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1) Black Hills
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In the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, a childhood friendship matures into an adult passion when something ... or someone ... threatens Lil Chance and her dream to open a wildlife refuge. The heartless killing of Lil's beloved cougar and recollections of an unsolved murder catapult New York investigator Coop Sullivan into action to keep Lil safe.
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Wilder brothers romances volume 3
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"To Harley Stephens, the landscape around Wishful, California, is exhilarating, untamed, and more than a little dangerous . . .The same could be said for T.J. Wilder, who's invited himself along on her trek to study a rare coyote. He's the perfect package of breathtaking adventure and excitement. But Harley's career is riding on this trip, and she doesn't need a stubborn, incredibly sexy distraction tagging along. For T.J., Harley is the one woman...
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On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien met a four-day-old baby barn owl-a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing nineteen-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet's ability to fly was forever compromised, and he had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild. O'Brien, a young assistant in the owl laboratory at Caltech, was immediately smitten, promising to care for the helpless owlet and give him a permanent home....
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Alex Carter novels volume 1
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Targeted by aggressive locals attempting to sabotage her research on a Montana endangered wildlife sanctuary, biologist Alex Carter reports evidence of an injured person to indifferent authorities before uncovering the activities of a serial killer.
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Darwin series volume 1
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HUGO AWARD FINALIST • “WOW! What a splendid (scary) notion: a human upgrade! What a superb plot! Darwin's Radio is bloody damned good.”—Anne McCaffrey
“Virus hunter” Christopher Dicken is a man on a mission, following a trail of rumors, government cover-ups, and dead bodies around the globe in search of a mysterious disease that strikes only pregnant women and invariably results...
“Virus hunter” Christopher Dicken is a man on a mission, following a trail of rumors, government cover-ups, and dead bodies around the globe in search of a mysterious disease that strikes only pregnant women and invariably results...
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Bodyguards Of L.A. County volume 1
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"Morgan Taylor, D.C. socialite and wildlife biologist, leads a charmed life until everything changes with a phone call. Her research team has been found dead - slaughtered - in backcountry Montana. As the case grows cold, Morgan is determined to unravel the mystery behind her friends' gruesome deaths. Despite the dangers of a murderer still free, nothing will stand in her way, not even the bodyguard her father hires, L.A.'s top close protection agent,...
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"Covering Nobel Prize winners and major innovators, as well as lesser-known but hugely significant scientists who influence our every day, Rachel Swaby's ... profiles span centuries of courageous thinkers and illustrate how each one's ideas developed, from their first moment of scientific engagement through the research and discovery for which they're best known"--Page 4 of cover.
10) Flight behavior
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Tired of living on a failing farm and suffering oppressive poverty, bored housewife Dellarobia Turnbow, on the way to meet a potential lover, is detoured by a miraculous event on the Appalachian mountainside that ignites a media and religious firestorm that changes her life forever.
Set in the present day in the rural community of Feathertown, Tennessee, Flight Behavior tells the story of Dellarobia Turnbow, a petite, razor-sharp 29-year-old who...
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Alex Carter novels volume 2
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Wildlife biologist Alex Carter is back, fighting for endangered species in the Canadian Arctic and battling for her life in this [...] follow-up to A Solitude of Wolverines. Fresh off her wolverine study in Montana, wildlife biologist Alex Carter lands a job studying a threatened population of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic. Embedded with a small team of Arctic researchers, she tracks the majestic bears by air, following them over vast, snowy...
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OBD Women's History Month (March) - YOUTH
Thinking Like A Scientist
Women's History Month: Kids (March 2023)
Thinking Like A Scientist
Women's History Month: Kids (March 2023)
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Retells the story of Rachel Carson, a pioneering environmentalist who wrote and published "Silent Spring, " the revolutionary book pointing out the dangerous effects of chemicals on the living world.
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Alex Carter novels volume 3
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Alex Carter heads to northeastern Washington State to investigate a possible sighting of a mountain caribou--an animal that became extinct in the contiguous U.S. years ago--and becomes embroiled in a clash between loggers and activists and the murder of a local forest ranger.
16) Rachel Carson
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"The book is about Rachel Carson and her life in science."--
17) The royal Abduls
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"Ramiza Shamoun Koya reveals the devastating cost of anti-Muslim sentiment in THE ROYAL ABDULS, her debut novel about the Indian-America family. Evolutionary biologist Amina Abdul accepts a post-doc in Washington, DC, choosing her career studying hybrid zones over a faltering West Coast romance. Her brother and sister-in-law welcome her to the city, but their marriage is crumbling, and they soon rely on her to keep their son company. Omar, hungry...
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"After a three-century 'time out,' legendary vampire Niccolo DiConti vows to fulfill an ancient prophecy and, along the way, defeat the demented queen of the damned. All he has to do is find his human mate, seduce her into agreeing to become a vampire, and bond her to him forever. Luckily, he's handsome, charming, and mind-blowing in bed. How hard could this be?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Hot cowboy nights volume 3
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After eight years as a Marine sniper, war-scarred Reid Everett is back in his native Wyoming. He knows and loves this rugged land, so working for wildlife services to reduce the booming wolf population suits him to a T.
20) Women in biology
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Science wide open volume 1
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"Take a peek inside the mysterious world of living things! Learn alongside inspirational women biologists whose innovations changed the world"--