Castle of the eagles : escape from Mussolini's Colditz by Felton, Mark, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…The prize prisoner -- A gift of goggles -- Mazawattee's mad house -- Men of honour -- Advance party -- The travelling menagerie -- The eagles' nest -- Trial and error -- Going underground -- Six seconds -- The ghost goes west -- Under the dome -- Through the night of doubt and sorrow -- The pilgrim band -- Elevenses -- Boy scouting -- Mickey blows the gaff -- Night crossing.…”


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Doom Patrol. Book one by Morrison, Grant

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Tom Peyer -- Foreword / Grant Morrison -- Crawling from the wreckage -- Cautionary tales -- Worlds in collision -- The ossuary -- The butterfly collector -- The house that Jack built -- Imaginary friends -- Nowhere man -- The painting that ate Paris -- Labyrinths -- The kingdom of No -- Going underground -- The world made flesh -- Decreator -- The puppet theater -- The soul of a new machine.…”


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The bat scientists by Carson, Mary Kay

Table of Contents: “…Bat basics -- Bat benefits -- Working in the dark -- Bat predators -- Changing minds, rescuing bats -- Batty myths -- Going underground -- How a cave traps cold air -- Gating Laurel Cave -- Building bat homes -- Celebrity bridge bats -- Mines for bats -- Discovering bats' secrets -- Ensuring survival -- Killer wind.…”


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As large as life by Marx, Jonny

Table of Contents: “…Beating wings -- The Chihuahuan Desert -- The shallows -- Australian Outback -- The Arctic -- Creepy crawlies -- The Black Forest -- The Galápagos -- On the shore -- On safari -- Himalayas -- The coral reef -- Really wild -- The Amazon rain forest -- Lounging lizards -- The Antarctic -- Sumatra -- The big blue -- Into the woods -- The rain forest floor -- The Nile River -- Under the sea -- Going underground -- Bioluminescent beings -- Madagascar -- Into the deep -- The scale of life in this book.…”


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Compost city : practical composting know-how for small-space living by Louie, Rebecca

Table of Contents: “…-- Outdoor composting: above ground systems, holding units, single and multistage bins, and tumblers wow you -- Outdoor composting: going underground, can you dig it? Trenches, digesters, and lasagna composting -- The wormderful world of indoor vermiculture: embrace the wordplay and get yourself some worms -- Bokashi fermentation: a pickle you want to get into -- Urban farmyard: so many compostable animal poops in the concrete jungle! …”


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Minecraft for beginners by Milton, Stephanie

Table of Contents: “…-- Your first night -- Keeping busy -- The bad guys -- Ores -- Let's go underground -- Mining tips -- Life underground -- Abandoned mine shafts -- Armor -- Your next adventure.…”


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Chocolate crisis : climate change and other threats to the future of cacao by Walters, Dale

Table of Contents: “…Food of the Gods -- Chocolate Can Be Good for You -- Chocolate Is a Product of the Cacao Tree -- Transforming Cacao Beans into Chocolate Bars -- Small but Deadly -- Witches' Broom -- Frosty Pod Rot -- Swollen Shoots -- Vascular Trouble -- Sap Suckers -- Cacao Borers -- Going Underground -- Cacao, Shade, and Agroforestry -- Cacao in a Changing Climate -- Chocolate: Luxury and Livelihood…”


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The survival of love : memoirs of a resistance officer by Garliński, Józef

Table of Contents: “…What of tomorrow ...? -- Tears -- Going underground -- In the jungle -- By permission of the Gestapo -- Piotr and Ola -- Betrayal -- Janek -- Drama and providence -- A night and a day -- Within the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto -- Penal company -- The wall of death -- The sixth column -- Marian and Halinka -- Ruck-Zuck Kommando -- A smile -- The last Christmas -- Bread ... …”


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Extreme Earth by Twist, Clint

Table of Contents: “…-- Our place in space -- Cracking up -- Shocks and shakes -- Roof of the world -- Violent eruptions -- Real hard -- Going underground -- Comfort blanket -- Up in the air -- Waterworld -- Remarkable reefs -- On the edge -- Cool waters -- Rivers of ice -- Frozen wilderness -- Dry as a bone -- Pastures new -- Wild woodlands -- Steamy surroundings -- Earth in danger.…”


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Extreme Earth by Regan, Lisa, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Our place in space : life on Earth -- Cracking up : a look inside -- Shocks and shakes : earthquakes -- Roof of the world : mighty mountains -- Violent eruptions : volcanoes -- Real hard : rocks and minerals -- Going underground : caves and mines -- Comfort blanket : the atmosphere -- Up in the air : wild weather -- Waterworld : ocean commotion -- Remarkable reefs : coral and the tropics -- On the edge : coastlines -- Cool waters : rivers, waterfalls, and lakes -- Rivers of ice : groovy glaciers -- Frozen wilderness : Polar regions -- Dry as a bone : deserts -- Pastures new : grasslands -- Wild woodlands : coniferous and temperate forests -- Steamy surroundings : tropical rainforests -- Earth in danger : time is running out.…”


