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Secret Service Dogs : the heroes who protect the president of the united states
Maria Goodavage · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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In an age fraught with terrorism, United States Secret Service canine teams risk their lives to safeguard the president, vice president, their families, visiting heads of state, and a host of others. Unprecedented access to these heroic dog teams has allowed a fascinating first-time-ever... |
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Brilliance and Fire: A Biography of Diamonds
Rachelle Bergstein · Harper
Pages: 375
Format: Print book
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From the author of Women from the Ankle Down comes a lively cultural biography of diamonds, which explores our society's obsession with the world's most brilliant gemstone and the real-world characters who make them shine."A diamond is forever." Who among us doesn't recognize... |
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The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea
Jack E Davis · Liveright Publishing Corp
Pages: 608
Format: Print book
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The tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic.When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented... |
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Buffalo Blizzard of 1977
Timothy W Kneeland · Arcadia Publishing
Pages: 127
Format: Print book
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The Blizzard of 1977 is still remembered in Western New York, especially in Buffalo, which received the brunt of the storm. The blizzard occurred during the most extreme cold the area had ever seen, accompanied by some of the largest winter snowfalls on record. The blizzard struck with... |
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This Phenomenal Life: The Amazing Ways We Are Connected with Our Universe
Misha Blaise · Lyons Press
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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Entertaining, colorful, and deceptively full of facts, This Phenomenal Life tells the story of the wondrous ways that humans are always completely at one with our surrounding world. From the vast galaxies above to the miniature microbes within, humans are organically connected to the complex... |
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Artists and Their Cats
Alison Nastasi · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo . . . so many great artists have shared one very special love: the companionship of cats. Gathered here for the first time are behind-thescenes stories of more than 50 famous artists and their feline friends. From Salvador Dali's pet ocelot Babou... |
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Jungle : a photicular book
Dan Kainen · Workman
Pages: 24
Format: Print book
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Dense and humid and filled with secrets, the rain forest is home to more than half the world s plants and animals. Using unique Photicular technology, "Jungle" parts the mysterious veil of this sun-dappled land and reveals in fluid 3-D motion the living exuberance within. Watch... |
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Rainforest
Lewis Blackwell · Harry N Abrams
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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There are no places on Earth more mysterious, complex, and unknown than tropical rainforests. Combining stunning photographs by the world's leading nature photographers - including new work by Tim Flach - with an inspiring text by award-winning author Lewis Blackwell, Rainforest opens our minds... |
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Tipping Point for Planet Earth: How Close Are We to the Edge?
Anthony D Barnosky · St Martin'S Press, 2016.
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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Tipping Point for Planet Earth explains why Earth is headed for a tipping point, a change so fast, dramatic, and unexpected that humanity will reel at the consequences.Midway through this century, there will be more than nine billion people on the planet. Already we are using most of the arable... |
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Horse
Katie Dicker · Smart Apple Media
Format: Hardcover
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Young readers get to examine the life of the horse from the perspective of the farmer and the animal itself. Fun facts and illustrations teach readers about the life of the farm animal, and show different breeds from around the world. The books also explain the role horses play in working... |
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How to Age-Proof Your Dog: The Art and Science of Successful Canine Aging
Elizabeth U Murphy · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 280
Format: Print book
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How to Age-Proof Your Dog: The Art and Science of Successful Canine Aging gives dog owners the information and tools they need to provide proactive and preventative health care starting early in their dog's life and continuing throughout various stages and ages. In this book, readers are instructed... |
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