Settle, Jimmy
Summary: "The young adult adaptation of the epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero. "That Others May Live" is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska's 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2018
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Summary: A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SEADunn, Joeming W.
Summary: History comes alive in this nonfiction graphic novel! Readers will follow along as the battle of Iwo Jima is detailed, from its genesis in Japanese territorial expansion in the early 1930s, to Japan's signing of the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the United States's entry into World War II. The ensuing battle in the Pacific is examined, including the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO 2016
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Summary: A candid combat memoir recalls the battlefield exploits of a seventeen-year-old Marine Corps private, whose selfless actions at the height of the Battle of Iwo Jima not only saved his companions, but also led to him becoming the youngest Marine in history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LUCAS, JACK H. LUCSummary: Three renowned climbers navigate nature's harshest elements and their own complicated inner demons to ascend Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MERContents: Getting up & down -- Advanced set-up -- Distance control -- Hitting off hard pan -- Shape your wedge -- Advanced putting -- Serve sidehill from deep rough -- Spinning bunker shots -- Practice games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: TNM 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 PGASettle, Mary Lee.
Contents: A traveler between -- Madrid -- Castile -- Avila -- Tordesillas -- In the meseta -- Zamora -- Salamanca -- Extremadura -- Guadalupe -- Shadows -- Mérida -- Islam -- Caliphate -- The end of the Reconquista -- Granada -- Duende -- Holiday -- Tartessos -- Palos de la frontera.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946 SETGettle, Jere.
Contents: Growing up with heirlooms -- The Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company -- Seeds in America -- Collecting seeds around the world -- How to garden -- Seed saving -- City farmer -- A to Z growing guide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 GETCronish, Nettie
Summary: It's time to embrace a healthier and more sustainable diet. The main dishes can be tailored to both vegetarians and meat eaters, with instruactions on when to separate the vegetarian portions, when to add the meat or fish, and what to add instead of meat to retain healthy protien levels...who says meat has to be the centerpiece of every meal?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Whitecap 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Cook CronishJoslin, Sesyle.
Summary: Four brief humorous incidents told in Spanish accompanied by appropriate illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Brace & World 1967
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 468.6 JOSMettler, Suzanne.
Summary: "America's higher education system is failing its students. In the space of a generation, we have gone from being the best-educated society in the world to one in which a college degree benefits only to those in the top income brackets. In Degrees of Inequality, acclaimed political scientist Suzanne Mettler explains why the system has gone so horribly wrong and why the American Dream is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.73 METNestle, Marion.
Summary: "Marion Nestle, author of the critically acclaimed Food Politics, argues that ensuring safe food involves more than washing hands or cooking food to higher temperatures. It involves politics. When it comes to food safety, billions of dollars are at stake, and industry, government, and consumers collide over issues of values, economics, and political power--and not always in the public interest....
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.8 NESKearse, Bettye
Summary: A descendant of a slave named Coreen, and-according to oral tradition-her owner, President James Madison, finally shares her family's story.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 920 KEASeiple, Samantha
Summary: Looks at the life and accomplishments of Allan Pinkerton, covering his early life and detective agency work, as well as his later espionage work for Abraham Lincoln.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PINNestle, Marion.
Summary: Synopsis: How does the food industry influence what we eat and, therefore, our health? What are the food industry's marketing methods and what is its relationship to the political system? What can be said about its use of political power to achieve profit goals? A bold, unprecedented behind-the-scenes expose of one of America's biggest and most powerful industries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.85 NESPottle, Jules
Summary: An illustrated collection of 3,000 common words designed to build vocabulary and early writing skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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Summary: Filled with gorgeous photos and step-by-step instructions, this unique and fun cookbook from the founder of the popular blog I Am Baker showcases recipes for dozens of imaginative cakes for every occasion - each with a special surprise inside.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.8653 RETNestle, Marion.
Summary: From publisher description: With What to Eat, this renowned nutritionist takes us on a guided tour of the supermarket, explaining the issues with verve and wit as well as a scientist's expertise and a food lover's experience. Today's supermarket is ground zero for the food industry, a place where the giants of agribusiness compete for sales with profits, not nutrition or health, in mind. Nestle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 NESRettke, Amanda
Summary: A food blogger, cake cookbook author, and Minnesota homesteader provides 110 home-cooked recipes with chapters on breakfast, casseroles, soups, appetizers, meats, vegetables and desserts along with her trademark sassy commentary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5977 RETBittle, Jake
Summary: "The untold story of climate migration-the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities being torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us as we confront a changing future"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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Summary: An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of red foxes, small animals that are related to dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.775 GENGentle, Victor.
Summary: Photographs and text provide information about right whales, looking at their behaviors, feeding habits, communication skills, and physical appearance; and discussing the reasons for their endangered status.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.5 GENSearle, Nancy
Summary: A handbook for raising rabbits for pets, for profit, or to show.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications, Inc. 1992
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.9322 SEASeiple, Samantha
Summary: "In Nazi Saboteurs, Samantha Seiple brings readers into the high-stakes world of Hitler's most trusted team of saboteurs as the eight men are hand-selected by top Nazi officials to be trained in spycraft and sabotage. With black-and-white photos and fast-paced storytelling, readers follow the men to the coasts of New York and Florida, where they work to establish secret identities for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2019