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Alternative rock music Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S.) Juvenile literature Hydraulic fracturing Nineteen thirties Oregon National Historic Trail Juvenile literature Oregon Territory History Juvenile literature Overland journeys to the Pacific Juvenile literature Pioneers Oregon National Historic Trail History 19th century Juvenile literature West (U.S.) History 19th century Juvenile literature Winter Juvenile fictionSummary: With its dramatic rise in economic and geopolitical importance, China has become a land of opportunity for foreigners from the West-although in certain cases, "foreigner" is a problematic term. This program presents compelling firsthand accounts of six "ABCs" (American-born Chinese) who have moved to Beijing in search of career progress and a better grasp of their identities. Candidly sharing...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: At the height of the dotcom mania, Silicon Alley ran with gold, the "new economy" ruled Wall Street, and business as usual was declared dead. A sequel to The Internet Money Machine, this cautionary program tracks the fortunes of TheGlobe.com and Pseudo.com after the bubble burst; bottom-feeder Overstock.com, which profited from the tech wreck; and DigitalCity.com, which sold out to AOL before...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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AC/DC (Musical group)
Contents: Rock or bust -- Play ball -- Rock the blues away -- Miss adventure -- Dogs of war -- Got some rock & roll thunder -- Hard times -- Baptism by fire -- Rock the house -- Sweet candy -- Emission control.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK AC/DCTesla (Musical group)
Contents: The gate/invited -- Solution -- Shine away -- Try so hard -- She want she want -- Need your lovin' --Action talks -- Mama's fool -- Cry -- Earthmover -- A lot to lose -- Rubberband -- Wonderful world -- Games people play.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Geffen Records 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK TESSowell, Thomas
Summary: Describes how the granting of subprime mortgages and the packaging of these loans into investment vehicles sold around the world played a significant role in the current worldwide financial crisis, and analyzes new policies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.72 SOWSummary: On October 29th, 1929, the boom era of the Jazz Age came to a crashing halt on Wall Street. The dramatic effects of the Great Depression and New Deal are the main topics of this program. Despite the country’s economic collapse, major public works projects such as the Hoover Dam offered proof of the industrial and technological might of the United States - and of the undeniable abilities of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Gorey, Edward
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 GORSummary: This Universal newsreel focuses on five topics, as follows. Reel 1, Test Vehicle 3 of Project Vanguard explodes during launch. Reel 2, A British train collision leaves approximately 100 dead in "a fog-bound nightmare." Reel 3, The 75th anniversary of the Amsterdam Aquarium is celebrated. Reel 4, With stunning force, a gas explosion virtually levels Villa Rica, Ga. Reel 5, Prince Bernhard of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: There are fortunes to be made in China today-but fortune-seekers from overseas face immense challenges. This program offers three engaging business case studies, each following a Western entrepreneur who grapples with Chinese business practices and culture. Tony Caldera's cushion business has been ruined by Chinese imports, but he hopes for a turnaround by building a factory here. Peter...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Murphy, Finn
Summary: Sharing his manufacturing misadventures, the best-selling author of The Long Haul takes us on a rollicking ride through the hemp growing and processing boom as he follows his Great American Dream, gradually losing his shirt but not his spirit.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURPHY, FINN MURBroughton, Chad.
Summary: "In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 34,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for half a century. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was relocated to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9 BROHake, Terrence
Summary: Operation Greylord was the longest and most successful undercover investigation in FBI history, and the largest corruption bust ever in the U.S. It resulted in bribery and tax charges against 103 judges, lawyers, and other court personnel, and, eventually, more than seventy indictments. And it was led by Terrence Hake, a young assistant prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: American Bar Association 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAKE, TERRENCE HAKBeethoven, Ludwig van
Contents: Rondo a capriccio in G major, op. 129 "Rage over a lost penny" -- Mixed Bagatelles from Eleven bagatelles, op. 119. No. 6 in G major ; No. 2 in G minor ; No. 7 in A-flat major -- Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 "Moonlight" -- Various variations (from 15 "Eroica" variations, op. 35) -- Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10, no. 2. Presto -- Six Ecossaises, WoO 83 -- Für Elise...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Telarc 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL BEERylant, Cynthia.
Summary: Poppleton the pig makes a new friend after an icicle accident, creates a bust of Cherry Sue, and gets a wintry birthday surprise from his pals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2008
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RYLRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: Poppleton the pig makes a new friend after an icicle accident, creates a bust of Cherry Sue, and gets a wintry birthday surprise from his pals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sky Press 2001
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RYLSteele, Michael Anthony
Summary: Superman and his crime-fighting cousin, Superwoman, discover that the Joker toxin is being used, causing odd behavior in Gotham City.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Contents: Skit -- Intro -- Sell crack and buy pills -- Trust issues -- Whenever -- PSA -- Me and you -- Free my dawgs -- Goodfellas -- Risk -- Skit -- Paid team -- Long time -- Pound cake -- Thugs and hustlas -- Work hard -- Bust it -- Outro - Must be nice
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Placenta
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL D'NILüsted, Marcia Amidon
Summary: Introduces the Great Depression, inviting readers to investigate its causes, offering insights into daily life and how the economics of the time shaped politics, and discussing Roosevelt's New Deal.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press, A division of Nomad Communications 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 973.917 LUSSummary: "People of Earth centers on skeptical journalist Ozzie Graham, who investigates a support group to write about the members's supposed alien encounters. The more he digs into their oddball claims, however, the more he recognizes a semblance of truth to their stories and, possibly, even signs that point to his own alien abduction"--Containe
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PEOFriedman, Mel
Summary: Traces the history of the Oregon Trail and describes the hardships faced by the settlers who followed it.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 FRIFriedman, Mel
Summary: Discusses how the United States gained ownership of the Oregon Territory, who discovered the best routes west, and the obstacles pioneers faced on their journeys along the Oregon Trail.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 FRICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.02 FRIAngelis, Michael
Summary: Thomas and his friends share a variety of adventures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entert. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV THOHulick, Kathryn
Summary: Presents facts about fracking, covering its origins, how it works, and its side effects.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library 2017