustrating how people may become more aware of themselves and their effect on others--thus restoring civility to society. He suggests submission to a Higher Power through prayer, and looking at the broad picture. Some strong language. BestsellerHow did we find out about photosynthesis?
Par Isaac Asimov. 1989
Traces the scientific discoveries that led to our knowledge of photosynthesis, an interaction of plants and light. Discusses how photosynthesis…
relates to the food supply, the changing ecological balance, and the threats to the Earth's atmosphere. For grades 5-8 and older readersChemical deception: the toxic threat to health and the environment
Par Marc Lappé. 1991
A professor of health policy and ethics asserts that myths regarding toxic substances further endanger people and the planet. Ten…
myths include "the body's defenses are adequate," "the fetus develops out of reach of toxic danger," and "the environment is resilient." Lappe explains why he believes these are fallacies and offers guidelines to correct a toxic planetThe Handy science answer book
Par Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 1994
Collection of answers "to some of the mysteries of daily life." Addressed are a wide variety of topics of a…
scientific or technological nature including space, transportation, weather, communications, animals, and plants. Examples of questions are "Is glass a liquid or a solid?" "Why are eye transplants not available?" "How much data can a floppy disk hold?" and "How is the date for Easter determined?"Jane Goodall, living with the chimps
Par Julie Fromer. 1992
Jane Goodall knows the world of the chimpanzee better than anyone; for more than thirty years she has lived with…
the wild chimps of Africa. Born in London in 1934, Goodall loved to observe animals even as a young child. In 1957 she traveled to East Africa and began working for Louis and Mary Leakey, prominent anthropologists. In 1960 Goodall began her now well-known landmark study of chimp lives. For grades 3-6 and older readersPluto!: Not a planet? not a problem! (Our Universe)
Par Stacy McAnulty. 2023
This program features narration from the author. Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets.…
Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf planet, it's Pluto's turn to take the spotlight and properly re-introduce itself. With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Pluto in this next celestial "autobiography" in the Our Universe series. Rich with kid-friendly facts, this is an equally charming and irresistible companion to Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years and Sun! One in a Billion . A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & CompanyToward the radical center: a Karel C̈apek reader
Par Karel C̈apek. 1990
English translations of three plays and several short stories, essays, and assorted sketches on gardening and travel provide a sampling…
of the work of this prolific Czechoslovakian writer. The word "robot" from his 1922 play "R.U.R." ("Rossum's Universal Robots,") included here, has entered everday languageFeeling good: the new mood therapy
Par David Burns. 1980
Cognitive therapy is a method of depression treatment developed at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Burns believes that sufferers from…
less-than-severe forms of the illness can use this method to treat themselves by recognizing and rejecting distorted thought patterns. Includes case examples and self-evaluation methodsEmpire of the air: the men who made radio
Par Tom Lewis. 1991
Portrait of three American pioneers of radio--Lee de Forest, inventor of the vacuum tube; Edwin Howard Armstrong, creator of transmitter…
and amplification devices and the FM system; and David Sarnoff, who made RCA into a corporate giant. Chronicles the struggles among these individuals, along with the development of radio from a primitive wireless communication system to its golden age in the 1930s and 1940sThe life of Benjamin Banneker
Par Silvio Bedini. 1972
Biography of the self-taught eighteenth-century black astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, and almanac maker. Also deals with the economy of eighteenth-century Maryland,…
contributions of the Ellicott family to the area, and the surveying of the District of ColumbiaThe earliest relationship: parents, infants, and the drama of early attachment
Par T. Brazelton. 1990
A pediatrician and a psychiatrist combine their research and experience to create a unified picture of the birth and growth…
of the relationship between a child and its parents. They discuss pregnancy as the beginning of the attachment, the newborn as a participant, and the effects of emotions a parent brings from past experiencesOdd perceptions
Par R. L Gregory. 1986
A British scientist describes with humor and wit how people experience the world through their senses and how signals from…
the senses interact with intelligence. He also explores the nature of humor, artificial intelligence, consciousness, aesthetics, and the effects of anesthesia on perceptionHow did we find out about the speed of light?
Par Isaac Asimov. 1986
How did we find out about microwaves?
Par Isaac Asimov. 1989
Grumbles from the grave
Par Robert Heinlein. 1989
It was Heinlein's wish to have his letters published after his death. Virginia, his wife of forty years, has collected…
the letter, begun in 1939, to Heinlein's editors and to his longtime friend and agent Lurton Blassingame. The letters give us an insight into the psyche of the popular science fiction author. They show his thoughts on publishers, fan mail, writing material, travel, work habits, and even house buildingSeven ideas that shook the universe
Par Nathan Spielberg. 1987
This revised edition of a college text intended for liberal arts majors provides a nontechnical discussion of the major aspects…
of physics. The seven ideas include Copernican astronomy, Newtonian mechanics and causality, entropy and probability, and relativity. For high school and older readersBio of an ogre: the autobiography of Piers Anthony to age 50
Par Piers Anthony. 1988
Fantasy writer Piers Anthony has, by his own admission, written a highly selective and subjective account of his first fifty…
years, attempting to write not only the "what" of his life but also the "why." Each of the five sections covers a decade of his lifeWith love from Koko
Par Faith McNulty. 1990
The author writes of her visit with Koko, a five-year-old gorilla, and her trainer, Penny Patterson, a scientist with whom…
Koko has lived since she was one year old. At the age of two, Koko knows more than two hundred words and is learning new ones daily. Companion to "Koko' Story." For grades 3-6Lucy's child: the discovery of a human ancestor
Par Donald Johanson. 1989
Johanson's 1973 discovery in Ethiopia of the primate "Lucy" helped scientists to redraw the family tree of our hominid ancestry.…
In this sequel to "Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind," Johanson records his excavation in 1986, at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, of the first known skeleton of Homo habilis, believed by many to be the first Homo species