Summary: Presents a collection of the year's best essays as selected by best-selling author Alexander Chee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The new landmark three-part series follows the most extensive archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Nearly two years in the making, with exclusive access to the dig and the all-Italian team of archaeologists, the series follows the excavation of an entire city block, Insula 10, in the north of the city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NAKHoy, Ray.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clymer Publications 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.8723 HOYBaker, Chris
Summary: "Structured around a walk in the woods, On a Mushroom Day is an artful introduction to the wonderful world of mushrooms."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2024
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Summary: In this powerful and deeply felt memoir of translation, storytelling, and borders, Alejandra Oliva, a Mexican-American translator and immigrant justice activist, offers a powerful chronical of her experience interpreting at the US-Mexico border. Having worked with asylum seekers since 2016, she knows all too well the gravity of taking someone's trauma and delivering it to the warped demands of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 OLIStreisand, Barbra
Contents: disc 1, Live in concert 2006 / conceived and directed by Barbra Streisand, Richard Jay-Alexander. Act I. Funny girl overture (original Broadway version) ; Starting here, starting now ; Down with love ; The way we were ; Ma premiere chanson ; Evergreen (with II Divo) ; My way (II Divo) ; Come rain or come shine ; Funny girl ; The music that makes me dance ; My man ; People -- Act II. The music...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hip-O 2009
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BARSummary: Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUHay, Carol
Summary: "An audacious and accessible guide to feminist philosophy-its origins, its key ideas, and its newest directions. Think Like a Feminist is an irreverent yet rigorous primer that unpacks two hundred years of feminist ideas. Professor Carol Hay takes the long view on our current moment, framing it within the philosophical thinking that underlies the organization and activism that has transformed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 HAYAlexandre, Frédérique
Summary: "At last, a baby knits collection specifically designed to make pattern instructions as easy as can be! Take your pick of 34 designs for a baby's wardrobe that couldn't be simpler. With even the most complicated pattern instructions, finishing techniques, and sizing changes laid out using Marie Claire's straightforward, easy-to-understand method, knitters of all levels of experience can create...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trafalgar Square 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 ALESummary: Documents the monumental move of renowned photographer and artist, Jay Maisel, who, in February 2015 after forty-eight years, sold his home, the 36,000 square-foot, 100-year-old landmark building in Manhattan known simply as "The Bank." Through the intimate lens of noted artist and photographer Stephen Wilkes, the viewer is taken on a remarkable journey through Maisel's life as an artist,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JAYFradin, Dennis B.
Summary: In the early morning hours of July 11, 1804, two men stood facing each other on a New Jersey cliff side. One was the U.S. vice president, Aaron Burr, and the other was Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury. They were ready to fight to the death for honor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.4 FRAPizarnik, Alejandra
Summary: Revered by the likes of Octavio Paz and Roberto Bolano, Alejandra Pizarnik is still a hidden treasure in the U.S. Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962 1972 unearths this extraordinary poet for English readers in a bilingual edition that spans the heights of Pizarnik s oeuvre. In her brief life, Pizarnik produced an astonishingly powerful body of work. In her own words, she was drawn to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Directions 2016
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Summary: Determining a food's carbon cost can be difficult. From examining the impact of the supply chain for foods to evaluating the carbon footprint of various plant-based options, this cookbook shows you exactly how to make the most environmentally friendly food choices. Packed with over 140 delicious recipes made with sustainable ingredients, this climate-friendly cooking book will teach you how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56362 SCHHay, Donna
Summary: Australia's most trusted home cook is celebrating a fresher approach to eating. These days we're bombarded with so many messages about what to eat more of and what to eat less of and what to give up altogether, it can all get a little confusing and, let's face it, overwhelming. When there are so many passing fads and extreme diets out there, it's a relief to turn to a voice of reason,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fourth Estate 2015
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Summary: When Steve helps out at his dad's pharmacy, he encounters a variety of surprising customers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2005
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Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Our "Founding Fathers" were, in fact, human beings. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUCrapanzano, Aleksandra
Summary: When we think of French desserts, we tend to imagine ornate creations and confections. Perhaps we envision a tarte Tatin, but rarely a homemade cake, whipped up on a weeknight with little fuss. But that is exactly what Parisians make and eat. Gâteaux are simple, delicious cakes, both sweet and savory, served to family and friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022
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Summary: An exploration of underground and undersea life depicts creatures and elements that vary from burrowing animals to man-made tunnels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2016
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Summary: Contains general recipes taken from the magazine Marie Claire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Whitecap Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 642 HAYHay, Cassie
Summary: Follows the lives of three female roller derby participants as they work to make their dreams come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures Llc 2021
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Summary: A new edition of Australia's favourite cookbook for kids and the modern family who love to eat, cook, celebrate and have fun together, from Australia's #1 bestselling cookbook author, Donna Hay. As a mum, Donna knows that there is nothing more enjoyable than introducing your children to the wonders of taste, food, flavours and the joy of cooking. The new and expanded edition of her bestselling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fourth Estate 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 HAYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 HAYHay, Sheridan.
Summary: Coming to New York from Tasmania at the age of eighteen, Rosemary takes a job at a used and rare bookstore run by the gruff Mr. Pike and his idiosyncratic staff and becomes caught up in the search for a long-lost Melville manuscript.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2006