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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1999
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 291.44 BREBan Breathnach, Sarah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.128 BANBan Breathnach, Sarah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291.44 BANBan Breathnach, Sarah.
Summary: Draws from literature, film, drama, and women's magazines of the Great Depression to comfort women who are struggling during the economic downturn and relates the author's own financial struggles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 BANBan Breathnach, Sarah.
Summary: Contains 366 inspirational essays--one for each day of the year--for women who want to live a simpler, more spiritual life, touching on a wide variety of topics including decorating, money, gardening, eating, and self-acceptance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1995
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 158.12 BREBane, Peter.
Summary: A step-by-step, illustrated guide to creating resilient and prosperous households and neighborhoods across America introduces permaculture as a practical way to live well with less money, convert waste into wealth, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, and increase the availability of local produce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2012
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Summary: "YES! magazine cofounder Sarah van Gelder was worried about the current state of American society. Environmental destruction, growing poverty, urban decay, rural decline - it's a long list. Can we turn this around, she wondered? Are there answers we haven't found yet? She confided her fears to a friend, who said to her, 'If the universe could deploy the one small person that is you, what would...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 361 VANVan Dyck, Sara.
Summary: Learn about the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the electric eel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Company 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1966
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.5 VANELewis, J. Patrick
Summary: The powerful poems in this poignant collection weave together multiple voices to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963. From the woman singing through a terrifying bus ride to DC, to the teenager who came partly because his father told him, "Don't you dare go to that march," to the young child riding above the crowd on her father's shoulders, each voice brings a unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WordSong, an imprint of Highlights 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 LEWSummary: "In this compendium of 5-minute really true stories about bedtime, you can go on a journey of wonder and learning to find out the answers to all these questions, and many more! Travel to Ancient Egypt to explore the beds of Tutankhamun, jet off into space to see how astronauts get ready for bed, or even plunge underwater to learn how hibernating turtles breathe through their bottoms! There are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 392.36 FIVVon Drehle, Dave.
Summary: Describes the 1911 fire that destroyed the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York's Greenwich Village, the deaths of 146 workers in the fire, and the implications of the catastrophe for twentieth-century politics and labor relations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 VONVan der Vat, Dan.
Contents: Introduction -- So much was at stake -- The decisive front -- The plan -- A grand deception -- The forerunners -- Pegasus bridge -- Target: Ste-Mère-Englise -- The sea and air assault -- Utah and bloody Omaha -- Sword, Juno and Gold -- The gathering standoff -- The breakout --Finale at Falaise -- The beginning of the end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2003
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Summary: "On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSLanning, Michael Lee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fawcett Columbine 1992
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 DWOWilliams, Yohuru
Summary: "Six decades ago, on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--a moment often revered as the culmination of this Black-led protest. But at its core, the March on Washington was not a beautiful dream of future integration; it was a mass outcry for jobs and freedom NOW--not at some undetermined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 303.48 WILVargas Llosa, Mario
Summary: "From its origins, the liberal doctrine has represented the most advanced forms of democratic culture, and it is what has most defended us from the inextinguishable "call of the tribe." This book hopes to make a modest contribution to that indispensable task. In The Call of the Tribe, Mario Vargas Llosa surveys the readings that have shaped the way he thinks and has viewed the world over the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.51 VAREmme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 EMMCamí.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 731.463 CAMSarat, Austin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.66 SARSaras, Avikshit
Summary: This book 3D Printing Made Simple takes you through this exciting innovation, a technology called 3D Printing. It is revolutionising the way we do a lot of things and not just the creation of physical objects. The huge growth rates are a direct result of its applications for prototyping and mass production in a number of industries, thanks to an ever-increasing list of 3D printable materials....
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Publisher / Publication Date: BPB Publications 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.988 SARStockman, Farah
Summary: "Shannon, Wally, and John built their lives around their place of work. Shannon, a white single mother, became the first woman to run the factory's dangerous furnaces at the Rexnord manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and was proud of producing one of the world's top brands of steel bearings. Wally, a black man known for his initiative and kindness, was promoted to become chairman of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.13 STOHindle, Charlotte
Summary: "Are you looking for a more meaningful travel experience? Do you want to give back to the communities you visit, make a genuine connection with locals, meet like-minded travellers and build your skills? International volunteering opens up all these opportunities and this book has all the advice you need to get there. Much more than just a resource directory, Volunteer is packed with invaluable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2017