How Far The Light Reaches

Author : Sabrina Imbler
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780316540513

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How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler Pdf

A fascinating tour of creatures from the surface to the deepest ocean floor: this "miraculous, transcendental book" invites us to envision wilder, grander, and more abundant possibilities for the way we live (Ed Yong, author of An Immense World). A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in hostile or remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles one such creature, including: ·the mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs, ·the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution and dams, ·the bizarre, predatory Bobbitt worm (named after Lorena), ·the common goldfish that flourishes in the wild, ·and more. Imbler discovers that some of the most radical models of family, community, and care can be found in the sea, from gelatinous chains that are both individual organisms and colonies of clones to deep-sea crabs that have no need for the sun, nourished instead by the chemicals and heat throbbing from the core of the Earth. Exploring themes of adaptation, survival, sexuality, and care, and weaving the wonders of marine biology with stories of their own family, relationships, and coming of age, How Far the Light Reaches is a shimmering, otherworldly debut that attunes us to new visions of our world and its miracles. WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award One of TIME’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year • A PEOPLE Best New Book • A Barnes & Noble and SHELF AWARENESS Best Book of 2022 • An Indie Next Pick • One of Winter’s Most Eagerly Anticipated Books: VANITY FAIR, VULTURE, BOOKRIOT

Author : Milkyway Media
Publisher : Milkyway Media
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Summary of Sabrina Imbler's How Far the Light Reaches by Milkyway Media Pdf

Get the Summary of Sabrina Imbler's How Far the Light Reaches in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "How Far the Light Reaches" by Sabrina Imbler is a collection of personal essays that intertwine the author's experiences with broader environmental and societal themes. Imbler reflects on their youth, activism, and the transformation of landscapes, drawing parallels between their life and the adaptability of species like goldfish and deep-sea creatures. The narrative explores Imbler's journey of self-discovery, touching on their biracial identity, queer experiences, and the complexities of body image...

Author : Sabrina Imbler
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625571014

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Dyke (geology) by Sabrina Imbler Pdf

Through intertwined threads of autofiction, lyric science writing, and the tale of a newly queer Hawaiian volcano, Sabrina Imbler delivers a coming out story on a geological time scale. This is a small book that tackles large, wholly human questions--what it means to live and date under white supremacy, to never know if one is loved or fetishized, how to navigate fierce desires and tectonic heartbreak through the rise and eventual eruption of a first queer love. "When two galaxies stray too near each other, the attraction between them can be so strong that the galaxies latch on and never let go. Sometimes the pull triggers head-on wrecks between stars--galactic collisions--throwing bodies out of orbit, seamlessly into space. Sometimes the attraction only creates a giant black hole, making something whole into a kind of missing." In vivid, tensile prose, Dyke (geology) subverts the flat, neutral language of scientific journals to explore what it means to understand the Earth as something queer, volatile, and disruptive.

Author : Glenn Rand,David Litschel,Robert G. Davis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-15
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781136107412

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Digital Photographic Capture by Glenn Rand,David Litschel,Robert G. Davis Pdf

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Ilisa Barbash,Lucien Taylor
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520915091

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Cross-Cultural Filmmaking by Ilisa Barbash,Lucien Taylor Pdf

This extraordinary handbook was inspired by the distinctive concerns of anthropologists and others who film people in the field. The authors cover the practical, technical, and theoretical aspects of filming, from fundraising to exhibition, in lucid and complete detail—information never before assembled in one place. The first section discusses filmmaking styles and the assumptions that frequently hide unacknowledged behind them, as well as the practical and ethical issues involved in moving from fieldwork to filmmaking. The second section concisely and clearly explains the technical aspects, including how to select and use equipment, how to shoot film and video, and the reasons for choosing one or the other, and how to record sound. Finally, the third section outlines the entire process of filmmaking: preproduction, production, postproduction, and distribution. Filled with useful illustrations and covering documentary and ethnographic filmmaking of all kinds, Cross-Cultural Filmmaking will be as essential to the anthropologist or independent documentarian on location as to the student in the classroom.

Author : David Tayor
Publisher : GMC PUBLICATIONS LTD
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-23
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781781452134

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Foundation Course Black & White Photography by David Tayor Pdf

Aimed at beginners, Foundation Course: Landscape Photography is part of a series of tutorials that explain the basic skills and techniques of photography in relation to a specific subject area. Each book is divided into six main sections: Basics, Lessons, Revision, Project, Analysis and Progress. The concept of photography is presented in a concise, easy-to-follow manner. There's information on the types of camera, lenses, tripods, filters and other useful accessories; the basics of exposure, metering, aperture and shutter speed, ISO, dynamic range and using filters. There is also information on colour and composition, including the effects of light, the effects of colour on the perception of a photograph, and the basic 'rules' of composition.

Author : Worthington Hooker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015064403572

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The Child's Book of Nature by Worthington Hooker Pdf

Author : Ronald Gautreau
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1999-08-17
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780071367899

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Schaum's Outline of Modern Physics by Ronald Gautreau Pdf

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field In-depth review of practices and applications Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores! Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electrical engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015080387924

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Electrical Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rebecca Stead
Publisher : Wendy Lamb Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375892691

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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Pdf

"Like A Wrinkle in Time (Miranda's favorite book), When You Reach Me far surpasses the usual whodunit or sci-fi adventure to become an incandescent exploration of 'life, death, and the beauty of it all.'" —The Washington Post This Newbery Medal winner that has been called "smart and mesmerizing," (The New York Times) and "superb" (The Wall Street Journal) will appeal to readers of all types, especially those who are looking for a thought-provoking mystery with a mind-blowing twist. Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes, and she doesn’t know what to do. The notes tell her that she must write a letter—a true story, and that she can’t share her mission with anyone. It would be easy to ignore the strange messages, except that whoever is leaving them has an uncanny ability to predict the future. If that is the case, then Miranda has a big problem—because the notes tell her that someone is going to die, and she might be too late to stop it. Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction A New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book Five Starred Reviews A Junior Library Guild Selection "Absorbing." —People "Readers ... are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward." —The Wall Street Journal "Lovely and almost impossibly clever." —The Philadelphia Inquirer "It's easy to imagine readers studying Miranda's story as many times as she's read L'Engle's, and spending hours pondering the provocative questions it raises." —Publishers Weekly, Starred review

Author : Miranda Paul
Publisher : Millbrook Press ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728427317

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Beyond by Miranda Paul Pdf

Journey far beyond our solar system and explore the marvels of interstellar space. A wonder-filled poem and spectacular illustrations bring readers across the observable universe to encounter dwarf planets, black holes, brand-new stars, and other incredible phenomena. Award-winning author Miranda Paul and illustrator Sija Hong present a fresh and fascinating journey to the outer reaches of outer space.

Author : Jason Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781481438278

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Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Pdf

“An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s electrifying novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if Will gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.

Author : Mike Stensvold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1592573568

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Photography Like a Pro by Mike Stensvold Pdf

The Complete Idiot s Guide to Photography Like a Pro, Third Edition, is packed with everything readers need to know about setting up and taking great photographs. Appealing to both readers with the ever popular point-and-shoot cameras - who will find information on how to get the most out of standard camera features - and to true shutterbugs, showing them how to take their interest in photography to the next level, readers won t find a more comprehensive resource than this.

Author : John Naylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521809258

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Out of the Blue by John Naylor Pdf

A 24-hour practical guide to skywatching.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590607899

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The Little gleaner by Anonim Pdf