Waldman, Ariel
Summary: "Explore the science behind some of your favorite popular science fiction tropes--from escaping a black hole to riding a space elevator to the stars--in this illustrated guide from NASA advisor and host of the popular Tested podcast Offworld"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 WALHardman, Robert
Summary: "On today's world stage, there is one leader who stands apart from the rest. Queen Elizabeth II has seen more of the planet and its people than any other head of state and has engaged with the world like no other monarch in modern history. Since her coronation, she has visited over 130 countries across the ever-changing globe, acting as diplomat, stateswoman, pioneer, and peace-broker. She has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019
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Summary: "A memoir-in-recipes from the best-selling and award-winning author that looks back at her family and at the long century of Jewish cooking in Europe and America. In her most personal book, Joan Nathan looks back at her own family's history - her family's arrival in America from Germany, Poland, and Slovakia; her childhood in post-war New York and Rhode Island; the influence of her in-laws, who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Greece and Rome, including peasant, slave, Olympic pankratist, laborer, fuller, gladiator, and soldier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 HARHardman, Robert
Summary: "No British monarch has had a tougher act to follow. Now, after seventy years of waiting and preparation, King Charles III is not just the head of the most famous family in the world. He is the custodian of a thousand-year-old institution that must redefine its place in the digital age while others insist on rewriting the past. With unrivaled access to the king, the royal family, and the court,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 941.086 HARHardman, Robert
Summary: "A definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the seventieth anniversary of her reign by a renowned royal biographer."--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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Summary: An intimate portrait of England's longest-reigning queen, in celebration of her diamond jubilee -- and the first-ever book interview with her grandson, HRH, the Prince of Wales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELIZABETH II HARGalimberti, Gabriele.
Summary: Each 4-page entry includes a portrait of the cook posing with the ingredients for her dish in her kitchen or dining room, a close-up of the finished cuisine, a brief story about the cook and her family, and the recipe for the dish. The dishes range from caterpillars in tomato sauce or iguana with rice and beans to shark in coconut soup or Schweinebraten mit Spätzle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 GALAmorth, Gabriele
Summary: The story and work of exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sophia Institute Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 264 AMOHardyman, Robyn
Summary: "In this . . . science book readers will find out why we burn fossil fuels, the harm it is causing, and why evolution in the geothermal industry could make it a powerful weapon in the fight to create a sustainable future."--Google books.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cheriton Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.44 HARHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in medieval times, including peasant, bog iron collector, woad dyer, fuller, barber-surgeon, and plague doctor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 HARHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Find out more about democracy, which countries use it to govern, and learn some positives and negatives about this type of government.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 321.8 HARCorcos, Gabriele
Summary: "New York Times bestselling authors and husband-and-wife team Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos invite us into their kitchen, teaching how to live la dolce vita every day with recipes that are Tuscan in spirit and influenced by the regional cooking of America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 CORHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Egypt, including bleacher, embalmer, quarry worker, paint mixer, farmer, housewife, brick maker, and miner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HARAbriel, Anita
Summary: "It is 1946 when Vera Frankel and her best friend Edith Ban arrive in Naples. Refugees from Hungary, they escaped from a train headed for Auschwitz and were hidden by farmers until the end of the war while the rest of their families perished. Now, they want to start new lives abroad, and armed with a letter of recommendation from an American general, Vera finds work at the United States embassy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Abriel 2019Hausman, Gerald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.71 HAULandman, Annlee.
Summary: Demonstrates traditional quilting skills through twelve progressive, step-by-step projects, and provides information about fabric selection, machine- and hand-sewing techniques, assembling layers for quilting, and finishing touches.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 LANAmorth, Gabriele.
Summary: In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his many experiences in his ministry as an exorcist doing battle with Satan to relieve the great suffering of people in the grip of evil. The importance of the ministry to "expel demons" is clearly seen in the Gospels, from the actions of the Apostles, and from Church history. Fr. Amorth allows the reader to witness the activities of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ignatius Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 264 AMOAmorth, Gabriele.
Summary: Expands on some of the key topics of his previous book, An Exorcist Tells His Story, covering important details about demonic or occult issues. Uses concrete examples from his own experiences and those of other exorcists to illustrate and substantiate his points. Since satanic sects, occultism, séances, fortune-tellers and astrologers are so widespread today, the author asks the question why is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ignatius Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 264 AMOCamara, Gabriela
Summary: "Inspired by the flavors, ingredients, and flair of culinary and cultural hotspot Mexico City, Gabriela Caamara's style of fresh-first, vegetable-forward, legume-loving, and seafood-centric Mexican cooking is a siren call to home cooks who crave authentic, on-trend recipes they can make with confidence and regularity. With 150 recipes for Basicos (basics), Desayunos (breakfasts), Primeros...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorena Jones Books/an imprint Ten Speed Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 CAMGabriele, Matthew
Summary: "A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality--a brilliant reflection of humanity itself."--Dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 GABCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wld GabrieleGabriele, Matthew
Summary: Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry take us through ten centuries, crisscrossing Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa, revisiting familiar people and events with new light cast upon them. They refute common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality, a brilliant reflection of humanity itself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 940.1 GABHarman, Alice
Summary: The accepted definition of animal cruelty may differ between cultures and even between individual people. Some people may not mind eating meat, no matter where it came from, but think keeping animals in zoos in cruel. Others may abstain from eating meat or using animal products altogether. In addition, many animal-focused businesses make people a lot of money. How should young people decide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 179 HARHarman, Alice
Summary: Poverty and hunger look different around the world. In the United States, poverty can include people living on the streets as well as those who have low-paying jobs and receive formal government assistance. In other parts of the world, those living in poverty may only have a shack and no available jobs. Poor living conditions and not having enough to eat cause deaths every day. What can young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023