Summary: "Although Buffalo Bill has fought Indians and Civil War battles, nothing can prepare him for his newest challenge: show business! His 'Wild West Show' is hugely popular, but when he signs a former enemy, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, for a featured role, a hysterical clash of cultures reverberates far beyond the boundaries of their sprawling outdoor theater. And the complications only multiply when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From his embed with US Marines Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine-gun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris. The film seamlessly transitions from stunning war reportage to an intimate portrait of one man's personal struggle at home in North Carolina, where Harris confronts the physical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HELBest, Nicholas
Summary: "In the momentous days from April 28 to May 2, 1945, the world witnessed the death of two Fascist dictators and the fall of Berlin. Mussolini's capture and execution by Italian partisans, the suicide of Adolf Hitler, and the fall of the German capital signaled the end of the four-year war in the European Theater. In Five Days That Shocked the World, Nicholas Best thrills readers with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.534 BESBest, Elizabeth
Summary: Presents a travelogue about the authors' pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago trail in Spain, the emotional trials each one experienced along the way, and the lessons they learned about themselves and each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arena 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Best, Anna
Summary: This collection brings eight fairy tales to life through hilarious rhyme. Readers will love the dark humor of these illustrated stories. Familiar fairy tales include The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Billy Goats Gruff, and Rapunzel. Each story has its own modern twist. These entertaining tales are sure to excite young readers and introduce them to classic stories in a fresh way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BESBesh, John.
Summary: From organizing your kitchen and stocking your pantry to demystifying fish cookery, John Besh shares his favorite recipes he cooks with his family every day. Master recipes Risotto of Almost Anything and Creamy Any Vegetable Soup show you how to make the food without worrying about having the right ingredients or mastering complicated techniques. Filled with mouthwatering photographs of each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Pub. 2011
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641.5973 BESKerbel, Deborah
Summary: "One hundred years ago, juvenile diabetes was a death sentence for millions of people around the world, most of them children. this book tells the story the discovery of insulin, a treatment for this disease and one of the most impactful milestones in medical science. Frederick Banting was a young doctor who was haunted by the memories of the diabetic children he'd treated at Toronto's Hospital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.4 KERBest, Joel.
Summary: "Student loan debt in the U.S. now exceeds $1 trillion, more than the nation's credit-card debt. This timely book explains how and why student loans evolved, the concerns they've raised along the way, and how each policy designed to fix student loans winds up making things worse. The authors, a father and son team, provide an intergenerational, interdisciplinary approach to understanding how,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Univ of California Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.362 BESBest, Laura.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1 BESBest, Mat
Summary: "Mat Best may be the only man alive known for both crazy-intense military ops and crazy-funny YouTube videos. In Freedom On!, he uses the gallows humor and ribald sensibility that earned him over a million Facebook followers to tell his personal story of military service and the bumpy transition to civilian life and successful entrepreneurship. Beginning as a teenager in a military family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BEST, MAT BESKalb, Bess
Summary: "A funny, warm, original memoir in which a grandmother speaks to her granddaughter from beyond the grave, telling, with candor and humor, stories from both their lives--of kinship, loyalty, tenacity, and love"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KALCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KALB, BESS KALCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio KalbBass, Carol.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 747.8837 BASWilberforce, Bert
Summary: "Many young learners are astonished to discover that the sun is a star. As the sole star of our solar system, all life on Earth depends on the sun. The most amazing and engrossing facts about the sun are found in this stellar volume, including its structure, temperature, age, and more. Readers will also learn about the twinkling lights they see in the night sky-other stars light-years away!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.8 WILBorgeson, Bet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.24 BORDenvir, Bernard
Summary: Explains the movement, its artists, and the era in which they worked.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mallard Press 1990
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.054 DENWenzel, Angela.
Summary: Presents information about thirteen mysteries from the art world, including questions about the Mona Lisa, van Gogh, and the street artist Banksy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 759 WENBorgeson, Bet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.24 BORDenvir, Bernard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bulfinch Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.409 DENTenzin Priyadarshi
Summary: "The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi was born in India to a prominent Hindu Brahmin family. At the age of six he began having visions of a snowy mountainous region in which men with shaved heads, in robes the color of sunset, wandered about. "It was as vividas if I were watching a scene from life," he writes. At the age of ten, he ran away from boarding school to find this place, taking a train to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TENZIN PRIYADARSHI TENDanzig, Allison
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1972
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Summary: "Voice is the next technology--remarkably similar in potential impact to the Internet and mobile computing--poised to change the way the world works. Tobias Dengel is in the vanguard of this breakthrough, understanding the deep, wide-ranging implications voice will have for every industry. And here he connects the dots about this emerging paradigm to vividly illustrate how business leaders can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 006.2 DENBeit-Hallahmi, Benjamin
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987
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Place a hold to request this item.Best, James D.
Summary: "Sometimes the past refuses to remain sealed off from the present. In Old Haunts, Steve Dancy must deal with villains and locales from his early days exploring the Wild West. Years have gone by since violence was necessary to resolve problems, but his calm routines and growing family are shaken by dishonest characters intruding on his easy life. When Steve and his friend Jeff Sharp go to visit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons & Burford 1993