Summary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACSummary: Sir David Attenborough drops in for tea at the modest suburban home of Neville and Sally Hollingworth, both amateur fossil hunters in southern England. He's there to look at some of the unusual objects that decorate their living room, including giant tusks and massive molars that belonged to extinct mammoths and a hand-axe shaped by Neanderthals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Complementing the British Library exhibit, provides an overview of the Hogwarts curriculum, covering thousands of years of magic history and displaying artifacts released from the Library's archives, previously-unseen materials, and items from throughout the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 823 HARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 823 ROWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J823 HARBird, Kai
Summary: J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2005
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT BIRIsler, J. J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDG Books Worldwide 1997
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Place a hold to request this item.Johnson, J. J.
Summary: "From award-winning author and acclaimed chef JJ Johnson comes a cookbook full of delicious recipes that celebrate the history and versatility one of the world's essential foods. The Simple Art of Rice is a celebration of rice and the many cultures in which this life-giving grain takes pride of place at the center of every table. The recipes are influenced by these global flavors from Asia to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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Summary: Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Kora to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 LEECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC LEEPursell, J. J.
Summary: "Trusted naturopath Dr. JJ Pursell shares 375 herbal recipes that support the daily health and wellness of every member of the household"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2019
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Summary: Covers everything from asthma, allergies, and heart health, to pregnancy, lactation, cradle cap, and colic, and includes recipes such as capsules, salves, teas, and tinctures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.5 PURRowling, J. K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ROWGoode, J. J
Summary: Presents recipes intended for late-night eating from such chefs as Wes Avila, April Bloomfield, Maya Erickson, and Mitch Orr, including scrambled eggs with uni, pad thai, and bacon and gravy mac and cheese.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2017
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Summary: A practical reference guide for sailing that provides information on fundamental techniques, equipment, terminology, knots, navigation, and common mistakes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley Pub., Inc. 2006
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Summary: Covers models Chevrolet Lumina APV, Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport, for model years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes Pub. Group 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 General Motors LuminaJohnson, J. J.
Summary: In two of the most renowned and historic venues in Harlem, Alexander Smalls and JJ Johnson created a unique take on the Afro-Asian-American flavor profile. Their foundation was a collective three decades of traveling the African diaspora, meeting and eating with chefs of color, and researching the wide reach of a truly global cuisine; their inspiration was how African, Asian, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 JOHPursell, J. J.
Summary: Now more than ever, we are seeking safe and natural ways to help bolster our health from the safety of our own homes. Dr. JJ Pursell, a naturopathic physician and the author of The Herbal Apothecary, is here to help with herbal recipes focused on boosting our immune systems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.321 PURTall, J. J.
Summary: The submarine revolutionized naval warfare, progressing from the crude, steam-driven craft of the American Civil War to the silent nuclear machines that can cruise for months underwater without surfacing -- only limited by the endurance of their crews -- and carry intercontinental missiles mounting multiple nuclear warheads. Submarines and Deep-Sea Vehicles traces the history of these vessels,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 623.8 TALVirgin, J J.
Summary: In this groundbreaking program, nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin reveals the real secret behind weight gain--"food intolerance"-- and advocates eating plenty of anti-inflammatory, healing foods to reclaim your health and reset your metabolism, while avoiding the 7 foods that are most likely to cause food intolerance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.25 VIRClute, J. J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heart of the Lakes Pub. 1986
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 CluteStewart, J. J.
Summary: "The Grand Canyon's stunning path is visible from space and attracts more than 5 million people each year. Grand Canyon National Park explores the park, including its geology, plant and animal life, the peoples who have called it home, and its main attractions. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject." -- Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.79 NATDennis, David J.
Summary: "A dynamic family exchange that pivots between the voices of a father and son, The Movement Made Us is a unique work of oral history and memoir, chronicling the extraordinary story of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and its living legacy embodied in Black Lives Matter. David Dennis Sr, a core architect of the movement, speaks out for the first time, swapping recollections both harrowing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 DENO'Rourke, P. J.
Summary: "When The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Humorous Quotations was published in 1987, P. J. O'Rourke had more entries than any living writer. And he kept writing funny stuff for another thirty-five years. Now, for the first time, P.J.'s best quips and riffs have been collected in one volume, edited by his longtime friend and award-winning magazine editor Terry McDonell. The Funny Stuff is organized...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 O'RORusch, Elizabeth
Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOLBaldwin, J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620 BALBaime, A. J. (Albert J.)
Summary: A look at the president's tumultuous first four months in office examines the events he presided over, including the founding of the United Nations, the Nazi surrender, the liberation of concentration camps, and the decision to drop the bomb.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017