Guzman, Lila
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the painter who used his murals to teach about Mexico's history and heroes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB RIVERA GUZGuzmán, Lila
Summary: Describes the life of Ellen Ochoa and her drive to become an astronaut and travel into outerspace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB OCHOA GUZSuzman, James
Summary: An anthropological study of the role of work in human evolution challenges deeply held assumptions to explain the different ways our ancient ancestors conducted and regarded work prior to the eras of migration, food production, and city development.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.09 SUZGuzmán, Lila
Summary: Examines the life and career of this talented Latino woman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KAHLO GuzGuzmán, Lila
Contents: Life in Puerto Rico -- Arriba! let's go -- Roberto helps the Pirates -- 1971 World Series -- Earthquake -- Timeline -- Words to know -- Learn more about Roberto Clemente (books and internet addresses) -- Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CLEMENTE GuzGuzmán, Mónica
Summary: "When you think you have the answers, you need to be asking a lot more questions-and embracing fearless curiosity. In this timely, personal guide, journalist Mónica Guzmán shows why curiosity is our best policy and how you can put it to work for you immediately, sharing practical tips from the trenches of the social, political, and cultural divides"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult GuzmanGlusman, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5472 GLUAbramitzky, Ran
Summary: "Through this authoritative account of the historical record and important new findings, Abramitzky and Boustan will help shape our thinking and policies about the fraught topic of immigration with findings such as: Where you come from doesn't matter. The children of immigrants from El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala today are as likely to be as successful as the children of immigrants from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.6 ABRGutmann, Caroline.
Summary: The granddaughter of the famous French doctor tells the story of the method and of his legacy. "When women use breathing exercises to control the pain of uterine contractions, and when men stand by them in the delivery room (Lamaze was the first to insist that their presence was crucial), they are invoking him and his work."--Book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 GUTKunzman, Robert
Summary: Explores the world of six conservative Christian homeschooling families to reveal their homeschooling experience, political and religious beliefs, and what the kids learn about democratic citizenship and engaging with people with different beliefs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.04 KUNGuthman, Julie.
Summary: This book takes on the "obesity epidemic," challenging many widely held assumptions about its causes and consequences. The author examines fatness and its relationship to health outcomes to ask if our efforts to prevent "obesity" are sensible, efficacious, or ethical. She also focuses the lens of obesity on the broader food system to understand why we produce cheap, over-processed food, as well...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.196 GUTGurian, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.125 GURGurian, Michael.
Summary: Michael Gurian combines analysis of science with the study of spiritual texts to explore the divine side of childhood, and to put forth a practical design for the care of children's souls. Blending stories, common sense, and scientific observations that demonstrate what the soul is and how it works, this book urges its readers to become aware of children's divine inheritance, and learn how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291.22 GURKurzman, Dan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5429 KURGurian, Michael.
Summary: Offers a handbook for parents concerned with the development of moral and ethical values in boys from birth to the age of eighteen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 GURGurian, Michael.
Summary: Describes how family relationships, mentors, role models, and support from schools and the community are necessary to raise boys successfully.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.132 GURKurzman, Dan.
Summary: Investigates the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, describing the horrible natural disaster and the subsequent fire that raged through the rubble, killing ten thousand people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.461 KURGurian, Michael.
Summary: Shows parents and teachers how to help our boys overcome current classroom obstacles and failures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.823 GURGurian, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.23 GURBurman, Barbara
Summary: From the pleasures of mending to the problems of fast fashion, an intimate look at the creativity, community, and deep meaning sewed into every stitch. Tens of millions of people sew for necessity or pleasure every day, yet the craft is surprisingly under-appreciated. The Point of the Needle redresses the balance: this is a book that argues for sewing's place in our lives. It celebrates not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reaktion Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.2 BURBurman, Edward
Summary: Traces the discovery of the famed terracotta warriors against a backdrop of what is currently known about the Qin Dynasty, offering scholarly insights into the surprising theories about the creation of the Qin Emperor's remarkable third-century B.C.E. mausoleum.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 931 BURQuiri, Patricia Ryon.
Summary: Explains why a constitution was needed; describes the convention in Philadelphia in 1787, the Virginia and New Jersey plans, the Great Compromise, and the ratification process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.3 QUIKurzman, Dan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 979.461 KURKurzman, Dan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004