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(0)Chris Turner
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The essays and reportage in How to Breathe Underwater offer a panoramic overview of this age of radical change—from the online gambling boom in the Caribbean to Cyberjaya, the Malaysian government’s attempt to build its own Silicon Valley; from video game design to digital-age tabloid journalism to the artistry of The Simpsons; and from the fate of the Great Barrier Reef to Cuba’s economic limbo after the fall of the Soviet empire. In field...
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A passionate and meticulously researched argument against the Harper government's war on science. In this arresting and passionately argued indictment, award-winning journalist Chris Turner contends that Stephen Harper's attack on basic science, science communication, environmental regulations, and the environmental NGO community is the most vicious assault ever waged by a Canadian government on the fundamental principles of the Enlightenment. From...
3) Pretty Fly
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Chris Turner's intelligent wordplay and improvised freestyle raps have established him as one of the best up-and-coming comics on the international circuit. Pretty Fly , recorded at The Hollywood Improv, is an impressively crafted masterpiece that is extremely quick-witted and clever.
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2022
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From the National Business Book Award winner and GG finalist, a very different book about facing the climate crisis, and what awaits us on the other side. Chris Turner has reported from the places where the sustainable future first emergedfrom green islands in Denmark and green office parks in southern India, to solar panel factories in California and idealistic intentional communities from Scotland to New Mexico. Here, he condenses the first quarter...
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2017.
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"In its heyday, the oilsands represented an industrial triumph and the culmination of a century of innovation, experiment, engineering, policy, and finance. Fort McMurray was a boomtown, the centre of a new gold rush, and the oilsands were reshaping the global energy, political, and financial landscapes. The future seemed limitless for the city and those who drew their wealth from the bitumen-rich wilderness. But in 2008, a new narrative for the oilsands...
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Melowy chapter books volume 4
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When Eris is determined to keep Clea and Cora from being the best in class, the Melowies band together to stop her evil plan.
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Melowy chapter books volume 2
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"The Melowies are required to perform a musical in front of all of Destino. Selene does not want to participate because she made a fool of herself the last time she performed publicly. With a little encouragement from her friends she auditions and wins the role of the moon! A rival Melowy sabotages her performance, throwing green pain all over Selene's costume before the performance. Nevertheless, she closes her eyes and sings"--Amazon.com.
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Melowy chapter books volume 3
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[2018]
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"The Defense Techniques teacher tests the girls on their survival skills, leaving them in the Forest of Colors overnight. They use a manual she has left them to build shelter and cook dinner. Electra wanders from the group in the night and gets lost, sending the rest of the Melowies on a mission to find her. They split up and use different skills to pass the test"--Amazon.com.
11) Dreams come true
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Melowy chapter books volume 1
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Cleo, Electra, Maya, Cora, and Selena all travel to the Castle of Destiny where they will attend school and learn about their special powers.
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The Joys of Being a Little Black Boy is a vividly illustrated children's book that brings to life Roy, a joyful Black boy. Roy takes young readers on a upbeat journey through history to meet some of the world's most notable Black men- heroes who were each, at one time, a young Black boy. Teaching young children not only about these great men and moments in history but also pride and self-respect, The Joys of Being a Little Black Boy brings necessary...