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Global business Global economics (Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)) Healthy eating, a guide to nutrition How to be more successful in business Nugget and Dog Ready-to-read graphics. Level 2, Superstar reader South-Western introduction to business Southwestern introduction to business Zoey & Sassafras 7 Zoey and Sassafras 7Filter By Series
Global business Global economics (Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)) Healthy eating, a guide to nutrition How to be more successful in business Nugget and Dog Ready-to-read graphics. Level 2, Superstar reader South-Western introduction to business Southwestern introduction to business Zoey & Sassafras 7 Zoey and Sassafras 7Mulvihill, Susan
Summary: Pests in your garden are a challenge no one wants to face but very few gardeners manage to escape. Instead of turning to synthetic chemical sprays, baits, and dusts, Mulvihill shows you how to handle even your worst pest woes naturally. You'll learn to identify common vegetable garden pests, based on both the damage they cause and their physical appearance. Then you'll discover the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cool Springs Press 2021
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.049 MULSummary: Taking viewers deep inside a devastated landscape, this program examines physical forces directly tied to flooding in Bangladesh as well as the broader causes of such disasters, including climate change. It also explores the social, economic, and environmental impact of intense flooding through the personal accounts of people living by major rivers and on Bangladesh's char lands, areas built up...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Morgan, Sally
Summary: "Whether you're an experienced gardener, homesteader, or market farmer, this A-Z, soil-to-table guide shows you how to reduce chemical inputs; naturally enrich your growing ecology; and create a hardy, nutrient-dense, and delicious crop. In The Healthy Vegetable Garden, expert organic gardener Sally Morgan explains how to use natural approaches to cope with the challenges of a changing climate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2021
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 MORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 MORSummary: What does it mean to be an industry leader in the 21st century? Having the greatest market share is no longer enough-a successful business must now set an example as a good corporate citizen. This program examines key policies and practices that integrate ethics and responsible management into all aspects of business operations. Viewers are introduced to Australia's Corporate Responsibility...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Year by year the tourist trade has dwindled in fictional Pingwah Falls, leaving the town practically bankrupt. When a plan was unveiled for a modern resort, everyone's hopes rose.until they learned the land is home to a threatened species of bird. In this Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Harvard Law School's Arthur Miller, panelists including former county supervisor Tom Mullen; Christopher...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Wilson, Edward O.
Summary: "E.O. Wilson, one of the most celebrated scientists in the United States, shows why biodiversity is vital to the future of Earth and to our own species through the story of an African national park that may be the most diverse place on earth, in a gorgeously illustrated book"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.95 WILSummary: The most striking feature of life on Earth is its richness and variety. But research shows that the planet's biodiversity is seriously threatened with destruction by human activities. From the depths of the oceans to the tops of rainforest canopies, from the African savannas to the soil underfoot, this program hosted by David Attenborough reveals the extent of that living bounty-and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Sometimes transforming a failing enterprise takes the surgeon's knife. Renowned business consultant Gerry Robinson prefers the axe. In this behind-the-scenes case study, Robinson applies his business acumen to The Vernon Road Bleaching and Dyeing Company, a British lace dyeing operation bought in bankruptcy by the father/son team of Henry and Richard Chaplin. Taking Richard to task for, among...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Irwin, Barbara J.
Summary: Passing the NCLEX-RN exam is not just about what you know--it's about how you think. With expert critical thinking strategies and targeted practice, Kaplan's NCLEX-RN 2017 Strategies, Practice & Review shows you how to leverage your content knowledge to think like a nurse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378 NCLWalliser, Jessica
Summary: "Plant Partners delivers a research-based rationale for companion planting, offering gardeners dozens of ways they can use scientifically tested plant partnerships to benefit the garden as a whole"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 WALSummary: Fully revised to conform to the 2004 NCLEX Test Plan, this study guide and test includes hot spot, fill-in-the-blank, and select-all-that-apply questions to reflect the new test format. Ten written practice tests cover all the body systems and two additional practice tests cover mental health and miscellaneous topics. Each practice test includes a system overview and complete explanations for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2004
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Black, Monica
Summary: "In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through a war-torn Germany. As millions were afflicted by a host of seemingly incurable maladies (including blindness and paralysis), waves of apocalyptic rumors crashed over the land. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.4 BLASummary: Management is the first and foremost element in business success, and inadequate or improper management the primary cause of business failure. In this program, Jim Sanders, administrator of the United States Small Business Administration, provides cogent insights into the many aspects of management which the small-business owner must address in order to survive and prosper: strategic planning;...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Global competition has made business optimization more important than ever. In module one of this program, Ernst & Young describes the concept of process-oriented cost accounting. Module two focuses on lean production, as demonstrated by "smart factory" technology and tight manufacturer/supplier cooperation, while module three concentrates on how Electrolux Hungary makes decisions concerning...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Tharp, Jason
Summary: Can a chicken nugget and a hot dog who are friends and founders of K.E.T.C.H.U.P., a club that spreads kindness and empathy, stop evil Crouton and Dijon Mustard from ruining Yum Fest, a popular fair in Gastropolis?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2021
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE THAShepard, Mark
Summary: Helps farmers capture water in areas they want to, and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acres U.S.A. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.7 SHESummary: This program offers comprehensive guidance in classifying and responding to athletic injuries. Viewers learn how to apply the RICER technique in managing soft tissue injuries (such as sprains, skin abrasions, lacerations, and blisters) and deal with hard tissue injuries (like fractures and dislocations) through the TOTAPS and DRABC methods. The video features informative dramatizations,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Peet, Bill.
Summary: The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1989
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JN Caldecott PeetPeel, David & the Lower East Side.
Contents: Mother where is my father? -- I like marijuana -- Here comes a cop -- I've got some grass -- Happy mother's day -- Up aginast the wall -- I do my bawling in the bathroom -- The alphabet song -- Show me the way to get stoned -- We love you -- Have a marijuana -- Lower east side -- Pledge of allegiance -- Legalize marijuana -- Ooink, oink -- I want to get high -- I want to kill you -- Girls girls...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PeelPerdew, Laura
Summary: Biodiversity: Explore the Diversity of Life on Earth with Science Activities for Kids introduces middle schoolers to the evolution of life on Earth, beginning with the first single-celled organisms that emerged 3.8 billion years ago to the complex, multi-celled organisms that exist today and make up the tree of life. Biodiversity is found everywhere on the planet--on land, in the water, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2019
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 577 PERDarke, Rick.
Summary: Describes how gardeners can support sustainability and biodiversity by including in their garden plants that provide food for birds and bugs and serve as a pollination source for bees, suggesting plants for every climate and region.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712.2 DARSummary: What is the relationship between a country's natural assets and its economic power? Does wealth in raw materials alone lead to monetary wealth? What are the dangers of relying on finite supplies? This program explores economic questions surrounding the management of-and international competition for-natural resources. Describing the process by which nations translate the products of their...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: There’s no end to the number of “miracle” diets advertised on TV. Combat their influence with this video, which illustrates what’s really needed to reach and maintain a healthy weight - commitment, discipline, and attention to dietary details. Focusing on bad eating habits as the main factor in America’s obesity epidemic, the program also cites lack of exercise along with cultural and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: A patient's ability to manage and mitigate pain is one of the most important indicators of his or her quality of life. Adopting the American Pain Society's view that pain is a vital sign much like pulse or blood pressure, this program provides nurses and health care assistants with an overview of recent developments in the field of pain management and an improved understanding of the anatomy...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008