Bejan, Adrian
Summary: Reveals how recurring patterns in nature are accounted for by a single governing principle of physics, explaining how all designs in the world from biological life to inanimate systems evolve in a sequence of ever-improving designs that facilitate flow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 BEJArrian.
Summary: During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. Arrian's history of those conquests is the most reliable and detailed account to emerge from the ancient world. --from publisher description
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938.07 ARRToss, Brion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.8882 TOSLoewinsohn, Briana
Summary: "Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden, a forest, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman, her early memories as a child, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to a parent who struggles with mental illness. Gorgeously illustrated in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LOEWINSOHN, BRIA LOEHardesty, Von
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.13 HarBrin, Geri
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sixth&Spring Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.34 BRISummary: In this documentary, Che Smith (a.k.a. Rhymefest, the Grammy-winning rapper) reunites with his father, an alcoholic living on the streets of Chicago, and struggles to deliver him to safety and an existence that is productive and meaningful, in essence, taking responsibility for the man who had abandoned him as a young child.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INGarnett, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1982
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.36 GARToss, Brion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.8 TosCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Water TossHardesty, Constance.
Summary: Provides plans and instructions for growing twenty-six different gardens, with recipes for using what is grown. Gardens and recipes are divided by difficulty level, from easy to advanced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Kids 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635 HARKanduth, Rian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hermes House 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 749.7 KANMalan, Rian.
Summary: A chronicle of South Africa's halting, sometimes violent, steps and missteps, taken as blacks and whites try to build a new country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968.06 MALBendis, Brian Michael
Summary: One of the Hood's gang learns how to turn off the Avenger's powers, Thor and the Dark Avengers battle the frost giant Ymir, and Ronin sets out to assassinate Norman Osborn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC 2017
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2 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NEWBriant, Monta Z.
Summary: In "Baby Sign Language Basics," parents will learn 60 baby-friendly American Sign Language signs. Baby-specific signing techniques, songs, and games are included to make learning fun and easy, and also open up two-way communication quickly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 419.1 BRIDavis, David Brion.
Summary: Davis begins with the dramatic Amistad case, which vividly highlights the international character of the Atlantic slave trade and the roles of the American judiciary, the presidency, the media, and of both black and white abolitionists. The heart of the book looks at slavery in the American South, describing black slaveholding planters, the rise of the Cotton Kingdom, the daily life of ordinary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 DAVScott, Briana Corr
Summary: "A boldly illustrated gift edition of the beloved English Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas"--with an artful twist. East Coast artist Briana Corr Scott brings her naturalist's eye to the classic holiday song, pairing the original lyrics with bold and whimsical illustrations that celebrate flora and fauna. A kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies on milkweed flowers is Eight maids a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nimbus Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SCOBrown, Brian
Summary: "From UFOs to Dr. Strangelove, LSD experiments to Richard Nixon, author Brian T. Brown investigates the paranoid, panicked history of the Cold War" -- From book jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 BROBurian, Peter K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 770 BuriaBijan, Donia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 641.5092 BIJBorman, Tracy
Summary: "Anne Boleyn may be best known for losing her head, but as Tudor expert Tracy Borman reveals in a book that recasts British history, her greatest legacy lies in the path-breaking reign of her daughter, Elizabeth. Much of the fascination with Britain's legendary Tudors centers around the dramas surrounding Henry VIII and his six wives and Elizabeth I's rumored liaisons. Yet the most fascinating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BORBrimi, Arne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norsk Fakra Forlag 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 BRIBritz, Allison
Summary: "A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder--and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side--in this powerful and inspiring memoir. Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Pulse 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 BRIBriwa, Bill.
Contents: Into the mind of a chef -- Launching the day -- One fresh thing -- Evolution of a quick dish -- What makes a meal? -- A chef entertains.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2013
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 EVECall number: DVD 641.5 EVE
Carter, Arlan.
Summary: The American Rowboat Motor covers the development of the outboard motor between the 1890's and the 1920's. During this relatively short time, the country saw remarkable technological advances in communications and transportation. The telephone kept us connected, the radio kept us informed, and we went from a horse drawn society to a motorized one, all in the span of thirty short years. Marine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Fall Creek Trading Co.] 2010