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The hand: how its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture
By Frank R Wilson. 1998
A neurologist examines the human hand's role in the evolution of the species and in the development of the brain.…
Discusses the hand's versatility and influence on cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and psychological abilities. Interviews musicians, puppeteers, and surgeons for insights on how hands influence learning and career choices. 1998.The griffin and the dinosaur: how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science
By Marc Aronson, Adrienne Mayor. 2015
Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating…
the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure. Grades 2-4. 2015.The Habs (Brian McFarlane's original six. #Vol. 2)
By Brian McFarlane. 1996
Hockey writer Brian McFarlane tells the story of the Montreal Canadiens, the most successful sports team in North America. On…
the way to winning 24 league championships, the Habs featured some of the greatest players in hockey. McFarlane chronicles their stories as well as the franchise they turned into a hockey legend. 1996.The hall of the mountain king
By Howard H Snyder. 1973
The greatest: Muhammad Ali
By Walter Dean Myers. 2001
Account of Muhammad Ali's life and career, focusing on his professional accomplishments, principles, and fight against racial injustice. Describes his…
Olympic triumph, his transformation from the young Cassius Clay into Muhammad Ali, and his rise to fame as world heavyweight champion. Examines boxing's damaging effects. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2001.The grizzly bear
By Thomas McNamee. 1984
The dirty life: on farming, food, and love
By Kristin Kimball. 2010
Single, thirtysomething, working as a writer in New York, Kimball was beginning to feel a sense of longing for family…
and home, and when she interviewed a dynamic young farmer, her world changed. Smitten, she moved to five hundred acres near Lake Champlain to start Essex Farm. This chronicle of the first year describes how she and her future husband grew everything needed to feed their community. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2010.Whether he's hustling his way into Mike Tyson's mansion for an interview, betting his life savings on a boxing match,…
becoming romantically entangled with one of Fidel Castro's granddaughters, or simply manufacturing press credentials to go where he wants, Brin-Jonathan Butler has always been the 'act first, ask permission later' kind of journalist. This book is the culmination of Butler's decade spent in the trenches of Havana, trying to understand a culture perplexing to Westerners: one whose elite athletes regularly forgo multimillion-dollar opportunities to stay in Cuba and box for their country, while living in penury. 2015.The edge of fire: volcano and earthquake country in western North America and Hawaii
By Robert Wenkam. 1987
Explains the basic geology of the unstable Pacific Coast and Central America to Alaska and the volcanically active islands of…
Hawaii. Discusses earthquake disaster planning in southern California and the probabilities of a major earthquake in the near future. 1987.The easy hockey book
By Jonah Kalb. 1977
The dinosaur project: the story of the greatest dinosaur expedition ever mounted
By Wayne Grady. 1993
In 1985, a party of Canadian and Chinese scientists embarked on a five-year treasure hunt in China's Gobi Desert, the…
badlands of Alberta and Canada's Arctic. They hoped to answer questions about dinosaur behaviour, migration, and evolution. 1993.The dreams of dragons: riddles of natural history
By Lyall Watson. 1987
Twelve essays which address great anomalies of the natural world, such as the properties of water, crowd behaviour, left-handedness, and…
the missing link between apes and humans. Written in a jargon-free, anecdotal style. 1987.The discoveries: great breakthroughs in 20th century science
By Alan P Lightman. 2005
Believing that "the first reports of the great discoveries of science are works of art," Lightman has selected 25 "breakthrough"…
papers in fields ranging from quantum physics to molecular biology, medicine, and cosmology. Each is introduces with an essay on the life of each scientist and the significance of their discovery, being sensitive to the suffering of Jewish German scientists under the Nazis and of women scientists in the days of institutionalized misogyny. Includes papers by Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Henrietta Leavitt, Linus Pauling, Edwin Hubble, and Barbara McClintock. 2005.The digital economy: promise and peril in the age of networked intelligence
By Don Tapscott. 1996
Tapscott argues that new information technologies are creating a revolution, resulting in changes in economic and social relationships as profound…
as any ever experienced. "Internetworking" will affect business, government, and media. Using examples of business which are implementing these new systems, Tapscott presents both the promises and the perils of the new technologies. c1996.The Commonwealth Games: the first 60 years, 1930-1990
By Cleve Dheensaw. 1994
The Commonwealth Games celebrates the wins and losses that mark the sixty years since the first "Friendly Games" in 1930.…
Stories of struggle and turmoil include the "Miracle Mile" duel between Landy and Bannister in 1954, and the boycotting of the Edinburgh games in 1986. This is the first comprehensive history of the sporting event that serves to unite the disparate countries that were once part of the British Empire. 1994.A personal analysis by two veteran sportswriters and hockey fans on the current crisis in hockey. They discuss the downturn…
of the game's traditions as it turned more violent and NHL games became almost boring. The authors also offer solutions on how they think hockey's future can be saved.The design of life
By Renato Dulbecco. 1987
Covers the development in the biological sciences from the 1950s through the late 1980s. The author concludes with chapters on…
the machinery and design of the brain, and an epilogue on what life is and how it began. 1957.The city kid's field guide
By Ethan Herberman. 1989
Although one usually associates wildlife with rural areas, this book introduces wild animals and plants that can be found in…
a variety of urban environments, like backyards, vacant lots, and parks. Included are spiders, squirrels, starlings, raccoons, and dandelions. Grades 5-8 and older. c1989. Uniform title: Nova (Television program)The cosmos from space
By David H Clark. 1987
The crest of the wave: adventures in oceanography
By Willard Bascom. 1988
This autobiography of the adventurous oceanographer takes him from post-World War II mining engineer days to life at sea, designing,…
diving, swimming and snorkeling in quest of knowledge about the ocean depths, and the currents and waveforms that shape the shore. c1988.