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Contents: Wind machine.--Blues for Stephanie.--John the III.--There'll never be another you.--Bootie's blues.--Splanky.--Basie.--Watch what happens.--Work song.--In a mellow tone.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Pablo Today 1980
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL JAZZ BASSilverman, Victor
Contents: First peoples -- Spanish California -- Californios -- Anglo California -- The end of the old ways -- The shameless upheaval -- Labor before the shaking earth -- The progressives -- The state of water and power -- WWI, military, and industrialization -- The twenties, suburbia, and Hollywood -- The Great Depression -- Society, culture, and World War II -- The biggest state -- Redevelopment,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2011
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Contents: The original Mississippians -- Explorers and settlers, 1541-1798 -- From territory to state, 1798-1846 -- The crisis years, 1846-1861 -- The Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Reconstruction, 1865-1877 -- Into the 20th century, 1877-1945 -- Into the modern era, 1946- -- Mississippi's cultural heritage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.62 WYNGraubart, Norman D.
Summary: Armored trucks are designed to keep valuables, such as money and jewelry, safe. Young readers discover how these trucks and the people who ride in them protect their cargo. Facts about armored trucks are presented through simple, accessible text. These facts are accompanied by colorful images of armored trucks on the road. A helpful picture glossary is included to expand the vocabularies of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.6404 POWMoody, Vanessa
Summary: "Peppa travels to America in this deluxe storybook! Read along as Peppa visits the United States for the very first time and stops by New York, the Midwest, the Grand Canyon, and Hollywood. This deluxe storybook includes 48 pages of story and a pull-out poster with fun nonfiction facts about America. Based on the hit show on Nick Jr."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2021
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Summary: Kerouac's quintessential novel of America and the Beat Generation On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty," the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin USA, Inc. 1976
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Kerouac, Jack
Summary: Follows the counterculture escapades of members of the Beat generation as they seek pleasure and meaning while traveling coast to coast.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2003
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Summary: The classic novel that epitomizes the "Beat Generation." Portrays a spontaneous and wandering way of life founded on jazz and drugs.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio Books 1995
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KERFarmer, Art.
Contents: Downwind (7:25) -- My funny valentine (6:35) -- Namely you (6:51) -- What am I here for? (6:40) -- I can't get started (7:25) -- Will you still be mine? (5:38).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Records 1976
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL JAZZ FARContents: Paying tolls: hiring an attorney vs. mediation/arbitration -- You take the high road: divvying up the house and everything in it -- Driving solo to retirement: dividing pensions and retirement plans -- Future tolls: alimony, child support, taxes -- E-Z pass: how to make it through your divorce without going broke -- The light at the end of the tunnel: post divorce financial planning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Financial Publishing 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 SURContents: Moving on down the road : organize your finances -- Watch out for tolls : develop a meaningful budget -- Plan your trip : develop a long-term financial plan -- Make a few pit stops : insure your assets -- Check your map : routes to investing well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Trade Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 SURSummary: In 1908, the first Model T rolled off the assembly line, quickly asserting itself as a dream machine that would take America down the highway and into the future. Bill Moyers shows how that future represented not only a new landscape bustling with high-speed transport and travel, but a new vision of ourselves. He uses film clips, photographs, music, and poetry to trace America's transformation...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Contents: Plan your trip : creating a budget -- Watch out for tolls : establishing credit and managing debt -- Win the race : getting the most out of your employer -- Moving on down the road : renting an apartment vs. buying a house -- Travel in style : buying a car -- Map your future : saving, investing, and finding a financial advisor -- Get ready to merge : getting married or moving in together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Trade Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 STAGilman, Laura Anne
Summary: Inadvertently trained by the Devil to see the clues in and manipulations of human desire, sixteen-year-old Izzy is raised to be his left hand and travel circuit through his territory west of the Mississippi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Saga Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GILLobel, Arnold.
Summary: As Grasshopper sets out to follow a road, he meets some unusual characters
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1978
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Summary: Many people enjoy playing games while on a road trip. Readers can find fun ways to rhyme along their route. This book introduces readers to an important language arts concept using playful language and a familiar setting. Colorful pictures enhance easy-to-read content, including the definition of rhyme and many fun examples. Readers will be engaged and excited to use what they learn in school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.1 CONBurgess Wise, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hamlyn 1973
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 631.37 WISLally, Linda Jean.
Summary: Traces the history, development, and design of the popular bug-shaped car, from its origins in Nazi Germany, to its appeal among college students in the 1960s, to its nostalgic but modern version introduced in 1998.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RiverFront Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2222 LALSummary: It takes approximately an hour to drive from Segovia to Madrid, and in this program viewers find out how to ask for maps, refuel, order snacks, and locate a restroom. Before leaving Segovia, host Yolanda Vazquez asks people what there is to see in that historic town, and examines what life is like for young people who live there.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1987
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Glaser, Karina Yan
Summary: In this new adventure in the New York Times bestselling series, the Vanderbeekers depart Harlem to celebrate their dad's birthday. But their surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger kids try to keep their family from ever facing change. Our beloved Harlem family is putting the VAN in Vanderbeekers as they hit the highway to give their dad the best birthday surprise EVER! Re-creating a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GLABurgan, Michael.
Summary: Describes the history, production, and different models of the Toyota Land Cruiser, a vehicle originally created to allow police and military to travel off paved roads.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RiverFront Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2222 BURBurgan, Michael.
Summary: Describes the history, production, and design of various models of the Firebird since its origin in the late 1960s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RiverFront Books 1999
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Summary: Describes the history, development, and design of the various models of Porsche 911s that have been made since its introduction in 1964.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RiverFront Books 1999