Frahm, Eckart
Summary: "In Assyria, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of one of the ancient world's most accomplished civilizations, the Assyrian Empire. Tracing its origins to a minor city state in present-day Iraq, Assyria at its height, around 660 BCE, stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf, the first empire the world had seen. Breath-taking, belligerent conquest -- epitomized in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 935 FRAWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEIMeyners, Eckart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Half Halt Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.24 MEYMarron, Aileen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Journey Editions 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.6 MARWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: Meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard, broke records, and inspired girls around the world. You'll read about the first woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby, the number one tennis player in the world, a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, and a snow boarder who landed a death-defying jump, along with many others. Includes: Simone Biles * Gretchen Bleiler * Hannah...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids/Running Press Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEIHerkert, Barbara
Summary: A biography of the author known for such beloved classics as "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little," explores how his lifelong fascination with the outdoors inspired his most popular work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WHIWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: Presents a collection of gross riddles, jokes, and puzzles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1966
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FISBeckert, Sven.
Summary: "The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry combining imperial expansion and slave labor with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 BECCahill, Coleen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friedman/Fairfax 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.77 CAHWilken, Scott
Summary: "Tour some of the world's most famous haunted places in Spooky Historical Sites. Young readers will learn about the history, eerie occurrences, and public reactions to several spooky sites. The book also provides historic context and scientific facts that explain what is really going on. Dynamic photos and illustrative details will make readers feel as though they've just visited each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J133.12 WILZimmerman, Eilene
Summary: "Eilene Zimmerman's ex-husband, Peter, had it all: He was a partner at a prestigious law firm, lived in a $2 million house by the beach, and had two great kids. Maintaining a friendly relationship, Eilene and Peter talked and saw each other frequently. But a few years after their divorce she started noticing erratic behavior: absenteeism, weight loss, constant exhaustion and sickness. Peter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZIMMERMAN, EILENE ZIMMarron, Aileen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Journey Editions 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.6 MARWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: A book of knock knock jokes. Includes other puzzles and activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.132 WEITolle, Eckhart
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 291.44 TOLSalley, Coleen.
Summary: A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SALTolle, Eckhart
Summary: Gateways to now includes a musical reflection CD whish offers quiet contemplation time--a chance to acquire a reflective anchor that intensifies the integration of the listening experience into our lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Agog Creative Group 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 158 TOLEllgen, Pamela.
Summary: "College is a time of learning. But it'll be hard to ace your classes if you fail to feed yourself well. 'The Five-Ingredient College Cookbook' makes it easy for students to prepare truly tasty, mostly healthy, and totally realistic meals. They're still fast. They're still cheap. But they're a whole lot better for you than the alternative."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 641.512 ELLNilsen, Anders
Summary: "Dogs and Water "chronicles a piece of a lonely journey, without origin or destination. A young man wandering a nameless path has only a stuffed bear as a companion, which inertly endures his desperation, anger, and musings along the way. The landscape is cold and bleak with few landmarks, and offers only precarious encounters with animals and armed men. These interactions are rife with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2007
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NilsenTolle, Eckhart
Contents: Silence & stillness -- Beyond the thinking mind -- The egoic self -- The now -- Who you truly are -- Acceptance & surrender -- Nature -- Relationships -- Death & the eternal -- Suffering & the end of suffering.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Spirit TolleDineen, Jacqueline
Summary: An introduction to the grizzly bear's physical features, habitat, life cycle, relationships with other animals, threats they face, and related facts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animals DineenTichler, Heleen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 BotermansVilden, Lynx
Summary: "In this memoir, earth advocate chronicles her journey to reconnect with the earth, offering a model for how we all can nurture the wild around and inside ourselves. In 1991, twenty-four-year-old Lynx Vilden crawled out of a sweat lodge covered in mud, her face streaked with tears, and whispered a promise to the earth: "I will love you and cherish you, I will learn how to live and share what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023