Summary: "In one volume, three unforgettable memoirs that capture the brutality, fear, and heroism of the American land, air, and sea war in the Pacific. "Every generation is a secret society," former Marine pilot Samuel Hynes wrote. "The secret that my generation--the one that came of age during the Second World War--shared was simply the war itself." This volume brings together the powerful memoirs of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WORSinek, Simon.
Summary: In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. Do you want to inspire others and achieve...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joosr Ltd 2016
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Summary: Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty? In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way-and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. People like Martin Luther King Jr.,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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Summary: How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2018
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Summary: With Start With Why, Simon Sinek inspired a movement to build a world in which the vast majority of us can feel safe while we are at work and fulfilled when we go home at night. However, many people have had trouble bringing the book's message into their own career and company. Now, along with two of his colleagues, Peter Docker and David Mead, he has created a guide to the most important step...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC 2017
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Summary: "Sinek is back to reveal the next step in creating happier and healthier organizations. He helps us understand, in simple terms, the biology of trust and cooperation and why they're essential to our success and fulfillment. Organizations that create environments in which trust and cooperation thrive vastly out perform their competition. And, not coincidentally, their employees love working...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: An award-winning collection of poems by Richard Siken that explore passion and obsession.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 SIKSilen, Andrea
Summary: "Giant teeth! Crushing bite! Slicing claws! And ... feathers? Scientists have unearthed new knowledge about the king of the dinosaurs, and now you can, too. Travel back in time to the Mesozoic forests to meet the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. Learn how their bodies were perfectly adapted for hunting, how T. rex parents guarded their nests, and just how much meat they could guzzle down in a single...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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Summary: "Siena Cherson Siegel dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet.. Siena has worked hard her whole life to be a professional ballet dancer, then makes the difficult decision to quit dancing and tries to figure out what comes next. But what do you do when you have spent your entire life working toward a goal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2021
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Summary: "Find out what a rainforest is and what kinds of plants and animals call the rainforests home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SILSimeon, Sheldon
Summary: "The story of Hawaiian cooking, by a two-time Top Chef finalist and Fan Favorite, through 100 recipes that embody the beautiful cross-cultural exchange of the islands. On two seasons of Top Chef, Sheldon Simeon established himself as a leading young, creative chef (he was both a finalist and Fan Favorite on both seasons). The role he is even more proud to fill, though, is as the storyteller of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59969 SIMSummary: Half a century into their marriage, Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbounded energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple's multistory, brightly-painted Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SOGilsvik, Bob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.11 GILAdaf, Shimon
Summary: Cycle of poems composed after Adaf's sister's death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alice James Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 492.4 ADAAlarik, Scott.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Wolf Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.62 ALAWay, Clarence Simeon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Homespun 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 WAYSimes, Dimitri K.
Summary: Explores a country struggling with economic crises while pursuing an assertive foreign policy and analyses the relationship between Russia and the U.S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.086 SIMSikes, Amie
Summary: In their first book, the Junk Gypsies--sisters and stars of the popular Texas-born brand and HGTV show--combine big dreams, stories of roadside treasures found, and down-home design projects inspired by epic makeovers for friends like Miranda Lambert, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Sadie Robertson. Amie and Jolie Sikes, the Thelma and Louise of the design world, are the Junk Gypsies: a family with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 SIKSomer, Elizabeth.
Summary: Shares simple tips and strategies for looking and feeling sexier through eating healthily and exercising, accompanied by recipes, shopping lists, quizzes, and checklists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.9 SOMEdelman, Shimon.
Summary: Draws on philosophy, literature, and brain science to explain why the pursuit of happiness is a more complicated effort than understood by most people, sharing insights into how to apply scientific methods for increasing one's chances of achieving happiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 EDEKimes, Joanne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 Kimes 2004Riemen, Rob
Summary: An international bestseller, To Fight Against This Age consists of two beautifully written, cogent, and urgent essays about the rise of fascism and the ways in which we can combat it. In “The Eternal Return of Fascism,” Rob Riemen explores the theoretical weakness of fascism, which depends on a politics of resentment, the incitement of anger and fear, xenophobia, the need for scapegoats, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1992