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Size wise by De la Bedoyere, Camilla

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Down in the deep -- Built like a tank -- The secrets of sand -- Little vs large -- Patterned shells -- Ocean soup -- Night flight -- Flying jewels -- Stunning seeds -- Colossal blossoms -- Going underground -- Lots of frogs -- Tiny vs tough -- Big ears -- Rainbow diatoms -- Here be dragons -- Mini mariners -- Hovering hummers -- Flapping bats -- Hunter in the cold -- Eggstremely small -- Reach for the sky -- Remarkable rodents -- Hungry fungi -- Big beak -- Sparkling crystals -- Flutter by, flutterby -- A giant of a spider -- It's jumbo! …”


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France : the joy of living

Table of Contents: “…/ Kip Wilson -- The Tour de France / Maura Ellen Stokes -- Going underground / Anne Renaud -- Crazy about bandes dessinées / Susan Kegel -- Paris and fashion: they belong together / Marcia Amidon Lusted -- Dear Tommy-- / compiled by Connie Colón -- From eyesore to icon / Marcia Amidon Lusted -- French haute cuisine / Colette Rossant -- A French epiphany / Magda Elghobashi Schmit -- Growing up in France / Eivissa Barbe -- The fairy / by Charles Perrault ; translated by Lori Lee Wilson.…”


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Unraveled secrets by Fields, Jan

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A force for nature : the story of DRDC and the fight to save our planet by Adams, John H. (John Hamilton), 1936-

Table of Contents: “…-- This land is our land -- The dark ages (and how we survived them) -- A terrible power -- Going underground -- The poisoned chalice -- An apple a day -- Uptown, downtown, all around the town -- Smoke alarm -- Our toxic legacy -- Contract on America -- The last wilderness -- Land of the spirit bear -- One gem at a time -- Water, water everywhere -- The rule of law -- We're having a heat wave -- California dreaming -- The China syndrome -- A new energy economy.…”


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Trains by Turnbull, Stephanie

Table of Contents: “…Train basics -- First trains -- Steaming ahead -- American railroads -- Making tracks -- All aboard -- In the city -- Going underground -- Mountain trains -- Faster and faster -- Diesel power -- Cargo carriers -- Steam giants -- High-speed electrics -- End of steam? …”


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Compost city : practical composting know-how for small-space living by Louie, Rebecca

Table of Contents: “…-- Outdoor composting: above ground systems, holding units, single and multistage bins, and tumblers wow you -- Outdoor composting: going underground, can you dig it? Trenches, digesters, and lasagna composting -- The wormderful world of indoor vermiculture: embrace the wordplay and get yourself some worms -- Bokashi fermentation: a pickle you want to get into -- Urban farmyard: so many compostable animal poops in the concrete jungle! …”


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Trains : railways, tunnels, signals, diesel, steam : with 10 easy-to-do experiments and 230 exciting pictures by Harris, Michael, Parker, Steve, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Running on rails -- Railway track -- Streaming ahead -- Bearing the load -- Diesel and electric power -- Mapping the railways -- Building railways -- Load-bearing tunnel -- Station stop -- Shrinking world -- A passion for trains -- Trains in miniature -- Model locomotives -- Signals and switches -- Safety first -- Brake van -- Hauling freight -- Going underground -- Riding high -- Monorail -- Working on the railroad -- Dressed for the job -- Riding in style -- Advertising -- Trains on film -- Record breakers -- High-speed trains -- Investing in the future -- Floating trains.…”


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Russian roulette : how British spies thwarted Lenin's plot for global revolution by Milton, Giles

Table of Contents: “…The man with three names ; A double life ; Mission to Tashkent ; Going underground ; Vanishing trick ; The plot thickens ; A deadly game ; Toxic threat . -- The Professional Spy. …”


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Russian roulette : how British spies thwarted Lenin's plot for global revolution by Milton, Giles

Table of Contents: “…The man with three names ; A double life ; Mission to Tashkent ; Going underground ; Vanishing trick ; The plot thickens ; A deadly game ; Toxic threat . -- The Professional Spy. …”


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Art and the subway : New York underground by Fitzpatrick, Tracy, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Going underground: planning and construction, to 1900 -- Subway beautiful: architecture, design, and the imagination, 1900-1904 -- "Come take a ride": music, painting, and film, 1900-1915 -- Futurism underground: modernist painting, 1913-1929 -- Anything goes in the subway: art and social realism, 1920-1950 -- Race and the subway: painting and illustration, 1920-1965 -- Hunters, spies, and voyeurs: subway photography, 1938-1956 -- Subway art "off the wall": maps, assemblage and site specific installation, 1966-2006 -- Chance in the subway: performance art and social engagement, 1962-2001 -- "Words of the prophets": subway graffiti, 1969-1989 -- Armed for the journey: subway photography, 1970-2002 -- "I saw it in the BRT": art and advertising in the subway, 1926-1986 -- A "living museum": public art in the subway, 1973-to the present.…”


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