Hand, Carol
Summary: "Bringing Back Our Oceans explains why oceans are at risk and how people are combating plastics pollution, restoring marine biodiversity, and preserving our oceans for future generations. This title also explores the science behind ocean ecosystems and ocean currents. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J755.54 CSSHand, Carol
Summary: "From working with dogs to horses to elephants, there is a job out there for every person who loves working with animals. And the ones in this volume don't require college! Giving readers all the tools they need to begin a career working with animals, this text is filled with exciting and colorful animal photos, informative sidebars, and some information from individuals who work with animals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 331 HANHand, Carol
Summary: As our world́s population grows, so to does our need for energy. Scientists seek the next breakthrough in new technology while constantly finding ways to make current solutions cheaper and more efficient. In this title, discover what biomass energy is, its history, how we use it today, and how new technologies can contribute to our energy future. Learn about cutting-edge biofuels, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.9539 HANHand, Carol
Summary: "Wildfire destruction is worse than it should be. In the 2017 fires, robocalls and digital alerts came too late to help many people. Warnings reached only a small percentage of the population. A better understanding of wildfires is badly needed. STEM concepts--ideas from the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math--can provide a foundation for developing new solutions for dealing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.37 HANTarshis, Lauren
Summary: "Ten-year-old George Calder can't wait to explore every inch of the Titanic, even if his little sister, Phoebe, has to tag along. But when George sneaks away without her and ventures into the first class baggage room, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholatic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC TARClavreul, Denis
Summary: "An artist's uniquely personal journey across Audubon's America In the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the cliffs of the Yellowstone River. The resulting work, The Birds of America, stands as a monumental...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598.092 CLABass, Gary Jonathan
Summary: A full-length account of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in Pakistan's brutal 1970s military dictatorship argues that they encouraged China's military presence in India, illegally supplied weapons used in massacres and embraced military strategies that have negatively impacted geopolitics for decades. By the author of Freedom's Battle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 BASHaas, Ken.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2000
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 793.319 EDWKahl, Colin
Summary: "Two of America's leading national security experts offer the most definitive account of the global impact of COVID-19 and the political shock waves it will have on the US and the world order in the 21st Century. The COVID-19 crisis is the greatest shock to world order since World War II. Millions have been infected and killed. The economic crash caused by the pandemic is the worst since the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.1962 KAHKars, Marjoleine
Summary: "The story of a massive eighteenth-century slave rebellion in the Dutch colony of Berbice (now Guyana) which had been all but forgotten. Historian Marjoleine Kars recovers a riveting tale from the archives, including rare first-person accounts from African-born slaves"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 KARCarr, Carolyn Kinder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published for the National Portrait Gallery by the Smithsonian Institution Press 1999
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Books 1985
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 387.209 HAWBass, Hester
Summary: "Discover how the black and white citizens of one Alabama city chose peace over violence in the struggle to end segregation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323 BASHass, Robert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 HASRastorfer, Darl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2000
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 624.2 RASHaass, Richard
Summary: "This book is designed to provide readers with the background and building blocks they need in order to answer for themselves the critical questions about what is taking place around the world and why. It explains what makes each region of the world tick,the many challenges globalization presents, and the most influential countries, events, and ideas. Its aim is to help readers become more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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Summary: "A fascinating look at the history of film and television animation in the United States, from the animated comic strips of the early 1900s to the proliferation of animation companies and hit films of the present"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. The rules, policies, and institutions that have guided the world since World War II have largely run their course. Respect for sovereignty alone cannot uphold order in an age defined by global challenges from terrorism and the spread of nuclear weapons to climate change and cyberspace. Meanwhile, great-power rivalry is returning. Weak states pose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2017
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Summary: "Looking for greater peace and satisfaction? Look no further than the Japanese concept of ukeireru, or acceptance. Psychologist Scott Haas offers an elegant, practical look at ways we can reduce anxiety and stress and increase overall well-being. By learning and practicing ukeireru, you can: Profoundly improve your relationships, with a greater focus on listening, finding commonalities, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Go, Hachette Books 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 HAAKael, Pauline.
Contents: Introduction / Sanford Schwartz -- Movies, the Desperate Art -- from I Lost it at the Movies. The Glamour of Delinquency ; The Golden Coach ; Shoeshine ; Breathless, and the Daisy Miller Doll ; West Side Story ; Lolita ; Jules and Jim ; Billy Budd ; Yojimbo ; Devi ; Hud, Deep in the Divided Heart of Hollywood -- from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Laurence Olivier as Othello ; Marlon Brando: An American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 KAEHamm, Hans W
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Publisher / Publication Date: Volunteers in Technical Assistance, Inc. 1971
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.2 HAMHaag, Pamela
Summary: "An acclaimed historian explodes the myth about the 'special relationship' between Americans and their guns, revealing that savvy 19th century businessmen--not gun lovers--created American gun culture"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group 2016
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Summary: Combines autobiographical detail, cultural history, revelatory first-hand accounts, and research to unravel the sources of post-romantic discontent and offers inspiration for those who want more than the semi-happy status quo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2011
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Summary: "Robert Hass--former poet laureate, winner of the National Book Award, and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize--illuminates the formal impulses that underlie great poetry in this accessible volume of essays drawn from a series of lectures he delivered at the renowned Iowa Writers' Workshop,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2017