Richard Martin
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
"Since the late 18th century, when it emerged as a source of heating and, later, steam power, coal has brought untold benefits to mankind. Even today, coal generates almost 45 percent of the world's power. Our modern technological society would be inconceivable without coal and the energy it provides. Unfortunately, that society will not survive unless we wean ourselves off coal. The largest single source of greenhouse gases, coal is responsible for...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A riveting look at how an alternative source of energy is revolutionizing nuclear power, promising a safe and clean future for millions, and why thorium was sidelined at the height of the Cold War
In this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, a radioactive element and alternative nuclear fuel that is far safer, cleaner, and more abundant than uranium.
At...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Bulfinchs Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
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7) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Born in a sunlit meadow in and English village, Black Beauty is a carefree colt enjoying a wonderful home, with a kind and caring master. Then the beautiful young horse is sold and separated from his friends. So begins an extraordinary journey through life for Black Beauty that brings pain, suffering, loneliness, and hardship. Will Black Beauty ever find the true happiness of his upbringing? Told as an autobiography, Black Beauty is an ultimately...
Author
Series
Modern library volume 166
Classics club library
Library of liberal arts volume 228
Phoenix books volume P63
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Classics club library
Library of liberal arts volume 228
Phoenix books volume P63
More Series...
Language
English
Description
Presents Homer's classic epic of the Trojan War, which follows proud Greek soldier Achilles from his angry dispute with his king, Agamemnon, to his battle with and brutal treatment of Troy's great hero, Hector; and includes a glossary of names and an introduction.
12) Wolf songs
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After his mother has put him to bed, a boy named Matthew takes a journey through the night woods, meadows and mountains with wolves, whose songs are "nature's lullaby."
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An unearthly child: Teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright are in for the adventure of a lifetime when they follow student Susan Foreman home to an odd police box in a junkyard and meet the Doctor, a strange old man who claims to be Susan's grandfather, who takes them on a short excursion back to 200,000 B.C. ; The Daleks: When the TARDIS lands on the seemingly dead planet Skaro, the Doctor and company have their first meeting with the Daleks....
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
When his teenage owner reluctantly becomes the school's new quarterback, Buddy catches the spirit and joins the team. The two find themselves leading the Timberwolves to the state championship. Bud's victory hopes are sidelined when two sinister Russian circus owners take a bite out of everyone's plans and dognaps Buddy for their star attraction.
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