Poole, Hilary W.
Summary: "This book looks at the problems of homelessness--not only the challenges, but also how families can meet and rise above them."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.5 POORife, Jamie
Summary: "How do individuals move from being homeless to finding safe, stable, and secure places to live? Can we recreate the conditions that helped them most? What policies are needed to support what worked-and to remove common obstacles? Addressing these questions, Jamie Rife and Donald Burnes start from the premise that the most important voices in efforts to end homelessness are the ones most often...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.5 RIFSummary: The three modules of this program use the operations of the Italian clothing corporation Gruppo Finanziario Tessile to illustrate the value chain. This crucial concept is investigated by considering the benefits of adding value at every stage of production; of leveraging core competencies, such as creative fashion design and a talent for forecasting future trends; and of carefully selecting the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Grim, Patrick.
Summary: Philosophical examination of the wide range of decisions all of us encounter in pursuing our lives. Professor Grim places the accent on individual choice covering questions about evolution and ethics, about whether punishment is justified by retribution or by deterrence and about the differing lessons drawn from life's worst horrors by both religious and anti-religious traditions.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 170 GRI Part 1 of 2Call number: CD 170 GRI Part 2 of 2
Summary: In the consumer goods industry, branding is crucial to market penetration. Using Alessi's superlative line of home furnishings and Nestle's well-known Nescafe coffee as examples, modules one and two of this program seek to understand the cachet that surrounds brand names, which gives the products associated with them an added appeal. Module three goes inside the U.K. offices of advertising...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Anderson, Nels
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.586 ANDLennon, Julian
Contents: Stick around -- You get what you want -- Let me tell you -- I've seen your face -- Coward till the end? -- This is my day -- You don't have to tell me -- Everyday -- Always think twice -- Want your body.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Noble Rot 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LENGulley, Philip.
Summary: While many denominations claim to be growing, the largest group in American religious life is the disillusioned--people who have been involved in the church yet see few similarities between the church's life and the person of Jesus. In the midst of elaborate programming, professional worship teams, and political crusades, they ask, "Is this really what Jesus called us to do?" While the church...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.1 GULSummary: By 2015, homelessness may be a thing of the past in Portland, Oregon. Taking a "housing first" stance, Portland has reversed the cause-and-effect approach to urban renewal by first securing homes for its homeless residents and then helping them solve the problems that made them homeless to begin with. In this program, Victoria, British Columbia, applies Portland's public policy to its own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Dowd, Ryan
Summary: "Homelessness is a perennial topic of concern at libraries. In fact, staff at public libraries interact with almost as many homeless individuals as staff at shelters do. In this book Dowd, executive director of a homeless shelter, spotlights best practices drawn from his own shelter's policies and training materials"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ALA Editions 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 020 DOW1 available in Reference, Call number: R 020 DOW
Todorov, Alexander B
Summary: " We make up our minds about others after seeing their faces for a fraction of a second--and these snap judgments predict all kinds of important decisions. For example, politicians who simply look more competent are more likely to win elections. Yet the character judgments we make from faces are as inaccurate as they are irresistible; in most situations, we would guess more accurately if we...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 TODDe Jong, Iain
Summary: The Book on Ending Homelessness provides insights for those in the industry, elected officials, policy makers, funders, public servants and the general public on the best ways to move from managing homelessness to ending homelessness. While ending homelessness may seem to be a whacky or even preposterous idea, Iain De Jong takes more than two decades of experience as an award winning industry...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: FriesenPress 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.5 DE JAnohni
Contents: Drone bomb me -- 4 degrees -- Watch me -- Execution -- I don't love you anymore -- Obama -- Violent men -- Why did you separate me from the Earth? -- Crisis -- Hopelessness -- Marrow.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC ANOSkogen, Jennifer
Summary: "After an unthinkable tragedy on Halloween, Jackson must decide if he should stay in Grey Hills, or pack up everything and leave with Sam and the others. ... When Jackson starts sleepwalking and hearing voices, he isn't sure if he is going crazy, or if he has inherited an unspeakable power. Meanwhile, Claire is determined to find out exactly what happened on Halloween, which brings Jackson...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SKOCrawford, Matthew B.
Summary: In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business CrawfordEdmundson, Mark
Summary: Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be entertained, not inspired? Writing is backbreaking, mindbreaking, lonely work. So why? Because writing, as celebrated professor Mark Edmundson explains, is one of the greatest human goods. Real...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 EDMSummary: This video examines THC and the cannabinoids marijuana, hashish, and hash oil. Expert commentary is presented by former NFL player Charles Hunt, a pharmacist, a police officer, addiction counselors, a historian, a pastor, recovering addicts, and others. Together, they explain the history and biological effects of THC, investigating its use, abuse, and hazards, and its reputation as a gateway drug.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
Summary: "Journey to Oz, a faraway land of magic, mayhem, and danger in this fantastical trilogy by L. Frank Baum. The Library Congress calls this "Americas greatest and best-beloved homegrown fairytale," and the stories will spark the imagination and wonder as you enter the wondrous Land of Oz."--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC BAUSummary: The dawning of the 21st century was a milestone in the longest and strongest economic expansion in America's history. But as the nation's fortunes rose, the emphasis on wealth-building left many feeling psychologically overdrawn. Did consumerism fill that feeling of emptiness? And did an increasing GNP really make Americans any happier? This program explores the hidden emotional costs...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Willis, Gerri.
Contents: The rules -- Buying. How much house can you afford?; Assess the market; Picking a real estate agent; Choosing a mortgage lender; Avoiding mortgage fraud; Narrowing your search; Finding the right house; Choosing the right mortgage; Negotiating the deal; Surviving the closing -- Maintaining. Managing your equity; Going green; Curb appeal: your yard and garden; Maintaining your investment --...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.12 WILPatel, Raj.
Summary: Patel shows how our faith in prices as a way of valuing the world is misplaced and reveals that our current crisis is not simply the result of too much of the wrong kind of economics but rather the larger failure of a democratically bankrupt political system. The solution he offers: discover democratic ways in which people, and not simply governments, can play a crucial role in deciding how we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.12 PATSummary: "26 new short stories representing the state of the art in international science fiction, selected by Lavie Tidhar. The Best of World SF draws together stories from across the spectrum of science fiction - expect robots, spaceships and time travel, as well as some really weird stuff - representing twenty-one countries and five continents."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Head of Zeus 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESGreen Day
Contents: Brutal love -- Missing you -- 8th Avenue serenade -- Drama queen -- X-Kid -- Sex, drugs & violence -- A little boy named Train -- Amanda -- Walk away -- Dirty rotten bastards -- 99 revolutions -- The forgotten.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Twenty-nine new short stories representing the state of the art in international science fiction.The future is coming. It knows no bounds, and neither should science fiction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Head of Zeus 2022