Harrison, Helen A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 HARDakers, Diane
Summary: "Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist and an intellectual giant of the twentieth century. This fascinating biography reveals Einstein's life story, and how his theories changed the way we looked at the universe. Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein focused his studies on science and mathematics. He won a Nobel Prize in Physics and was instrumental in persuading U.S. President Roosevelt to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EINDakers, Diane.
Summary: Chronicles the story of the British band through its sensational successes of the 1960s and the four solo careers its breakup spawned in 1970, looking at the band's formation and how its music defined a generation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BEAHayes, Denis
Summary: Presents an assessment of America's dependence on cows that traces the historical role of bovines while exploring the environmental and health challenges posed by the cattle industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 HAYBeers, Diane L.
Contents: Resurrecting the voice : animal advocacy in history -- A movement takes shape : the origins of animal advocacy -- Leaders and followers : the new humanitarians -- "The voice of the voiceless" : early campaigns, 1866-1915 -- Reaching out to the mainstream : animal advocacy evolves, 1915-45 -- "Our most strenuous protest" : antivivisection before 1945 -- The road to liberation : the rise of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.3 BEESummary: "What can you find on the farm? With raised pages for little ones to touch and explore, this book is perfect for helping babies discover their world."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Highlights for Children 2019
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE FINSummary: The lectures in Part 6 bring the progress of philosophy into the present day, beginning with the work of Nietzsche and the American pragmatists William James and John Dewey. This section explains the work and consequence of modern linguistic and logical analysis in lectures on Ayer and Wittgenstein. Also discussed is the structuralism of Claude Levi-Strauss and the attempts to develop rational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GREAyers, Mike
Summary: "A collection of the songs that have moved us, changed us, or amplified our lives. . .Highlights some of the most emotionally resonant music ever created, in the words of more than thirty musical legends and up-and-comers. Weaving together their explanations with evocative illustrations and poignant interludes, these essays encourage us to examine the soundtracks of our own experiences and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Image 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 AYESummary: "[This program] looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement -- from its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's incendiary bestseller 'Silent Spring' to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth Day celebration and the subsequent firestorm of political action."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EARCurry, Constance
Summary: In 1965 the Carter family sent seven of their children to integrate the schools of Sunflower County, Mississippi, where the school board offered a "freedom of choice" policy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.247 CURAyers, Patricia.
Summary: Follows a school class as they learn about different kinds of herbs and plant and care for their own herb garden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635.7 AYEDonne, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.M. Dent 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.3 DONGeer, Donne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weldon Owen 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 704 GEEBergstrom, Jenne
Summary: Readers can step back in time and imagine themselves at the March family table. In addition to recipes, there are timeless illustrations, favorite passages, and historical trivia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641 BERMillner, Denene
Summary: The best site for thoughtful, fierce advice about parenting from a Black perspective" -Ebony For almost a decade, national parenting expert and bestselling author Denene Millner has published thought-provoking, insightful, sometimes wickedly funny commentary about motherhood on her critically acclaimed website MyBrownBaby,com. The site, hailed as a "must-read" by the New York Times, speaks to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bolden, an Agate imprint 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 MILYenne, Bill
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Glance Books 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 729.5 YENBlanton, DeAnne
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Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana State University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 BLAByers, William
Contents: Turing on the light -- The light of ambiguity. Ambiguity in mathematics -- The contradictory in mathematics -- Paradoxes and mathematics : infinity and the real numbers -- More paradoxes of infinity : geometry, cardinality, and beyond -- The light as idea. The idea as an organizing principle -- Ideas, logic, and paradox -- Great ideas -- The light and the eye of the beholder. The truth of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 BYEGiles, Jenne.
Summary: Giles combines innovative felting techniques with dye colors, fiber combinations, and patterns to make captivating felt fabric, from which she designs and constructs pieces that are truly wearable art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.0463 GILPenne, Barbra
Summary: "The fabled oasis in the desert mirage is just one example of the strange things that can happen when light hits the air in certain atmospheric conditions. This captivating volume takes a closer look at mirages and similar phenomena, explaining to elementary readers that there is much more to these natural optical illusions than meets -- or doesn't meet -- the eye. Topics covered include...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.56 PENHardesty, Constance.
Summary: Provides plans and instructions for growing twenty-six different gardens, with recipes for using what is grown. Gardens and recipes are divided by difficulty level, from easy to advanced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Kids 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635 HARJones, Constance
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 393 JONSnow, Constance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 SNOWu, Constance
Summary: "Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she "made it" in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022