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May the 4th be with you
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2024Behind the Bucket is a documentary following members of the 501st Legion--Star Wars Enthusiasts--showing how they are much more than adults playing dress-up. The 501st are compassionate, charitable,…Catalogue Item
300 Epic Facts From A Galaxy Far, Far Away2024"Our best-selling Weird but true! series take on a blockbuster franchise with 300 out-of-this-galaxy facts about Star Wars. May the facts be with you!"--Back cover.Catalogue Item
How and Why the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened2024"Even by the standards of the 1970s, even compared to Jar-Jar Binks, the legendary 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special is a peerlessly cringeworthy pop-culture artifact. Among its highlights are a singing…Catalogue Item
Vol. I, Creatures of the Galaxy2024"From Naboo to Hoth, Tatooine to Kashyyyk, and beyond, Star Wars is packed with otherworldly species and monstrous creatures. Dive into the lives, habitats, and behaviors of the non-sentient…
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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