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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Improvised medicine	Kenneth V. Iserson	"Improvised Medicine is written for healthcare providers treating patients during a crisis situation or in a primitive environment, for diseases and disorders they have little or no hands-on experien…	OL16176707W
Environmental fate and transport analysis with compartment modeling	Keith W. Little	"This book examines mathematical modeling and computer simulations that estimate the distribution of chemical contaminants in environmental media in time and space. Discussing various modeling issues…	OL16607605W
Thanksgiving groom	Brenda Minton	Socialite Lost In Alaskan Wilderness! Heiress Penelope Lear came to Treasure Creek, Alaska, in search of adventure. And to prove to everyone she's more than just a pretty face. But when she gets l…	OL16620582W
Whisper	Christina Struyk-Bonn	Whisper, a teen girl with a cleft palate, is forced to survive in a world that is hostile to those with disfigurements or disabilities.	OL17899840W
The bear	Claire Cameron	"A powerfully suspenseful story narrated by a young girl who must fend for herself and her little brother after a brutal bear attack. While camping with her family on a remote island, five-year-old A…	OL19707567W
American wolf	Nate Blakeslee	The story of the rise of a Yellowstone wolf, and what her life and death and death tell us about the struggle for the American West. -- "The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the cel…	OL19716712W
Our endless numbered days	Claire Fuller	"Peggy Hillcoat is eight years old when her survivalist father, James, takes her from their home in London to a remote hut in the woods and tells her that the rest of the world has been destroyed. De…	OL19996202W
Multiple stresses in ecosystems	Joseph J. Cech, Jr.,Donald G. Crosby	"Recently, researchers and scientists have made significant advances toward better detection, evaluation, and understanding of the complex interactions of toxicants in environmental settings. Using i…	OL20141664W
Seasons of the grassland biome	Shirley Duke	Grassland biomes are unaltered areas of land where grass is the dominant plant life. They are inhabited by grazing mammals, ground-nesting birds, insects, and a few species of reptiles. This book all…	OL20896862W
Targeted for Murder	Elizabeth Goddard	With his dying breath, Hadley Mason's fatally shot father reveals he's a CIA agent…and a bounty has been placed on both their heads. Heeding his urgent warning to disappear and trust no one, Hadley f…	OL21298747W
Ecotoxicology	Walker, C. H.	"During the latter part of the 20th century chemical industry grew rapidly, and with this growth new industrial chemicals found their way into the natural environment. Pesticides came to be used on a…	OL23333073W
Chemistry of sustainable energy	Nancy E. Carpenter	"Meeting global energy demand in a sustainable fashion will require not only increased energy efficiency and new methods of using existing carbon-based fuels but also a daunting amount of new carbon-…	OL23334774W
The 13th [Thirteenth] Apostle	Eugene Vale	**Donald Webb is an American consul, stationed in the main port city of a Central American country. He has resigned himself, not unhappily, to a life of compromise and safety, until the day he receiv…	OL2752599W
Run Indian Run	Thomas P. Kelley	**GOODREAD MEMBER Reviews: Carl Van Dam (Jan 14, 2013 4 0f 5 Stars) really liked it: The tragic story of an Indian (Simon Gun-an-noot) in northern BC who was falsely accused of murdering two whit…	OL3136888W
The Red Snow	James Greiner	*In The Red Snow, his second work, Greiner turns his keen eye to Alaska's vast wilderness and its most mysterious creature: the gray wolf.* Basing his story on careful research and personal obser…	OL5107332W
Hatchet	Gary Paulsen	Brian Robison, a teenage boy struggling through his parents divorce, is flying up north to stay with his dad for the summer. However, his plane crashes and he is forced to survive the Canadian wilder…	OL8125760W