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Archives of Sexuality & Gender includes gay and lesbian newspapers from more than 35 countries, reports, policy statements, interviews, personal letters, and other documents related to gay rights and health, including the worldwide impact of AIDS. Part of Gale’s Archives of Sexuality & Gender.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 72
Language
English
Description
"When a man escapes from a biological testing facility, he sets in motion a deadly domino effect, spreading a mutated strain of the flu that will wipe out 99 percent of humanity within a few weeks. The survivors who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious "Dark Man," who delights in...
2) Anthrax
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment options of anthrax, as well as ongoing research for a way to defend the people of the United States from anthrax biological weapons. The ailments and conditions that afflict people today can be confusing, disturbing, and painful -- both emotionally and physically. The Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer young readers and researchers insight into what...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A timely account of how resources for biological weapons programs were mobilized and why such weapons have never been deployed in major conflicts offers an understanding of the relevance of the historical restraints placed on the use of biological weapons and looks at what can to done to prevent their proliferation in the post-September 11th world.
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From using horses in battle to operating hospitals in a war zone, biology has been an important part of warfare. Readers will learn about the scientists and concepts that contributed to modern understanding of biology."--
Author
Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
An outbreak of Spanish flu in North Korea raises fears the virus is being tested as a weapon by the military. Early this century the flu killed millions and the U.S. races to find an antidote, seeking the virus in corpses which were buried in permafrost.
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Series
R. J. MacCready novels volume 1
Publisher
William Morrow and imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"1944. As war rages in Europe and the Pacific, Army Intel makes a shocking discovery: a 300-foot Japanese sub marooned and empty, deep in the Brazilian interior. A team of Army Rangers sent to investigate has already gone missing. Now, the military sends Captain R.J. MacCready, a wisecracking, brilliant scientific jack-of-all-trades to learn why the Japanese are there-and what they're planning. Parachuting deep into the heart of Central Brazil, one...
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines the issues of biological and chemical warfare, including its historical background leading up to its current and future impact on society. The Hague Peace Conventions, the Geneva Protocol, and the Chemical Weapons Convention are discussed in detail. Programs that protect the United States against biological or chemical attack are also introduced.
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Series
Into the mist (Cast) volume 2
Publisher
Crooked Lane, an imprint of The Quick Brown Fox & Company LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Mercury Rhodes and her world were utterly changed when the bombs fell, releasing the green mist. While it proved deadly to all the men who breathed it in, it gave new life to women who did the same. The green mist provided each member of her newfound family an ability: Stella's heightened intuition, Imani's earthly connection, Karen's bond with Spirit, and Gemma's healing ability. Although Mercury now has incredible physical strength, she doesn't...
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Publisher
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
James Bond goes undercover in the treacherous Swiss Alps and becomes involved in artillery-laden ski pursuits, incredible stunts and thrills. Bond finds love with the beautiful and seductive Tracy Di Vicenzo. But first Bond must stop the evil genius Blofeld from realising a germ warfare plot could kill millions.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
D.S.O. agent Leon S. Kennedy is on a mission to rescue Dr. Antonio Taylor from kidnappers when a mysterious woman thwarts his pursuit. Meanwhile, B.S.A.A. agent Chris Redfield is investigating a zombie outbreak in San Francisco, where the cause of the infection cannot be identified. The only thing the victims have in common is that they all visited Alcatraz Island recently. Following that clue, Chris and his team head to the island, where a new horror...
13) No easy way out
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Series
No safety in numbers trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"Teens Marco, Shay, Ryan, and Lexi form new allies in the quarantined mall--as the bodies pile up, the disease mutates, the Senator's authority is questioned, and it becomes clear there's no one to trust"--
Author
Series
Into the mist (Cast) volume 1
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author P. C. Cast comes INTO THE MIST, the first book in a pulse-pounding dystopian duology for our times. Practical Magic meets Station Eleven in this gripping take on female power and the inevitable, destructive path of violent patriarchies. As men fall to the mist, the age of womankind begins to rise. The world as we know it ends when an attack on the U.S. unleashes bombs that deliver fire and biological destruction....
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her. And that she must run. Follow Cady and Ty (her accidental savior turned companion), as they race against the clock to stay alive"--
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Series
Elements of genius volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Someone who goes by the name of "V" is planning to unleash a lethal virus that could destroy the human race, and it is up to Nikki Tesla and her friends from the Genius Academy (which has been blamed for an international incident and shut down), to uncover the villain (who is closer to them than they realize) and find a way to stop the biological attack--an effort that will cost Nikki her life.
17) Hotwire
Author
Series
Maggie O'Dell novels volume 9
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Special Agent Maggie O'Dell investigates the death of three teenagers, only to find herself in the middle of a conspiracy involving biological warfare.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Ten years into researching a book about the possibility that the United States had used biological weapons in the Korean War, Nicholson Baker was frustrated and disheartened. In the course of his research, he had become deeply disillusioned with the process of FOIA requests. He has been forced to wait years in some cases, while other requests have been answered only with documents rendered inscrutable, or even illegible, by copious redactions. Rather...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In 1953, at the end of the Korean War, Dr. Charles Wilson, an Army bio-weapons scientist, died when he "jumped or fell" from the ninth floor of a Washington hotel. As his wife and children grieve, the details of his death remain buried for twenty-two years. With the release of the Rockefeller Commission report on illegal CIA activities in 1975, LSD is linked to Wilson's death, and suddenly the Wilson case becomes news again. Wilson's family and the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"What is biosecurity? It's the methods militaries use to protect us from biological attacks, and developing biosecurity systems, protocols, and technology requires the application of every area of STEM. As such, readers gain a stronger understanding of a variety of STEM concepts as they explore this exciting and essential topic. They learn how the things they learn in the classroom can applied to keep us safe. The clear main text is presented alongside...
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