Brooks, Amanda (Runner)
Summary: "In her first book, popular runner blogger Amanda Brooks lays out the path to finding greater fulfillment in running for those who consider themselves "middle of the pack runners" -- they're not trying to win Boston (or even qualify for Boston); they justwant to get strong and stay injury-free so they can continue to enjoy running. Run to the Finish is not your typical running book. While it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lifelong Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 BROSummary: "Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack--the Warner brothers--turned a storefront that used a sheet for a screen into a dream factory rooted in the credo of educate, entertain and enlighten. In this fascinating documentary, filmmaker (and Harry's granddaughter) Cass Warner Sperling tells a story of sibling rivalry, social conscience, and the silver screen."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BROSummary: Using a fitness ball, "Brooke and Gunnar demonstrate 10 of the best exercises to work your body from head to toe"--Container insert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Guthy-Renker 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 GUNMurr-Hinson, Amanda Brooke.
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions, color photographs, and patterns for miniature beaded accents and keepsakes ranging from flowers and pastries to birthday party objects and holiday symbols.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.58 MURTurner, Brook Sitgraves
Summary: "Celebrations helps families and educators discuss belief systems, ceremonies, and holidays to spread love and understanding for all faiths."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Feminist LLC 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A documentary based on a series of interviews with Paul Bowles shortly before his death and anecdotes provided by his friends and collaborators including Gore Vidal, Bernardo Bertolucci, John Walters, Ruth Fainlight, Edmund White, William Burroughs, Francis Bacon and many others --Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features [distributor] 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PAUSummary: Mel Brooks, the comedian, director and screenwriter, has energetically avoided a documentary profile from being made, until now. He has agreed to throw himself into a new documentary about his storied career, giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film archives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MELSummary: Looks at what life is like for children of different countries and how each child can fulfill his or her hopes and ambitions no matter what challenges they face.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J305.23 LIFMandela, Nelson
Summary: An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century, published on the centenary of his birth. Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, forty-four-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twenty-seven years in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 968 MANGilbert, Sarah
Summary: Lonely Planet's Morocco is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the Marrakesh medina, wander the blue alleyways of Chefchaouen, and chill on a Mediterranean beach; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Morocco and begin your journey now!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "In the wake of the shootings at Columbine High School, a small town in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania elected a charismatic judge who was hell-bent on keeping kids in line. Under his reign, more than 3,000 children were ripped from their families and imprisoned for years over petty crimes. When one parent dared to question his harsh brand of justice, it was revealed the judge had received...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KIDAranya.
Summary: In this unique book, Aranya leads you through the design process from beginning to end, using clear explanations, flowcharts and diagrams. Linking theory to practice, he places the ethics, principles, philosophies, tools and techniques directly into the context of the process itself. While written for anyone with a basic grasp of permaculture, this book also has plenty to offer the more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Permanent Publications 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The Automat recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. Founded by Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart in 1888, it revolutionized the nation's restaurant scene with technology that captured the public's imagination like nothing else the customer put nickels into slots, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AUTAgna, Gwen
Summary: "In this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices-who they are, where they came from, and the many different reasons that they had to leave their home country."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.7 AGNCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.7 AGNBrenner, Martha
Summary: "Fascinating anecdotes and broadened historical context enrich this biographical picture book that brings to life one of our nation's most revered presidents!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BREGrandin, Greg
Summary: Grandin documents an extraordinary early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Beneto Cereno," tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 306.362 GRAEdmundson, Mark
Summary: Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 796.332 EDMBrunner, Bernd
Summary: Explores the roots of the Christmas tree tradition, tracing customs from the Middle Ages to the present day to reveal how it first became part of mainstream American culture and has since become popular worldwide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.2663 BRURenner, Michelle
Summary: In honor of her grandmother, who passed away, Annie does her first dance at potlatch in her Yupik Eskimo village. Based on a Yupik Eskimo tradition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 RENBroks, Paul
Summary: "When celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks's wife died of cancer, it sparked a journey of grief and reflection that traced a lifelong attempt to understand how the brain gives rise to the soul. The result of that journey is a gorgeous, evocative meditation on fate, death, consciousness, and what it means to be human. The Darker the Night, The Brighter the Stars weaves a scientist's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153 BROJoy, LaManda.
Summary: LaManda Joy, the founder of Chicago’s Peterson Garden Project and a board member of the American Community Gardening Association, has worked in the community gardening trenches for years and brings her knowledge to the wider world in Start a Community Food Garden. This hardworking guide covers every step of the process: fundraising, community organizing, site sourcing, garden design and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press, Inc. 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Rinner, Ben
Summary: "The Self-Sufficient Backyard is a detailed resource for new backyard farmers. No matter where you live, what size your yard is, or how much gardening experience you have, this book will guide you through the steps of creating your own mini-farm. The pages within will show you where and how to start, lead you through the most common challenges, and teach you how to create the perfect homestead...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021