Lindsey, Brink
Summary: Economists have long taught that there is a tradeoff between efficiency and equity-that is, between making a bigger pie and dividing it more fairly. This idea is what makes our current predicament so puzzling: today we are faced with both a stagnating economy and sky-high inequality. Both problems have many causes, but Brink Lindsey and Steven M. Teles argue that one cause-state action to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.2 LINVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: "Who decides if laws are fair? What does the Supreme Court do? Young Americans will find the answers in this early civics book that will help them understand how their country works"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seahorse Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 347.73 VONVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: What does voting mean? Who can vote? Young Americans will find the answers in this early civics book that will help them understand how their country works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seahorse Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 VONVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: "What is the executive branch? What does it do? Young Americans will find the answers in this early civics book that will help them understand how their country works"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seahorse Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 351.73 VONVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: "What is Congress? What does it do? Young Americans will find the answers in this early civics book that will help them understand how their country works"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seahorse Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 328.73 VONVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: "What does it mean to be a citizen? Who may become a citizen? Find out in [this book]"--
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.6 VONBrink, Nicholas E.
Summary: "A guide to using ecstatic trance to connect with your ancestors, rediscover your extrasensory powers, and reclaim the peaceful nature of humanity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bear & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 293 BRIVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: "What is the U.S. Constitution? Why is it important? Find out in 'The Constitution'"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seahorse Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.7302 VONVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: "The U.S. Navy traces its roots back to the American Revolutionary War. Then, its small fleet was outnumbered. Today, it is the largest navy in the world. Learn about the roles of sailors and their training, and get an inside look at the different types of ships, aircraft, equipment, and weapons the U.S. Navy uses to complete missions around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 359 VONKeenan, Sheila
Summary: "Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers worldwide. Readers were both scared and intrigued by the horrific character, who is the ghost of a soldier who had been decapitated during the American Revolution. Now, the character is an American classic, featured in movies, television shows, cartoons, comic books,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 813.2 KEERatushinskaya, Irina
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwestern University Press 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.7 RATSummary: "Within the last half century, our agricultural and food industries have changed more than ... ever before. New technologies and scientific ingenuity have given rise to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and other man-made foods. People have begun to raise concerns about the safety of GMOs in our food supply, given their incredible dominance in a large portion of our diets. Traditional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KITG Productions 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OFSummary: Featuring contributions from an award-winning, bestselling group of Black voices, past and present, this powerful poetry anthology elicits vital conversations about race, belonging, history and faith to highlight Black joy and pain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623 BRONoel, Brook.
Summary: Explores unexpected death and its role in the cycle of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 NOEBrook, Henry
Summary: "Where can drones fly that no human would dare? Why do engineers turn to nature to design new flying machines? Could a drone space rover reveal the secrets of distant planets? How can a fire rescue drone save lives? Fast, agile and cheap to build, drones offer all the benefits of flight with no risk to any pilot. Already vital tools for the world's armed forces, drones in our towns and cities...
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623 BROBrook, Henry
Summary: "Who were the original Commandos? How do ordinary soldiers become Special Forces? How do troops communicate without speaking? What's the difference between HALO and HAHO? Meet the best of the best, the elite soldiers who have been through the toughest training on earth, ready to take on missions in any climate, against any enemy with no fear"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 356 BROSummary: ""In almost any culture, at any time, you can find food writing," writes guest editor Mark Bittman in his introduction. "Food means growing and hardship, and health and medicine, and work and holiday. In its abundance it is a gift and a joy, and in its absence a curse and a tragedy. If a culture has writing, that culture has food writing." The stories in this year's Best American Food Writing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 BESBrook, Henry
Summary: Explore amazing true survival stories of people stranded alone in the wildest places on Earth, and find out simple survival techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2014
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Summary: From tropical sharks to tiny insects with lethal bites, deadly animals can be found in every region of the globe. This book uncovers the incredible poisons, weapons and senses that make some animals natural born killers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2015
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Summary: The world-renowned scholar and author of Vermeer's Hat does for China what Mary Beard did for Rome in SPQR: Timothy Brook analyzes the last eight centuries of China's relationship with the world in this magnificent history that brings together accounts from civil servants, horse traders, spiritual leaders, explorers, pirates, emperors, migrant workers, invaders, visionaries, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 BROBrown, Irving Henry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 1924