Jones, Lucile M.
Summary: "By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that give our planet life. It is only when they exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Viewed together, these events have shaped...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.34 JONFinan, Catherine C.
Summary: "You may like chocolate, but how would you feel about using cocoa beans as money or in glue? Maybe you'd like to play a ball game for warriors (just be careful you don't become a scarified to the gods after playing). What about living life with a calendar system even more advanced than our own? You could try it all if you lived like the Maya! Discover extreme facts about the Maya civilization...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 972.81 FINParnwell, E. C.
Summary: Teaches English as a second language to Russian speakers through the use of pictures dealing with everyday topics such as the body, post office, law, travel, and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.73 PAROhanian, Hans C.
Summary: Ohanian offers insights into aspects of Albert Einstein that many don't usually consider: his mistakes and the role they played in the discovery of his theories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.09 OHAJackson, James C.
Summary: "Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the shocking mortality figures obscured the fact that death is not the only adverse outcome of the virus. Today, as many as 30 percent of Covid-19 survivors still experience symptoms long after their acute illness has passed, with cognitive and mental health problems especially prominent. For long haulers, this struggle with Long Covid has irrevocably changed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 JACBrown, C. Brené
Summary: In this work, the author, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares ten guideposts on the power of wholehearted living, a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 BROSummary: W. Edwards Deming introduced the concept of quality control to Japanese manufacturing after World War II. As history testifies, it turned that nation into an international manufacturing giant. In rare archival footage, Deming himself profiles his 14-point management philosophy. We learn why American businesses chose to ignore it after the war, and how modern U.S. companies are using the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Bagley, Lucile Cummings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: L & T Pub. 2002
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 781.68 BAGGraves, Kerry A.
Summary: Discusses school life during the Great Depression, including schools, lessons, books, and teachers. Addresses social and economic life during the 19e0s. Also includes activities and sidebars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Earth Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 370.973 GRAMayer, Gina.
Summary: In four stories, Little Critter complains about the unfairness of his parents' rules, realizes he doesn't know everything, decides that a new critter is not too different to be his friend, and takes part in the school play.
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Publisher / Publication Date: FastPencil Premiere 2012
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Summary: Drawing on letters and soldier memoirs, examines the human cost of the Civil War, from the daily distresses faced by soldiers to the psychological damage survivors experienced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 ADARoyal, Sarah
Summary: An intimate and deeply original exploration of the life and work of the television pioneer, the First Lady of Comedy, Lucille Bal--A.K.A. Lucy. With stories illuminating the many different facets of the woman, [this book] details how Ball transformed the face of comedy and the entertainment industry. -- adapted from back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BALL, LUCILLE ROYHolland, John
Summary: This practical resource provides everything you need to enable your school to provide the best possible support for pupils and staff who have suffered a loss or bereavement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 HOLMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "This book shows the many ways people learn around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J371 MALGraves, Kerry A.
Summary: Discusses the school life of Northern children at the time of the Civil War, including lessons, books, teachers, examinations, and special days. Includes activities and sidebars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Earth Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 370.973 GRASummary: In the aftermath of the Revolution, a newly independent America confronted one of its most daunting challenges: how to build a united nation out of thirteen disparate colonies. This program profiles the passionate crusade launched by Thomas Jefferson and continued by Noah Webster, Horace Mann, and others to create a common system of tax-supported schools that would mix people of different...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Duncan, C.
Contents: Nothing more -- Like you do -- Other side -- Wanted to want it too -- Who lost -- Of course -- Last to leave -- Do I hear? -- The midnight sun -- Jupiter -- Window.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DUNEddie C.
Contents: Fenyek -- Low Road Dubs -- Klutter -- Wish You Were Here -- Beyond Reality -- Mistaya -- Auf Der Ufer (Feat Rune Lindbaek) -- Boipeba Praia -- Now More Than Ever -- Take Me (Extended Mareh Vacation Mix) -- On The Road -- Auf Der Panke.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Endless Flight Records 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC EDDGwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.)
Summary: "S.C. Gwynne's Hymns of the Republic addresses the period from Ulysses S. Grant's appointment as general of all Union armies in March 1864 to the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox a year later."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 GWYGwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.)
Summary: "New York Times bestselling, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how Hal Mumme and Mike Leach--two unknown coaches who revolutionized American football in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s--changed the way the game is played at every level, from high school to the NFL"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 GWYColgan, Jenny
Summary: "It's summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls' boarding school in Cornwall. For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder and harder to stick to the rules . . . Maggie Adair's first year as a teacher at Downey House was a surprising success. After...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COLGibbs, Stuart
Summary: "Ben Ripley is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science--but he's entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior C.I.A. academy. Ben becomes an undercover agent and goes on his first assignment in this graphic novel adaptation of SPY SCHOOL"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GIBPanic! at the Disco (Musical group)
Contents: (Fuck a) silver lining -- Say amen (Saturday night) -- Hey look ma, I made it -- High hopes -- Roaring 20s -- Dancing's not a crime -- One of the drunks -- The overpass -- King of the clouds -- Old fashioned -- Dying in LA.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PANAndrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)
Summary: Having been told that her mother used to escape to the attic and that the attic was where she plotted the murder of her stepfather, Alice finds comfort in aloneness in the attic; when Alice finds the courage to exchange her dowdy looks for flattering clothes, she experiences a reunion with shadows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008