Wurster, Erich
Summary: Bob Patterson considers himself an Everyman--albeit an Everyman with a rich, beautiful wife, two good kids, and a mail-it-in job that ignores his law degree. Despite his good fortune, Bob is idling through life, bored at work and at home. In short, he is the proverbial Coaster. Bob's wife, Sarah, is the anointed heir to the empire built by her father, Sam, a kind of Kansas City, Missouri,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WURSummary: Kay Eiffel is an author writing her latest novel. Her story revolves about an isolated man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real. Harold is an IRS agent who has lived a dull existence. One day begins to hear Karen's voice as she narrates what she is putting down on paper. Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find out what is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SWebster, Rachel J.
Summary: "A family reunion gives way to an unforgettable genealogical quest as relatives reconnect across lines of color, culture, and time, putting the past into urgent conversation with the present. In 1791, Thomas Jefferson hired a Black man to help survey Washington, DC. That man was Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician, a writer of almanacs, and one of the greatest astronomers of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WEBFrancis, Suzanne
Summary: Rapunzel and her friends share a list of projects and activities that are full of fun, bravery, and creativity, including self defense, candle making, and raft building.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 FRASummary: "Meet the Sweathogs. They're the rowdiest, goofiest bunch of students to ever step foot inside a high school. But if they think they're too unruly for a good teacher to handle, they're in for a rude awakening when they meet Mr. Kotter -- a former Sweathog who's returned to his alma mater to shape the minds of these remedial students as their new teacher! With the hilarious talents of comedian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WELSummary: For decades, science fiction has compelled us to imagine futures both inspring and cautionary. Whether it's a warning message from a survey ship, a harrowing journey to a new world, or the adventures of well-meaning AI, science fiction inspires the imagination and delivers a lens through which we can view ourselvs and the world around us. With The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Four,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Night Shade books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESGershwin, George
Contents: Disc 1. Swanee (Al Jolson) -- The Yankee doodle blues (Van & Schenck) -- Do it again (Arthur Lange's Orchestra) -- Somebody loves me (Isabelle & Tom Patricola) -- Fascinating rhythm (Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards) -- Oh, lady be good (Buck & Bubbles) -- Tell me more (Alexander Gray) -- Sweet and low-down (Singing Sophomores ; Ed Smalle) -- Song of the flame (Tessa Kosta ; The Russian Art Choir)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL GERSummary: The complete third season of Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone," featuring thirty-seven episodes aired in 1961-62.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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Contents: The crisis of psychoanalysis.--Freud's model of man and its social determinants.--Marx's contribution to the knowledge of man.--Humanistic planning.--The Oedipus complex: comments on the case of little Hans.--The significance of the theory of Mother right for today.--The theory of Mother right and its relevance for social psychology.--The method and function of an analytic social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt, Rinehart, Winston 1932
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.891 FROSummary: The third series aired as a five episode serial. The Torchwood team is faced with their fiercest threats to date-- one which throws the future of Torchwood and the entire human race spiraling into danger. They battle against the odds but do they stand a chance of saving mankind?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TORSummary: "Your Future Is Bright! After all, your mother is a robot, your father has joined the alien hive mind, and your dinner will be counterfeit 3D-printed steak. Even though your worker bots have staged a mutiny, and your tour guide speaks only in memes, you can always sell your native language if you need some extra cash." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tachyon Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NEWGimpel, Erich
Summary: An autobiography of Nazi spy Erich Gimpel chronicling his efforts to sabotage America's atomic program in World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5487 GIMHoyt, Erich
Summary: "Invites readers to dive into the dazzling nighttime ocean. Countless microscopic plankton -- larval creatures such as ornate ghost pipefish, left-handed hermit crabs and bony-eared assfish -- ascend to the upper waters to feed, returning to the depths before sunrise."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 578.77 HOYKrupa, Gene
Contents: Buddy's blues (10:27) ; Bernie's tune (13:54) ; Gene's blues (7:44) ; Sweethearts on parade (8:47) ; I never knew (8:51) (Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, trumpets; Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, tenor saxophones; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass) -- Sunday (11:06) ; The monster (10:48) (Thad Jones, Joe Newman, trumpets; Ben Webster, Frank Wess, tenor saxophones;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verve 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ KRUJames, Eric
Summary: It's Halloween night, and ghouls, goblins, and monsters from all around the state arrive at a little boy's door to give him a special treat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JAMWorster, Donald
Summary: A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers important insights into the passionate nature of America's first great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUIR, JOHN WORBain, Carolyn (Carolyn Joy)
Summary: "Whether you want to soak in the Blue Lagoon, party in Reykjavik, or hike a glacier, the local Fodor's travel experts in Iceland are here to help! Fodor's Essential Iceland guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5487 GIMKunzel, Erich.
Contents: Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla / Glinka (5:40) -- Procession of the Sardar : from Caucasian sketches / Ippolitov-Ivanov (4:12) -- March from The love for three oranges : op. 33a / Prokofiev (1:58) -- Polovtsian dances : from Prince Igor / Borodin (11:20) -- Capriccio espagnol : op. 34 / Rimsky-Korsakov (with Timothy Lees, violin ; Richard Hawley, clarinet) (16:00) -- The enchanted lake : op....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Telarc 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL KUNFromm, Erich
Summary: "To have or to be? is one of the seminal books of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revelation to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Erich Fromm. His thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on material possessions, power, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.77 HOYMartin, Jerome
Summary: "A colorful information book filled with 100 fascinating and mind-blowing facts. Scientists and historians have discovered a lot about our past, our future and how the world works, but SO MUCH remains unknown. What is dark matter? How fast could a T. rex run? How did Mary Queen of Scots keep her dying wishes secret from her enemies? This exciting book explores the edges of human knowledge and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Limited 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 032.02 MARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 032.02 MARMartin, Jerome
Summary: Do fish wear pyjamas? What's the sound of an iceberg melting? How many sheep did it take to launch a Viking longship? Which is faster - a tsunami or a bullet train? Find the answers to these and many more questions in a book that explores the history, science, environment and art of our planet's seas and oceans. Richly illustrated and perfect for broadening children's knowledge of an essential...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing 2021