Currie-McGhee, L. K. (Leanne K.)
Summary: An introduction to human trafficking discusses the reasons it still flourishes, the challenges that face victims even after rescue, and how people are working to make a change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 CURFleming, Candace
Summary: " "You are to report to Station X at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, in four days time ... That is all you need to know." This was the terse telegram hundreds of young women throughout the British Isles received in the spring of 1941, as World War II raged. As they arrived at Station X, a sprawling mansion in a state of disrepair surrounded by Spartan-looking huts with little chimneys coughing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 FLEZuckerman, Phil
Summary: "The author of Living the Secular Life deconstructs the arguments for a morality informed by religion, urging that major challenges like global warming and growing inequality are best approached from a framework of secular morality /In What It Means To Be Moral: Why Religion is Not Necessary for Living An Ethical Life, Phil Zuckerman argues that morality does not come from God. Rather, it comes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 ZUCSummary: "An anthology bringing together the testimony of over eighty theologians, religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturalists, activists, and writers to present a diverse and compelling call to honor humans' moral responsibility to the planet in the face of environmental degradation, species extinction, and global climate change"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trinity University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.1 MOOBrody, Howard.
Contents: The good, the bad, and the ugly : a story of two medications -- An ethical framework -- The pharmaceutical industry and the free market -- Patents, generic drugs, and academic science -- Research and profits -- Suppression of research data -- The quality of pharmaceutical research -- The drug rep: historical background -- The drug rep today -- The influence of drug reps: what the data show --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174.2 BROZheng, Lily
Summary: "In the age of identity politics, the fear of selling out is rampant--but Zheng and Hansen say there's nothing wrong with it and show how to do it without betraying your deepest values and beliefs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Phil ZhengMiller, William Lee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2002
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.7 MILSinger, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 SINKnapp, Jake
Summary: Do you ever wonder where your day went? Or daydream about activities you'll get to "someday"? Knapp and Zeratsky share their tactics for a four-step daily framework that you can use to systematically re-design your days. Highlight, Laser, Energize, Reflect. You may not be able to add more hours to your day-- but you can learn to make your life your own, day by day. -- adapted from jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 KNAJennings, Marianne.
Contents: What are the seven signs? Where did they come from? Why should anyone care? -- Sign #1 Pressure to maintain those numbers -- Sign #2 Fear and silence -- Sign #3 Young 'uns and a bigger-than-life CEO -- Sign #4 Weak board -- Sign #5 Conflicts -- Sign #6 Innovation like no other -- Sign #7 Goodness in some areas atones for evil in others -- Applying the signs for the future -- The road ahead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174.4 JENHolmes, Cassie
Summary: "We live in a culture where most of us suffer from feeling "time poor": the feeling of sprinting from morning to night-stressing over too much to do and not enough time to do it. Cassie Holmes has made this question her life's work: How do we optimally spend our time so that we feel satisfied in the day-to-day and with life overall? With clear, actionable advice from how to be confident in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 HOLRaynor, Jordan
Summary: In his national bestselling book, Called to Create, Raynor established that work is one of our primary forms of ministry. In Master of One, he builds upon that message, using his story-driven, gospel-centric style to make the case that it is through excellent work that we glorify God, love our neighbors as ourselves, and earn the right to be heard by a world thirsty for truth. With stories from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2020
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Summary: Inspired by the hugely popular sitcom The Good Place, which uses a comic format to examine moral dilemmas and schools of ethical thought, this is a brief tour of the main issues that face humans when we try to "do the right thing." Using traditional and modern thought experiments, as well as 21st century dilemmas from the etiquette of texting to the narcissism of "selfie" culture, here is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palazzo Editions Ltd 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 RUSWarrington, Ruby
Summary: How different would our lives be if we stopped drinking on autopilot? If we stopped drinking altogether? Really different, it turns out. Really better. Frank, funny, and always judgment free, Sober Curious is a bold guide to choosing to live hangover-free, from Ruby Warrington, one of the leading voices of the new sobriety movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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Summary: "An acclaimed neuroscientist reveals that our attention system is a hidden superpower that enables us to function at maximum capacity despite anxiety and stress, achieve more, maintain healthier relationships, and be engaged for all the moments of our lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.7 JHALang, James M.
Summary: "A decade ago, James Lang banned cell phones in his classroom. Frustrated by how easily they could sidetrack his students, Lang sought out a distraction-free environment, hoping it would help his students pay attention to his lessons. But after just a few years, Lang gave in. Not only was his no-cellphones policy ineffective (even his best students ignored it), he realized that he, like many of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "From multiple grand slam tennis champion and entrepreneur, Venus Williams, comes a book of wisdom -- in the tradition of Brian Kilmeade's THE GAMES DO COUNT and Denzel Washington's A HAND TO GUIDE ME -- on how the principles of competitive athletics translate into business success. Full of insight and knowledge from an A-list cast of politicians, CEOs and media figures, COME TO WIN is the book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 COMHuber, Jeanne.
Summary: Ranging from shelving units and cabinets to window seats, an illustrated manual explains how to create a wide variety of beautiful and efficient built-in projects to suit any home or décor, with how-to instructions geared to readers of all skill levels, advice on materials and hardware, safety tips, and more than six hundred photographs featuring a host of built-in ideas and solutions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sunset Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.16 HUBWeinstein, Jay
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.563 WEIGottschall, Meghan
Summary: "Readers will learn about Vietnam's incredible celebration of Tet, the lives of its textile workers, and its communist government. Book includes a table of contents, activity sections, sidebars, a glossary, and references to learn more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co GottschallSpinelli, Angelo M.
Contents: Angelo Spinelli's narrative and photographs -- North Africa -- Captured! -- Stalag IIIB-Fürstenberg/Oder -- Stalag IIIA-Luckenwalde -- Liberation and home -- Civilian Spinelli and his photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fordham University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5472 SPIGaskin, Ina May.
Summary: A leading authority on midwifery offers expectant mothers an alternative to hospital birthing, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.45 GASCarlat, Daniel J.
Summary: Recommends specific reforms and argues that psychiatry has shifted toward a medicine-based system that is subject to instant and erroneous diagnoses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010