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Birds Drone aircraft Jupiter (Planet) Mammals Protest movements Robotics Robots Size Social change United StatesHaugen, Brenda.
Summary: Examines the details of the Zodiac Killer case in 1960s San Francisco, including the victims, the crimes, and speculations as to the identity of the Zodiac Killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED explores the folk horror phenomenon from its beginnings in a trilogy of films - Michael Reeves' Witchfinder General (1968), Piers Haggard's Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man (1973) - through its proliferation on British television in the 1970s and its culturally specific manifestations in American, Asian, Australian and European...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WOOSummary: Returns to rural southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie, a troubled young boy from ten years ago. The film began as a way of discovering what forces shaped Stevie's life. Part way through the filming, Stevie is arrested for a serious crime, and tears his family apart. The modest profile turned into a chronicle of Stevie, his broken family, the justice system and the filmmaker himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Studio Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STESummary: "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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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUHaugen, Frances
Summary: "The inside story of one woman's battles against Big Tech, by the Facebook whistleblower who is determined to help us all retake control of our lives. In 2021, when news outlets feasted on "the Facebook Files," Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of pages of documents. She testified to Congress and spoke to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAUGEN, FRANCES HAUBrende, Eric.
Summary: The author and his spouse spent 18 months in Amish country living without electricity and its dependent technologies. Here he recounts the experience, not only detailing the daily activities and frequent difficulties they found necessary to maintain existence without electricity, but also touting the benefits of such a life and exploring the culture of their adopted community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.483 BREFink, Orenda
Summary: "From indie musician Orenda Fink, a memoir of a tumultuous childhood growing up with a mother who may have borderline personality disorder. Orenda Fink was raised by a darkly charismatic mother who insisted that they were both MAGIC. In The Witch's Daughter, Orenda chronicles her years spent navigating this ominous power, alongside her mother's substance abuse and hyper-controlling, often...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2024
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Summary: "Dressing the Resistance' explores how everyday people have harnessed the visual power of clothing, accessories and costume to spur social and cultural change. Throughout history, societies have used clothing to show acceptance and exclusion, convention and subversion, group belonging and rejection. In the same way, fashion, clothing, textiles and costume have served their own critical role in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Archetectural Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.0086 BENSummary: A feature documentary film following six individuals deploying and grappling with the current systemic failures of how we have dealt with addiction and their journey to develop and employ new, innovative, and often controversial solutions to the problem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TIPHAGEN, WALTER
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1956
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 921 HAGHagen, Sofie
Summary: In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fat-phobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgement and discrimination are rife. From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, Sofie provides practical tips for readers--drawing wisdom from other Fat Liberation champions along the way. Part memoir, part social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 4th Estate 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 HAGHaugen, Gary A.
Summary: Reveals how impoverished populations have become increasingly subject to assault, forced labor, and other physical abuses, outlining recommendations for implementing workable solutions and overcoming corruption.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.5 HAUMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Birds can be found in all shapes and sizes! Did you know a bee hummingbird weighs less than a penny? Or, that an ostrich can weigh as much as a refrigerator? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten birds in this book are very small and which ones are really big! ABOUT...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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2 available in Juvenile, Call number: J598 MALMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Reptiles can be found in all shapes and sizes. Did you know a nano-chameleon is small enough to fit on a fingernail? Or, that the saltwater crocodile can grow to be 20 feet long? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten reptiles in this book are very small and which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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2 available in Juvenile, Call number: J597.9 MALMaloney, Brenna
Summary: Take an in-depth look at the history and cultural impact of robots through the years in this educational and interactive guide! Robots are everywhere-building cars, driving cars, performing surgery, helping soldiers and fire fighters, even vacuuming! From high up in space to the bottom of the ocean, robots are an instrumental part of how humans are learning about the world. This encyclopedic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Kids 2018
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Summary: This book discusses Earth as the unique livable planet, presenting information on Earth's place in the solar system, the planet's atmosphere and weather, and the ability of humans to care for the planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 525 HAUHaugen, David M.
Summary: This book discusses the planet Venus, one of the two planets that can be seen with the naked eye from Earth, and describes how the planet travels through the solar system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kidhaven Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 523.42 HAUHaugen, David M.
Summary: Discusses the planet Jupiter including its discovery by Galileo, its location in the solar system, its composition and appearance, its many moons, and NASA's efforts to study it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kidhaven Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 523.45 HAUHaugen, David M.
Summary: Discusses the scientific aspects of the planet Mars, including its topographical make-up and the possibility that it may contain water and living things.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 523.43 HAUHaugen, David M.
Summary: This book discusses the sun and its function in our solar system, including its visible features and the importance of the sun's energy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kidhaven Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 523.7 HAUHagen, Uta
Summary: This book discusses the actor's goals, techniques, relationship to the physical and psychological senses, animation of the body and mind, listening and talking, and expectation. It includes useful exercises to help the actor in many areas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner's 1991
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Summary: "Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Mammals can be found in all shapes and sizes. Did you know a bumblebee bat is the same size as a large bee? Or, that a blue whale is the largest animal on the planet? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten mammals in this book are very small and which ones are really...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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2 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599 MALArendt, Hannah
Summary: "No one," Hannah Arendt observed, "has ever counted truthfulness as a political virtue." But why do politicians lie? What is the relationship between political lies and self-delusion? And how much organized deceit can a democracy endure before it ceases to function?--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America, The 2022