Gross, Ernie.
Summary: ""Recommended"--Choice. This edition is updated with over 950 additional entries for 2000-2006, with a special emphasis on areas of growing interest, including African-American and women's accomplishments and controversies over homosexual rights and church-state matters"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McFarland & Co. 2008
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 973.02 GROBest-Boss, Angie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Addicus Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.11 BOSBrock, Annie
Summary: The psychology of mindset continues to be the hottest topic of discussion among educators everywhere. Studies show growth mindset results in higher engagement, better test scores, and all-around greater student success. In this follow-up to widely praised The Growth Mindset Coach, education professionals Annie Brock and Heather Hundley show how to take mindset to the next level with further...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370 BROLaNier, Carlotta Walls.
Summary: Unabridged.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 379.263 LANSterling, Evelina Weidman
Summary: Explains symptoms and coping strategies for women experiencing early menopause and discusses hormone therapy, fertility options, ways to combat long-term effects of early menopause, how early menopause effects personal relationships, and other related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fireside Book 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.1 STESterling, Evelina Weidman
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.645 STESummary: On the occasion of his 70th birthday, the organizers of the Newport Jazz Festival presented a special tribute to one of the great figures of jazz, Louis Armstrong. Features commentary by Armstrong.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC LOUPatterson, James
Summary: The House Next Door (with Susan DiLallo): Married mother of three Laura Sherman was thrilled when her new neighbor invited her on some errands. But a few quick tasks became a long lunch-and now things could go too far with a man who isn't what he seems ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PATBrown, Katie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 BROSummary: Filmmaker Joe Cross, recently obese and unhealthy, travels the United States promoting to all he encounters a lifestyle "reboot" centered around consuming only fruit and vegetable juices. Along the way he meets Phil Staples, a morbidly obese man to whom Cross offers his reboot cure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RebootYourLife 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FATBrown, Daniel
Summary: This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adof Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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Summary: Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2013
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Summary: Describes the American rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 Olympics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Traces the history of black America back to ancient African civilization, examining attempts by the white establishment in the U.S. to conceal this knowledge as a means of undermining African American identity. Presents theories of scholars and social commentators which comprise a history in which African Americans have been systematically oppressed as a people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HIDSummary: The extraordinary story of the iconic poet, musician and folksinger Violeta Parra, whose songs have become hymns for Chileans and Latin Americans alike. Director Andres Wood traces the intensity and explosive vitality of her life, from humble origins to international fame, her defense of indigenous cultures and devotion to her art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VIOSummary: Every year the United States hires 250,000 new teachers. On September 7, five teachers will begin their new journey. These five young teachers fight the real fight: educating our children, one child at a time. Shows the human side of the story, revealing all the determination and commitment it takes to survive in America's toughest school systems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIRBroks, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152 broDante Alighieri
Summary: At dusk on the eve of Good Friday, Dante and Virgil embark on a journey that will lead Dante to Heaven where a contentment with God will be found and his beloved Beatrice awaits. But they must first pass through the Gates of Hell and enter the underground world of sinners. The living man and his un-dead guide witness a succession of terrible punishments being inflicted on those who led ungodly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CSA Word 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 851.1 DANBress, Helene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1981
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.14 BREBroks, Paul
Summary: "When celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks's wife died of cancer, it sparked a journey of grief and reflection that traced a lifelong attempt to understand how the brain gives rise to the soul. The result of that journey is a gorgeous, evocative meditation on fate, death, consciousness, and what it means to be human. The Darker the Night, The Brighter the Stars weaves a scientist's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153 BROLande, Nathaniel.
Contents: The Revolutionary War -- The War of 1812 -- The Mexican War -- The Civil War -- The Spanish-American War -- World War I -- World War II -- The cold war and the Korean War -- The Vietnam War -- The Gulf War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4333 LANCanin, Ethan
Summary: In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, the New York Times bestselling author of America America and other acclaimed works of fiction, explores the mysteries of a father, a son, and a family, as well as the nature of genius, jealousy, ambition, and love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CANBrose, Christian
Summary: "When we think about the future of war, the military and Washington and most everyone gets it backwards. We think in terms of buying single military systems, such as fighter jets or aircraft carriers. And when we think about modernizing those systems, wethink about buying better versions of the same things. But what really matters is not the single system but "the battle network"--the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020