Informational works

  • Stuff you should know : an incomplete compendium of mostly interesting things

    Creator

    Clark, Josh

    Abstract

    This program is read by the authors and includes an audio exclusive bonus conversation. From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast Stuff You Should Know comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew. Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious--curious about the world around them, curious about what they might have missed in their formal educations, and curious to dig deeper on stuff they thought they understood. As it turns out, they aren't the only curious ones.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Restoration agriculture : real-world permaculture for farmers

    Creator

    Shepard, Mark

    Abstract

    Restoration Agriculture reveals how to sustainably grow perennial food crops that can feed us in our resource-compromised future. The restoration agriculture system described in this award-winning book works! It is possible for humans to produce staple foods using perennial agricultural ecosystems that actually improve the quality of the environment. This can be done on a backyard, farm or ranch scale and is needed right now-on a global scale.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Old Saybrook, Conn

    Tantor Media

    Not specified
  • Pokémon Go! : the ultimate unauthorized guide

    Creator

    Copperman, Cara

    Abstract

    The essential guide to the biggest mobile game in history, Pokémon Go!Pokémon GO! The Ultimate Unauthorized Guide is a must-read companion to the hit mobile game that has taken the world by storm. This essential guide will teach gamers all they need to know to become the ultimate Pokémon Master. Filled with tips, cheats, strategies, insights and even guides to Pokémon Go sites in a variety of cities, Pokémon GO! The Ultimate Unauthorized Guide is indispensable for anyone looking to fill their Pokédex.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Out cold : a chilling descent into the macabre, controversial, lifesaving history of hypothermia

    Creator

    Jaekl, Phil

    Abstract

    The meaning of the word “hypothermia” has Greek origins and roughly translates to “less heat.” Its symptoms can be deadly - shivering, followed by confusion, irrationality, and even the illusion of feeling hot. But hypothermia has another side - it can be therapeutic. In Out Cold, science writer Phil Jaekl chronicles the underappreciated story of human innovation with cold, from Ancient Egypt, where it was used to treat skin irritations, to 18th-century London, where scientists used it in their first explorations of suspended animation.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    PublicAffairs

    Not specified
  • Maximizing your small space : a room-by-room guide

    Creator

    Bechen, Kathryn

    Abstract

    You can enjoy an organized, beauty-filled life no matter what size your space is. In this practical book, you'll learn how to perform an audit of your space to see if it's functioning at its best, make the most of existing storage space and find clever ways to add more, find creative ways to arrange furnishings and accessories that maximize space and bring harmony and style to the home, and live graciously in a small space with others.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Grand Rapid, MI

    Revell

    Not specified
  • Indoor cat : how to enrich their lives and expand their world

    Creator

    Moss, Laura J.

    Abstract

    Can an indoor cat live a happy, stimulating, and active life? A veterinarian and a journalist answer this question with a resounding "yes," and offer real-life guidance for opening up your cat's world, even if they stay within the confines of your home. There are many myths our culture perpetuates about domestic cats: they live longer indoors, sleep all day, are easy and low-maintenance pets, and can't be trained.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Running Press

    Not specified
  • How to invent everything : a survival guide for the stranded time traveler

    Creator

    North, Ryan

    Abstract

    What would you do if you had a time machine that took you hundreds or thousands of years into the past ... and then broke? How would you survive? Could you improve on civilization's original timeline? And how hard would it be to domesticate a giant wombat? In How to Invent Everything, bestselling author and time-travel enthusiast Ryan North answers all these questions so you don't have to.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Riverhead Books

    Not specified
  • Biology of the Arctic charr : proceedings of the International Symposium on Arctic Charr

    Creator

    Johnson, Lionel

    Abstract

    Includes papers on the following: taxonomy, habitat and species interactions, life history and bioenergetics, management and utilization, parasites, aquaculture, eutrophication and other habitat changes, and the interaction between charr and humans.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Winnipeg

    University of Manitoba Press

    Not specified