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Adjustment (Psychology) Depressions 1929 United States Good and evil Fiction Stress (Psychology) United States History 1901-1953 United States History 1945-1953 United States History 1953-1961 United States History Study and teaching United States Politics and government 1901-1953 World War, 1939-1945Summary: Seabiscuit’s fame as a champion racehorse was unexpected yet it was timely. In the 1930s, when American’s longed to escape the grim realities of the Great Depression, Seabiscuit became the working man’s hero. Despite his boxy build, stumpy legs, scraggly tail, and ungainly gait, he was one of the most remarkable Thoroughbred racehorses in history. Seabiscuit, from the PBS American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Patterson, James
Summary: As Daniel X continues to hunt for intergalactic aliens, he and his friends go to England searching for Beta, an outlaw who takes the form of fire and who killed Daniel's parents when he was two years old.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PATHubbard, Ben
Summary: "Stress is everywhere. There's no way to escape it, but there are ways to deal with it. Take a deep breath. Control your schedule. Get rid of distractions. Replace tension and anxiety with relaxation and coping mechanisms that really work"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.9 HUBStaten, Joseph
Summary: The New York Times bestseller-part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series Halo! 2524. Harvest is a peaceful, prosperous farming colony on the very edge of human-controlled space. But humanity has unknowingly trespassed on holy ground-straying into the path of the aggressive, theocratic empire known as the Covenant. What begins as a chance encounter between an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STATracy, P. J.
Summary: "New York Times bestseller P. J. Tracy returns with Deep into the Dark, a brand new series set in LA and featuring up-and-coming LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan and murder suspect Sam Easton. Sam Easton-a true survivor-is home from Afghanistan, trying to rebuild a life in his hometown of LA. Separated from his wife, bartending and therapy sessions are what occupy his days and nights. When friend...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC TRAHubbard, Ben
Summary: "Connections made with other people affect the way we grow and thrive. But it can be hard to make new friends and maintain old relationships. Learn how to connect with people, be a good friend, and get the most out of friendships."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177 HUBRobb, Candace M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arrow 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROBSummary: Orson Welles' radio broadcast of War of the Worlds panicked Americans across the country. In the U.K., Neville Chamberlain delivered his famous speech, Peace in Our Times.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Travels to 1943 to explore Hollywood's influence on World War II and the movie stars who went to war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Harry S. Truman defeats Thomas E. Dewey in the presidential race covered byYear by Year: 1947.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Covers events around the world including the formation of the Warsaw Pact by the Eastern Bloc nations and the death of American actor, James Dean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Year by Year looks back at 1963, John F. Kennedy's assassination, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famed 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The 2009 installment in Wide Angle's Time for School series reenters the lives of seven students in seven different countries, offering a glimpse of the worldwide battle to get what most American children take for granted: a basic education. These riveting case studies in India, Afghanistan, Kenya, Benin, Brazil, Japan, and Romania feature young teenagers embracing academic challenges that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: According to the sales brochure, Paradise Towers is a utopian blueprint for community living, with its fabulous architecture and state-of-the-art facilities. The perfect place for Mel to take a leisurely swim, in fact. But when the TARDIS arrives, the Doctor and his companion discover that the futuristic tower block has fallen into ruin, and a series of unexplained disappearances has the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCSummary: Violently wrenched out of time, the TARDIS is brought crashing down onto the planet Lakertya by the villainous Rani. Caught within the maelstrom, the Doctor is forced to regenerate. Imprisoning the Doctor in her stronghold, the Rani seizes upon his vulnerable state. By impersonating his friend Mel, the Rani deceives the unwitting Doctor into helping her achieve her audacious plan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCTracy, P. J.
Summary: "Darkness is nothing new to LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan, but in P.J. Tracy's The Devil You Know, even she isn't prepared for the scandalous deception of deadly proportions that shakes the very foundation of Hollywood and its untouchables...and leaves her entangled in its rotten core. Los Angeles has many faces: the real LA where regular people live and work, the degenerate underbelly of any...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TRAHubbard, Ben
Summary: "Nerves. Stress. Life spiraling out of control. Things that cause anxiety are all around. That's completely normal! The good news is that we can all learn how to deal with those feelings in a healthier, more effective way. Find out what you can do to cope with any problem that comes at you"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.9 HUBSummary: Looks at FDR's famed 'Nothing to Fear' speech and the 1933 repeal of Prohibition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: 1939 brought momentous events that changed the course of history. Year by Year looks at the beginnings of World War II and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pledge of neutrality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Follows as the U.S.S.R. develops their own atomic bomb. Movie star Rita Hayworth marries Prince Ali Khan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Looks at Don Larson's perfect game, the only no hitter in World Series baseball history. The H-bomb is also discussed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Lyndon Baines Johnson, LBJ, becomes the 36th President of the United States. Year by Year: 1964 also documents widespread Beatlemania as the Beatles tour the U.S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Adornetto, Alexandra.
Summary: Even the love of her boyfriend, Xavier Woods, and her archangel siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, can't keep the angel Bethany Church from being tricked into a motorcycle ride that ends up in Hell. There, Jake Thorn bargains for Beth's release back to Earth. But what he asks of her will destroy her, and quite possibly her loved ones as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ADONylund, Eric S.
Summary: The Covenant shows no mercy as they continue to assault every human world they can find, but Spartan 117, the Master Chief, has discovered an ancient secret that could alter the course of the war and save the Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2010