Burrowes, Susan
Summary: "Fifteen-year-old Hannah was a privileged young girl with a promising future, but that didn't stop her from sliding into an abyss of sex, drugs, alcohol, and other high-risk behaviors. Off the Rails narrates Hannah's sudden decline and subsequent treatment through the raw, honest, compelling voices of Hannah and her shocked and desperate mother--each one telling her side of the story. Fearing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BURBurrows, Mathew.
Summary: "Twenty-five years ago when Mathew Burrows went to work for the CIA as an intelligence analyst, the world seemed frozen. Then came the fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union; suddenly, unpredictability became a universal theme and foresight was critical. For the past decade, Burrows has overseen the creation of the Global Trends report--the key futurist guide for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 BURBurrows, James
Summary: "From the director of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, and Will & Grace comes an insightful and nostalgic memoir that offers a bounty of behind-the-scenes moments from our favorite shows, peeling away the layers behind how a successful sitcom comes together--and stays that way. In Directed by James Burrows, the legendary talent not only provides backstories into the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BURROWS, JAMES BURGrice, Scott
Summary: This volume is a comprehensive, authoritative, and easy-to-use reference for homeowners covering all decking projects from the most basic to advanced. This highly visual book is focused on real world situations faced by homeowners and real world advice, including how to deal with the inevitable things that can go wrong. From buying the right decking materials to digging a footing, this book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 666 GRIGrace
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 GRAHorace.
Summary: A new bilingual translation of the works of a Roman poet, with Latin and English versions on facing pages. In Discipline, one reads, "Sweet and proper it is to die for your country / But Death would just as soon come after him / Who runs away."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 474.01 HORGrae, Ida.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collier Books 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 GraeBurrows, Larry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 959.7043 BURBurrows, Terry
Summary: Easy to understand and use, this excellent guide to playing the ukulele has everything you need to get started. Beginning with a brief introduction descrbing what the ukulele is and how it evolved, the book takes you through the basics of understanding the instrument, how to create chords and play simple melodies, how to learn different styles of ukulele music from around the globe and how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sirius Publishing, a division of Arcturus Publishing Limited 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA ANGHarkema, Graci
Summary: A diversity, equity and inclusion expert committed to empowering employees to perform to their potential as their true selves traces her own path to finding her place in the world, revisiting her experience growing up as an adoptee from the Congo in GrandRapids, Michigan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Two 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARKEMA, GRACI HARGold, Gracie
Summary: "In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic figure skater reveals her battle to survive mental illness, eating disorders, and the self-destructive voice inside that she calls "outofshapeworthlessloser." When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America's sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America's most beloved winter sport....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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Summary: Country music star Adkins isn't known for holding back what's on his mind. And if his album sales are any indication, when Trace talks, people listen. Here, he delivers his maverick manifesto on politics, personal responsibility, fame, parenting, being true to yourself, hard work, and the way things ought to be.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 2007
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Summary: From the wildly creative team behind Philadelphia's Art in the Age comes The Cocktail Workshop, a deep-dive into 20 classic drinks that make up the foundation of cocktail creation, and the delicious variations that will make them all your own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.874 GRASummary: The Grande Chartreuse, considered one of the world's most ascetic monasteries is based in the French Alps. In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back with him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning, sans crew or artificial lighting, lived in the monks' quarters for six months -...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF INTBrace, Ernest C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7043 BRAGrant, Bruce
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rand McNally 1951
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 978 GRAArmstrong, Lance.
Summary: Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer-survivor Lance Armstrong offers a first-person photo-journal of his 2009 comeback season, during which he helped promote a global cancer-awareness campaign, in a book with behind-the-scenes photos and stunning four-color shots of racing action.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.62 ArmstrongBrake, Mark
Summary: Capturing the imagination and hearts of crowds worldwide, "Star Wars" is a fantastic feat of science fiction and fantasy. We marvel at the variety of creatures and technology and the mystery behind the force. But how much of the "Star Wars" world is rooted in reality? Could we see some of the extraordinary inventions materialize in our world? "The Science of Star Wars" addresses fifty topics...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Racehorse Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500.5 BRABurnham, Gracia.
Summary: Presents a firsthand account of the kidnapping of two American missionaries by the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group in the Philippines, a yearlong ordeal that ended with the death of the author's husband, Martin Burnham.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.9048 BURGramer, Margot.
Summary: The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary is developed to meet the needs of low-beginning level andult and young adult English as second language and English as foreign language students.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 463.21 GRAGrant, Bruce
Summary: Presents descriptive alphabetical entries on Indian tribes, territories, customs, tools, activities, and famous leaders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 GRABurrows, Edwin G.
Summary: Between 1775 and 1783, some 200,000 Americans took up arms against the British Crown, and just over 6,800 died in battle. About 25,000 became prisoners of war, most of them confined in New York City under conditions so atrocious that they perished by the thousands. Evidence suggests that at least 17,500 Americans may have died in these prisons--more than twice the number to die on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.371 BURBurrows, William E.
Summary: Unknown to the public and cloaked in the utmost secrecy, the United States flew missions against the Communist bloc almost continuously during the Cold War in a desperate effort to collect intelligence and find targets for all-out nuclear war. The only hint of the relentless, clandestine operations came when one of the planes was shot down. Many of the air force and navy flyers were killed on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001