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1) I, robot
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Humanity is threatened in the year 2035, as detective Del Spooner investigates a murder case believed to be independently perpetrated by a robot designed to serve and work alongside humans.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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"Michael Crichton's Prey is a terrifying page-turner that masterfully combines a heart--pounding thriller with cutting-edge technology. Deep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a state-of-the-art fabrication plant, surrounded by miles and miles of nothing but cactus and coyotes. Eight people are trapped. A self-replicating swarm of predatory molecules is rapidly evolving outside the plant. Massed together, the molecules form an intelligent...
3) The prince
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler.
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English
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Lisa Randall examines the role of science in everyday life, discusses how to determine which scientific questions to pursue, how scientist go about finding answers, and the roles of risk, creativity, and uncertainty in scientific thinking; explains twenty-first- century ideas in physics and cosmology; describes the goals of the Large Hadron Collider--the largest machine built to date--and covers other related topics.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
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The author of Cod and The Basque History of the World takes an extraordinary look at an ordinary substance - salt, the only rock humans eat - and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning. Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends economic, scientific, political, religious, and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale.
8) Surrogates
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
While humans live in isolation, their lives are carried out by surrogate robots, but a FBI agent is called back to reality to investigate the murder of a teenager connected to the scientist responsible for the creation of the surrogates.
10) Snow
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Simple text and illustrations explore the wonders of snow.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Scholastic's bestselling OLD LADY returns in this adventure series with a nonfiction twist that will make you laugh AND learn! In this spin-off, the OLD LADY turns into an OLD ASTRONAUT who travels through space, swallowing a moon... along with a star, a planet, a comet, a meteor, a rocket, and a satellite... Why? Well, it went down just right, that bright satellite!
Two new characters lead the reader through this hilarious adventure while exchanging...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Chronicles the Apollo 11 mission, the spaceflight that landed the first man on Earth's moon on July 20, 1969, emphasizing the contributions and reactions of the thousands of people who made the mission successful.
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English
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Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love," by Library Journal, Braiding Sweetgrass is poised to be a classic of nature writing. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer asks questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she...
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It took Charles Darwin more than twenty years to publish this book, in part because he realized that it would ignite a firestorm of controversy. The Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, and it remains a continuing source of conflict to this day. Even among those who reject its ideas, however, the work's impact is undeniable. In science, philosophy, and theology, this is a book that changed the world.
In addition to its status as the focus of...
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English
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The renowned biologist and thinker Richard Dawkins presents his most expansive work in this revised edition that offers a comprehensive look at evolution.
Loosely based on the form of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Dawkins's tale takes us modern humans back through four billion years of life on our planet. As the pilgrimage progresses, we join with other organisms at the forty "rendezvous points" where we find a common ancestor. The band of pilgrims...
16) 9
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In a post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened, 9 convinces his fellow humans to stand up against the machines that are roaming the earth on a mission toward human extinction.
17) The Circle
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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When Mae is hired to work for the world's largest and most powerful tech and social media company, she sees it as an opportunity. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company's founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her...
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"My Inventions" is a candid and illuminating autobiography of Nikola Tesla, one of the most important technological innovators of the modern industrial age. Famous for the radio, robotics, and wireless energy, Tesla quickly gained international notoriety for his pioneering inventions as much for his eccentric life. Perhaps no one in his day more thoroughly embodied the archetype of the "mad scientist". This firsthand account reveals the fascinating...
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The Questioneers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"--
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