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Summary: ""In almost any culture, at any time, you can find food writing," writes guest editor Mark Bittman in his introduction. "Food means growing and hardship, and health and medicine, and work and holiday. In its abundance it is a gift and a joy, and in its absence a curse and a tragedy. If a culture has writing, that culture has food writing." The stories in this year's Best American Food Writing...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Keller, Werner

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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1981

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.95 Kelle

Wexler, Barbara

Summary: "Following an organic diet can be a wise choice. But understanding the many terms out in the marketplace--from "natural" to "all natural" and even "organic" vs. "100% organic" can be tricky. What does it mean if a product is labeled "all natural?" Are the health benefits of buying organic even worth it? Which fruits and vegetables contain the lowest amounts of pesticides--and the highest? With...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 2015

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Wexler, Richard

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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 1990

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Wexler, Laura

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003

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Wegler, Monika.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.9322 WEG

Kroner, Django.

Summary: Outlines "everything you need to know in order to choose a suitable location and the right materials for your build; how to choose the right tree; which tools you need and how to use them; how to build with the health of the tree in mind--which is important for treehouse safety as well as the environment"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Popular Woodworking Books 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 665 KRO

Wexler, Bruce

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Summary: Route 66: Ghost Towns and Roadside Relics takes the reader along the whole length of the most iconic stretch of road in the world. The book brings the essence of the Mother Road to life as it swings by nostalgic towns, faded motels, vintage gas stations, dilapidated signs, and famous landmarks on the route. 

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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 917.3 ROUTE 66 WEX

Wexler, Natalie

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Summary: "The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Weller, Melissa

Summary: "A comprehensive baking bible for the twenty-first century from the James Beard nominee who has redefined American baking. With 120 scientifically grounded recipes for sweet and savory baked goods anyone can master."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.86 WEL

Summary: When a marketing executive for a huge burger chain finds a nasty secret ingredient in their burger recipe, he goes to the ranches and slaughterhouses of Colorado to investigate and finds that the truth is sometimes difficult to swallow.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FAS

Weller, Jac.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Longmans 1967

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Weller, Francis

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Summary: "Noted psychotherapist Francis Weller provides an essential guide for navigating the deep waters of sorrow and loss in this lyrical yet practical handbook for mastering the art of grieving. Describing how Western patterns of amnesia and anesthesia affect our capacity to cope with personal and collective sorrows, Weller reveals the new vitality we may encounter when we welcome, rather than fear,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 WEL

Weller, Sheila

Summary: Sourced by friends, colleagues, and witnesses to all stages of Fisher's life, this work is an affectionate and even-handed portrayal of a woman whose unsurpassed honesty is a reminder of how things should be. Weller traces Carrie Fisher's life from her Hollywood royalty roots to her untimely and shattering death after Christmas 2016. We follow Fisher's acting career, from her debut in Shampoo...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FIS

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B FISHER WEL

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio Fisher

Wesler, Cathy A.

Summary: Offers a variety of low-calories recipes such as "Australian lobster tails," "Carribbean style rice," and "oriental flank steak" and includes nutritional information and preparation time for each recipe.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxmoor House 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56 WES

Dibango, Manu

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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN DIB

Durango, Julia

Summary: In beauty, talent and skills, the housefly can't compete with other bugs. But as a pest he is a winner. Book also shows a beetle, firefly, cricket, cicada, housefly and spider.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2007

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Keeler, Jacqueline.

Summary: "Native young people and elders pray in sweat lodges at the Océti Sakówin camp, the North Dakota landscape outside blanketed in snow. In Oregon, white men and women in army surplus and western gear, some draped in the American flag, gather in the buildings of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. The world witnessed two standoffs in 2016: the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's protest against an oil pipeline...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Torrey House Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 KEE

Zeller, Anne.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Book House 1980

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 741.9774 ZEL

Mealer, Bryan

Summary: In 1892, Bryan Mealer's great-grandfather leaves the Georgia mountains and heads west into Texas, looking for wealth and adventure in the raw and open country. But his luck soon runs out. Beset by drought, the family loses their farm just as the dead pastures around them give way to one of the biggest oil booms in American history.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MEA

Meller, Susan.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 1991

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.62 MEL

Teller, Joseph

Summary: Criminal defense attorney Harrison J. Walker, better known as Jaywalker, has been suspended for using "creative" tactics and receiving "gratitude" in the courtroom stairwell. Convincing the judge that clients are counting on him, Jaywalker is allowed to complete ten cases. The last truly tests his abilities. Sexy young Samara Moss stabbed her elderly billionaire husband in the heart. Or so...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 0000

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Wenner, Paul.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.262 WEN

Beller, Elizabeth

Summary: "The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in this captivating and effervescent biography that is perfect for fans of My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy, What Remains, and Fairy Tale Interrupted. A quarter of acentury after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and sister-in-law Lauren, the magnitude of this...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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