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Summary: A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TERDemi.
Summary: Mainly the story of Marie Curie, also about Pierre Curie, and the discovery of radium.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CURDemi.
Summary: Introduces Muhammad and the basic tenets of the Islamic faith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 297.63 DEMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB MUHAMMAD DEMNeufeld, Gordon.
Summary: Argues that the growing phenomenon of peer orientation is undermining family cohesion and explains how parents and teachers can reverse the trend to serve as a source of guidance, love, and security for children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mallery Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 SIMCleland, Esi
Summary: Learn simple Akan for getting around Ghana and making friends.Modern Akan is a concise, portable and easy-to-grasp reference to the Akan language.This kasahorow language guide includes- a basic grammar for Akan readers and writers- useful phrases for warming up a new relationshipWritten in Modern Akan. Modern Akan is a simplified spelling system used to write all the varieties of spoken Akan....
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Publisher / Publication Date: [manufacturer not identified] 2009
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Summary: Eli Maor examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind, from the "horror infiniti" of the Greeks to the works of M.C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinite universe led to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 511.3 MAOSagan, Eli.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 150.1952 SAGJackson, Demi.
Summary: Roller derby is an extreme sport making a comeback! With a history that dates back to the 1930s, in the last decade, roller derby teams have grown in number and popularity. Readers take a turn around the track and discover that, from hard hits to fast breaks, the action in roller derby is nonstop. Full-color photographs highlight the mostly female teams who dominate the sport and the theatrical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sport Dare JacksonFaber, Eli
Summary: "Eli Faber, professor of history emeritus, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has written a narrative history of the case of George Stinney, a fourteen-year-old African American boy who was executed for the alleged murder of two white girls (ages 8 and11) in June 1944. This made Stinney the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century. In 2014, a circuit court judge in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of South Carolina Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1196 FABJackson, Demi
Summary: Simple text and photographs introduce the amphibian group.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.8 JACJackson, Demi.
Summary: Paintball isn't a sport for the faint of heart. Often used as military and police training, paintball involves stalking and shooting an opposing team--and getting hit can hurt! Readers find out all about rule variation, gear, and different game play before having to hit the field, or get hit by capsules full of paint! Written in accessible language and with a colorful layout, this high-interest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
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Summary: As a sport, parkour has only been around since the 1980s. However, it promotes a frame of mind often encouraged by snowboarders, skateboarders, and other extreme sports enthusiasts: see your environment differently and use it. Parkour athletes use their sport to get around doing anything but walking! Reader learns how parkour developed and also how it's practiced around the world. Full-color...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.4 JACCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sport Dare JacksonNeufeld, Michael J.
Summary: Offers a multifaceted portrait of the visionary German scientist who became the chief rocket engineer of the Third Reich, creator of the V-2 rocket, reluctant SS officer, and one of the fathers of the U.S. space program.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf in association with the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VON BRAUN WENHER NEUMaor, Eli.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 512.73 MAOGrad, Eli.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Produced for Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield, Mich. by Wayne State University Press 1982
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.377438 Congregation SupplementCall number: R GEN 929.377438 Roth
Bar-Eli, Michael
Summary: Boost! breaks down the complex behavioral science of getting ahead. Through original scientific research, unique case studies, and anecdotes from the world of sports and beyond, Bar-Eli explains the psychological underpinnings of human behavior and how we can harness this knowledge to perform at our highest levels, succeeding in our careers and personal lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 651 BARCramer, Ali
Summary: "Ayurveda is an ancient South Asian system of holistic health and wisdom that's been practiced throughout the world for thousands of years. It teaches us to live in harmony with the world around us by balancing our naturally-occurring physical and mental tendencies with the limitations of our lives. Modern Ayurveda introduces you to the basics of the Ayurvedic way of eating and lifestyle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Althea Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.5 CRAFrankl, Viktor E. (Viktor Emil)
Summary: Viennese psychiatrist tells his grim experiences in a German concentration camp which led him to logotherapy, an existential method of psychiatry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2006
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Summary: "Three of the nation's top scholars, known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America, turn their attention from the country's poorest people to its poorest places. Based on a fresh, data-driven approach, they discover that America's most disadvantaged communities are not the big cities that get the most notice. Instead, nearly all are rural. Little if any attention has been paid to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.4 EDIEig, Jonathan.
Summary: Immersed in radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes, this is the fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618 EIGMcKoy, Bri
Summary: "This foolproof, upbeat kitchen companion helps hesitant home cooks go beyond simple recipe reading, giving them the skills they need to master the art of confident cooking"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 MCKEby, Margaret
Summary: "A literary travelogue that ventures deep into the heart of classic Southern literature. As the writer Elif Batuman did for Russian literature in The Possessed, Margaret Eby does for Southern literature in this charming book of literary exploration. From Mississippi (William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Richard Wright, Barry Hannah) to Alabama (Harper Lee, Truman Capote) to Georgia (Flannery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810 EBYKamozawa, Aki.
Summary: The writers of Popular Science's "Kitchen Alchemy" online column share informative essays that explain both food-preparation methods and underlying science, building on today's popular "geek-chic" trends with one hundred recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 2010