Ross, Alec
Summary: Over the past two decades, the Internet has radically changed markets and businesses worldwide. In The Industries of the Future, Ross shows us what's next, highlighting the best opportunities for progress and explaining why countries thrive or sputter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 338 ROSSonneborn, Liz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 SONWeinersmith, Kelly
Summary: "From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies--from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing. What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar colony already? What is the holdup? In this smart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Science WeinersmithSummary: "Conceived and produced in association with the Renaissance society of America, this work presents a panoramic view of the cultural movement and the period of history beginning in Italy from approximately 1350, broadening geographically to include the rest of Europe by the middle-to-late-15th century, and ending in the early 17th century. Each of the nearly 1,200 entries provides a learned and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner's published in association with the Renaissance Society of America 1999
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Summary: "Steele, director of the Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, has crafted, with the help of 325 contributors, an authoritative introduction to fashion, the industry, and the issues that hve defined the field. Some 640 articles describe the colorful facets of couture and textiles, from fabrics of chintz, corduroy, and feathers to such garb as aprons, bikinis, and prison dress. There are color...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomson 2005
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Summary: "This stunning source explores the nutritional and cultural impact of food, with articles written by anthropologists, chefs, food historians, nutritionists, agronomists, food stylists, and other food researches. The well-written and informative entries cover the history of regional cuisines, major festivals and feasts, and general subjects that examine the cultural, sociological, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003
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Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller)
Summary: Religions and mythologies from around the world teach that God or gods created humans. Atheist, humanist, and materialist critics, meanwhile, have attempted to turn theology on its head, claiming that religion is a human invention. In this book, E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2017
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Summary: An exploration of Zika's origins, how it's spreading, the race for a cure, and what we can do to protect ourselves now.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.1 MCNYang, Yang
Summary: "As much as two hundred and fifty-three million years ago, the most incredible beasts roamed this earth. They ruled supreme on the land, under the water, and in the air for some one hundred million years before their time came to an end. Now, all these years later, we study their bones--and the earth's memory of their bones--to learn as much about them as we can. For years, humans have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brown Books Kids, [an imprint of] Brown Books Publishing Group 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 567.9 YANContents: v. 1. Actium, Battle of-- Ex Voto -- v. 2. Factory Ship-- Navies, great powers, Japan -- v. 3. Navies, great powers: Portugal-- shipyards -- v. 4. Siebe, Augustus-- Zheng He topical outline of entries, diractory of contributors, index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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Panagariya, Arvind.
Summary: India is not only the world's largest and fiercely independent democracy, but also an emerging economic giant. But to date there has been no comprehensive account of India's remarkable growth or the role policy has played in fueling this expansion. India: The Emerging Giant fills this gap, shedding light on one of the most successful experiments in economic development in modern history. Why...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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Summary: Saeed is a Palestinian informant in Israel whose story is told in the form of letters to an unnamed correspondent after Saeed has escaped to outer space with the help of an extraterrestrial friend. He tries to gain favor by being the best informant, but his bad luck and dim wit guarantee his failure; his life is lived in constant fear, yet he is never without hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HABLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barrie & Jenkins 1988
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Summary: An alphabetical collection of articles about disgusting things, from acne, ants, and bacteria to worms, x-periments, and zits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2000
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 031.02 MASPetit, Ted L.
Contents: The daylily plant -- History of the daylily -- History of daylily hybridizing -- Singles -- Eyed and edged daylilies -- Patterned daylilies -- Doubles -- Spiders, variants, and unusual forms -- Polytepal daylilies -- Small and miniature daylilies -- Hybridizing -- Cultivation -- Daylilies of the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.934 PETSummary: The encyclopedia of crime & justice not only discusses many different kinds of crime--from perjury to terrorism--but also looks at law enforcement, legal procedures and penalties and the social causes and wide-ranging impact of crimes on society. The articles reflect issues dominating the news and entertainment media--topics that are frequently discussed or assigned in both high school and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Reference USA 2002
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 364.03 EncSummary: The encyclopedia of crime & justice not only discusses many different kinds of crime--from perjury to terrorism--but also looks at law enforcement, legal procedures and penalties and the social causes and wide-ranging impact of crimes on society. The articles reflect issues dominating the news and entertainment media--topics that are frequently discussed or assigned in both high school and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1964
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Summary: All attempts to address the economic collapse are overlooking an essential factor: ownership. So long as businesses are set up to focus exclusively on maximizing monetary returns per quarter for a narrow group of individuals the economy will be subject to crippling boom-and-bust cycles. The author reports on emerging ownership alternatives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.14 KELSummary: The encyclopedia of crime & justice not only discusses many different kinds of crime--from perjury to terrorism--but also looks at law enforcement, legal procedures and penalties and the social causes and wide-ranging impact of crimes on society. The articles reflect issues dominating the news and entertainment media--topics that are frequently discussed or assigned in both high school and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Reference USA 2002
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 364.03 EncMattison, Christopher.
Summary: The subject of this narrative is the generic snake. Intended for amateur herpetologists and general naturalists the work treats the origin, evolution and classification of snakes and then discusses morphology and function, how and where snakes live (habitat, adaptations and world patterns), feeding, defense, and reproduction. A chapter deals with the relationships of snakes and humans, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2007
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Summary: Explores the history of man's use of drugs that alter consciousness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1987