Author: Bill McKibben Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476750262 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 217
Book Description
From the groundbreaking, bestselling author of The End of Nature, a controversial and provocative book arguing that to help the planet we should begin to voluntarily limit our numbers. Bill McKibben's books and essays on our environment -- physical and spiritual -- have shaped and spurred debate since The End of Nature was published in 1989. Then, he sounded one of the earliest alarms about global warming; the decade of science since has proved his prescience. Now, in Maybe One, he takes on the most controversial of environmental problems -- population. We live in a unique and dangerous time, he asserts, when the planet's limits are being tested and voluntary reductions in American childbearing could make a crucial difference. The father of a single child himself, McKibben maintains that bringing one, and no more than one, child into this world will hurt neither your family nor our nation -- indeed, it can be an optimistic step toward the future. Maybe One is not just an environmental argument but a highly personal and philosophical one. McKibben cites new and extensive research about the developmental strengths of only children; he finds that single kids are not spoiled, weird, selfish, or asocial, but pretty much the same as everyone else. McKibben recognizes that the transition to a stable population size won't be easy or pain-free but ultimately is inevitable. Maybe One provides the basis for provocative, powerful thought and discussion that will influence our thinking for decades to come.
Author: Melissa Kantor Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007544251 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 266
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Two best friends face the hardest future of all – a future without each other. In the tradition of ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, critically acclaimed author Melissa Kantor masterfully captures the joy of friendship and the agony of loss.
Author: Colleen Hoover Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476753164 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 384
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When she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Sydney, a 22-year-old college student, must decide what to do next, especially when she becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor Ridge.
Author: Sanjay Nambiar Publisher: Umiya Publishing ISBN: 0983824347 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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New and revised. Based on an ancient and beloved Zen fable, this story is about a wise girl who experiences a series of events that at first seem lucky (or unlucky) but then turn out to be quite the opposite. A bike disappears, but then she gets a new one. She hurts herself, but then she enjoys a nice day at home. For each incident, was what happened good luck? Maybe. Was it bad luck? Maybe. Or, perhaps the girl simply does not get caught up in the emotion of the moment, because she can never know what that event might lead to, good or bad . . .
Author: Kathi Appelt Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1442482443 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 166
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Worlds collide in a spectacular way when Newbery and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt and Pulitzer Prize nominee and #1 New York Times bestseller Alison McGhee team up to create a fantastical, heartbreaking, and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when one of the sisters disappears forever. Sylvie and Jules, Jules and Sylvie. Better than just sisters, more than best friends, they’d be identical twins if only they’d been born in the same year. And if only Sylvie wasn’t such a fast—faster than fast—runner. But Sylvie is too fast, and when she runs to the river they’re not supposed to go anywhere near to throw a wish rock just before the school bus comes on a snowy morning, she runs so fast that no one sees what happens…and no one ever sees her again. Jules is devastated, but she refuses to believe what all the others believe, that—like their mother—her sister is gone forever. At the very same time, in the shadow world, a shadow fox is born—half of the spirit world, half of the animal world. She too is fast—faster than fast—and she senses danger. She’s too young to know exactly what she senses, but she knows something is very wrong. And when Jules believes one last wish rock for Sylvie needs to be thrown into the river, the human and shadow worlds collide. Writing in alternate voices—one Jules’s, the other the fox’s—Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee tell the searingly beautiful tale of one small family’s moment of heartbreak, a moment that unfolds into one that is epic, mythic, shimmering, and most of all, hopeful.
Author: Debbie Johnson Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 006300366X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 327
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In the spirit of Ruth Hogan and Adriana Trigiani, bestselling British author Debbie Johnson brings us the ultimate in “happy tears”: a heartfelt story about a woman seizing the chance to reconnect with her lost love. The truth changes everything. For years Jess believed that Joe—the father of her child and the only man she ever loved—had abandoned her during her greatest time of need. That belief nearly destroyed her. Seventeen years later, when cleaning out her mother’s house, Jess unpacks a box of cards and letters hidden in the attic and makes a discovery that changes everything about life as she knows it. Shaken but empowered, Jess—and her two stalwart best friends—set out on a remarkable journey to follow a set of faded postmarks around the world. Is Joe still alive? Does he know that Jess never forgot him? Maybe their love story isn’t over. Maybe one day they’ll find each other again…
Author: Ashlyn Harmon Publisher: Moonwake Books, LLC ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 357
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There were two things I knew for sure back then: First: Bryce Clark’s sole focus was getting an Olympic gold medal, not a girlfriend. Second: That didn’t stop me from falling hard. For six years, we would hook up whenever we were in the same city. My whole life revolved around swimming and him, until it was all gone. His dream came true, while I closed mine down and walked away. I was done with swimming and Bryce Clark. But the universe had other plans for me. Two years later, he’s back and I can’t escape him. He’s everywhere, and he’s asking for a second chance. A chance I’m not sure I’m ready to give. He’s working across the hall, forcing me to reconcile the man before me with the one I knew; making me realize no dream pans out exactly how we want it to. Giving him that chance would mean talking about the past. Which I’m definitely not ready for. I’m not interested in going back. I’m tired of maybe, of not knowing where I stand in his life… But I’m also tired of wondering what we could have been if we had the chance.
Author: Kathryn Kaleigh Publisher: KST Publishing Inc ISBN: 1647910986 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 24
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Sierra Jordan’s life had been a series of not so good choices. But it took just one of those choices to change her life. And it took her sister’s engagement party to bring her back to her small hometown. All grown up now, Sierra sees things differently, but it might just take a ghost from her past to untangle her heartstrings. A heartwarming short story by the best-selling author of the award-winning Cupid’s Kiss Series.
Author: Bill McKibben
Author: Melissa Kantor
Author: Colleen Hoover
Author: Sanjay Nambiar
Author: Kathi Appelt
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Author: Debbie Johnson
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