Worth, Bonnie.
Summary: Accompanying Nick and Sally to a Super-Tremendous-Stupendous Horse Show, the Cat in the Hat explains the longtime relationship between people and horses, introduces the work of a farrier, identifies basic horse anatomy and shares fun facts about 13 popular breeds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.1 WORClavreul, Denis
Summary: "An artist's uniquely personal journey across Audubon's America In the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the cliffs of the Yellowstone River. The resulting work, The Birds of America, stands as a monumental...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598.092 CLABailey, Katharine
Summary: Radisson and des Groseilliers were French explorers and fur traders. Their discoveries led to the creation of the Hudson Bay Company, Canada's oldest corporation and one of the oldest merchant companies in the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 971.01 BAIArtist Not Provided
Summary: Follows the travels and travails of Ibn Battuta as he set out from Morocco in 1325 to journey to Mecca for his first Hajj and on to other Asian and African cities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JOULévy, Bernard Henri.
Contents: Le voyage en Amérique -- First visions -- Moving west -- The Pacific wall -- Desert vertigo -- Gone with the South -- Eye of the hurricane -- The beautiful and the damned -- Reflections -- What does it mean to be an American? -- American ideology and the question of terrorism (the current state of affairs) -- Has America gone mad? -- Postscript.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 LEVButcher, Tim.
Summary: Tim Butcher follows Graham Greene's footsteps into Liberia where he encounters masked sorcerers whose magical powers depend on cannabalism and long forgotten missionaries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlas Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.662 BUTBray, Kingsley M.
Summary: Crazy Horse was as much feared by tribal foes as he was honored by allies. His war record was unmatched, and his rout of Custer at the Little Bighorn reverberates through history. Yet so much about him is unknown or steeped in legend. This book corrects older, idealized accounts, and draws on a greater variety of sources than other recent biographies, to show the real Crazy Horse: not the brash...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 BRAGoulston, Mark
Summary: In his book, Just Listen, Mark Goulston shared his bestselling formula for getting through to the resistant people in your life. Now, in his breakthrough new book Talking to Crazy, he brings his communication magic to the most difficult group of all—the downright irrational. As a psychiatrist, Goulston has seen his share of crazy and he knows from experience that you can’t simply argue it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AMACOM, American Management Association 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 GOUBechtel, Mark.
Summary: The story of how Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Cale Yarborough, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, A.J. Foyt, and Kyle Petty came together in an unforgettable season that featured the first nationally televised NASCAR races.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 796.720 BECMatthiessen, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Press 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.897 MATFreedman, Russell.
Summary: A biography of the Oglala leader who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempt to take over Indian lands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CRAZYHORS FREBerglund, Bruce R.
Summary: "You are the god Thor from Norse mythology. You enjoy your role as the god of thunder. But you have a complicated relationship with your brother Loki. You enjoy going on grand adventures together, but you're often at odds with him. You are a strong and brave warrior, while Loki uses his quick wits to outsmart the enemy. However, Loki enjoys playing tricks on you to make you look foolish. Can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BERLimke, Jeff.
Summary: A retelling, in graphic novel form, of the myth of Thor and his brother Loki, who visit a land of giants in order to resolve their argument about brains vs. brawn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC LIMKammer, Gina
Summary: "You are the mighty god Odin. You dream of building new worlds, learning about magic, and gaining great knowledge and wisdom. But realizing these dreams won't be easy. You will need to face powerful giants, fearsome monsters, and make great personal sacrifices. Can you find a way overcome the obstacles, create the Cosmos, and truly become the All-father? YOU CHOOSE how your story will be told....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KAMKelley, Brent P.
Summary: Presents information on the evolution and domestication of horses and surveys the world's various breeds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.1 KELO'Reilly, Bill
Summary: "The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe was only the beginning. It's 1811 and President James Madison has ordered the destruction of Shawnee warrior chief Tecumseh's alliance of tribes in the Great Lakes region. But while General William Henry Harrison would win this fight, the armed conflict between Native Americans and the newly formed United States would rage on for decades. Bestselling authors...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 970.004 O'REHorie, Yoshitaka.
Contents: The toughest battle in world history -- Isolated island : where no planes or vessels could go -- Saipan was said to be impregnable -- Iwo Jima is next! -- Iwo Jima : an island of pineapples and jungle -- The Ogasawara Islands force and the U.S. Pacific fleet -- Let's sink Iwo Jima into the ocean -- Supply operations at night via Chichi Jima -- Defensive operations from the caves -- Send more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HORIE, YOSHITAKA HORBrazile, Donna
Summary: "Donna Brazile's explosive book is the first insider account of the Russian hacking of the DNC and the missteps by the Clinton campaign and Obama administration that enabled Donald Trump's victory. In June 2016 the Washington Post first reported that Russian hackers had penetrated the Democratic National Committee. Barely a month later, these cyber criminals--which the U.S. government later...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 324.973 BRAAlexander, Larry
Summary: Through the epic war chronicle Band of Brothers, an entirely new generation of Americans learned of the heroism, sacrifice, and camaraderie of the soldiers who served, fought, and died in Easy Company, 101st Airborne, during World War II. Larry Alexander returns to the very battlefields that made Easy Company a legend. Accompanied by Easy veteran Sergeant Forrest Guth, Alexander crosses an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NAL Caliber 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 ALELassieur, Allison
Summary: "Most people think of World War II battles raging in Europe and the Pacific. One lesser known, but very important, front was along the coasts of Northern Africa. Control of that area allowed supply ships to get much needed food, weapons, and supplies to forces into Europe. You have joined the Allied Forces in fighting for this land. YOU CHOOSE what to do amidst the action. See if you have what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: You Choose, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LASSummary: From the moment humans mounted horses 6,000 years ago, these magnificent animals helped shape the world by allowing mankind to explore, conquer, and flourish on horseback. Join anthropologist Niobe Thompson on a global journey to examine the evolution of horsepower, discover the mysterious origins of the incredible partnership, and witness the enduring love of 400 breeds of horses today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EQUSchleese, Jochen.
Summary: Humans and horses have been joined for thousands of years, and for much of that time, one thing has served as the primary point of physical contact between them: the saddle. However, for many horses and many riders, the saddle has been no less than a refined means of torture. Horses have long suffered from tree points impeding the movement of their shoulder blades; too narrow gullet channels...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trafalgar Square 2013
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.1 SCHClutton-Brock, Juliet.
Summary: Examines the anatomy, history, and breeds of horses, and discusses the different ways horses have been used throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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Summary: The horse- and rider-training handbook of an internationally renowned master horseman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons 2003