Calling all sports fans! We’re thrilled to announce that the online edition of The Athletic will be added to OPL’s online resources starting November 15, 2024.
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Women in Charge on the Ice!
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On Race, Community, and Black Women in Hockey2024"From the founder of Black Girl Hockey Club, a collection of deeply insightful and piercing essays that aims to shed light on the history of Black excellence--in all forms--in hockey, and how we can…Catalogue Item
Lessons From the Ice2021"The greatest women's hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser shares the lessons that won her four gold medals, and hard-earned wisdom distilled from moments when she fell short."--Provided by…Catalogue Item
How An International Sisterhood Made Olympic History2019"The inspiring, unlikely story of the American, Canadian, South Korean and even North Korean women who joined together to form Korea’s first Olympic ice hockey team."--Catalogue Item
2024"In 2022, Sarah Nurse became the first Canadian biracial athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in women's hockey. Readers can follow her career from growing up in a family of pro athletes to bringing…
Shipwrecks and Castaways
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2024"[A] rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time. The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John…Catalogue Item
Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World2024"The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812--a tale of treachery, shipwreck, isolation, and the desperate struggle for survival. Fraught with…Catalogue Item
An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea2015The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish…Catalogue Item
A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder2023"A mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth…
Our Power, Our Planet
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Solving the Climate Crisis With Today's Technologies2022"In the absence of motorized boats and gondolas, Venice's waters have returned to a sparkling blue color. Deer have been spotted roaming cities in Italy, and mountain goats recently took over a small…Catalogue Item
Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for Humans2020"It is estimated that the earth's population will expand to an unprecedented nine billion people over the next century. This explosion in population is predicted to place further stress on our…Catalogue Item
Power the World With Sustainable Fuel, With Hands-on Science Activities for Kids2024In Renewable Energy: Power the World with Sustainable Fuel, scientists ages 9 to 12 learn how switching from nonrenewable energy sources to renewable ones can help make our homes, businesses, cities,…Catalogue Item
How We Can Be the First Generation to Build A Sustainable Planet2024In this bold, radically hopeful book, a data scientist, drawing on the latest research, practical guidance and eye-opening graphics, gives us the tools for understanding our current environmental…
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