Provost, Mique
Summary: The Random Acts of Kindness movement started in the 1980s. It is attributed to Anne Herbert, a peace activist who wrote a challenge on a restaurant place mat: Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. Today the movement has spread around the world. Make & Share Random Acts of Kindness is a unique compilation of step-by-step projects and quick & easy ideas for practicing acts of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 PROBeller, Susan Provost
Summary: This is the 3rd edition of this classic book, with updates reflecting both the recent explosion of interest in genealogy and the changes in how we can now do our family history research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Publishing Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1072 BELPrevost, Jean Pierre.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 224.06 PREPrevost, Toni Jollay.
Contents: V. 1. In Wisconsin and elsewhere -- v. 2. In Ontario and Quebec, Canada -- v. 3. Indians from New York.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1995
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.371 PREVOST VOL. ONECall number: R-GEN 929.371 PREVOST VOL. TWO
Proust, Marcel
Summary: The three volumes containing Swann's Way, Within a Budding Grove, The Guermantes Way, Cities of the Plain, The Captive, The Fugitive, and Time Regained tell the story of Marcel and his family in a small French town from the end of the 19th century to the aftereffects of World War I.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1934
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PROPrevost, John F.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, food habits, and attack/defense mechanisms of this giant, thick-bodied fish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo & Daughters 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.3 PREProust, Marcel
Summary: Brilliantly translated, here are Proust's tormented, touching, and often very funny letters to his noisy neighbor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Directions Publishing Corporation 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 846 PROProkos, Anna
Summary: "Book introduces the reader to Forensic Science"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press/Scholastic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.25 PROProkos, Anna
Summary: "Introduces and explains facts about elephants."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 PROProust, Marcel
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1928
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PROProust, Marcel
Summary: Le troisième volume de À la recherche du temps perdu de Marcel Proust, qui décrit la vie parisienne à la mode de la fin du XIXe siècle, où le narrateur entre dans le monde brillant et superficiel des salons littéraires et aristocratiques. Salut et satire dévastatrice d'une époque, d'un lieu et d'une culture à la fois.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 FIC PROTroost, J. Maarten.
Summary: Describes travel experiences in Vanuatu and Fiji, which include coping with Mother Nature--typhoons, earthquakes, volcanoes--and observing the relaxed lifestyle of the islanders and their attitudes toward new parenthood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.595 TROTroost, J. Maarten.
Summary: Recounts the author's misadventures following in the footsteps of idol Robert Louis Stevenson in the South Pacific, describing how his efforts to pursue sobriety in exotic locales enabled him to reconnect with his family and the world's beauty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.5 TROTroost, J. Maarten.
Summary: The best-selling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals presents a witty, insightful chronicle of his adventures in China, recounting his rollicking odyssey from the urban megalopolises of Beijing and Shanghai, to the desolate wastes of the Gobi desert and the distant mountains of Tibet as he describes the cultural wonders, unusual delicacies, and strange perils he encountered along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.104 TROTroost, J. Maarten.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306 TROHayes, Larry
Summary: "Broken into three key sections - Earn it, Grow it, and Use it, the book guides young readers through essential concepts relating to money which will help them become more financially astute and confident about money matters as they enter their teens. Complex information is presented in bite-size chunks and with the use of engaging infographics and illustrations to ensure it is engaging and age...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welbeck Children's Books Limited, an imprint of the Welbeck Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 331.702 HAYMosetter, Kurt
Summary: "Health warnings about diabetes and obesity are on the rise. In The Sugar Detox Plan, an expert medical team explains how and why sugar has become the villain of the modern diet, why it is bad for you, and what you can do about it. Learn about alternative sugars and follow the three practical steps to reduce your sugar intake, eat healthily, and enjoy more exercise. Includes a full range of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 MOSNicolay, H. H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. S. Barnes 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 549 NICSummary: "'Is addiction really a disease?' In this high-definition video essay, Kevin McCauley explores the arguments for and against this vital debate, reviewing the latest neuroscientific research about addiction along the way. Using the spectacular landscape of Utah's State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, Dr. McCauley turns complex neuroscientific concepts into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Institute for Addiction Study 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PLEArchibald, E. H. H. (Edward H. H.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Antique Collectors' Club 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 758.2 ARCWatkins, T. H. (Tom H.)
Summary: It was the worst of times and the best of times. It was an era of unprecedented crisis and a time of unprecedented courage. Now, in a single, comprehensive volume, The Hungry Years tells the story of the Great Depression through the eyes of the people who lived through it. Less concerned with the power brokers in Washington than with the daily struggles of ordinary people at the grassroots...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.916 WATKlaus, Marshall H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.45 KLASummary: Officer Buckle and Gloria: The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches ; Dot the fire dog: Dot the fire dog accompanies the firefighters from the fire station as they respond to a call.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BEH, Lamya
Summary: "Fourteen years old and growing up in the Middle East, Lamya is an overachiever and a class clown, qualities that help her hide in plain sight when she realizes she has a crush on her teacher--her female teacher. She's also fourteen when she reads a passage in Quran class about Maryam, known as the Virgin Mary in the Christian Bible, that changes everything. Lamya learns that Maryam was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2023