Farmer, Jared
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arizona Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 627.8 FARGoldfarb, Ben
Summary: Our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers. Goldfarb shares the powerful story about one of the world's most influential species. He explains how North America was colonized, how our landscapes have changed over the centuries, and how beavers can help us...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.95 GOLSummary: Changing the course of rivers has changed the course of history. Award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay goes to extremes to bring you an unprecedented look at the power of dams. From the banks of the Nile to the top of the Hoover Dam, you'll meet the courageous and ambitious builders, relive the deadly disasters, and discover the little-known personal...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBS Boston Video 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DAMBurks, James (James R.)
Summary: Squirrel and Bird return home and Bird wants to celebrate, but Squirrel's desire to clean his house, a dammed up river, and a growing menace making the forest animals jittery may be enough to kill the party mood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers return as empty nesters Hester and William Fields. Hester is ready for an exciting new life; William wants things to stay exactly as they are. Reluctantly and always hilariously, he's pulled into her self-improvement schemes, from redecorating to catering. Includes fourteen episodes from seasons three and four.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FRESummary: The task was monumental: build the world’s largest dam in the middle of the desert, tame the river that carved the Grand Canyon—and do it all within seven years. The ambitious government-sponsored project promised to change a barren southwestern desert into a bountiful agricultural community through flood control, irrigation, and the procurement of electricity and drinking water. This program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Kondo, Robert
Summary: "Pig is following a trail of clues that are inexplicably linked to his father, and what he finds on a floating island above the clouds will shake him to his core, but it just might be the answer he needs to save his home"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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Summary: "Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the world's most amazing dams while explaining the engineering behind their creation. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 627.8 PETPalahniuk, Chuck.
Summary: "Are you there, Satan? It's me, Madison," declares the whip-tongued thirteen-year-old narrator of Damned, Chuck Palahniuk's subversive new work of fiction. The daughter of a narcissistic film star and a billionaire, Madison is abandoned at her Swiss boarding school over Christmas, while her parents are off touting their new projects and adopting more orphans. She dies over the holiday of a...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio, Inc. 2011
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Palahniuk, Chuck.
Summary: "Are you there, Satan? It's me, Madison," declares the whip-tongued eleven-year-old narrator of Damned , Chuck Palahniuk's subversive new work of fiction. The daughter of a narcissistic film star and a billionaire, Madison is abandoned at her Swiss boarding school over Christmas, while her parents are off touting their new projects and adopting more orphans. She dies over the holiday of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011
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Summary: When it comes to water management, many politicians and technocrats have felt that colossal problems are only solved by colossal projects: dams. But blind faith in concrete can often have devastating effects on communities and the environment. This program examines the positive and negative impact, as well as the politics and economics of several ongoing or proposed projects: China's Three...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Boughton, Simon
Summary: "At the time of its completion in 1936, Hoover Dam was the biggest dam in the world and the largest feat of architecture and engineering in the country--a statement of national ambition and technical achievement. It turned the wild Colorado River into a tame and securely managed water source, transforming millions of acres of desert into farmland while also providing water and power to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 627.82 BOUBowman, Chris
Summary: Dams are not just built to stop water. They can also change the direction it flows! Beginning readers will delve into this title that explains the kinds of dams, how forces act on them, and the benefits of certain materials in dam construction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BOWDamned (Musical group)
Contents: Neat neat neat -- Fan club -- I fall -- Born to kill -- Stab your back -- Feel the pain -- New rose -- Fish -- See her tonite -- 1 of the 2 -- So messed up -- I feel alright.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Castle Music 2002
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DAMAzzarello, Brian
Summary: "The Joker has been murdered. His killer is a mystery. Batman is the World's Greatest Detective. But what happens when the person he is searching for is the man staring back at him in the mirror? With no memory of the events of the previous night, Batman is going to need some help. So who better to set him straight than John Constantine? The problem with that is as much as John loves a good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Black Label 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Kuepfer, Allyson
Summary: Fighting your fate is impossible when the siblings who weave it pick favorites. Christine, a renowned self-defense instructor in New York, finds herself pulled onto a path she's been assured has always been her destiny. As she navigates the complex realms of Heaven, Hell, and our world, Christine must decide where she belongs and who she can trust, the kind God of Heaven or the demanding High...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atmosphere Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KUEAirth, Rennie
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Publisher / Publication Date: RB Large Print 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M AIRAirth, Rennie
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AIRJoan as Police Woman (Musical group)
Contents: Wonderful -- Warning bell -- Tell me -- Steed -- Damned devotion -- The silence -- Valid jagger -- Rely on -- What was it like -- Talk about it later -- Silly me -- I don't mind.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Play It Again Sam 2018