Moore, Michael Scott
Summary: "With echoes of Catch-22 and Black Hawk Down, author and former hostage Michael Scott Moore masterfully walks a fine line between personal narrative and journalistic distance in this page-turning and novelistic account of 977 days held captive by Somali pirates. Moore set off for Somalia in January 2012 after reporting on a historic trial of ten Somali pirates in Germany. He went with an open...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave,, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.15 MOOMcCarthy, Moira.
Contents: Where has my little girl gone? -- Life with mom -- Life with dad -- Communicating with your daughter -- Discipline and punishments -- Your daughter's self-image and self-esteem -- Developing emotional maturity -- Miss independent -- Your daughter's value system -- School and social issues -- Let's talk about sex (and dating) -- Risky business -- Twenty-first century issues and technology --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.133 MCCStork, Travis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 613.2 STOStork, Travis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.25 STOStott, Rebecca.
Summary: Tells the story of the collective discovery of evolution, arguing that the idea emerged over many centuries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2012
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Summary: "After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by others, the Milky Way would like a chance to speak for itself. All one hundred billion stars and fifty undecillion tons of gas of it. It all began some thirteen billion years ago, when clouds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 523.1 MCTSlott, Ed.
Summary: Provides advice and information on growing, sustaining, and preserving money for retirement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 332.024 SloButterfield, Moira
Summary: "Every creature in the ocean-- from the tiny snail to the enormous blue whale-- depends on water for survival. This engaging book introduces children to the animals that live in the world's oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds. It also presents fascinating facts about the water cycle, different modes of transportation in water, and how water is prepared for drinking"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 360 Degrees, an imprint of Tiger Tales 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 1996
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Summary: "In Bird Brother, Rodney [Stotts] shares his remarkable journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America's few Black master falconers. For Rodney, a job pulling trash from the Anacostia River with the Earth Conservation Corps began as a side gig to dealing drugs--a way to get a paystub necessary to rent his own apartment. But then something incredible happened: the river's health began...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STOTTS, RODNEY STOKalman, Maira.
Summary: Filled with original art and photographs by the author who is also an illustrator and designer, each chapter represents a month of Kalman's yearlong travel across the U.S. and her reflections on democracy. She starts with a celebration of Barack Obama's Presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., continues with the month of February and Abraham Lincoln, and explores democracy and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 KALWilliams, Moyra.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wilshire Book Co. 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.1 WILMehta, Mira
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7046 MEHButterfield, Moira
Summary: Describes some of the animals and plants living in a dark and water place, asking the reader to guess what kind of place is being described.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thameside 1999
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 577.7 ButteKalman, Maira.
Summary: A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2002
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Summary: Wanting to know about the real man behind the sixteenth president's legendary character, a little girl learns about Lincoln's beliefs regarding universal freedom as well as lesser-known aspects of his life, from his love of Mozart and his wife's vanilla cake to his pet dog and the way he kept notes in his stovepipe hat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINButterfield, Moira
Summary: "Set off on an adventure and find natural treasures, from spiraled seashells to discarded mermaid's purses. Then learn more about the marine plants and creatures in this fact-filled guide to the outdoors."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: Open your senses to a world of wonder by taking a walk through the woods! Set off on an outdoor adventure and find natural treasures, from prickly pine cones to swirly snail shells, then learn more about the plants and creatures of the forest in this fact-filled guide to the outdoors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2021
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Summary: "Open your senses to a world of wonder by taking a walk through a farm! Set off on an adventure and find natural treasures, from wild grasses and hay to tufts of sheep's wool, then learn about the animals and crops in this fact-filled guide to the outdoors." -- Back Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for making a variety of paper crafts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Pub. 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Crafts ButterfieldButterfield, Moira
Summary: Come and hitch a ride in vehicles of every shape and size - from family cars to double-decker buses, chugging tractors to speedy supercars, and gigantic monster trucks to noisy fire engines. With bounce-along rhythms and fascinating facts, any single reading is sure to result in a victory lap or two!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Transport ButterfieldSavonius, Moira.
Summary: Introducing fungi in photographs with a few basic facts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers Inc. 1973