Mackenzie, Debora
Summary: Over the last 30 years we learned nearly every lesson needed to stop this coronavirus outbreak in its tracks-- and we heeded almost none of them. The result is a pandemic on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes. MacKenzie lays out the full story of the previous viruses that should have prepared us, the shocking public health failures that paved the way, the failure to contain the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 POSMackenzie, Sarah
Summary: Champions the lifelong benefits of reading aloud to children and offers book lists, strategies, and tools parents can use to form deep and lasting connections with their kids.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372.45 MACMackenzie, Dana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2003
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Summary: A definitive biography traces the life of John Muir from his boyhood in Scotland up to his death on the eve of World War I and offers important insights into the passionate nature of America's first great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUIR, JOHN WORFunk, McKenzie.
Summary: "An investigation into how entrepreneurial people and institutions around the globe are cashing in on the new world being created by global warming--and who will pay the price for it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 FUNLong, McKenzie
Summary: "One woman's enlightening trek through the natural histories, cultural stories, and present perils of thirteen national monuments, from Maine to Hawaii This land is your land. When it comes to national monuments, the sentiment could hardly be more fraught. Gold Butte in Nevada, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks in New Mexico, Katahdin Woods and Waters in Maine, Cascade-Siskiyou in Oregon and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2022
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Summary: "The bizarre and captivating story of the most important person you've never heard of. The world we live in today, where everything is tracked by corporations and governments, originates with one manic, elusive, utterly unique man--as prone to bullying as he was to fits of surpassing generosity and surprising genius. His name was Hank Asher, and his life was a strange and spectacular show that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: Starting in the fifth century BCE and continuing to the present, Lee introduces readers to bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside traditional gender roles of their time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom LeePostel, Sandra
Summary: Sandra Postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with, rather than against, nature's rhythms. In New Mexico, forest rehabilitation is safeguarding drinking water; along the Mississippi River, farmers are planting cover crops to reduce polluted runoff; and in China, "sponge cities" are capturing rainwater to curb urban flooding. Efforts like these will be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2017
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Summary: Morten Storm was an unlikely jihadi. A six-foot-one red-haired Dane, Storm spent his teens in and out of trouble. A book about the Prophet Mohammed prompted his conversion to Islam, and Storm sought purpose in a community of believers. He attended a militant madrasah in Yemen, named his son Osama, and became close friends with Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born terrorist cleric. But after a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: A celebration of delicious foods from Jewish cooks. Learn about one of the most vital subtopics in Jewish cooking: preserved foods. Jewish cooks, even casual ones, are proud of the history of preserved foods in Jewish life, from the time of living in a desert two millennia ago to the era in which Jews lived in European ghettoes with no refrigeration during the last century. In a significant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Common Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2017
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Summary: Documents the life and career of the sixth president of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World, Inc. 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Pub Group 2007
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Summary: "High interest book for reluctant readers containing action packed photos and stories of the hottest dirt bikes and races for kids, discussing which motorcycles qualify, how they are built and raced, who the best drivers are, what to look for in a motorcycle, safety, good sportsmanship, and how racing activities can be a good part of family life"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.75 HOLPoirier, Agnès
Summary: "An incandescent group portrait of the midcentury artists and thinkers whose lives, loves, collaborations, and passions were forged against the wartime destruction and postwar rebirth of Paris"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Para Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.593 POYHarter, Jim.
Summary: The airport terminal, the most important building type in the world of transportation, is also the site of the most ambitious and innovative achievements in 20th-century architecture. From the timber runway used during the Wright Brothers' first powered flight to modern glass-and-steel structures, from military buildings housing fighter planes to public spaces for both travel and shopping,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
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Summary: "This comprehensive guide is a trusted source for understanding neurodiversity that features a brief introduction to the autism spectrum. It also provides easy communication strategies like active listening and positive encouragement as well as steps to avoid misunderstandings by teaching how to recognize biases and correct them. Additionally, you'll learn why the term "high functioning autism"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gem Pub. 2009
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friedman/Fairfax 2002
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Summary: Already a legend during the time of the ancient Greeks, the story of Atlantis told of a sophisticated civilization that disappeared underwater. Civilizations and floods have been talked about for centuries, across many cultures and continents. Readers will discover the many stories of underwater cities and how they have been discussed over the years. Vibrant images and fast facts will help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2018