Conway, Ed
Summary: "The story of civilization from an entirely new vantage point--the six raw materials that have shaped and will continue to shape humanity's destiny. Sand, iron, salt, oil, copper and lithium: The struggle for these fundamental materials has created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and our greed for thousands of years. It is a story that is far from finished. Though we are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 386.244 JOAWhittaker, John C. (John Charles)
Summary: Flintknapping, the making of stone tools, is an ancient craft enjoying a resurgence of interest among both amateur and professional students of prehistoric cultures. In this new guide, John C. Whittaker offers the most detailed handbook on flintknapping currently available and the only one written from the archaeological perspective of interpreting stone tools as well as making them....
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Texas Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 WHIPalmer, Nigel
Summary: "With recipes for fermented plant juice, nutrient-rich extracts, and IMO using weeds, leaf mold, shells, bones, rock dust, and more Revitalize your garden by making your own biologically diverse inoculants and mineral-rich amendments using leaf mold, weeds, eggshells, bones, and other materials available for little or no cost from local woodlands, fields, restaurants, and markets. Gardener and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2020
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Summary: Creating things is fun! It's even more fun when you can take something practical you've made and personalize it just for you. Crafting is also an important part of the game of Minecraft, but not everything you make has to be practical. This book shows Minecraft fans how to put their own stamp on their in-game buildings and tools. Age-appropriate text will show them how these methods compare to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.93 KEPSummary: When a play is performed, all eyes are on the actors-which means the costume department can make or break a production. This program introduces skills and responsibilities essential to theatrical costume design, technology, and management. After outlining the history of stage costuming, the video shows how an actor's attire reveals his or her character, how a designer researches and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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METZ (Musical group)
Contents: Mess of wires -- Drained lake -- Cellophane -- Caterpillar -- Lost in the blank city -- Mr. Plague -- Sink -- Common trash -- Escalator teeth -- Dig a hole -- Raw materials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK METSummary: Fashion merchandising begins with a designer, who conceptualizes garment styling and fabrication, and progresses through wholesaling where merchandise is manufactured and sold to retail stores. This comprehensive program presents a look at professionals in design and wholesale showrooms discussing how they buy fabrics, design, sell, and produce clothing lines. Viewers learn about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Greer, John Michael.
Summary: John Michael Greer rethinks economics, focusing on ecological rather than political concepts, and discussing how an economy centered around the raw materials that support human life can help the world achieve a more sustainable way of life and address concerns over resource depletion and pollution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2011