Galison, Peter
Summary: At the beginning of the 20th century, just as industry and government were anticipating the immanent coordination of time around the globe, says Galison (history of science and of physics, Harvard U.), the notion of time and the ability to coordinate two clocks at a distance, were being demolished in the nexus of physics, technology, and philosophy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 529 GALRitchie, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.22 RITRichie, Donald
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Pub. 2010
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 952.135 RICChevat, Richie
Summary: "Through engrossing narratives, letters, drawings, poems, and more, the book encourages young readers, of all identities, to feel pride at the accomplishments of the LGBTQ people who came before them and to use history as a guide to the future.The storieshe shares include those of: Thomas Morton, who celebrated same-sex love in Boston's Puritan community in the 1620s; Albert D.J. Cashier, an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2019
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Summary: In this bold, radically hopeful book, a data scientist, drawing on the latest research, practical guidance and eye-opening graphics, gives us the tools for understanding our current environmental crisis and making lifestyle changes that actually have an impact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 338.9 RITRobertson, Ritchie
Summary: A magisterial history that recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of practical means to achieve greater human happiness. One of the formative periods of European and world history, the Enlightenment is the fountainhead of modern secular Western values: religious tolerance, freedom of thought, speech and the press, of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 190.9 ROBMartin, Alyson.
Summary: "In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social use-a first not only in the United States but also the world. Medical cannabis is now legal in eighteen states and Washington, D.C., and more than one million Americans have turned to it in place of conventional pharmaceuticals. Yet the federal government...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Distribution Services 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.45 MARRitchie, James D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Structures Pub. Co. 1980
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Contents: Design principles and the visual elements -- Understanding color through paint mixing -- First painting: wet on wet -- Second painting: wet on dry and scumbling -- Third painting: Venetian painting technique -- Subject matter and content.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.4 EDIMorgan, Alyson
Summary: Morgan grew up feeling disconnected from her Haitian roots and suffering from the trauma of racism. To heal herself, she found a connection with the natural world around her: slowing down, respecting the seasons, and growing or foraging plants in her local area. Here she shares her methods of homesteading for anyone to practice in their own life, offering regenerative and sustainable ways of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 MORRitchie, Andrea J
Summary: Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of individual women?such as Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Dajerria Becton, Monica Jones, and Mya Hall?in the broader context of the twin epidemics of police violence and mass incarceration, it documents the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363 RITRitchie, Donald A.
Summary: "Doing Oral History has become one of the premier resources in the field of oral history. It explores all aspects of oral history, from starting an oral history project--including funding, staffing, and equipment--to conducting interviews, publishing, videotaping, preserving materials, teaching oral history, and using oral history in museums and on the radio. In this second edition, the author...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 907.2 RITAvison, Charles C.
Contents: ch. 1. Joe Louis -- ch. 2. Detroit Tigers -- ch. 3. Detroit Lions -- ch. 4. Detroit Red Wings -- ch. 5. Testimonial dinner -- ch. 6. Rise of the Detroit fan -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Joe Louis -- Appendix B. Detroit Tigers -- Appendix C. Detroit Lions -- Appendix D. Detroit Red Wings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Diomedea Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.04 AVIWaleson, Heidi
Summary: In October 2013, the arts world was rocked by the news that the New York City Opera—“the people’s opera”—had finally succumbed to financial hardship after 70 years in operation. The company had been a fixture on the national opera scene—as the populist antithesis of the grand Metropolitan Opera, a nurturing home for young American talent, and a place where new, lively ideas shook up a venerable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.5 WALRitchie, Stuart (Stuart J.)
Summary: "Science is how we understand the world. Yet critical flaws in peer review, statistical methods, and publication procedures have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless-or worse, badly misleading. Drawing on surprising new data from "meta-science" (the science of how science works), Science Fictions documents the errors that have distorted our knowledge on issues as varied as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2020
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Summary: "The Navajo tribe, the Diné, are the largest tribe in the United States and live across the American Southwest. But over a century ago, they were nearly wiped out by the Long Walk, a forced removal of most of the Diné people to a military-controlled reservation in New Mexico. The summer of 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the Navajos' return to their homelands. One Navajo family and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of New Mexico Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.1004 ESKOlsson, Helen
Summary: If you're like most kids who love the outdoors, you want to do more than go on a picnic or play in your neighborhood park. This book will teach you to hike like a pro and have lots of fun while doing it. You'll learn all the skills needed, everything from choosing a trail to basic first-aid. This book includes tips for spotting wildlife, creating a nature journal, deciding what clothes to wear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.51 OLSEllison, Katie
Summary: "Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went on to spread the gospel of reggae music around the globe. Bob's distinctive style and dedication to his Rastafari beliefs became a rallying cry for the poor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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Summary: "A once idyllic American landscape is home to a closely knit, rural community that, for more than a generation, has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming that had been making them sick and damaging their homes. After years of frustration and futile attempts to bring about change, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a team of intrepid and dedicated lawyers, brought...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.7303 ADDHallett, Alyson Sarah
Summary: Stone Talks brings together poems and four talks/essays by noted poet Alyson Hallett on the subject of stones, rocks, somatics and our relationship with our environment. The book invites us to listen again to the world around us - the world of rocks and trees and sky and stars and sea that we participate in and that participates in us. It reawakens a childlike curiosity in us, makes connections...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triarchy Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821 HALThielges, Alissa
Summary: "Why do ferrets hide their toys? Find out the answer and spark kids' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction book. Long and furry, ferrets are perpetual explorers with high energy and a mischievous spirit. Nine kid-friendly Q&As teach readers about life with a pet ferret, including their behavior, playful antics, and tendency to run into walls. Engaging questions draw in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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Summary: "Can turtles breathe underwater? Find out the answer and spark early readers' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction book. Splish, splash! Turtles aren't cuddly reptiles, but their long lives and aquatic tanks make them captivating pets. Nine kid-friendly Q&As teach readers about life with a turtle, including their behavior, aquarium needs, and how their shells grow....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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Summary: "In a perfectionistic parenting culture that tells you that you are never enough no matter how much you do for your kids, this unique approach empowers you with a simple parenting technique to gain confidence, remain grounded, and connect positively with your children. Dr. Alison Escalante is a board-certified pediatrician with more than two decades of experience who has spent the last ten...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2024
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Summary: "Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call 'parenting' is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion dollar industry surrounding it have transformed child care into obsessive, controlling, and goal-oriented labor intended to create a particular kind of child and thereby a particular kind of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016