Lauren Redniss
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Oak Flat tells the story of a race-against-time struggle for a swath of American land, which pits one of the poorest communities in the United States against the federal government and two of the world's largest mining conglomerates. The book follows the fortunes of two families with profound connections to the contested site: the Nosies, an Apache family whose teenage daughter is an activist and leader in the Oak Flat fight, and the Gorhams, a mining...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Focusing on the intricate nature of the world around us, as well as the personal relationship we all have to the weather, a National Book Award finalist and visionary writer combining personal stories with history, interviews, scientific research and full-color photos explores the transformative power of weather." --
4) Heatwave
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An almost unbearably hot day of one hundred degrees is transformed as raindrops fall one by one, culminating in a downpour.
5) Time capsule
Author
Publisher
Make Me a World
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A child gathers keepsakes from everyday life, seals them in a jar, and buries them underground. A gift from the present day . . . to people of the future . . . that tells a story about the past. A time capsule"--Provided by publisher.
6) Century girl: 100 years in the life of Doris Eaton Travis, last living star of the Ziegfeld Follies
Author
Publisher
ReganBooks
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Ziegfeld star discusses the social and cultural movements that shaped her career, in a portrait that discusses such topics as her entry into the Ziegfeld Follies at the age of fourteen and her interactions with numerous famous figures.
