Summary: Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered. Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken - the quest to reach out beyond Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WHEMurphy, Kimberly Shannon
Summary: A memoir from one of the most successful stuntwomen in Hollywood chronicles her path to recovery from a childhood of sexual abuse and offers hope for others who have suffered through the same ordeal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURPHY, KIMBERLY SHANNON MURSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Thirty miles from the Arctic Circle, in the town of Husavik, stands the Icelandic Phallological Museum, the world's only penis museum. Over 40 years, the founder and curator has collected every specimen from every mammal except for one elusive penis needed to complete his collection. The film follows the curator's incredible, sublimely comic, often shocking quest to complete his eccentric...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FINChamberlain, Shannin
Summary: Ten-year-old Shannon Chamberlain describes, in ABC format, her bout with cancer. Concludes with a discussion of childhood cancer, suggested reading list, glossary, and resource guide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Synergistic Press 1990
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Place a hold to request this item.Silbernagel, Shantel
Summary: "With limited resources for hopeful home birth parents, the unknowns can feel overwhelming. The Many Faces of Home Birth fills that void for knowledge by providing a rare glimpse into the private moments of twenty-five unique and modern home births from around the world. With honesty, humor, and confidence, these personal narratives and shared experiences leave readers with the understanding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618 SILFields, Denise
Summary: Lists mail-order companies with discounted prices, featuring clothing, furniture, toys, and safety devices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windsor Peak Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.122 FIEFields, Jan.
Summary: With his mom overdue from an expedition, Nick doesn't expect much for his birthday. Then his dad surprises him with a robot named Bob. Nick and Bob venture outside, but they're separated and get lost in the forbidden world. Will Nick discover what happened to his mom, or will he be lost forever? The ending is Up2U.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE FIEBlackstock, Cindy
Summary: Spirit Bear is off on another adventure! Follow him as he learns about traditional knowledge and Residential Schools from his Uncle Huckleberry and his friend, Lak'insxw, before heading to Algonquin territory, where children teach him about Shannen's Dream. Spirit Bear and his new friends won't stop until Shannen's Dream of "safe and comfy schools" comes true for every First Nations student.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLAShanker, Stuart
Summary: Draws on the tandem sciences of child psychology and physical health to counsel parents on how to help their kids engage calmly when approaching social and educational challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155 SHAField, Patricia
Summary: From her Studio 54 disco-glam styling to her awarding-winning work in The Devil Wears Prada, Sex in the City, and Emily in Paris, the iconic stylist and fashion provocateur, now in her 70s, tells her story of a life spent challenging conventions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FIELD, PATRICIA FIEField, Ron.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 355.14 FIEJannen, William
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presidio 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.31 JANTannen, Deborah.
Summary: Mothers and daughters do not speak different languages--but still often misunderstand each other, as they struggle to find the balance between closeness and independence. Both mothers and daughters want to be seen for who they are, but tend to see the other as falling short of who she should be. Each overestimates the other's power and underestimates her own. Tannen explains why a remark that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8743 TANSummary: "Clara Parkes presents a heartwarming anthology of stories that celebrate yarn -specifically the knitter's reputation for acquiring it in large quantities and storing it away in what's lovingly referred to as a 'stash'"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 STARåstam, Hannes
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trafalgar Square 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 RASFields, Jonathan
Summary: "Seriously. another book that tells you how to live a good life? Don't we have enough of those? You'd think so. Yet, more people than ever are walking through life disconnected, disengaged, dissatisfied, mired in regret, declining health, and a near maniacal state of gut-wrenching autopilot busyness. Whatever is out there isn't getting through. We don't know who to trust. We don't know what's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 FIECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help FieldsSummary: "McConkey" is a heartfelt examination of the legacy one athlete left to the progression of his sports, and the path he paved to conquer his dreams. Shane McConkey is revered as a pioneer of freeskiing and ski-BASE jumping, and through his talent and ability to use his trademark irreverent humor, he inspired countless lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MCCFields, Harriette.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Words Pub. 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.4145 FIEHogan, Shanna.
Summary: "In 2007, Dr. Martin MacNeill--a doctor, lawyer, and Mormon bishop--discovered his wife of 30 years dead in the bathtub of their Pleasant Grove, Utah home, her face bearing the scars of a facelift he persuaded her to undergo just a week prior. At first the death of 50-year-old Michele MacNeill, a former beauty queen and mother of eight, appeared natural. But days after the funeral when Dr....
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 HOGBrannen, Peter
Summary: "As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 BRAFields, Denise
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windsor Peak Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 FIEFields, Rick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala Publications 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 FIEFielden, Greg.
Summary: NASCAR: The Complete History is a comprehensive pictorial history of American stock car racing from its moonshine-running roots to today's multibillion-dollar industry. The 628-page book features historic photos from NASCAR's unmatched collection, as well as rich stories about the characters, the cars, and the racetracks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Publications International 2017