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The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Michael Largo
Format: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (2013, Apr 16th).
Pages: 464
The world's wildest collection of animal knowledge and lore!Lions, and tigers, and bears . . . and dinosaurs, dragons, and monsters. Oh my!For hundreds of years, the most popular books in the Western world next to the Bible were "bestiaries," fanciful encyclopedias collecting all of human knowledge and mythology about the animal kingdom. In these pages, eagles and elephants lived next to griffins and sea monsters. Now, in The Big, Bad Book of Beasts, award-winning author Michael Largo has updated the medieval bestsellers for the twenty-first century, illuminating little-known facts, astonishing secrets, and bizarre superstitions about the beasts that inhabit our world—and haunt our imaginations. You'll learn about the biggest bug ever, the smallest animal in the world, and the real creatures that inspired the fabled unicorns. more
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Snow School
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Alan Marks
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (2013, Feb 1st).
Pages: 32
A rare look at the endangered snow leopard. The author/illustrator team of Sandra Markle and Alan Marks has had a profound impact on the world of children s nonfiction with their collaborative efforts on books about different animals around the world. From wolves in Yellowstone to penguins in Antarctica, readers and critics have raved about the way in which Markle and Marks share their stories and information about animals in the wild. In their newest project, readers are introduced to twin snow leopard cubs and their mother from the Hindu Kush mountains of Pakistan. Lyrical, informative text and stunning watercolor illustrations lead readers through the struggles these snow leopards face from finding food to bearing harsh weather conditions and the lessons the young cubs learn as they prepare for a life on their own, out from underneath the watchful, caring eye of their mother. more
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2013 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech))
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Elaine Marmel
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Visual; 1 edition (2013, Apr 1st).
Pages: 352
Get up to speed on the newest version of Word with visual instructionMicrosoft Word is the standard for word processing programs, and the newest version offers additional functionality you'll want to use. Get up to speed quickly and easily with the step-by-step instructions and full-color screen shots in this popular guide! You'll see how to perform dozens of tasks, including how to set up and format documents and text; work with diagrams, charts, and pictures; use Mail Merge; post documents online; and much more. Easy-to-follow, two-page lessons make learning a snap.Full-color, step-by-step instructions show you how to perform all the essential tasks of Microsoft Word 2013Explains how to set up and format documents, edit them, add images and charts, post documents online for sharing and reviewing, and take advantage of all the newest features of WordPrevious editions have sold more than 220,000 copiesThe Visual learning system makes it easy to learn more while reading lessTeach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2013 helps you master the most popular word processing program quickly, easily, and visually. more
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The New Horse-Powered Farm: Tools and Systems for the Small-Scale, Sustainable Market Grower
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lynn Miller
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing (2013, Mar 19th).
Pages: 368
In an era when fuel is a primary concern, draft horses are seen by many as the solution to small-scale, resilient farming with a closed-loop system. Horses bring farmers back to the roots of what it means to work the land and present a viable model for a small farm that lasts, while offering enjoyment for the whole family. This is the first book of its kind, offering wisdom and techniques for using horse power on the small farm or homestead, from longtime horse farmer Stephen Leslie.The New Horse-Powered Farm sets the stage for incorporating draft power on the farm by presenting tips on getting started with horses, care of the work horse, different horse-training systems, and the merits of different draft breeds. The novice teamster is introduced to the basic tools of horse-drawn tillage and cultivation used for profitable horse-powered farming, with a spotlight on whole-farm management, as well as information on haying with horses, raising small grains, managing the woodlot, farm education, agritourism, and more. more
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Aquaponic Gardening
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Meg Stout
Format: Paperback
Publisher: ALPHA (2013, Apr 2nd).
Pages: 352
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Aquaponic Gardening is a comprehensive guide to aquaponic gardening, from choosing a setup to selecting fish and vegetables. In addition to everything one needs to know to run a healthy aquaponic garden and care for both the vegetables and fish, there are step-by step plans with photos for building different size systems. The expert author fully explains how to garden indoors and how to resize and move a garden inside or outside, depending on the season, to produce an abundant supply of edible, organically-raised vegetables and fish. more
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Red Rover: Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to the Mars Rover Curiosity
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Roger Wiens
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books (2013, Mar 12th).
Pages: 256
In its eerie likeness to Earth, Mars has long captured our imaginations—both as a destination for humankind and as a possible home to extraterrestrial life. It is our twenty-first century New World; its explorers robots, shipped 350 million miles from Earth to uncover the distant planet’s secrets.Its most recent scout is Curiosity—a one-ton, Jeep-sized nuclear-powered space laboratory—which is now roving the Martian surface to determine whether the red planet has ever been physically capable of supporting life. In Red Rover, geochemist Roger Wiens, the principal investigator for the ChemCam laser instrument on the rover and veteran of numerous robotic NASA missions, tells the unlikely story of his involvement in sending sophisticated hardware into space, culminating in the Curiosity rover's amazing journey to Mars. more
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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Michael Pollan
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (2013, Apr 23rd).
Pages: 480
"Because of the power of his prose and his reasoning, Cooked may prove to be just as influential as Pollan’s seminal book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma…" -- The Washington Post In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, water, air, and earth—to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. more
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The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Brian Hare
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Adult (2013, Feb 5th).
Pages: 384
Brian Hare, dog researcher, evolutionary anthropologist, and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and Vanessa Woods offer revolutionary new insights into dog intelligence and the interior lives of our smartest pets. In the past decade, we have learned more about how dogs think than in the last century. Breakthroughs in cognitive science, pioneered by Brian Hare have proven dogs have a kind of genius for getting along with people that is unique in the animal kingdom. Brian Hare's stunning discovery is that when dogs domesticated themselves as early as 40,000 years ago they became far more like human infants than their wolf ancestors. Domestication gave dogs a whole new kind of social intelligence. This finding will change the way we think about dogs and dog training—indeed, the revolution has already begun. more
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Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables and Flowers
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Joseph Tychonievich
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Timber Press (2013, Mar 5th).
Pages: 216
It’s the holy grail of gardening: a plant that perfectly matches your tastes and the conditions in your garden. The hitch? You’re not likely to find it at your local garden center. You’re going to have to create it yourself.But don’t worry—it isn’t hard. After all, gardeners have been doing it for centuries, simply by saving seeds of the varieties that tasted or performed best. But you’ll get even better results by following the advice in Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener. You’ll learn how to set achievable goals in your breeding program; the ins and outs of genetics; how to pick the best parent plants; how to cross-pollinate; the best techniques to use for popular vegetables and flowers; and how to harvest and store seeds. more
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