Kotkin, Joel.

Summary: Visionary social thinker Joel Kotkin looks ahead to America in 2050, revealing how the addition of one hundred million Americans by midcentury will transform how we all live, work, and prosper. In stark contrast to the rest of the world's advanced nations, the United States is growing at a record rate and, according to census projections, will be home to four hundred million Americans by 2050....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 KOT

Donvan, John (John Joseph)

Summary: "Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 DON

Rankin, Joan.

Summary: Lillee, the last to hatch and the smallest of the ducklings, would rather walk than learn to swim.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 1998

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC RAN

Dorin, Patrick C.

Summary: A review of Amtrak's history, services, accommodations, and problems.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Superior Pub. Co. 1979

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.22 DOR

Mongin, Jean Paul

Summary: “Tell us, Delphic Oracle, who is the wisest man in all of Greece?” So begins The Death of Socrates. No mortal man is wiser than Socrates, who, on his daily walks through Athens, talks to all the people he meets. When the person he talks to takes himself to be very wise, Socrates asks so many questions that the person ends up admitting he knows nothing. When he runs into people who know little,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Born, Roscoe C.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Iowa State University Press 1993

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.066 BOR

Contents: Introduction -- Season in New York -- Season in Chicago -- Deburau / by Sacha Guitry -- First year / by Frank Craven -- Enter Madame / by Gilda Varesi and Dolly Byrne -- Green goddess / by William Archer -- Liliom / by Frank Molnar -- Mary Rose / by J.M. Barrie -- Nice people / by Rachel Crothers -- Bad man / by Porter Emerson Browne -- Emperor Jones / by Eugene G. O'Neill -- Skin game / by...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Small, Maynard, & Co. 1921

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.5 BES

Bohr, Marianne C.

Summary: "In the 1960s and '70s, thousands of baby boomers strapped packs to their backs and flocked to Europe, wandering the continent on missions of self-discovery. Many of these boomers still dream of "going back"--of once again cutting themselves free and revisiting the places they encountered in their youth, recapturing what was, and creating fresh memories along the way. Marianne Bohr and her...

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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914 BOH

Summary: John Connor is a 20-something living on the streets as a common laborer. His mother has since died, and their earlier efforts did not stop the creation of SkyNet artificial intelligence network. As he will still become the leader of the human resistance, Connor is once again targeted by a Terminator sent from the future by SkyNet. This new Terminator, T-X, is a female and is more powerful than...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003

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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI TER

Summary: "Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day's Night, in which the bandmates play slapstick versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Mitchell, John (John C.)

Summary: "The story of Grand Traverse during the Civil War era is an account of a place and a nation rising to their shared destiny, the epic struggle. Throughout the Civil War, Grand Traverse soldiers fought and died in major battles and forgotten skirmishes, earning the region a compelling military history in the most crucial and deadly of American conflicts."--Jacket flap.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sutton Bay Publications 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7474 MIT

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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 973.7474 MIT

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 973.7474 MIT

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Murphy, John (John C.)

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Publisher / Publication Date: New York 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 Murphy

Robertson, William C

Summary: Flummoxed by formulas? Queasy about equations? Perturbed by pi? Now you can stop cursing over calculus and start cackling over Math, the newest volume in Bill Robertson's accurate and amusing Stop Faking It! books. Like the other six titles in this award-winning NSTA Press series, Math is meant for homework-helping parents, math-averse science teachers, and homeschoolers. It's written for...

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Publisher / Publication Date: NSTA Press 2006

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Durrance, Joan C.

Contents: The urgent need to tell the library story more effectively -- Outcomes : an approach that shows the value of libraries -- The "How Libraries and Librarians Help" outcome model : applying contextual approaches to outcome evaluation -- Step one, getting started : preparing to conduct an outcomes study -- Step two, collecting data for outcomes : approaches and tools -- Step three, analyzing...

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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2005

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1 available in Reference Office Reference, Call number: OFR 027 DUR

Summary: Corridors of blood: Set in the primitive hospitals of 19th century London, this recounts the story of the unfortunate Dr. Bolton, an early pioneer in anesthesiology, showing his gradual addiction to drugs and his dealings with grave robbers.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006

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2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER HAU

Donkin, Andrew.

Summary: Profiles notable Olympic athletes who overcame the odds to win gold medals, including Jesse Owens, Shelley Mann, and Kerri Strug.

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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1999

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR BLUE DON

Rosenberg, Joel C.

Summary: Bestselling author and international political expert Joel C. Rosenberg tackles the question: Is America an empire in decline or a nation poised for a historic Renaissance? America teeters on a precipice. In the midst of financial turmoil, political uncertainty, declining morality, the constant threat of natural disasters, and myriad other daunting challenges, many wonder what the future holds...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4 ROS

Summary: Enter the mythical world of the Gargoyles and get to know the ancient creatures that once guarded a medieval Scottish fortress, and who now have come alive at night to protect the city of Manhattan from evil.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GAR

Dellinger, David T.

Summary: "n the fall of 1969 eight prominent anti-Vietnam War activists were put on trial for conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. One of the eight, Black Panther cofounder Bobby Seale, was literally bound and gagged in court by order of the judge, Julius Hoffman, and his case was separated from that of the others. The activists, who included Abbie Hoffman, Jerry...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.73 LEV

Donkin, Andrew.

Summary: Explores the mysteries and legends associated with the Bermuda Triangle, an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Florida, and Puerto Rico, where hundreds of boats and planes have vanished.

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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2000

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE DON

Summary: Follows Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater's tumultuous election year, as well as other years in a career that encompassed numerous political and ideological triumphs. Though he never achieved the ultimate prize, the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 vindicated the conservative agenda Goldwater had long championed. Ironically, in later years, Goldwater's support of issues like abortion and gay...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MR.

Kane, Robert L.

Contents: Background -- The stroke -- Rehabilitation -- Assisted living -- The dementia unit -- Nursing home -- Doctors, other medical personnel, and hospitals -- Informal care -- The roads not taken -- End of life -- What kind of long-term care do we want? -- What can we do about it?.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanderbilt University Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.61 KAN

Rosenberg, Joel C.

Summary: "Inside the Revolution" takes you inside the winner-take-all battle for the hearts, minds, and souls of the people of the Middle East with never-before-seen profiles of the Radicals, the Reformers and the Revivalists, explaining the implications of each movement and the importance of each leader--not only through the lenses of politics and economics but through the third lens of Scripture as well.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.054 ROS