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Animals, Mythical Composition (Language arts) Composition (Language arts) Study and teaching (Secondary) Dragons Dragons Juvenile literature Electronica (Music) English language Composition and exercises Study and teaching (Secondary) Murder Investigation Fiction Wildlife conservation WritingSummary: The discovery of cheese is a narrative at least 8,000 years old, dating back to the Neolithic era. Yet, after all of these thousands of years we are still finding new ways to combine the same four basic ingredients--milk, bacteria, salt, and enzymes--into new and exciting products with vastly different shapes, sizes, and colors, and equally complex and varied tastes, textures, and, yes, aromas....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 637 OXFGabaldon, Diana.
Summary: A guide to the Outlander series, time-travel romances featuring Claire Beauchamp Randall, a Red Cross nurse. Included are synopses of novels, biographies, family trees and pronunciation help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1999
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1987
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 794.1 HOOParnwell, E. C.
Summary: Teaches English as a second language to Russian speakers through the use of pictures dealing with everyday topics such as the body, post office, law, travel, and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.73 PARSummary: The footage has been shot and the clock is ticking. How does a television news reporter put together an interesting and informative story in today's hurry-up media marketplace? This program discusses the steps involved in preparing reports for the TV news: logging tapes; structuring the story; editing, including the techniques and relative benefits of linear and nonlinear editing; writing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Sykes, Plum
Summary: "Internationally bestselling author of Bergdorf Blondes Plum Sykes returns with PARTY GIRLS DIE IN PEARLS, a charming murder mystery set at Oxford University in the 1980s. After Oxford's most popular classmate is found dead, new students Ursula Flowerbutton and Nancy Feingold believe she has been murdered and work to solve the mystery"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The annual that has included the likes of Joyce Carol Oates and Max Allan Collins is back with another array of traditional mysteries and tales of crime and suspense from its usual roster of luminaries. Besides presenting twenty of the year's finest crime and mystery stories, from Sharan Newman and James W. Hall to Anne Perry and Jeffery Deaver, The Deadly Bride is also the only annual to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEAHammett, Dashiell
Summary: In the stories and novellas he wrote for Black Mask and other pulp magazines in the 1920s and 1930s, Dashiell Hammett took the detective story and turned it into a medium for capturing the jarring textures and revved-up cadences of modern American life. In this volume, The Library of America collects the finest of these stories: 24 in all, along with some revealing essays and an earlier version...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2001
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Summary: This book addresses an important but long-overlooked area of educational reform-the need to improve the teaching and practice of writing. Sponsored by the nation's most respected organization concerned with writing in schools, Because Writing Matters shows what school leaders, teachers, and other educators need to do to develop effective writing programs at all grade levels. It offers action...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2006
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Summary: Amateur sleuth Haley Randolph, while starting a new job as a corporate events planner, must prove her innocence when the chief of security, who was performing a background check on her, is found bludgeoned to death in her office.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOWContents: Disc 1 : Fibre 00. 2.08 (Scalpel) ; Cruise control (Krackhead) ; Frozen (Torque) ; Heatfell (Carthage) ; Low rider (The Bug) ; Return to the island of DJ Moreau (AKA) ; Killer grip (Eardrum) ; Hollow (Line) ; Linseed (Fruitcake) ; 6.04 (Scalpel) ; 5 a.m. (Solaris B.C.) ; Sticks & stones (Final) - Disc 2 : Fibre 01-06. 01/01 (Solaris B.C.) ; Implant 5 (The Sidewinder) ; Moonstalker (Hydrus) ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC LOSummary: "Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition of this established dictionary offers entries on all aspects of the classical world. With reception and anthropology as new focus areas and numerous new entries, it is an essential reference work for students, scholars, and teachers of classics and for anyone with an interest in the classical era"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 938.003 OXFLeopold, Aldo
Summary: Nature writings of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationist of our century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1968
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Authenticity is essential to any novel worth reading, and serious authors will go to great lengths to establish it. Drawing on the insights of Roddy Doyle (Oh, Play That Thing), Andrew Pyper (The Trade Mission), Kerri Sakamoto (One Hundred Million Hearts), and Ray Robertson (Moody Food), this program explains why solid facts make great fiction. Their emphasis on firsthand experience via...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Being a writer isn't all book signings and fat royalty checks. By looking squarely at the potential downside of the writing life-rejection letters, second-novel syndrome, and really bad reviews-this program offers insider tips on coping while encouraging viewers to press on to success. Professional writers such as Martin Amis, Pat Conroy, Joyce Carol Oates, and Maxine Hong Kingston are joined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Jacob, Dianne
Summary: "Love sharing recipes and want to start a food blog? Interested in writing a cookbook? Like to be the first to discover restaurants in your town? Get 'Will Write for Food' and find all you need to put your passion onto the page. Cookbook coauthor, blogger, and writing coach Dianne Jacob gives both aspiring and accomplished food writers ways to succeed and thrive in this revised and updated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.0666 JACHaugen, Brenda.
Summary: Examines the details of the Zodiac Killer case in 1960s San Francisco, including the victims, the crimes, and speculations as to the identity of the Zodiac Killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Crime writing and the memoir are highlighted in this volume. In segment one, author/journalist Martin J. Smith shares his knowledge about the differences between mystery, crime, and suspense; how to know if you have a solid concept; and five elements that are necessary for success in a crime-related genre. In segment two, author and former columnist Adair Lara walks viewers through The Arc, an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Horan, Timothy
Summary: "Writing well is very important in order for teenagers to be successful in high school and college. Beyond school, many teens write to be creative or to express themselves. This book is an accessible guide to help teens improve all aspects of their writing skills, from writing a research paper to writing for fun"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 808.042 HORLoh-Hagan, Virginia
Summary: "Books in the Magic, Myth, and Mystery series explore those spooky creatures that go bump in the night, fill our dreams (or nightmares!), and make us afraid of the dark. In Dragons you'll learn more about these creepy creatures. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2017
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Summary: The idea of companion planting has arisen in the gardening community in recent years as an extremely viable new take on how plants should situated, grown, and cultivated. Matching certain plants together and separating others, as outlined in studies such as the National Sustainable Agriculture Society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Pub. Group 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ernesto "Che" Guevara was both a romantic and a rebel, honored by many for his commitment to liberation yet vilified by others as a rogue. This compelling program traces the life of a man whose idealism and determination gripped the imagination of an era. Interviews with family members, partisans, enemies, and others-including the photographer who immortalized him-share their recollections and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Hyde, Katherine Bolger
Summary: "Classic novels and crime solving intertwine in Katherine Bolger Hyde's charming series. Bloodstains with Bronte is the second in a series that will puzzle and please fans of mystery and masterpieces alike. Windy Corner is being remodeled into a writers'retreat. Two of the young workers, Jake and Roman, are showing too much of the wrong kind of interest in Katie, Emily's young single-mother...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2017