Galison, Peter
Summary: At the beginning of the 20th century, just as industry and government were anticipating the immanent coordination of time around the globe, says Galison (history of science and of physics, Harvard U.), the notion of time and the ability to coordinate two clocks at a distance, were being demolished in the nexus of physics, technology, and philosophy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 529 GALAvison, Brigid.
Summary: In a question and answer format addresses basic physiology, such as why one has bones, why one needs food, and how the body grows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher Books 1993
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Summary: "A dark romance evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher, in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. "Have you ever read Lolita?" So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson's metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing-and in a young,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An in-depth look at the notorious 2015 escape from Clinton Correctional Facility, New York State's largest maximum security prison. The film gives a voice to current corrections officers whose lives have been impacted by the fallout and cannot speak to media, per state law. Including interviews with retired officers, state officials, and local law enforcement, the film explores circumstances...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WECroghan, Vera.
Summary: Introduces spoken and written Swedish for beginners or as a refresher course for those who have studied the language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.78 CROGerber, Alyson
Summary: "Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the prestigious Boston School, she's excited to be in the same world as her dad, whom she's never met, and make real friends. But Weatherby has a secret she'll risk everything to protect, one that could destroy her new life. Every member of Jack's wealthy and privileged family has made their mark at the Boston School. Everyone,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GERMorgan, Alyson
Summary: Morgan grew up feeling disconnected from her Haitian roots and suffering from the trauma of racism. To heal herself, she found a connection with the natural world around her: slowing down, respecting the seasons, and growing or foraging plants in her local area. Here she shares her methods of homesteading for anyone to practice in their own life, offering regenerative and sustainable ways of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 MORMartin, Alyson.
Summary: "In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social use-a first not only in the United States but also the world. Medical cannabis is now legal in eighteen states and Washington, D.C., and more than one million Americans have turned to it in place of conventional pharmaceuticals. Yet the federal government...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Distribution Services 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.45 MARCrofton, Ian
Summary: The Little Book of Big History is an endeavor to encapsulate the entire story of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to the current day, into an engaging and comprehensive narrative. Combining methods from history, astronomy, physics, and biology to draw together the big story arcs of how the universe was created, why planets formed, and how life developed, the result is a unique perspective of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 CROEdison, Diane.
Contents: Design principles and the visual elements -- Understanding color through paint mixing -- First painting: wet on wet -- Second painting: wet on dry and scumbling -- Third painting: Venetian painting technique -- Subject matter and content.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.4 EDIJamison, John.
Summary: "Stories and recipes from our farm to your table"
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food JamisonOlfson, Lewy.
Contents: Plays for acting: Rip van Winkle, by W. Irving. Jane Eyre, by C. Brontë. The importance of being earnest, by O. Wilde. The transferred ghost, by F. R. Stockton. The rivals, by R. B. Sheridan. The flying Dutchman, by H. Heine. The bishop's candlesticks, by V. Hugo (from Les miserables). Wuthering Heights, by E. Brontë.--Plays for reading: Around the world in eighty days, by J. Verne. The Count...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plays, inc. 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812 OLFBrogdon, Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine/McGraw-Hill 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.89 BROCroghan, Melissa
Summary: "This book turns the spotlight on thirteen women who were leaders on Mackinac Island, Michigan, in the 19th and early 20th centuries"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CROAlbiston, Isabel
Summary: Lonely Planet's Chile and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Hike through winding forests to the mountain spires of Las Torres; watch sunset turn the Valle de la Luna intense shades of colour; and see the giant statues of Easter Island; all with your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.3 CHIAllinson, Kate
Summary: For breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts, Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone's pinchofnom.com has helped millions of people cook delicious food and lose weight. With over 100 incredible recipes, the Pinch of Nom cookbook can help beginner and experienced home-cooks alike enjoy exciting, flavorful, and satisfying meals. From Chicken Fajita Pie and Vegetable Tagine to Cheesecake Stuffed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5635 ALLAvison, Charles C.
Contents: ch. 1. Joe Louis -- ch. 2. Detroit Tigers -- ch. 3. Detroit Lions -- ch. 4. Detroit Red Wings -- ch. 5. Testimonial dinner -- ch. 6. Rise of the Detroit fan -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Joe Louis -- Appendix B. Detroit Tigers -- Appendix C. Detroit Lions -- Appendix D. Detroit Red Wings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Diomedea Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.04 AVICoggan, Philip
Summary: From the development of international trade fairs in the twelfth century to the innovations made in China, India, and the Arab world, it turns out that historical economies were much more sophisticated that we might imagine, tied together by webs of credit and financial instruments much like our modern economy. Here, Philip Coggan takes us from the ancient mountains of North Wales through Grand...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Economist Books, PublicAffairs 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9 COGCronon, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974 CROLipson, Michelle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.478 LIPWebb, Aliske
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quilt Inn Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEBAlliston, Caroline
Summary: "Calling all budding engineers--get creative with electric circuits! Explore your engineering and design skills with these 6 exciting projects and challenges. Using easy-to-source objects and step-by-step instructions, discover how to use electric circuits to make things spin, vibrate, and light up"--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarto Library 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 620.0078 ALLCoggan, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Motorbooks International 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.7464 COGLarison, Jim
Summary: Jim and Elaine Larison spent years studying, exploring, and living in wild places, making more than thirty environmental films, most for the National Geographic Society. These films won more than forty international awards from leading environmental and broadcast organizations. This memoir tells the story behind the adventure and describes the rather substantial personal costs of this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2022