Bragg, Melvyn
Contents: The common tongue -- The great escape -- Conquest -- Holding on -- The speech of kings -- Chaucer -- God's english -- English and the language of the state -- William Tyndale's bible -- A renaissance of words -- Preparing the ground -- Shakespeare's english -- "My America" -- Wild west words -- Sold down the river -- Mastering the language -- The proper way to talk -- Steam, streets and slang...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 BRASummary: ""In almost any culture, at any time, you can find food writing," writes guest editor Mark Bittman in his introduction. "Food means growing and hardship, and health and medicine, and work and holiday. In its abundance it is a gift and a joy, and in its absence a curse and a tragedy. If a culture has writing, that culture has food writing." The stories in this year's Best American Food Writing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 BESSummary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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McDonald, Greg
Summary: "A fresh biography of legendary entertainment manager Colonel Tom Parker, with a contrarian and corrective point of view"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCDSummary: When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existed--a gospel told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, history's ultimate traitor. And far from being a villain, the Judas that emerges in its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 229.8 GOSMellin, Laurel.
Contents: A revolution from within -- Brain basics -- It's just a wire! -- What's a brain state? -- How brain states get stuck -- Getting wired for joy : your personal plan -- How to score a joy point -- Knowing your number -- The tools of transformation -- Break that stress circuit! -- Personal freedom -- Joy no matter what.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 158.1 MELWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEIKINDER, MELVYN
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1990
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Contents: v. 1. Manual, tables -- v. 2. Schedules 000-599 -- v. 3. Schedules 600-999 -- v. 4. Relative index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: OCLC, Online Computer Library Center 2003
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Mellin, Laurel.
Summary: A program for overcoming behavioral excesses, including alcoholism, overeating, overspending, and perfectionism, in order to achieve emotional and spiritual balance includes examples, case histories, and supporting scientific evidence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReganBooks 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 MELNew, Melvyn
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.6 NEWGragg, Rod
Summary: Describes the expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Includes facsimiles of journal entries, maps, and letters inserted in folders and under flaps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rutledge 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.8 GRAGoodman, Melvin A. (Melvin Allan)
Summary: ""Mel Goodman has spent the last few decades telling us what's gone wrong with American intelligence and the American military. he is also telling us how to save ourselves."--Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker "Whistleblower at the CIA offers a fascinating glimpse into the secret, behind-the-scenes world of U.S. intelligence. Melvin A. Goodman's first-person account of the systematic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: City Lights Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOODMAN, MELVIN A GOOBerger, Melvin.
Summary: Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1994
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETKonner, Melvin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.232 KONGreig, Geordie
Summary: "A memoir about the author's relationship with renowned painter Lucian Freud that includes interviews with many close friends and family members as well as critical analyses of Freud's art"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FREUD, LUCIAN GREGreig, Andrew.
Summary: A memoir of recovery by a Scottish novelist, poet, and golfer describes how he nearly lost his life before a last-ditch operation, his inspiration to resume playing golf after three decades, and his visits to courses on the Orkney Islands and St. Andrews.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 GREBerger, Melvin
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crickets while giving particular emphasis to how they chirp.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HARPZ 0000
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Summary: Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.92 BERBerger, Melvin.
Summary: Offers a guide to the time of the Vikings through a review of their occupations, diverse skills, great expectations, and the accomplishments they made as the talented sailors they were that changed the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 948.022 BerMelvin, Craig
Summary: The news anchor of NBC News' Today tells the story of the father figures in his life as well as his reconciliation and understanding of his own father, and how all these experiences and encounters have informed his understanding of his own role as a dad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MELVIN, CRAIG MELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B MELVIN MELMelvin, Leland
Summary: A memoir by the former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver traces his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance, and grace that create opportunities for success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad Press 2017