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American places of the heart An American Civil Liberties Union handbook Oxford books of verse Oxford history of the United States (Unnumbered) Oxford illustrated histories Oxford paperback reference Oxford W.E.B. Du Bois Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) Social justice handbook series Wild world handbookParnwell, E. C.
Summary: Teaches English as a second language to Russian speakers through the use of pictures dealing with everyday topics such as the body, post office, law, travel, and family.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.73 PARKoterski, Joseph W.
Summary: A review of the views of Aristotle about morality through the study of his Nicomachean ethics.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 171.3 KOTSummary: This edition is the most up-to-date and comprehensive source for Environmental Resources and Statistics. Section I: Resources, provides detailed contact information for thousands of information sources, including Associations & Organizations, Awards & Honors, Conferences, Foundations & Grants, Environmental Health, Government Agencies, National Parks & Wildlife Refuges, Publications, Research...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grey House Publishing 2017
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 363.7 ENVLear, Jonathan.
Contents: After this, nothing happened -- Ethics at the horizon -- Critique of abysmal reasoning.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970 LEADu Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
Contents: The forethought -- Of our spiritual strivings -- Of the dawn of freedom -- Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and others -- Of the meaning of progress -- Of the wings of Atalanta -- Of the training of Black men -- Of the Black belt -- Of the quest of the Golden Fleece -- Of the sons of master and man -- Of the faith of the fathers -- Of the passing of the first-born -- Of Alexander Crummell -- Of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 DU BSummary: "Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition of this established dictionary offers entries on all aspects of the classical world. With reception and anthropology as new focus areas and numerous new entries, it is an essential reference work for students, scholars, and teachers of classics and for anyone with an interest in the classical era"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 938.003 OXFBaggini, Julian.
Summary: In [this book] Julian Baggini, one of Britain's best-known philosophers, condenses complex, contemporary issues of right and wrong into 20 key questions. He examines how we can start to answer them, what they might mean to us and how they influence the way we choose to live our lives.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 BAGDu Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
Contents: The planting colonies -- The farming colonies -- The trading colonies -- The period of revolution, 1774-1787 -- The federal convention, 1787 -- Toussaint L'Ouverture and anti-slavery effort, 1787-1806 -- The period of attempted suppression, 1807-1825 -- The international status of the slave-trade, 1783-1862 -- The rise of the cotton kingdom, 1820-1850 -- The final crisis, 1850-1870 -- The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 326.1 DUBSummary: The discovery of cheese is a narrative at least 8,000 years old, dating back to the Neolithic era. Yet, after all of these thousands of years we are still finding new ways to combine the same four basic ingredients--milk, bacteria, salt, and enzymes--into new and exciting products with vastly different shapes, sizes, and colors, and equally complex and varied tastes, textures, and, yes, aromas....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 637 OXFAhn, Eddie
Summary: "A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 AHN, EDDIE AHNDebbink, Andrea
Summary: "A middle-grade guide to environmental stewardship and protecting diverse creatures"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 DEBPierce, Jessica
Summary: "Through a mix of personal stories, philosophical reflections and scientifically informed analyses of animal behavior and natural history, a bioethicist takes readers on a mindful exploration of the ethics and experiences of pet ownership, and asks if we are doing the right thing, keeping these independent beings locked up, subject to our control."--NoveList.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.08 PIEGilio-Whitaker, Dina
Summary: "Interrogating the concept of environmental justice in the U.S. as it relates to Indigenous peoples, this book argues that a different framework must apply compared to other marginalized communities, while it also attends to the colonial history and structure of the U.S. and ways Indigenous peoples continue to resist, and ways the mainstream environmental movement has been an impediment to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 GILSummary: The Oxford Illustrated History of Science offers readers an accessible and entertaining introduction to the history of science as well as a valuable and authoritative reference work.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 OXFBuck, Polly Stone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.8593 BUCHowe, Daniel Walker.
Summary: As part of the Oxford History of the United States series, this volume is a portrait of an era that saw dramatic transformations in American life. The author illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expanded to the Pacific and won control over the richest part of the North American continent. This narrative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.5 HOWECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.5 Howe,Wood, Gordon S.
Contents: Rip Van Winkle's America -- Experiment in republicanism -- A monarchical republic -- The Federalist program -- The emergence of the Jeffersonian Republican party -- The French Revolution in America -- John Adams and the few and the many -- The crisis of 1798-1799 -- The Jeffersonian revolution of 1800 -- Republican society -- The Jeffersonian West -- Law and an independent judiciary -- Chief...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 WOOBryant-Davis, Thema
Summary: "An antiracist society starts with you. That's the message in this powerful-yet practical-handbook. Using evidence-based interventions and exercises, two psychologists and experts in race, identity, equity, and inclusion empower readers to make their own personal contribution to creating an antiracist society. By shifting thought patterns and behaviors to cultivate an antiracist mindset,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 BRYCaplan, Bryan Douglas
Summary: "American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many, and what kind of immigrants to allow to live and work in the country. Those in favor of welcoming more immigrants often cite humanitarian reasons, while those in favor of more restrictive laws argue the need to protect native citizens. But economist Bryan Caplan adds a new, compelling perspective to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 325.73 CAPPevar, Stephen L.
Contents: 1. A history of federal Indian policy -- 2. Definitions: Indian, Indian tribe, Indian country, and Indian title -- 3. The trust responsibility -- 4. Indian treaties -- 5. Federal power over Indian affairs -- 6. Tribal self-government -- 7. State power over Indian affairs -- 8. Criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country -- 9. Civil jurisdiction in Indian country -- 10. Taxation -- 11. Indian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Illinois University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.08 PEVSummary: FROM THE PUBLISHER : After the Nancy Cruzan case was decided by the Supreme Court in 1990, and ultimately resolved by the Courts of the State of Missouri, the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging nutrition and hydration appeared to many to be as noncontroversial as decisions to refuse respirators or dialysis. Even the Catholic Church held that, although there should be a presumption...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.7 CASSinger, Peter
Summary: An investigation of the food choices people make and practices of the food producers who create this food for us leading to a discussion of how we might put more ethics into our shopping carts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 178 SINHooper, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1987