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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.8 WOLBenton, Jim
Summary: In what is described as "an 8 year old's fever dream," New York Times bestselling author introduces us to Bill Waddler. Bill is a duck who dreams of being smothered by farting snakes. He also has a special gift. He is able to hear appliances complain. Imagine what toilets would complain about. Bill doesn't need to imagine. While working as a cash-only hay seller (that doesn't accept credit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2020
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Summary: In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw, primal, and, when things were clicking, absolutely unstoppable. Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, all but assuring their time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2018
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Summary: "A landmark work of narrative history that shatters our previous Eurocentric understanding of the Age of Discovery by telling the story of the Indigenous Americans who journeyed across the Atlantic to Europe after 1492"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 PENWidmaier, Eric P.
Contents: 1. The blueprints -- 2. Energy : why sugar and fat aren't all bad -- 3. Digestion : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- 4. Salt and water : keeping a balance -- 5. Gases in a sea of water -- 6. The framework -- 7. Sex and hormones -- 8. The brain : perception and behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2002
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Summary: White has been on a "deslobification" journey for years. Now she shares the room-by-room decluttering strategies that transformed her home, walking you through applying the key concepts that will help you overcome the emotional challenges that make it difficult to let items go.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home WhiteMurray, Charles A.
Summary: A critique of the white American class structure argues that the paths of social mobility that once advanced the nation are now serving to further isolate an elite upper class while enforcing a growing and resentful white underclass.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 MURWilkins, Kelli A.
Summary: Cats have always fascinated humans, and they have become one of the most popular of all pets. Although often regarded as aloof, in reality cats are loving, intelligent pets who make great companions for people of all ages. In Cats, you'll find authoritative advice on how to provide a happy, healthy home for your feline friend. Suitable for first-time owners or cat enthusiasts, this book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal Pet WilkinsGonzales, Laurence
Summary: "Uses psychological & neurological research & case studies to explain the science of survival."
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2003
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Summary: When fling after fling led to lots of drama and a long series of heartaches, Donald Miller decided he'd had enough. There must be a better way to soothe loneliness without jumping on a roller coaster, to feel affirmation without putting on a show, to find true love. It wasn't just about finding the right girl, though that helped. Once he found her, he had to know what to do or "who to be." A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation MillerSabol, Stephanie
Summary: "For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later. At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, the largest passenger steamship of this time, met its catastrophic end after crashing into an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT World What SabolWright, Deborah Rowan
Summary: "Rather than continue to focus on discrete, geographically bounded bodies of water, ocean advocate and marine-policy researcher Deborah Wright urges a Plan Sea, which reimagines the oceans as the continuous ecosystem it is, not disconnected buckets of salt and plankton. This book proposes that the global marine environment be protected under the precautionary principle. It argues that the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.7 WRILeonard, Annie.
Summary: The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste." -- Dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.4 LEOWalsh, Peter
Summary: The bestselling author of "It's All Too Much" and "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" returns with this new work that helps readers work through physical, mental, and emotional clutter in order to regain their balance and to live their lives to the fullest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 WALDreyer, Benjamin
Summary: "Full of advice, insider wisdom, and fascinating facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to anyone who wants to be confident in their writing skills, or anyone who enjoys the power of language. Explored throughout are the mysteries of using punctuation, word choice decisions, and more, presented in a clear, concise and accessible manner made fun!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Word DreyerAlderton, David
Summary: Chinchillas are playful, on-the-go rodents that thrive in environments in which they can be kept busy. Learn how to develop a functional routine for your tiny friend, along with vital information on keeping him properly fed, well-groomed, and in good health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal Pet AldertonKolhatkar, Sheelah
Summary: "Steven A. Cohen is a Wall Street legend. Born into a middle class family in a decidedly upper class suburb on Long Island, he was unpopular in high school and unlucky with girls. Then he went off to Wharton, and in 1992 launched the hedge fund SAC Capital, which grew into a $15 billion empire. He cultivated an air of mystery and reclusiveness -- at one point, owned the copyright to almost...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 KOLMidorikawa, Emily
Summary: Male literary friendships are the stuff of legend, but the world's most celebrated female authors are usually mythologized as solitary eccentrics or isolated geniuses. Friends Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney prove this wrong, thanks to their investigations into a wealth of surprising collaborations, such as the friendships between George Eliot and Harriet Beecher Stowe or Virginia...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MIDLiptak, Andrew
Summary: This look at the colorful and complex history of cosplay and fandom fashion examines the relationship between franchises and the cosplayers they inspire and the technology that helps bring the details of costumes to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Saga Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.02 LIPSummary: Inspirational stories on life, love, and learning for teens, including contributions by teens. More inspiration and encouragement from the best-selling name in teen nonfiction Chicken Soup knows what teenagers want, and teenagers flock to these books to hear the news, views, and attitudes of their fellow teens. From stories of friendship and romance to hilarious hijinks at school to the tough...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 158.1 CHIGill, Michael (Michael Gates)
Summary: Michael Gill's lemons-to-lemonade memoir chronicled his transformative years working at Starbucks after losing his high-powered job, his marriage, and his health (he developed a brain tumor). In response to overwhelming requests from readers who wanted to know how they, too, could weather downturns, he has distilled his lessons into fifteen meaningful lessons. Offering living proof that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 GILMcAnulty, Stacy
Summary: "Spoiler: Scientists haven't discovered life beyond Earth, not even a single teeny-tiny organism. But there's a whole lot of outer space, and humans have searched only a fraction of a fraction of it. So do you believe in the possibility of life out there? Or do you think Earth is perfectly unique in its ability to grow organisms? Packed with playful illustrations and fascinating factoids,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 MCARolling Stones
Summary: The first official appearance of the group's two famous secret concerts at the 300-capacity Toronto club in March 1977 features the Stones' full set from the March 5 show, plus three bonus tracks from the March 4 gig, newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ROLButler, Isaac
Summary: "From the co-author of The World Only Spins Forward comes the first cultural history of Method acting-an ebullient account of creative discovery and the birth of classic Hollywood. On stage and screen, we know a great performance when we see it. But how do actors draw from their bodies and minds to turn their selves into art? What is the craft of being an authentic fake? More than a century...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2022