Wallace, Chris
Summary: Chronicles the final months of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 WALLiu, Bin
Summary: Kites and China are practically synonymous, since these childhood toys were originally invented there before becoming popular around the world. For over 2000 years, kites have been a common sight in China, from the imperial court to the common people, and over that time period the craftsmanship of the kite has been perfected-and includes a diversity and richness of styles. In Chinese Kites,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Better Link Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.15 LIUWallach, Janet
Summary: "The true story of socialite spy Marguerite Harrison, who slipped behind enemy lines in Russia and Germany in the fraught period between the world wars Foreign correspondent. Author. Filmmaker. Spy. Marguerite Harrison was born into Gilded Age American privilege and launched a successful career as a culture writer for the Baltimore Sun as a young widow. But when America entered World War I,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRISON, MARGUERITE WALLuger, Chelsey
Summary: "A revolutionary wellness guide rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge, offering wisdom for spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing from Native American wellness activists"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.8997 LUGWallance, Gregory
Summary: "After returning to the United States, Kennan set out to generate public outrage over the plight of the exiles, writing the renowned Siberia and the Exile System. He then went on a nine-year lecture tour to describe the suffering of the Siberian exiles, intensifying the newly emerging diplomatic conflicts between the two countries which last to this day. In a book that ranks with the greatest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: "In the vein of Reviving Ophelia and Untangled comes a fresh, unexpected, and empowering guide to better understand teenage girls, revealing how their insights can create heartfelt connections and impactful change. Written with warmth and humor, Underestimated is the first book to invite us into a teenage girl's brain and heart, as told from the point of view of a beloved and trusted mentor....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2024
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Summary: "An illustrated journey from conception to birth, based on the latest research and featuring images created with newly developed, state-of-the-art 3D and 4D ultrasound technology"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 TALLind, Carla.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 LINWald, Chelsea
Summary: Presents a lively, informative, and humorous deep dive into the future of the toilet-from creative uses for harvested "biosolids," to the bold engineers dedicated to bringing safe sanitation to the billions of people worldwide living without it
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 696 WALWallach, Jennifer Jensen
Summary: Wallach sheds a new and interesting light on American history by way of the dinner table. While undeniably a "melting pot" of different cultures and cuisines, America's food habits have been shaped as much by technological innovations and industrial progress as by the intermingling and mixture of ethnic cultures. Understanding the American diet is the first step toward grasping the larger...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.12 WALLim, Louisa
Summary: "An award-winning journalist and longtime Hong Konger indelibly captures the place, its people, and the untold history they are claiming, just as it is being erased. Lim's deeply researched-and deeply personal-account casts often startling new light on key moments: the British takeover in 1842, the negotiations leading to its "return" to China in 1997, the current protests, and the future...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 LIMLim, Michael
Summary: The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain critical ecosystems, recycling nutrients and connecting plants across vast areas, and help to produce many staples of modern life, such as wine, chocolate, bread, detergent and penicillin. Today, in the face of urgent ecological, societal and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.5 LIMQuint, Chella
Summary: "This fact-filled guide to periods answers all your essential questions like what's a vulva, what do periods actually feel like, and what happens if blood stains your clothes?" - Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: QEB Publishing, an imprint of the Quarto Group 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 612.6 QUILin, Grace
Summary: "The origin stories of each Chinese dish told using the framework of Chinese cuisine--oftentimes based in folklore, both ancient and contemporary"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J641.5951 LINConaboy, Chelsea
Summary: "A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, Mother Brain explodes the concept of "maternal instinct" and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. Chelsea Conaboy delves into the neuroscience to reveal unexpected upsides, generations of scientific neglect, and a powerful new narrative of parenthood"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 CONFoy, Chelsea
Summary: As the world shifts and we are utilizing our homes for work, play, and everything in-between, Foy strives to maximize the joy, beauty, and functionality of her home through projects that are not only beautiful but also useful and easy to create. She believes our spaces should be unique reflections of our individuality, and in this book she shows that you have the power in your own two hands to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Carter] 1991
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 582.1 CARWallach, Anne Tolstoi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 745.592 WALLip, Evelyn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heian International 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3337 LIPBarstow, Chelsea
Summary: "It's time to take a big step beyond the regular old sit, stay, and roll over with your dog. Canine enrichment can help reduce stress in your dog as well as give them a constructive way to drain their energy. We all know what it's like to be bored at home, and with a dog, boredom leads to trouble. With Happy Dog, you will learn simple ways to stimulate your dog's mind and keep them occupied...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 BARMaslo, Lina
Summary: A lyrical nonfiction picture book about the inspired life of C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia--from Free as a Bird author-illustrator Lina Maslo. Perfect for fans of The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown and Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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Summary: Publisher's description: With the intensity of the California gold rush, corporations are racing to stake their claim on the consumer group formerly known as children. What was once the purview of a handful of companies has escalated into a gargantuan enterprise estimated at over $15 billion annually. While parents busily try to set limits at home, marketing executives work day and night to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.834 LINWallace, Scott.
Summary: Even today there remain tribes in the far reaches of the Amazon rainforest that have avoided contact with modern civilization. Deliberately hiding from the outside world, they are the unconquered, the last survivors of an ancient culture that predates the arrival of Columbus. Journalist Scott Wallace chronicles an expedition into the Amazon's uncharted depths, discovering the rainforest's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 981.1 WALWallace, Allison.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006