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Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Even amongst the most elite performers, certain athletes stand out as a cut above the rest, able to outperform in clutch, game-deciding moments. These athletes prove that raw athletic ability doesn't necessarily translate to a superior on-field experience--it's the mental game that matters most.Sports participation--from the recreational to the collegiate Division I level--is at an all-time high. While the caliber of their game may differ, athletes...
83) Solar energy
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"For the past few centuries, fossil fuels have generated most of our world's energy. But these fuels pollute the environment, and they will eventually run out. Today, scientists are developing cleaner and more sustainable sources of power. Alternative Energy examines several of these promising technologies, as well as the science behind them. Learn how the energy sources of the future can change our world for the better." --Publisher's description....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations"--
In August 2018 Thunberg decided not to go to school one day in order to protest the climate crisis. Her actions sparked a global movement, inspiring millions of students to go on strike for our planet. This collection of her speeches provides a rallying cry for why we must all...
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"When Isabel meets Edward, both are at a crossroads: he wants to follow his late wife to the grave, and she is ready to give up on love. Thinking she is merely helping out her friend, Edward's daughter--who lives far away and asked her to check in on her nonagenarian dad in New York--Isabel has no idea that the man in the kitchen baking the sublime roast chicken and light-as-air apricot soufflé will end up changing her life. As Edward and Isabel...
Author
Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Two of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of online learning. Could the growth in online courses slow the rising cost of college and help solve the crisis of affordability?"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Second Edition.
Language
English
Description
"Andy Couturier captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these ten profiles of ordinary--yet exceptional--men and women who left behind mainstream existences in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time. Drawing on traditional Eastern spiritual wisdom and culture, these pioneers describe the profound personal transformations they underwent as they escaped the stress,...
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The authors explore the act of leading in libraries, with a focus on the acts and behaviors that manifest. They also explore how such actions are derived from individual interactions with others, and how they impact a larger organization. Consideration is given to the value of strategic planning, and the importance of formalizing service leadership in processes and policies.
Author
Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"In a hundred-year period, a handful of men and women changed the way we see the world. Many of them are well known--Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Kafka. Others have vanished from collective memory despite their enduring importance in our daily lives. Without Karl Landsteiner, for instance, there would be no blood transfusions or major surgery. Without Paul Ehrlich, no chemotherapy. Without Siegfried Marcus, no motor car. Without Rosalind Franklin,...
Author
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
Leading lightly is about looking at what you do through a radical new lens. It's a way to powerfully transform your performance, make better decisions, gain greater self-awareness, and develop the capacity to manage your work and life with enduring ease and clarity. An alternative to the everyday stress, pace, challenges, and burdens that weigh you down, Leading Lightly shows you how to shift your mindset, live lighter, and optimize your effectiveness....
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2007
Language
English
Description
27-year-old British autistic savant Daniel Tammet's ability to think abstractly, deviate from routine, and empathize, interact and communicate with others is impaired, yet he's capable of incredible feats of memorization and mental calculation. Here, Tammet traces his life from a frustrating, withdrawn childhood and adolescence to his adult achievements, which include teaching in Lithuania, achieving financial independence with an educational Web...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An engaging, accessible citizen's guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate-and how we can hold our governments accountable for putting these plans into action. Dozens of kids in Montgomery County, Maryland, agitated until their school board committed to electric school buses. Mothers in Colorado turned up in front of an obscure state panel to fight for clean air. If you think the only thing you can do to...
Publisher
Arts Alliance America, LLC
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Language
English
Description
Presents forward-thinking designers, products and processes that are at the forefront of a new green world. Each episode revolves arouns a different green theme as it spotlights 3 specific innovators or innovations that have the potential to transform our everyday lives. The individuals profiled range from scientists to fashion and product designers, and from entrepreneurs to first-time inventors.
Author
Publisher
White Owl
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"People are becoming more aware of the environment and their impact on it. Over the past decades we have become an increasingly consumerist based society. From a world in which recycling was common, single use became the norm. This throwaway society is unsustainable. Sustainable gardening results in the creation of an environmentally friendly area in which natural predators thrive and soils are naturally replenished. Discover innovative and simple...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Our planet is approaching a critical environmental juncture. Across the globe we continue to deplete the five pools of carbon--soil, wood, coal, oil, and natural gas--at an unsustainable rate. We've burned up half the planet's known reserves of oil--one trillion barrels--in less than a century. When these sources of energy-rich carbon go into severe decline, as they surely will, society will follow. Former archeologist and Sierra Club activist Courtney...
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In Driving Loyalty, you'll get an inside look at how Enterprise began operating three distinct brands in a way that ultimately led to rising profitability and some of the highest customer and employee satisfaction scores in the industry. You'll also discover how other thriving companies--from JetBlue and Starbucks to Costco and even Chobani Yogurt--use similar techniques to outsmart the competition and turn customers and employees into raving fans.
Driving...
Author
Publisher
Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Water, the most critical fluid on the planet, is seen as savior, benefactor, and Holy Grail in these fifteen essays on natural and faux oases. Fluvial geologist and former Colorado River guide Rebecca Lawton follows species both human and wild to their watery roots--in warming deserts, near rising Pacific tides, on endangered, tapped-out rivers, and in growing urban ecosystems./Lawton thoroughly and eloquently explores human attitudes toward water...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Ikigai is a Japanese phenomenon commonly understood as "your reason to get up in the morning." Ikigai can be small moments: the morning air, a cup of coffee, a compliment. It can also be deep convictions: a fulfilling job, lasting freiendships, balanced health. Whether big or small, your ikigai is the path to success and happiness in your own life.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The average American spends ninety percent of their time indoors, and children are no exception. Today, kids can spend up to seven hours per day looking at screens. Not only does this phenomenon have consequences for our kids' physical and mental health, it calls into question their ability to understand and engage with anything beyond the built environment. We can talk about environmental stewardship, but until more people make meaningful contact...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What we eat matters--to us, and to the planet. Cool food is a game-changing new food category and way of thinking that can help fix the climate. This ... book will show you how to make simple choices, starting today--in the supermarket, in your kitchen, and in the world--to reduce your environmental impact. Hundreds of cool foods exist, but until now have gone largely uncelebrated for their climate-positive powers. Some of these foods may already...
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