Bramwell, Martyn.
Summary: Uses various kinds of maps along with text to describe many aspects of the earth including its history and changing conditions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Company 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 912 BRASummary: This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfolded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CITWiesel, Elie
Summary: In this unforgettable book, the award-winning writer, during his recovery after a life-threatening heart surgery, reflected on his many losses and accomplishments, and on all that remained to be done, sharing his aspirations for his writings and his hope that he made the world a better place.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 WIESEL, ELIE WieBramwell, Tony.
Summary: A childhood friend of the Beatles discusses his relationships with Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison before and throughout their careers, during which he witnessed such events as the downfall of Apple Records and the marriage of Lennon to Yoko Ono.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 BRAMarton, Kati.
Summary: Renowned author Kati Marton tells how her journalist parents survived the Nazis in Budapest and were imprisoned by the Soviets.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARTON, KATI MARBrumwell, Stephen
Summary: Drawing on a wide range of sources, including original archival research, Stephen Brumwell paints a compelling and challenging portrait of an extraordinary individual whose fusion of gentleman and warrior left an indelible imprint upon history.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WASHINGTON, GEORGE BRUBrumwell, Stephen
Summary: General Benedict Arnold's failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining record of bravery and unquestioned commitment to the Revolution, Arnold's defection came as an appalling shock. Contemporaries believed he had been corrupted by greed; historians have theorized that he had...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.3 BRULyons, Martyn.
Summary: From the first scribbling on papyrus to the emergence of the e-book, this wide-ranging overview of the history of the book provides a fascinating look at one of the most efficient, versatile, and enduring technologies ever developed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: J. Paul Getty Museum 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 002.09 LYOMarton, Kati.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 MARPrechtel, Martín.
Summary: "Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martín Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, gives a series of teachings on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture--how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead is deeply linked with the inability to give praise for living. In modern society, grief...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2015
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Marton, Kati.
Summary: "This astonishing real-life spy thriller, filled with danger, misplaced loyalties, betrayal, treachery, and pure evil, with a plot twist worthy of John le Carre, is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us to. True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FIELD, NOEL HAVILAND MARMcKenna, Maryn.
Summary: McKenna reveals the hidden history of MRSA's relentless advance-- how it has overwhelmed hospitals, assaulted families, and infiltrated agriculture and live-stock, moving inexorably into the food chain.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9 MCKMcKenna, Maryn.
Summary: "In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributer Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity -- and human health threat -- uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again." -- Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 MCKMarton, Kati.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 MARMarton, Kati.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 MARCaparrós, Martín
Summary: "An up-to-the-minute global investigation of famine and the persistent issues the keep most of the world hungry. By one of Latin America's most famous and formidable journalists comes a book for the ages. In HUNGER, award-winning author Martin Caparros goes in search of why, in the 21st century, most of the world's inhabitants still go hungry daily and To do this he travels to places where food...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.8 CAPEspada, Martín
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 ESPPrechtel, Martín.
Summary: "The retelling of a seminal Mayan tale, with layered commentaries from the author leading the reader to an understanding of the sacred story's deeper meanings and its relevance for contemporary society"--Provided by the publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398 PRERandall, Martynn.
Summary: Covers U.S. and Canadian models of Mk I (R50 - Cooper 2002-2006; R52 - Cooper COnvertible/Cooper S Convertible 2005-2008; R53 - Cooper S 2002-2006) and Mk II (R55 - Cooper Clubman/Clubman S 2008-2011; R56 - Cooper/Cooper S 2007-2011[ R57 - Cooper Convertible/Cooper S Convertible 2009-2011), for model years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 MINI CooperBracewell, Michael
Summary: In 1972 an English rock band released its first album to instant critical acclaim: Roxy Music. Here was a group that looked as though it came not only from another era, but also from another planet-a band in which art, fashion, and music would combine to create, in Bryan Ferry's words, "above all, a state of mind." Written with the assistance, for the first time, of all those involved,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6609 BRABielunski, Marlys.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Surrey Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.662 BIEHolman, Karlyn.
Summary: Reading this book is like taking one of Karlyn's workshops. She combines a sense of spontaneity with grounded techniques and guides the reader on a journey as an artist. Readers are encouraged to have fun by developing a sense of playfulness in their paintings while pursing the ultimate goal of finding freedom in their own, personal style. In a series of beautifully illustrated, hands-on...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bayfield Street Pub. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 HOLMaryon, Herbert.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1971
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 739.2 MARMerton, Thomas
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New Seeds 2007