Summary: In 1985, Willem de Kooning's oil painting Woman-Ochre vanished from the University of Arizona Museum of Art in Tucson. The $160 million work of art remained missing until 2017, when it was found hanging in the former home of Jerry and Rita Alter, a deceased New Mexico married couple. The film features interviews with the Alters' family members and those involved in the painting's disappearance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THIWinnick, Nick
Summary: Explores the physical characteristics, natural habitats, history, and folklore of owls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AV2 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.97 WINMinnick, Fred
Summary: Traces the history of Scotch, bourbon, and whiskey through the contributions of women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potomac Books Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4766 MINRussell-Brown, Katheryn
Summary: "A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source lists are included"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2020
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Summary: The true story of Grace Bedell, who suggested that Abraham Lincoln grow a beard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WINBieber, Katheryn Tidwell.
Summary: This simple, creative approach to felting (basically, just shrinking garments on purpose) is easy on the budget (yarn can be pricey) and saves time (you don't have to knit a large item to shrink).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.0463 BIEVermette, Katherena
Summary: Echo Desjardins, a thirteen-year-old Métis girl, is struggling with feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new foster family. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary, and Echo's life will never be the same. During Mr. Bee's lecture, Echo finds herself transported to another time and place--a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie--and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Highwater Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 GIRRussell-Brown, Katheryn
Summary: "A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LISTON RUSLandmann, Kathrin
Summary: "Beautifully photographed, this beginner-friendly guide has everything you need to make 18 lovely soaps. Inspirational for seasoned soap-makers as well, the recipes use only natural ingredients that are kind to the skin and our environment. From olive oilto juniper and cucumber to honey, there are lots of gorgeous fragrances and colours to satisfy everyone. With comprehensive information on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press Limited 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 668 LANHennick, Calvin
Summary: Five years into fatherhood, Calvin Hennick is plagued by self-doubt and full of questions. How can he teach his son to be a man, when his own father figures abandoned him? As a white man, what can he possibly teach his biracial son about how to live as a black man in America? And what does it even mean to be a man today, when society’s expectations of men seem to change from moment to moment? ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pushcart Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HENNICK, CALVIN HENPinnock, Don
Summary: Amazing photographs of elephants accompany narratives from researchers, scientists, and conservationists celebrating elephants and calling for their preservation. African savanna elephants--among the most magnificent and beloved of our fellow mammals--are an extraordinary, social, and intelligent species. The Last Elephants , an homage to these animals and a clarion call for their preservation,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.67 PINPivnick, Rob
Summary: Guide for young adults teaches how to handle money, banking, and investing in future accounts. Includes instruction on setting financial goals, risk v. reward, diversification, financial advising, and minimizing costs and expenses. With worksheets, activities, and an answer key.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Racehorse for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 332.024 PIVMitnick, Sarai.
Summary: Provides five patterns, and all the sewing knowledge you need to make them into reality. Develop your skills, sew a lovely wardrobe, and enjoy the results!--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Krause 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.4 MITBannick, Paul
Summary: In Owl, award-winning photographer Paul Bannick uses his intimate yet dramatic images to track four different nesting owl species, Northern Pygmy, Burrowing, Great Gray, and Snowy, throughout the course of one year and in four distinct habitats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Braided River 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598 BANGay, Kathlyn
Contents: Death in your life -- When someone close dies -- Vigils -- Living with deadly diseases -- End-of-life decisions and care -- Euthanasia : mercy killing or murder? -- Suicide survival and loss -- Funerals, burials, and memorials -- Cultural and religious beliefs about death -- Legal matters -- When pets and service animals die -- Living your life -- Appendix -- Further reading -- Glossary --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.9 GAYWinick, Judd
Summary: "When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets of his identity and help him save the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WINCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC WINWinick, Judd
Summary: Hilo and his friends must save the world from monsters from another dimension.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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Summary: While adjusting to a new home and school, Echo finds herself transported back in time to 1869, when Maetis resistance fighters battle against Canadian surveyors for access to land in the Red River Valley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Highwater Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 GIRTaylor, Kathryne
Summary: The path to a healthy body and happy belly is paved with real food--fresh, wholesome, sustainable food--and it doesn't need to be so difficult. No one knows this more than Kathryne Taylor of America's most popular vegetarian food blog, Cookie and Kate. With Love Real Food, she offers over 100 approachable and outrageously delicious meatless recipes complete with substitutions to make meals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 TAYWinick, Judd
Summary: "As D.J., Gina, Hilo and Izzy go on another adventure together, Hilo gets even closer to answering the questions of his past. But the shocking answers he gets are not the ones he expected or wanted"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WINCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC WINGay, Kathlyn
Summary: Discusses the myths and misconceptions surrounding epilepsy, and offers medical information, advice on dealing with the disorder, and candid stories from teens living with epilepsy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.853 GAYPinnock, Dale
Contents: Ingredients -- Recipes -- Conditions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.563 PINMinnich, Jerry.
Summary: It's all here---step-by-step guidance for gardening success in Michigan's varying soil types and often difficult climate. Veteran garden writer Jerry Minnich presents detailed directions and practical tips for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, landscaping plants, and house plants, as well as dependable advice on hundreds of garden operations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.0977 MINKirkwood, Kathlyn J.
Summary: This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday tobecome a national holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022