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Birth control Brown, Encyclopedia (Fictitious character) Fiction Brown, Encyclopedia (Fictitious character) Juvenile fiction Detective and mystery stories Family planning Income distribution Mystery and detective stories United States Atlantic Coast United States Gulf Coast World healthEaton, Gale
Summary: What do the Trojan Horse, Piltdown Man, Keely Motor Company, and Ponzi Scheme have in common? They were all famous hoaxes, carefully designed and bolstered with false evidence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 001.9 EATGale, Ryan
Summary: "Sparked by the secession of the Southern states and the creation of the Confederacy, the Civil War raged between 1861 and 1865. But many popular stories about the Civil War have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of the Civil War dives into the myths about the war fought over slavery and brings the truth to light. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.7 GALGale, William G
Summary: " Keeping the economy strong will require addressing two distinct but related problems. Steadily rising federal debt makes it harder to grow our economy, boost our living standards, respond to wars or recessions, address social needs, and maintain our role as a global leader. At the same time, we have let critical investments lag and left many people behind even as overall prosperity has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 336.73 GALSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he investigates such cases as toys missing from a fair, music stolen from a singer-songwriter, and arrowheads that disappear during a campout.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Sobol 2007Sobol, Donald J.
Summary: The solutions to ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBGand, Gale.
Summary: "Gand offers 150 recipes--including plenty of kid-friendly fare (tested and approved by Gand's own children)--along with tons of tips for packing foods to go or turning lunch into a celebration with friends and family. As Gand says, when it comes to entertaining, 'lunch is the new dinner.' Chapters on soups, pastas, salads, grains, fruits, and more, as well as desserts, drinks, dips, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.54 GANChristianson, 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 CHRSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he investigates such cases as whether a diary of George Washington's mother is authentic, or if a UFO picture supposedly taken by the army is real.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2010
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SOBSummary: Wherever people need wellness services, acute care for an illness or injury, or medical support when bedridden or shut-in, nurses are standing by. This video introduces students to the rewarding career of nursing, the largest healthcare profession in America. Incorporating interviews with working nurses from a range of medical specialties, the program describes the challenges that nurses face...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Deaton, Angus
Summary: "The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier, and live longer lives. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, starting two hundred and fifty years ago,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.2 DEADiGregorio, Sarah
Summary: "Nurses have always been vital to human existence. A nurse was likely there when you were born and a nurse might well be there when you die. Familiar in hospitals and doctors' offices, these dedicated health professionals can also be found in schools, prisons, and people's homes; at summer camps; on cruise ships, and even at NASA. Yet despite being celebrated during the Covid-19 epidemic,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.73 DIGSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective, solves ten more mysteries. The solutions are given at the end of the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: The town's ten-year-old walking encyclopedia again solves ten neighborhood mysteries. The final solutions to the cases are at the back of the book, giving the reader a chance to compare his skill to that of Encyclopedia Brown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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4 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: The solutions to 10 mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the 10-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he locates stolen jewels, retrieves a stuffed tiger, and more. Solutions are included at the back of the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBCale, J. J.
Contents: Call me the breeze -- Rock and roll records (featuring Tom Petty) -- Someday (featuring Mark Knopfler) -- Lies (featuring John Mayer) -- Sensitive kind (featuring Don White) -- Cajun moon -- Magnolia (featuring John Mayer) -- I got the same old blues (featuring Tom Petty) -- Songbird (featuring Willie Nelson) -- Since you said goodbye -- I'll be there (if you ever want me) (featuring Don White)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bushbranch Records 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CLASummary: "Provides health information about the kidneys and urinary system, including bladder, urethra, and ureters, with facts about urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence, congenital disorders, kidney stones, cancers of the kidneys and urinary tract, kidney failure, dialysis, and kidney transplantation. Includes glossary, index, and other resources"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.6 KIDSummary: "Provides basic consumer health information about the family planning, contraception through counselling, maternal mortality, mental health, infertility, and sexually transmitted diseases along with information about safety tips, programs related to family planning, assisted reproductive technology, nutrition tips, a glossary of related terms, and list of resources for additional help"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.9 FAMGales, Eric.
Contents: Resurrection -- No one else -- Sign of the storm -- High anxiety -- Fed up with you -- Place and time/World for ransom -- Nothing to lose -- Give & take -- Changes in emotion -- Piece of my soul.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Elektra 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES GALSobol, Donald J.
Summary: Encyclopedia Brown, brilliant fifth-grade amateur detective, solves ten crimes. The reader may match solutions with those at the end of the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SOBGale, Bob
Summary: "Compiled from decades of visiting beaches along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts collecting fossils and conducting extensive research, A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils is the definitive guide for amateur collectors interested in learning more about the deep history they tread upon during their vacations. The Beachcomber's Guide authored by Bob, Pam, and Ashby Gale offers over 1,200 high-quality...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Georgia Press 2020