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Land of wondrous cold : the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice

Wood, Gillen D'Arcy, author.

Publication Date

2020

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919.89 WOO

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SD_ILS:553392

38.

The kindness of strangers : how a selfish ape invented a new moral code

McCullough, Michael E., author.

Publication Date

2020

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177.7 MCC

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SD_ILS:557227

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Waters of the world : the story of the scientists who unraveled the mysteries of our oceans, atmosphere, and ice sheets and made the planet whole

Dry, Sarah, 1974- author.

Publication Date

2019

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551.48 DRY

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SD_ILS:524161

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Antarctica : what everyone needs to know

Day, David, 1949- author.

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2019

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919.89 DAY

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SD_ILS:496199

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Slovenia

Baker, Mark (Travel writer), author.

Publication Date

2019

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914.97304 BAK 2019

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SD_ILS:499859

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Thunder go North : the hunt for Sir Francis Drake's fair and good bay

Darby, Melissa C. author.

Publication Date

2019

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942.055 DAR

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SD_ILS:551705

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The life of Frida Kahlo

Kent, Jane, author.

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2019

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759.972 KEN

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SD_ILS:551781

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The map of knowledge : a thousand-year history of how classical ideas were lost and found

Moller, Violet, author.

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2019

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001.2091822 MOL

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SD_ILS:489286

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The life of Albert Einstein

Kent, Jane, author.

Publication Date

2018

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530 KEN

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SD_ILS:551757

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The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Kent, Jane, author.

Publication Date

2018

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780 KEN

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SD_ILS:551837

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The Smithsonian history of space exploration : from the ancient world to the extraterrestrial future

Launius, Roger D., author.

Publication Date

2018

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629.409 LAU

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SD_ILS:477730

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The life of Leonardo da Vinci

Kent, Jane, author.

Publication Date

2018

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709.2 KEN

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SD_ILS:551793

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