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1) Arid lands
Author
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1984
Language
English
Description
Contains photographs, text, and five essays on desert land environments.
2) Gerry
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"A pair of best friends, who've nicknamed each other 'Gerry', set out on a desert hike. But what begins as a simple daytime adventure turns into an intense life-and-death journey that will test the strength of human endurance and ultimately their friendship" -- Container.
3) Odd Thomas
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Romeo and Juliet in the Algerian desert. Amin and Myriam are secretly in love. Their families are rivals and when their relationship is discovered, conflict is inevitable. In the quiet atmosphere of the palm groves, the two communities have long nurtured the seeds of discord and hatred. The persecution is the first signal of inevitable evil.
6) Desert
Author
Series
What on earth science based volume Set 2
Publisher
High Noon Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follow the adventures of four students making films on natural habitats for a class project. They go to the desert, thinking it will be too dry to support life, but meet someone who helps them see the exciting things going on all around them.
7) Never
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"'Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed.' So says Pauline Green, president of the United States. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of a world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover...
Author
Language
English
Description
In After the Dome Fire, author Ruth Nolan takes readers on an eco-poetic journey through the wilderness of California's Mojave Desert and Southern California, and the work of firefighting and raising a daughter as a single parent in a rough yet nurturing landscape. The poems also evoke a fierce and beautiful "desert" revealed as a vibrant character with its own agency to survive and regenerate from the devastating impacts of wildfires, and remind...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
“Terrifying. . . irresistibly suspenseful.” — New York Times Book Review
“Holds your attention ruthlessly from start to finish.” — Time magazine
A terrifying page–turner in classic Crichton tradition, masterfully combining the elements of a heart–pounding thriller with cutting–edge technology.
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Language
English
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Description
"Xochitl is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village's stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enigmatic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes. Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit. One night, Xo's wish is granted--in the form of Emilia, the cold and beautiful daughter of the town's murderous conqueror. But when the two set out on a magical journey...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A red-hot reunion under the blazing sun will have temperatures rising in this twenty-four–hour romance by Maya Blake.
Back with the king…
for one desert night!
Twelve years after Sheikh Tahir almost lost his throne, the woman who betrayed him arrives at his palace gates. Lauren's request to help her brother is Tahir's chance to-at last-make sense of her betrayal. On one condition: they spend twenty-four hours in the desert…alone.
A...
Author
Series
Welcome to Night Vale episodes volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From the authors of the New York Times bestselling novel Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from Season One of their hit podcast, featuring an introduction by the authors, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations. In June of 2012, the creators of Welcome to Night Vale began airing twice-weekly podcasts. By the anniversary show a year later, the fanbase...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Inspired by his ranger days in Rocky Mountain National Park more than forty five years ago as well as more recent rambles, Richard Fleck has created these descriptive essays that take readers from shimmering desert heat to snowy summits. Fleck has expanded his acclaimed book Breaking Through the Clouds (2004) to create a new book that concentrates on the intermountain American West. This edition includes counterpoint experiences in the desert, canyon...
Author
Publisher
Fodor's Travel, a division of Internet Brands, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Whether you want to wander the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, lounge poolside in Palm Springs, or marvel at the San Diego Zoo, the local Fodors travel experts in Southern California are here to help! Fodors Southern California guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time.
15) Tiger Queen
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"TIGER QUEEN is a gorgeous, lush YA fiction ... Highly recommend for anyone looking for a beautifully crafted stand-alone book." ( YA and Kids Book Central ) Two doors. Two choices. Life or death. Kateri, an arrogant warrior princess, has to fight in the arena against her suitors to win her right to rule, and she is desperate to prove to her father that she is strong enough to take over his throne and rule the kingdom. But when she finds out her final...
Author
Language
English
Description
Along a tiny spring in a narrow canyon near Death Valley, seemingly against all odds, an Inyo Mountain slender salamander makes its home. "The desert," writes conservation biologist Christopher Norment, "is defined by the absence of water, and yet in the desert there is water enough, if you live properly." Relicts of a Beautiful Sea explores the existence of rare, unexpected, and sublime desert creatures such as the black toad and four pupfishes unique...
Author
Language
English
Description
The desert is more than just a barren wasteland -- it's an ecological system booming with life. Have you ever wondered which animals call the Southwest's deserts home? Have you asked yourself how they can possibly survive? This fantastic guide to desert life, written by Karen Krebbs, holds the answers. With stunning photography, as well as fascinating and surprising information, you'll find Desert Life of the Southwest hard to put down! Book Features:...
Author
Language
Français
Description
Extrait : "Le Sahara ou Grand Désert a été pendant longtemps une des régions les moins connues de l'Afrique. L'imagination populaire se donnait libre carrière à son sujet ; on se le figurait volontiers comme une immense plaine brûlante, qui retentissait des rugissements des lions et o le simoun soulevait les sables en énormes tourbillons engloutissant les caravanes ; d'autres, avec plus de prétention scientifique, y voyaient le fond sablonneux...
Author
Language
English
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Description
First published in 1968, Desert Solitaire is one of Edward Abbey's most critically acclaimed works and marks his first foray into the world of nonfiction writing. Written while Abbey was working as a ranger at Arches National Park outside of Moab, Utah, Desert Solitaire is a rare view of one man's quest to experience nature in its purest form. Through prose that is by turns passionate and poetic, Abbey reflects on the condition of our remaining wilderness...
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