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241) Chasing the Equinox
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Ancient civilizations hid the secrets of their incredible knowledge of astronomy in their temples and palaces, built to align with the sun, on the same day, all over the world. Revealing humankind's obsession with the sun, across thousands of years and every continent, this is architectural magic on a cosmic scale.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang. When 'Willie' Somerset Maugham, a famed writer and old friend of Robert's, arrives for an extended visit with his secretary Gerald, the pair threatens a rift that could alter more lives than one. Maugham, one of the great novelists of his day, is beleaguered: Having long hidden his homosexuality, his...
247) Mission to the sun
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
An in-depth look at NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which launched its mission to explore the sun in August 2018.
"Almost 100 million miles from Earth, a tiny spacecraft the size of a small car hurtles closer to the sun than any man-made object has ever been, at a speed faster than any man-made object has ever traveled, defying the almost unimaginable heat and deadly radiation of our closet star." -- Container.
250) Sunshine
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon. Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of us all.
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I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson: “We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”--
Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino :From award-winning author Alex Gino comes a groundbreaking novel for children about how important the past can be those trying to create a different future.--
We Are Okay Nina LaCour: You go through life thinking there’s so much...
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Baby Galileo(TM) Discovering The Sky - Introduces babies and toddlers to the wonders in the sky above -- the sun and moon, fluffy clouds, shimmering stars, colorful planets, and whirling galaxies. This original and inspiring look at our universe will pique your baby's curiosity through spectacular images, colorful toys, engaging puppets, and beautiful music by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky.Baby Neptune(TM) Discovering Water introduces...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"In her evocative, genre-defying graphic memoir, Tessa Hulls tells the story of three generations of women in her family: her Chinese grandmother, Sun Yi; her mother, Rose; and herself. Sun Yi was a Shanghai journalist caught in the political crosshairs of the 1949 Communist victory. After eight years of government harassment, she fled to Hong Kong with her daughter. Upon arrival, Sun Yi wrote a bestselling memoir about her persecution and survival,...
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