The author describes his experiences during a year-long visit to Antarctica and shares his observations on the land and the scientific and military personnel stationed there

South Light: A Journey to the Last Continent

Science & Math

PARFIT, MICHAEL

Earth Sciences

Collier Books

Illuminates a year in the author's life during which he traveled twenty-five thousand miles across America by plane and motorcycles, exploring the country's landscapes and people

Chasing the glory: Travels across America

Humor & Entertainment

Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing / Collier Macmillan Publishers

The heartbreaking and true story of a lonely orca named Luna who befriended humans in Nootka Sound, off the coast of Vancouver Island by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm.
One summer in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, a young killer whale called Luna got separated from his pod. Like humans, orcas are highly social and depend on their families, but Luna found himself desperately alone. So he tried to make contact with people. He begged for attention at boats and docks. He looked soulfully into people's eyes. He wanted to have his tongue rubbed. When someone whistled at him, he squeaked and whistled back. People fell in love with him, but the government decided that being friendly with Luna was bad for him, and tried to keep him away from humans. Policemen arrested people for rubbing Luna's nose. Fines were levied. Undaunted, Luna refused to give up his search for connection and people went out to meet him, like smugglers carrying friendship through the dark. But does friendship work between species? People who loved Luna couldn't agree on how to help him. Conflict came to Nootka Sound. The government built a huge net. The First Nations' members brought out their canoes. Nothing went as planned, and the ensuing events caught everyone by surprise and challenged the very nature of that special and mysterious bond we humans call friendship. The Lost Whale celebrates the life of a smart, friendly, determined, transcendent being from the sea who appeared among us like a promise out of the blue: that the greatest secrets in life are still to be discovered.

The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named Luna

Chisholm, Suzanne

Biological Sciences

St.Martin's Press

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The boys behind the bombs

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Little,Brown & Co

About 18 individuals of Colstrip Montana find themselves at the center of a national controversy over the use of western coal.

Last stand at Rosebud Creek: Coal, power, and people

Dutton

Last Stand at Rosebud Creek: Coal, Power, and People

E.P.Dutton

'A superb book. Parfit's writing is splendid...' Los Angeles Times In this outstanding work of travel writing, Michael Parfit takes us to Antarctica, the last uncharted territory... the end of the world.  A sharply observed narrative, it is enlivened by fascinating animals and rare breeds of men and women - scientists and military personnel - whose brave and cheerful communities warm this cold climate.  An unforgettable journey.

South Light (CH) (Charnwood Large Print Library Series)

Charnwood

South Light: Journey to Antarctica

Travel

Travel Writing

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

South Light: A Journey to Antarctica

Polar Regions

Little wonder we are obsessed with the weather. In this delightful, humorous and informative look at weather, climatologist David Phillips answers many of our most common questions about weather pheno- mena, describes fascinating moments in weather history, and delves into weather folklore and trivia from across North America. David Phillips is the country's most popular weatherperson. He is Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada's Atmospheric Environment Service and appears regularly on The Weather Network's 'Ask the Expert.' He also writes the 'Weatherwise' column for Canadian Geographic magazine and is the originator of Environment Canada's Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar.

Blame It on the Weather (Rev)

Politics & Social Sciences

Phillips, David W.

Sociology

Key Porter Books

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