Did you know Toll House Cookies were created accidentally in an old Toll House in Massachusetts by a woman hurrying to make a tasty snack for her patrons? And did you know that Liquid Paper (or white-out) was invented because of one...
Math and science
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Author:Thimmesh, CatherineSummary: - Author:Parker, GeoffreySummary:
The acclaimed historian demonstrates a link between climate change and social unrest across the globe during the mid-seventeenth century. Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides, government collapses-the calamities of...
- Author:González, NoeliaSummary:
Get ready to explore the night sky! Observe the phases of the moon, navigate by the North Star, and peer into outer space from your own backyard. You’ll also learn about some of the mythology and folklore associated with the night sky...
- Author:Bullard, LisaSummary:
We use electricity and other types of energy every day. But did you know that some kinds of energy can make Earth dirty? Join Tyler to learn how we can use energy wisely. Do your part to be a planet protector! Discover how to reduce,...
- Author:Lilburn, TimSummary:
Like his contemporaries Robert Bringhurst, Ronald Wright, Dennis Lee, Don McKay, and Jan Zwicky, Tim Lilburn has long been a deep thinker on issues of ecology and writing, and on how the two fit together philosophically, morally, and...
- Author:Crook, ChristinaSummary:
It’s time we choose joy over fear. Empowerment over anxiety. JOMO over FOMO. How do we get there? By taking up good burdens. The things we’re most proud of in life—the child we’re raising; the marathon we completed; the major project we...
- Author:Milo, Daniel S.Summary:
In this spirited and irreverent critique of Darwin's long hold over our imagination, a distinguished philosopher of science makes the case that, in culture as well as nature, not only the fittest survive: the world is full of the...
- Author:Day, CindySummary:
On Cindy Day’s grandmother’s farm, the weather wasn’t predicted with a computer or official forecast, but by accumulated wisdom and careful observation. Cindy’s grandma was a constant prognosticator, making predictions about the weather...
- Author:Chin, JasonSummary:
What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity. Author Jason Chin takes this complex subject and makes it brilliantly accessible...
- Author:Levesque, EmilySummary:
When it comes to the heroes of astronomy, we tend to think of lone men persevering in the face of daunting odds. Think of the titans of astronomy and you're likely to think of names like Edwin Hubble, Albert Einstein, and Carl...
- Author:MacBeath, GeorgeSummary:
Generations of practical and ingenious Maritimers have given the word great things. Since the mid-nineteenth century, scientists have fanned out into the world from colleges and universities that are among the oldest in North America....
- Author:Theriault, MarioSummary:
Great Maritime Inventions 1833-1950 is a delightful look at how innovative Maritime ideas changed the world. Between 1833 and 1950, over 3,300 patents were granted to residents of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI. From the scuba tank...
- Author:Soderstrom, MarySummary:
Green City: People, Nature, and Urban Places looks at eleven cities the world over to see how people and nature have interacted over the course of history, and how people attempt to bring nature into cities. In each of these locations,...
- Author:Greer, John MichaelSummary:
Merlin, Gandalf, Voldemort - these well-known sorcerers from popular culture are famed for their amazing spells and spectacular magical powers. In ancient times however, a wizard was actually a freelance intellectual whose main stock in...
- Author:Emery, JoannaSummary:
Icky, sticky, slimy and smelly - the human body is amazing, but it's pretty nasty sometimes too! Find answersto your questions about your body: Whay are boogers green? What is a fart and why does it smess? Where does belly button...
- Author:Bullock, Ryan, Broad, Gayle, Palmer, Lynn, Smith, M.A. (Peggy)Summary:
Canada is experiencing an unparalleled crisis involving forests and communities across the country. While municipalities, policy makers, and industry leaders acknowledge common challenges such as an overdependence on US markets, rising...
- Author:Sturm, JeanneSummary:
Young Readers Will Discover What They Can Do To Make Greener Choices As They Grow Up.
- Author:Lapointe, PascalSummary:
Comment vulgariser ? Comment faire en sorte que, pour le lecteur ou le téléspectateur, la science ne soit pas vue comme un corps extraterrestre, mais bien comme une partie intégrante de notre société ? Peut-on vulgariser même si on n’a...
- Author:Roach, MarySummary:
The irresistible, ever-curious, and bestselling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside.
- Author:Wilson, Edward O.Summary:
Half-Earth proposes an achievable plan to save our imperiled biosphere: devote half the surface of the Earth to nature. In order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the...
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