Elbow (Musical group)
Contents: Magnificent (she says) (4:24) -- Gentle storm (3:39) -- Trust the sun (5:55) -- All disco (4:27) -- Head for supplies (3:56) -- Firebrand & angel (5:24) -- K2 (5:18) -- Montparnasse (2:40) -- Little fictions (8:26) -- Kindling (4:15).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Concord Records 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ELBAgrawal, Anurag A.
Summary: Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 592 AGRTowles, Amor
Summary: The millions of listeners of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego, to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego, to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024
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Summary: The works of an Argentinian writer who took the detective story and turned it into metaphysics. They range from the 1935 A Universal History of Iniquity, a series of biographies of reprehensible evildoers, to the surrealistic August 25, 1983 in which Borges meets himself as an old man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BORLee, Megan
Summary: "Curious young readers will love learning about the migration patterns of plants and animals from all around the world in this colorful children's atlas, richly illustrated in Matt Sewell's signature watercolors. Featuring mammals, birds, reptiles, fish,insects, and plants from all continents and nearly all oceans, this informative collection will teach young nature lovers about migration in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.56 LEEOzick, Cynthia.
Contents: Levitation.--Puttermesser.--Shots.--From a refugee's notebook.--Puttermesser and Xanthippe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Syracuse University Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OZITowles, Amor
Summary: "The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego, to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2024
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Summary: "From the purple finch to the indigo bunting, kids will explore some of the most popular migrating birds nature has to offer while learning their unique colors, too!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDGaiman, Neil
Summary: A collection of short fiction by Gaiman, including previously published pieces of short fiction -- stories, verse, a Doctor Who story, and a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GAIGaiman, Neil
Summary: A rich cornucopia of horror and ghosts stories, science fiction and fairy tales, fabulism and poetry that explore the realm of experience and emotion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GAILackey, Michael
Summary: "In this new collection of interviews, some of America's most prominent novelists identify the key intellectual developments that led to the rise of the contemporary biographical novel, discuss the kind of historical 'truth' this novel communicates, indicate why this narrative form is superior to the traditional historical novel, and reflect on the ideas and characters central to their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA Academic 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.082 TRUFowler, Karen Joy.
Summary: "In fifteen gemlike tales, Fowler lets her wit and vision roam freely, turning accepted norms inside out and fairy tales upside down--pushing us to reconsider our unquestioned verities and proving once again that she is among our most subversive writers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction Fowler 2015Gaiman, Neil
Summary: This third collection of short fiction by Gaiman includes previously published pieces of short fiction -- stories, verse, and a very special Doctor Who story that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013 -- as well "Black Dog," a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICITON GAIBarrett, Andrea.
Summary: During the summer of 1908, twelve-year-old Constantine Boyd is witness to an explosion of home-spun investigation--from experiments with cave-dwelling fish without eyes to scientifically bred crops to motorized bicycles and the flight of an early aeroplane. In 1920, a popular science writer and young widow tries, immediately after the bloodbath of the First World War, to explain the new theory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BARGaiman, Neil.
Summary: A collection of short fiction, including a piece written celebrating Dr. Who's fiftieth anniversary.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GAIBuffett, Jimmy.
Summary: Contains four autobiographical stories and ten fictional short stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich 1989
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Summary: What makes a story a story? What is style? What's the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in How Fiction Works, the first book-length essay by the preeminent critic of his generation. Ranging widely--from Homer to David Foster Wallace, from What Maisie Knew to Make Way for Ducklings--Wood takes the reader through the basic elements of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 WOOBerenson, Laurien
Summary: "While usually protective, Melanie feels comfortable sending her sons to the Graceland School's summer camp for two reasons: The institution is well-regarded and proprietor Emily Grace is a trusted friend. But Emily has been acting strange since three rambunctious Dalmatian puppies suddenly appeared on her doorstep. The unusual arrival marks the first of several mysterious happenings at camp,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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Contents: Blue Bayou (3:35) -- Everybody's Talkin' (2:48) -- She Thinks I Still Care (3:12) -- Cancion Mixteca (2:42) -- When I Get My Rewards (4:53) -- Promised Land (4:36) -- He'll Have To Go (3:35) -- Help Me Make It Through The Night (1:47) -- Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (2:28) -- Tennessee Whiskey (2:19) -- Hands On The Wheel (3:21) -- Danny Boy (2:19).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Omnivore Recordings 2014
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Rajaniemi, Hannu.
Summary: "Inside the firewall the city is alive. Buildings breathe, cars attack, angels patrol, and hyper-intelligent pets rebel. With unbridled invention and breakneck adventure, Hannu Rajaniemi is on the cutting-edge of science fiction. His post-apocalyptic, post-cyberpunk, and post-human tales are full of exhilarating energy and unpredictable optimism. How will human nature react when the only limit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RAJSchatzer, Jeffery L.
Summary: The eccentric Professor Tuesday takes three children from Mrs. Pepper's class, along with his nephew, Mister Adams, back in time to learn about the immigrants who helped build the state of Michigan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mitten Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCHBurl, Aubrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 1999