Davenport, Matthew J.
Summary: "Matthew J. Davenport's The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm. At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching most of the city asleep. For approximately one minute, shockwaves buckled streets, shattered water mains,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.69 DAVManthei, R. J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pearson/Prentice Hall 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.314 MANStepanek, Mattie J. T. (Mattie Joseph Thaddeus)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 STEMatthews, J. L.
Summary: To find the right kind of long-term care, you may need to make difficult personal, medical, and financial decisions during emotionally tough times. Long-Term Care helps you and your family understand the range of available choices. Even more important, it guides you toward the best care you can afford. You'll learn how to: explore your options for home care, assisted living, and nursing homes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.16 MATMatthews, J. L.
Summary: This book helps baby boomers navigate the Medicare and Social Security systems, maximize benefits, and appeal denials of services and benefits. It also covers Social Security disability, veterans disability compensation, and federal retirement benefits as well as SSI, Medicaid, and veterans pension for low-income readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2018
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Summary: When you've been hurt in an accident, the prospect of dealing with insurance companies and lawyers can feel daunting. But armed with the right strategy, you can handle a claim yourself--and save thousands of dollars in the process. How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim guides you through the insurance claim process, step by step. After almost any kind of accident, you'll learn how to: figure...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2018
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Summary: Your complete guide to Social Security retirement and medical benefits. The rules for claiming Social Security benefits have changed. Find out if you can still choose between your own benefits and spousal benefits. Learn this and more with Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions completely updated for 2020.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2020
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Summary: "The United States is in a time of profound change and division. Americans are desperate for leaders with integrity to help them thrive during this troubling period, but their search has increasingly come up empty. They need leaders who can place country over political party, community over profit, and the Constitution over personal power. These people must balance old values with contradictory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AnamCara 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.2 DOWHertenstein, Matthew J.
Summary: "What does a yearbook photo have to do with future marital success? Can the CEO's appearance tell you anything about a company's quarterly earnings? In The Tell, psychologist Matthew Hertenstein reveals that our intuition is surprisingly good at using small clues to make big predictions, and shows how we can make better decisions by homing in on the right details. Drawing on rigorous research...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2013
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Summary: An essential guide for parents and educators, offering practical suggestions and strategies for raising smart, well-balanced, happily productive children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anansi 2014
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James, Matthew J
Summary: In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they had completed one of the most important expeditions in the history of both evolutionary and conservation science. These scientists collected over 78,000 specimens during their time on the islands,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 JAMCulligan, Matthew J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File Inc. 1983
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Summary: Read notes from the Upside Down and uncover secrets from the Hawkins National Laboratory in Will Byers's personal files. Based on Netflix's Stranger Things, this book is designed to look like a vintage school binder from the '80s. Filled with photos, notes, sketches, and diary entries, this book is sure to amaze and entertain fans of all ages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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Summary: On the coldest day, in the coldest place in the world a little girl was born. Now she can't help but get into trouble because of how much she loves the cold. It drives her Mom nuts. Families can gather together and enjoy the fun misadventures of the Coldest Girl. But whatever you do, don't take her out in the sun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Matthew J. Hooper 0000
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Summary: "The most comprehensive insider's look at what every consumer needs to know about their credit score--and most importantly, how to fix it. If you, like so many millions of Americans, are terrified by the daily headlines regarding Equifax and identity theft, and how all of this can directly affect your basic credit score, then this book should be considered as mandatory reading. Like it or not,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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Summary: "A practical and reliable guide to living off the land, including how to: track, trap, kill, and prepare animals; select bait, identify and land fish, then clean and cook the catch; locate edible plants, fruits, berries, and nuts; capture birds and locate their eggs; recognize edible insects; determine sources of clean water; start a fire from a variety of materials"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 ANGBarrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
Summary: Let your imagination take flight as you journey with Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the Darling children to the magical island of Neverland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: Picture-book biography presents the life of James Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2010
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Summary: Traces the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration of space as navigated by billionaire entrepreneurs, sharing insights into how professional rivalry and Silicon Valley innovations are lowering the cost of space travel and exceeding the achievements of NASA. "The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2018
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Summary: Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Ireland's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 34 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Explore Dublin's rich Georgian heritage, go pub-hopping in Connemara, and marvel at Dingle's unadulterated beauty. Get to Ireland, rent a car, and hit the road!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2024
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Summary: Lamb and Mary were alike. Unbalanced. Flat-footed. High-strung. This is their story like you've never heard it--the tale of a loopy shepherdess and a depressive farm animal. In this version of the children's nursery rhyme, Lamb and Mary fall in love. They swoon, they are smitten. Then Mary has second thoughts. Lamb is a lamb, after all, not a man. Lamb, heartbroken, turns to drinking. Lamb goes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McSweeney's Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 HARBarrie, J. M., 1860-1937 (James Matthew)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Project Gutenberg 2008
Davenport, Jane
Summary: "Drawing and Painting Beautiful Faces is an inspiring, mixed media workbook on how to draw and paint beautiful, fashion illustration-style faces. Author Jane Davenport is a beloved artist, and popular international workshop instructor known by her thousands of students and fans for her over-the-top, enthusiastic, happy and encouraging style. In this book, she guides you step-by-step through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015