Life Under Glass
Title | Life Under Glass PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Nelson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 275 |
Release | 2020-04-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780907791768 |
Life Under Glass tells the fascinating story of four men and four women who lived and worked inside the Biosphere 2 structure, where they recycled their air, water, food, and wastes, setting a world record for time spent in a closed ecological system. This is the only account written during the unprecedented experiment while the team was enclosed inside.
Life Under Glass
Title | Life Under Glass PDF eBook |
Author | Abigail Alling |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Biotic communities |
ISBN | 9780907791775 |
"This book is a revised second edition of the first edition. Second ed. includes foreword, introduction, and afterword materials provided by authors. The story itself is that of a two year experiment in the 1990s, the first fully closed system experiment in the world. The authors share the story of "living inside": from their fully self-sufficient diet, daily maintenance of the experiment, and the ways they kept themselves nourished, and entertained for their two years away from the world on the outside. The added edition will also include some highlights, lightly detailing a few of the findings of their experiment"--
Magic Under Glass
Title | Magic Under Glass PDF eBook |
Author | Jaclyn Dolamore |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 237 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1599904306 |
A wealthy sorcerer's invitation to sing with his automaton leads seventeen-year-old Nimira, whose family's disgrace brought her from a palace to poverty, into political intrigue, enchantments, and a friendship with a fairy prince who needs her help.
Chicago Under Glass
Title | Chicago Under Glass PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Jacob |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 294 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The Chicago Daily News boasted the inventive, aggressive writing of such luminaries as Carl Sandburg and Ben Hecht. It was also one of the first newspapers in the country to attract new readers by featuring black-and-white photography.
The Glass Castle
Title | The Glass Castle PDF eBook |
Author | Jeannette Walls |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 2007-01-02 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1416544666 |
A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.
Mouse Under Glass
Title | Mouse Under Glass PDF eBook |
Author | David Koenig |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 9780964060517 |
This volume presents an evaluation of the quality and financial successes of the Disney Company's ventures. It also provides an overview of and behind-the-scenes information about 30 Disney animated films from "Snow White" through "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". The author relates each film to its original tale, gives the Disney version, and tells what and why cuts were made. The exposed secrets consist of such things as "Plot Holes," "Bloopers," "Hidden Images," and "Strange Reactions." Anecdotes about the growth of the Disney industry and the development of the theme-park rides are included. One of the most enticing sidebars offers over 50 names that were originally considered for the seven dwarfs.
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
Title | When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge PDF eBook |
Author | Chanrithy Him |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 342 |
Release | 2001-04-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0393076164 |
"A gut-wrenching story told with honesty, restraint, and dignity." —Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of Waiting Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child." In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the norm and modern technology no longer exists. Death becomes a companion in the camps, along with illness. Yet through the terror, the members of Chanrithy's family remain loyal to one another, and she and her siblings who survive will find redeemed lives in America. A Finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.