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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In July 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz challenged herself to go plastic free for the whole month. Starting with a small group of people in the city of Perth, the Plastic Free July movement has grown into a 250-million strong community across 177 countries, empowering people to reduce single-use plastic consumption and create a cleaner future. This book explores how one of the world's leading environmental campaigns took off and shares lessons from its...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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Like many people, Beth Terry didn't think an individual could have much impact on the environment. But while laid up after surgery, she read an article about the staggering amount of plastic polluting the oceans and decided then and there to kick her plastic habit. Now she wants to teach you how you can too.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Quick, sustainable, and stylish meals from the culinary superstar--Instagram darling, all around "Queen of the Greens" (Deborah Madison-meets-Melissa Clark)--who's poised to break out in the U.S. with a cookbook that perfectly reflects the way we want to cook and eat today"--
Jones shares recipes for quick, sustainable, and stylish vegetable-centered meals. The recipes are easy to make-- and keep sustainability at the center of every dish. The variety...
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Discover shocking stats and surprising facts; inspirational interviews with National Geographic explorers and leading researchers who are working tirelessly to protect the planet; tons of simple suggestions for sustainable swaps; and more eco-friendly choices and smart action steps. This book answers all of your burning questions about plastic and offers tangible ways to get involved, reduce plastic use, and create a more plastic-free future!"--Amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Plastics have transformed every aspect of our lives. Yet the very properties that make them attractive - they are cheap to make, light, and durable - spell disaster when trash makes its way into the environment. Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution is a beautifully-illustrated survey of the plastics clogging our seas, their impacts on wildlife and people around the world, and inspirational initiatives designed to tackle the problem. In Plastic...
6) Trashlands
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Language
English
Description
A few generations from now, the coastlines of the continent have been redrawn by floods and tides. Global powers have agreed to not produce any new plastics, and what is left has become valuable: garbage is currency. In the region-wide junkyard that Appalachia has become, Coral is a "plucker," pulling plastic from the rivers and woods. She's stuck in Trashlands, a dump named for the strip club at its edge, where the local women dance for an endless...
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Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Sunny the Shark is a fearsome predator. As the oceanic whitetip shark searches for her next meal, a chatty school of pilot fish trails behind, cleaning her in exchange for food crumbs. But when Sunny mistakes a plastic ring for prey and it gets caught around her fin, she soon struggles to hunt. Will she be able to break free and find food before winter sets in?
8) Chromatica
Author
Publisher
Interscope Records
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lady Gaga follows up her Grammy and Academy Award-winning soundtrack for A Star Is Born with her sixth studio album. The first single, Stupid Love, is already making its way up the charts.
Author
Series
Bollywood volume 4
Language
English
Description
Her name means "miracle" in Sanskrit: Kimaya was the first baby to survive after several miscarriages, and grew up in a mansion at the top of Mumbai's Pali Hill, surrounded by love and privilege. But at eleven years old, she develops a rare illness that requires her to be confined to a germ-free ivory tower in her home. Rahul Savant shows up to wash Kimi's windows, and as years pass he becomes her eyes to the outside world, and she becomes his inspiration...
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Take your slime to the next level! In Ultimate Slime Extreme Edition, you'll find 100+ new, awesome, borax-free slime recipes and projects from slime master Alyssa J of @CraftySlimeCreator!Slime Start-Up: Begin with essential ingredients and basic recipes, plus new ways to make slime, slime safety, and troubleshooting tips.Amazing Mix-ins: Add color and character to your slime with fun, all-new ingredients.DIY Ingredients: Create one-of-a-kind slimes...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"North Korea is like no other tyranny on earth. Its citizens are told their home is the greatest nation in the world, and big brother is always watching: it is Orwell's 1984 made reality. Award-winning BBC journalist John Sweeney is one of the few foreign journalists to have witnessed the devastating reality of life in the controversial and isolated nation of North Korea, having entered the country undercover, posing as a university professor with...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
With a twist on the practical moviemaking genre, This is How You Make a Movie brings the subject to life by explaining the terms through the films you know and love. Using key scenes from some of the best-loved movies of all time, Tim Grierson explores everything from cinematography through to the secrets of talking to camera. Depth of focus is explored through Citizen Kane, forced perspective through The Lord of the Rings, and slow motion through...
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