Smith, Bren
Summary: "Through tales that span from his childhood in Newfoundland to his early years on the high seas aboard commercial fishing trawlers, from pioneering new forms of ocean farming to surfing the frontiers of the food movement, Smith introduces the world of sea-based agriculture, and advocates getting ocean vegetables onto American plates (there are thousands of edible varieties in the sea!). Here he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "The Barbizon tells the story of New York's most glamorous women-only hotel, and the women-both famous and ordinary-who passed through its doors. World War I had liberated women from home and hearth, setting them on the path to political enfranchisement and gainful employment. Arriving in New York to work in the dazzling new skyscrapers, they did not want to stay in uncomfortable boarding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.4097 BREBrown, Bren©♭
Summary: Social scientist Bren©♭ Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives -- experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. Now Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Psych BrownHerrera, Bren.
Summary: Pressure cooking is officially in, and who better to unveil the magic of the modern pressure cooker than chef and media personality Bren Herrera? Bren embodies the energy and delicious global food culture of today through her current culinary work with some of the biggest chefs in the world and her Cuban family roots. She’s cooked with Emeril Lagasse and Chef of the Century Joël Robuchon, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.58 HERBrem, Rachel
Summary: "A life-saving and empowering guide to understanding breast cancer detection, prevention, and treatment options, from two top doctors in the field-Rachel Brem, a breast radiologist, and Christy Teal, a breast surgeon-who have also made the personal decisions to have mastectomies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 BREPicower, Bree
Summary: "When racist curriculum "goes viral" on social media, it is typically dismissed as an isolated incident from a "bad" teacher. Educator Bree Picower, however, holds that racist curriculum isn't an anomaly. It's a systemic problem that reflects how Whiteness is embedded and reproduced in education. In Reading, Writing, and Racism, Picower argues that White teachers must reframe their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.829 PICHarte, Bret
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1903
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARBree, Marlin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marlor Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.13 BREGalbraith, Bree
Summary: "When they get an unexpected day off from school, Wednesday Wilson and her best friend Charlie plan to work on a new business idea. But the day takes a sudden turn when they're forced to spend it with Ruby Beautiful -- their former best friend and now frenemie. After Charlie is teased about his freckles at the park, Wednesday gets her next great business idea: Freckacular! A freckle business is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GALBaier, Bret
Summary: On May 31, 1988, Reagan addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, with a remarkable -- yet now largely forgotten -- speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327 BAIBree, Marlin
Summary: The author tells of his three month adventure sailing alone on Lake Superior in his twenty-foot wooden sailboat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C.N. Potter 1988
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Summary: For centuries, plants have transformed interiors. Today houseplants are once again experiencing a revival. Author Bree Claffey of Mr Kitly journeys into the worlds of fellow plant lovers to explore the enduring attraction of houseplants. From the ever-reliable Peace lily and beguiling Fiddle leaf fig to the elusive Chinese money plant, houseplants are showcased in all their weird and wonderful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Australia 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 CLAPaulsen, Bree
Summary: Garlic must believe in herself to confront a bloodthirsty vampire who has moved into a nearby castle, in this humorous and heartwarming story that reminds readers that strangers are not always as scary as they seem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: Just over 125,000 years ago, humanity was on the edge of extinction when a dramatic shift occurred—Homo sapiens started tracking the tides and eating the nearby oysters. Before long, they’d pulled themselves back from the brink of extinction. What saved us during that period of endangerment? The human brain, and its evolutionary journey is unlike anything else in history. In Brain Power,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 STEBaier, Bret
Summary: January 1961: President Eisenhower has three days to secure the nation's future before his young successor, John F. Kennedy, takes power — a final mission by the legendary leader who planned D-Day and guided America through the darkening Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B EISENHOWERBaier, Bret
Summary: November 1943: World War II teetered in the balance. The Nazis controlled nearly all of the European continent. Japan dominated the Pacific. Allied successes at Sicily and Guadalcanal had gained modest ground but at an extraordinary cost. On the Eastern Front, the Soviets had already lost millions of lives. That same month in Tehran, with the fate of the world in question, the 'Big Three,'...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BAIBaier, Bret
Summary: George Washington rescued the nation three times: first by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, second by presiding over the Constitutional Convention that set the blueprint for the United States and ushering the Constitution through a fractious ratification process, and third by leading the nation as its first president. After the War of Independence, the states...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 BAIBaier, Bret
Summary: "From Bret Baier comes a riveting reassessment of Ulysses S. Grant, arguing that the great Civil War commander's battle to save the Union continued to the very end of his presidency when a crisis threatened to fracture the still fragile nation once again"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRANT, ULYSSES S. BAIDe Bres, Helena
Summary: A professor of philosophy discusses the unique place of twins in the world, including their representations in art, myth and popular culture, with illustrations by her identical twin sister.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.44 DE BBrem, Marion Luna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 BREBrew-Hammond, Nana Ekua
Summary: "For centuries, blue powders and dyes were some of the most sought-after materials in the world. Ancient Afghan painters ground mass quantities of sapphire rocks to use for their paints, while snails were harvested in Eurasia for the tiny amounts of blue that their bodies would release. And then there was indigo, which was so valuable that American plantations grew it as a cash crop on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 535.6 BRESummary: "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 OFJohnston, Bret Anthony
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014