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"Exploring the Polar Regions" describes the perils of Arctic and Antarctic travel, and the courage of the explorers who first mapped these frozen wastelands. It tells of the quest for the fabled Northwest and Northeast Passages through icy Arctic seas, of Peary's conquest of the North Pole, Shackleton's epic journey and the race for the South Pole. You will learn why these explorers set out, hazards they encountered along the way, what they discovered in the farthest reaches of the Earth, and more. Clear maps and superb reconstructions bring these journeys vividly to life.
Tells the tragic and fascinating story of the unsinkable liner that disappeared without trace after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Laying unexplored for more than 70 years, the Titanic was discovered by Doctor Robert Ballard.
OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD RUNAWAY #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SENSATIONAL #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Explosive."--The Washington Post "Devastating."--The New Yorker "Unprecedented."--CNN "Great reporting...astute."--Hugh Hewitt THE INSIDE STORY ON PRESIDENT TRUMP, AS ONLY BOB WOODWARD CAN TELL IT With authoritative reporting honed through nine presidencies, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump's White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Fear is the most intimate portrait of a sitting president ever published during the president's first years in office. The focus is on the explosive debates and the decision-making in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, Air Force One and the White House residence. Woodward draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal diaries, files and documents. Often with day-by-day details, dialogue and documentation, Fear tracks key foreign issues from North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, the Middle East, NATO, China and Russia. It reports in-depth on Trump's key domestic issues particularly trade and tariff disputes, immigration, tax legislation, the Paris Climate Accord and the racial violence in Charlottesville in 2017. Fear presents vivid details of the negotiations between Trump's attorneys and Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, laying out for the first time the meeting-by-meeting discussions and strategies. It discloses how senior Trump White House officials joined together to steal draft orders from the president's Oval Office desk so he would not issue directives that would jeopardize top secret intelligence operations. "It was no less than an administrative coup d'état," Woodward writes, "a nervous breakdown of the executive power of the most powerful county in the world."
Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl had spent the first twelve years of his life in a small enclosure in the Central Park Zoo, unable to fly, until the night of February 2nd, 2023, when an unknown liberator cut a hole in the steel mesh of his cage and set him free. Flaco eluded the nets and traps of zoo authorities and park rangers who feared that Flaco couldn't survive on his own, and instead, proved them all wrong, learning to hunt, fly, and make the city his home.With rich imagery and illustrations, FLACO celebrates the work of the photographers who documented Flaco in his favorite city haunts, features works by artists who were inspired by Flaco's story, and memorializes the objects left at the base of Flaco's favorite Central Park oak upon his tragic passing.FLACO is the ultimate tribute to the owl whose story captured the imagination and inspired millions around the world.
This series meets National Curriculum Standard for: Science: Earth and Space Science Life Science Physical Science Science as Inquiry
Forced Exit exposes the false premise of the euthanasia movement to make a compelling case against assisted suicide.
Led by advocates of "the right to die" such as Jack Kevorkian and Derek Humphrey, America is embroiled in a heated debate over assisted suicide. Wesley Smith argues that this is not just a compassionate response to those in terrible pain. Instead, Americans must consider the context within which euthanasia would be performed -- the profit-driven U.S. health-care system -- and the inevitable shift toward a policy of legalized killing that will target the handicapped, the mentally ill, and the poor.
Forced Exit reveals the horrors of the Netherlands, where 8.5% of all deaths are attributed to assisted suicide and where Dutch doctors have rapidly moved from euthanizing the terminally ill, to the chronically ill, to the depressed with no organic disease, to killing infants born with birth defects.
Smith reveals positive alternatives: easy access to hospice care for the dying, effective pain control, and independent living for the disabled. And he profiles people who have considered suicide the only choice, but after receiving proper care and assistance have gone on to lead full and satisfying lives.
Learn more about Freyja, the revered Seid-speaker, prosperity-giver, and lady of the Slain, and explore the wyrd world of Norse mythology with this beautifully illustrated guide as your companion. This is a culturally informed introduction to Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, war, and sensuality, and one of the most highly revered figures in Nordic folklore. Discover who Freyja is, what her origins as a deity are, her personality, and her associations. Explore the role of mythology in pre-Chrisitan Viking and Norse life, its survival in folklore, and how its significance continues in modern times. Learn more about the Norse cosmos and gain an understanding of the different beings, realms, and gods that inhabit it. Dive into the captivating stories surrounding Freyja as she tricks, barters, and beguiles until the grisly events of Ragnarok. Receive expert guidance from a practicing Norse Heathen on how to interact with and venerate Freyja with offerings and altars.
Discover how Freyja uses her wits in her dealings with gods and men and how she looks after those who have been slain in battle. Along the way, you will learn about all the enchanting beings and realms of Norse cosmology. Written by practicing Norse Heathen L. Dean Lee and illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller, this guide covers Freyja not only in ancient times, but through the ages, sharing how she became one of the most venerated mythological goddesses.
Discover how Freyja uses her wits in her dealings with gods and men and how she looks after those who have been slain in battle. Along the way, you will learn about all the enchanting beings and realms of Norse cosmology. Written by practicing Norse Heathen L. Dean Lee and illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller, this guide covers Freyja not only in ancient times, but through the ages, sharing how she became one of the most venerated mythological goddesses.
Traces the development of the wheel and its use in machines and transportation from earliest times to the present.