Drury, Bob.
Summary: During the Korean War, 234 heroic marines from Fox Company, First Division, held off a force of 10,000 Chinese soldiers in subzero weather to secure the Toktong Pass. This is their story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.9042 DRUL'Heureux, Ray
Summary: The pilot of the Marine One helicopter reflects on his service under four presidents, tracing the childhood dreams that inspired his career, his service in the Marines, and his first encounters with the HMX1 squadron.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 L'HEUREUX, RAY LHEVeloso, Maria.
Summary: With the rise of social networks, "Twitterized" attention spans, and new forms of video content, the techniques that worked in crafting attention-grabbing, clickable, and actionable online copy a few years ago are simply not as effective today. Thoroughly revised, the third edition of Web Copy That Sells gives readers proven methods for achieving phenomenal success with their online sales and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Management Association 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.8 VELChristianson, Gale E.
Summary: Born in 1889 and reared in the village of Marshfield, Missouri, Edwin Powell Hubble - star athlete, Rhodes Scholar, military officer, astronomer - became one of the towering figures in twentieth-century science. Hubble worked with the great 100-inch Hooker telescope at California's Mount Wilson Observatory, and made a series of discoveries that revolutionized humanity's vision of the cosmos. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HUBBLE, EDWIN CHRSummary: This video describes how to construct formulas and equations, solve equations with one variable, and use formulas in basic computer spreadsheets. Dramatized segments and computer animations demonstrate ways to predict future sales and costs of cordless phones at an electronics store by using spreadsheets; select an economical rental car by devising a formula to compare competing rates; and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Reed, Jennifer
Summary: U.S. Marines pride themselves on being the "first to fight" for their country. By sea, by land, and by air, Marines work as a team. They get help from high-tech vehicles such as the F/A Hornet fighter jet and weapons such as M-4 rifles. Beginning readers are sure to enjoy learning about various aspects of the Marine Corps, from jobs to weapons and equipment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 359 REEAncient Mariner
Summary: The Sounds of the Sea: Maritime, Ocean and Harbor sound effects, with boat horns, bells, ship's sounds, creaking masts, and sea birds. 72 minutes of nautical sounds and ambience. A Nautical Sound Sculpture.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Ancient Mariner 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD NEW AGE ANCSummary: Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. With incredible guest stars and plot twists that leave viewers wanting more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Mu 4Piehl, Janet.
Summary: Gives an overview of Formula One cars, including their design, parts, races, and drivers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.72 PIEGermano, Kate
Summary: The Marine Corps continues to be the only service where men and women train separately in boot camp or basic training. This segregation negatively affects interaction with male marines later on, and, lower expectations of female recruits are actively maintained and encouraged. But Lieutenant Colonel Kate Germano arrived at the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island--which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GERMANO, KATE GERPayne, Christopher
Summary: "Combining the authors' personal weight-loss stories with their passion for economics, this bold new behavioral approach to dieting recommends micro habits and meta-rules that will enable dieters to control their impulses to overeat, approach food in a healthier way, and lose weight once and for all. Chris Payne and Rob Barnett are two formerly obese economists who met while working at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nu PayneJones, Gregg
Contents: Death in the tall grass -- The Battle of Hill 861 -- Khe Sanh Combat Base -- The Battle of Khe Sanh Village -- Muscle Shoals -- The walking dead -- "Should we withdraw from Khe Sanh?" -- "Hell in a very small place" -- The Battle of Hill 861 Alpha -- "Tanks in the wire" -- The Battle of Hill 64 -- "We are not going to be defeated at Khe Sanh" -- "What the hell is out there?" -- "Proud to be a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 JONDrury, Bob.
Summary: November, 1950. After General MacArthur ignores Mao's warnings and pushes his UN forces deep into North Korea, his 10,000 First Division Marines find themselves surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered by 100,000 Chinese soldiers near the Chosin Reservoir. Their only chance for survival is through the Toktong Pass, which will need to be held open at all costs. The mission fell to Captain William...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 951.904 DRUSmith, Jean Edward.
Summary: Acclaimed biographer Smith combines contemporary scholarship and a broad range of primary source material to narrate the epic life of the president who, more than any other individual, changed the relationship between the American people and their government. We see how Roosevelt's energy, intellect, and personal magnetism permitted him to master countless challenges. Smith recounts FDR's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLI SMIResendez, Andres
Summary: "The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery-and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal's monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific--and then,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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Summary: Here is a unique reference book which every serious painter will find indispensable. Formulas for Painters gathers for the first time in a single volume over 200 recipes for making sizes, grounds, mediums, glazes, varnishes, fixatives, and adhesives. These recipes—some dating as far back as the Renaissance—have been tested by artists through the ages and retested by the author under controlled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.2 MASYoung, Neil
Contents: When worlds collide -- Fuel line -- Just singing a song -- Johnny magic -- Cough up the bucks -- Get behind the wheel -- Off the road -- Hit the road -- Light a candle -- Fork in the road.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise Records 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK YOUWildsmith, Snow
Summary: "This book is for the young adult who is interested in enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. It will walk him or her through the enlistment and recruit training process: making the decision to join the military, talking to recruiters, getting qualified, preparing for and learning what to expect at basic recruit training"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: McFarland & Co. 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 359.96 WILSummary: "Am I going to use calculus in real life?" That's the question asked of nearly every math teacher - and many fall short of a satisfactory answer. In this TEDTalk, mathematician and magician Arthur Benjamin offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevant in the digital age. Benjamin combines his two passions in "Mathemagics," a mind-boggling presentation of lightning calculations...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: "Covers all U.S. and Canadian models of Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute (2001-12) & Mercury Mariner (2005-11). Does not include information specific to hybrid models."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes North America 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 FORSummary: Covers U.S. and Canadian models of Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute (2001-2011) and Mercury Mariner (2005-2011), for model years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes North America 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Ross, Joel N.
Summary: "In this futuristic high-stakes adventure, humanity clings to cities on the highest mountain peaks above the deadly Fog, and airships transport the pirates of the skies. Daring 13-year-old tetherboy Chess and his salvage crew must face the dark plans of Lord Kodoc and work to save their beloved Mrs. E"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ROSGreen Day
Contents: Brutal love -- Missing you -- 8th Avenue serenade -- Drama queen -- X-Kid -- Sex, drugs & violence -- A little boy named Train -- Amanda -- Walk away -- Dirty rotten bastards -- 99 revolutions -- The forgotten.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK GREOstinato
Contents: Goal of all believers -- Monkey gestures -- Antiaircraft -- The art of vanishing -- Latitude -- Between the years -- Volant
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Exhile on Mainstream Records 2018