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1) Hydropower
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"Hydropower makes use of the energy in flowing water. This clean, renewable energy is growing in its technology and popularity. Readers will learn how it is harnessed, how it compares to other forms of energy, and how they may get involved in this exciting growing field some day."--
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In 2335 the most precious resource on Mars is water, and Water Raiders are attacking farm communities and stealing the water--with very little help coming from the authorities in Tharsis City, Belle Song, her parents, and their friends from the neighboring farms join together to defeat the Raiders and protect their farms.
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"Two groups of people live separated by a barbed wire fence. One group has plenty of water and the other plenty of bread, but they have difficulty sharing their resources with each other. What happens when a third group arrives that has neither?"--Provided by publisher.
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La Copa América nació en el siglo XIX como un reto entre un barco estadounidense (el America) y catorce ingleses –la excolonia contra la metrópoli–. Con el paso de los años se ha consolidado como la principal competición de vela del planeta, con una feroz final mano a mano entre dos veleros en la que vence la tecnología más innovadora y la tripulación mejor y más lista.
Los navegantes están entre los mejores del mundo, y el prestigio...
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Explore the layers of the ocean! Students will learn about the animals and plants that live in the various zones: the sunlit zone, the twilight zone, the midnight zone, and the abyss zone. Along the way, students will learn about different units of measurement including meters, yards, feet, pounds, and ounces. With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students...
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Hoy en día es bastante difícil creer que alguna vez existió un tiempo en el que la mayoría de los hombres se comportaban precisamente como eso, como hombres. Actualmente las redes sociales, las canciones populares, las películas (comedia romántica), Disney o el internet en general, nos están programando para deja de un lado nuestra masculinidad El hombre moderno necesita reestructurar su mente, su forma de pensar y su disciplina. En el objetivo...
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If you have not already realized, there are numerous changes happening across the world and they are affecting our water supply in a negative manner. There is an overwhelming saturation of diseases and too many innocent people are dying worldwide because of unclean water. How can we sustain clean water in our homes, neighborhoods, cities, states, countries across the world? In this book, you will find ideas and ways you can assist in keeping water...
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Bradt's Paddling France is the first practical guidebook to explore the whole country by SUP (stand-up paddleboard), canoe and kayak – waterborne activities enjoying a popularity boom. Experienced paddleboarder, travel writer and local resident Anna Richards has toured the country's rivers, lakes and coasts to handpick 40 outstanding itineraries for water-based exploration that suit all abilities from novice to expert, enabling readers to experience...
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Cuántos nudos existen, cuántos son verdaderamente útiles, cuáles nos serán de utilidad en casa, o para ir en barca, hacer alpinismo, salir a pescar, etc.
Nudos para unir, colgar, enlazar, regular, etc.
Gazas, ayustes, ligadas, accesorios, guías, sujeciones, sistemas de enganche, herramientas, etc.
Un libro ilustrado: en cada secuencia de los dibujos y de las fotografías veremos «nacer», con nuestros propios ojos, el nudo que nos interesa...
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In Swim Speed Secrets, 4-time Olympian, gold medalist, and triathlon world champion Sheila Taormina reveals the swim technique used by the world's fastest swimmers. Over the course of 4 Olympic Games and throughout her career as a world champion triathlete, Taormina refined her exceptional technique as a student of the sport, studying the world's best swimmers using underwater photographs and video analysis. From Johnny Weissmuller to Michael Phelps,...
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A Master Storyteller
"Something is out there that doesn't have a name," writes veteran sailor and writer Christian Williams as he invites us along once again on a 5,000-mile voyage of discovery around the North Pacific. Equipped with a new boat, a well-stocked toolbox and the entire history of philosophic thought, he takes us as crew through squalls and calms deep into a laboratory of the universe that exists only out of sight of land. Funny, erudite...
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Daniel Lenihan's Submerged shares stories of underwater expeditions in "an adventure-packed ride that rivals any Clive Cussler tome" (Archeology Magazine).
Experience a kaleidoscope of real-life underwater missions as revealed by the Founder and Chief of U.S. National Park Service Submerged Cultural Resources Unit (SCRU), ranging from ancient ruins covered by reservoirs in the desert Southwest to a World War II submarine off...
Experience a kaleidoscope of real-life underwater missions as revealed by the Founder and Chief of U.S. National Park Service Submerged Cultural Resources Unit (SCRU), ranging from ancient ruins covered by reservoirs in the desert Southwest to a World War II submarine off...
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A soulful collection of nearly four decades of surf writing. In Deep transports readers into the heart of the surfing world's culture through the eyes and imagination of a master storyteller. George's personality profiles, perspective essays, and travel accounts achieve a level of frank articulation that, much like the works of Theroux, Krakauer, and Finnegan, reveal as much about the man as it does his subjects. Peak transcendence and quiet reflection,...
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Moving
across the world was Salma's first big adventure. Now you can join her
on even more adventures in her new home-from cooking Syrian food, to
becoming a big sister, and more!
Book Three: Salma Joins the Team
Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian Yusra Mardini. So when she signs up for her school's swim club, it feels like her dreams could come true . . . until mean comments from older girls at the pool...
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Norman Ollestad was thrust into the world of competitive sports at a very young age by his father. Often paralyzed by fear, young Norman resented losing his childhood to his father's reckless and demanding adventures. Then, in February 1979, a chartered Cessna carrying 11-year-old Norman, his father, his father's girlfriend and the pilot, crashed into Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains. Norman's father was dead, his girlfriend and the pilot...
19) Chasing the Wind
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Stacy Kent lived in a small town in North Carolina. New Bern was her hometown and quite beautiful sitting on the Neuse River. Stacy was a horsewoman, a moderately successful writer, and happy with her career.
One morning she got a telephone call that changed her life forever. Her cousin had passed away. She must travel to Boca Ratan, FL for the funeral and to wrap up loose ends of the estate. When she arrives, she is informed that she is the sole...
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The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in The Grand Cayman Islands
"The collection of Reef Smart Guides is a great resource for the touring diver. Incredible detailed 3D maps and up to date editorial content based on information from local dive experts, these cutting edge guidebooks are a must have for all scuba divers before they travel." Clearly Cayman Dive Resorts
#1 New Release in Scuba Travel Guides, Caving & Spelunking, and Swimming
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