Graham-White, Sean
Summary: A new generation of locomotives for a changing world: greener, cleaner, and just as powerful. This book introduces readers to General Electric's Evolution Series, the company’s latest achievement in a long and distinguished history of locomotive design. At the heart of the Evolution's success is the GEVO 12-cylinder engine, which produces the same horsepower as the old 16-cylinder FDL while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MBI 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 GRASummary: The Black Panther is not just a super hero; as King T'Challa, he is also the monarch of the hidden African nation of Wakanda. Combining the strength and stealth of his namesake with a creative scientific intelligence, the Black Panther is an icon of Afro-futurist fantasy. This new anthology includes the Black Panther's 1966 origin tale and the entirety of the critically acclaimed "Panther's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Classics 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BLAHam, Anthony
Summary: Lonely Planet's Scandinavia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Be awed by the aurora borealis, explore waterfalls in Iceland and be inspired by innovative Scandinavian design; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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Summary: "From Beau Wise and Tom Sileo comes Three Wise Men, an incredible memoir of family, service and sacrifice by a Marine who lost both his brothers in combat--becoming the only "Sole Survivor" during the war in Afghanistan. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, three brothers by blood became brothers in arms when each volunteered to defend their country. No military family has sacrificed more during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WISGraham, Alan
Summary: "A book intended for self instruction presents the basic ideas of statistics."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.422 GRALincoln, Abraham
Summary: "The first full-color facsimile edition of Lincoln's private notes, Abraham Lincoln's Diary is a deluxe collection of some of his most revelatory private writings. An essential archive, here presented exactly as Lincoln wrote them on scraps of paper, these "notes to self" appear alongside original, contextualizing essays by New York Times bestselling presidential biographer Ronald C. White. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 LINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.7092 WHILincoln, Abraham
Summary: The President's writings trace his involvement in Illinois politics, his opposition to slavery, and his political debates with Stephen Douglas
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.5 LINContents: All-Time Team (Manager: Sparky Anderson -- Outfield: Ty Cobb -- Al Kaline -- Kirk Gibson --First base: Hank Greenberg -- Second base: Charlie Gehringer -- Shortstop: Alan Trammell -- Third base: George Kell -- Catcher: Bill Freehan -- Right hand pitcher: Jack Morris -- Left hand pitcher: Hal Newhouser -- Mickey Lolich -- Relief pitcher: John Hiller) -- Shoulda' been contenders (Outfielder:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sports Publishing 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 THESummary: The documentary uses Graham Greene's own words from his books and recordings, as well as photographs and clips from his many films, to reveal the fascinating life of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The cast includes John Le Carre, psychologist Kay Jamison, critic David Lodge, Time correspondent Bernard Diederich, former CIA Inspector General Fredrick Hitz, and Greene's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DANSummary: Film contains conversations between two old friends as they wander along paths and trails of central California coast. Gary Snyder and Jim Harrison debate the pros and cons of everything from Google to Zen Kōans. Includes archival materials and commentaries from Snyder's literary contemporaries, friends, and intimates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: San Simeon Films 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PRAWhite, Alan L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark River 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.2 WHISummary: Simone Bitton, a Jewish woman born in Morocco who identifies with both Arab and Jewish cultures, examines the personal, cultural, and monetary costs of the Israeli West Bank Barrier, a wall being built to separate Israelis and Palestinians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Life Size Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WALSummary: Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond examines how the myth of the movie "Injun" has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorber Films 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF REEWaddle, Scott.
Summary: The untold story of the deadly collision of the nuclear submarine USS Greeneville with a Japanese fishing vessel, and one man's courageous decision to do... the right thing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Integrity Publishers 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.91 WADBourke-White, Margaret
Summary: Margaret Bourke-White was an internationally renowned photojournalist who from the 1920s through the 1950s tirelessly and fearlessly recorded the objects, people, and events that shaped history. Famous first as an industrial photographer, then as one of the four original staff members of LIFE magazine, her vision and camera took her where others had never dared to venture. Her lasting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.092 BOUWhite, Shane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 WHISummary: Dominic, Rose, and Nancy are three children whose families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, their innocence lost, and who currently reside in a displaced persons camp in Patongo. These children attend a school where they can momentarily forget the brutal realities of their lives, as they participate in music, song and dance. When they are invited to compete in an annual music and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm, LLC 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WAR1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WAR
Fritz, Jean.
Summary: Provides a look at the private side of Abraham Lincoln and at the circumstances surrounding his short, but memorable speech at the dedication of the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield. Includes text of the speech.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1993
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE FRICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE FRIBean, Cara
Summary: "Join author-illustrator Cara Bean as she takes readers on an illustrated journey to the center of the brain. Each chapter explores a different aspect of mental health, from the brain and the mind, to feelings and emotions. By portraying complex neuroscience concepts with a cast of illustrated brain part characters, the book explains what is really going on in the reader's head in an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 618.92 BEASummary: Marinara sauce runs red through the streets of New Haven in this surprising, delectable documentary which profiles three pizza restaurants, Pepe, Sally's, and Modern, that together stand as the cornerstone of the town's Italian-American heritage and connoisseurs of the tastiest incarnations of America's favorite comfort food. This mouth-watering documentary will make viewers laugh and leave...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIZKarma-gliṅ-pa
Summary: Contains a translation of the key Buddhist text that follows a Buddhist priest and student as they guide a deceased person into afterlife, chronicling the progress of the soul through death and rebirth in three stages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: Canongate 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.73 MUIRice, Graham.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9337 RICWhitt, Kay.
Summary: Kay Whitt loves designing bags, and you're going to love sewing them! Take Your Pick of Styles: With full instructions for twelve bags—and with a few clever variations thrown in—there are plenty of designs to choose from! Pick a handbag that is sweet, sleek or funky. Or check out some of the other great designs: a flirty little backpack, the perfect lunch bag, convenient shopping bags and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: F+W Media, Inc. 2011