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Alexandra Morton has been studying whales for a quarter-century, and this account of her studies ranges far beyond whale-watching to encompass the threats to the whales' habitat and the setbacks she has suffered in her own life. AUTHOR: Alexandra Morton
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Space Shuttle by Dennis R. Jenkins
Description not available.Provides schematic diagrams and photographs of various components of the space shuttle system, and chronicles the development of reusable spacecraft from the designs of Nazi rocket scientists to versions currently under discussion. AUTHOR: Dennis R. Jenkins
PUBLISHER: Jenkins, Dennis R. Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Tiger Attacks by Suzanne J. Murdico
Description not available.Examines the history of tiger attacks on humans, discussing loss of habitat, long-term captivity, the endangered status of tigers, and plans for their protection. AUTHOR: Suzanne J. Murdico
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Bouncy Mouse by Barbara deRubertis, Eva V. Cockrille
After being scolded by his father for being too noisy, Bouncy Mouse forms a band that is a big hit at the county fair. AUTHOR: Barbara deRubertis, Eva V. Cockrille
PUBLISHER: Kane Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Stigmata by Ted Harrison
In this startling look at the prevalence of stigmata at the end of the twentieth century, renowned religious writer Ted Harrison examines such recent cases as a ten-year-old girl in California who bled from her palms, feet, right side and the middle of her forehead for nineteen days in 1972 ending on Good Friday. Harrison includes a provocative analysis of the socioeconomic conditions that might give rise to the emergence of stigmatics at the end of another millennium and an interview with a medical expert on stigmata. AUTHOR: Ted Harrison
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Virtuous War by James D. Derian
In the Mojave Desert, off the shores of San Francisco Bay, in the hills of southern Germany, next door to Disneyworld and in the heart of Hollywood, the United States armed forces are preparing for the next war. They are fought by the military in the same manner as they are viewed by citizens, on real-time networks and by live-feed videos, on the PC and the TV, actually and virtually. Enabled by smart technologies yet constrained by political and humanitarian imperatives, a new form of high-tech, low-risk warfare is emerging, Virtuous War. In VIRTUOUS WAR, James Der Derian takes the reader on a roadtrip through the future of war, where cyborg combat technologies, video games, TV news stories, Army training exercises, and Hollywood movies all blur and converge in a new military-industrial-media-entertainment network. He shows us a world in which CNN and Disney are as much a part of the battlefield as Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon, where Marine fire-teams train with the video game Doom , and entertainment executives design Army wargames. All the while Der Derian offers tremendous insight on the questions that arise as the tail of technology wags the dog of war: Will killing become easier? Will peace become harder? Will war lose its place as the ultimate reality-check of international politics? The result is the first book to offer a virtual theory for the military strategies, philosophical questions, ethical issues, and political controversies surrounding the future of war and peace. AUTHOR: James D. Derian
PUBLISHER: Westview Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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