Howkins, Heidi.
Summary: The tales of a single mother who has climbed K2, just a little lower than Everest, but "steeper, tougher, and deadlier."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Press/National Geographic 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 HAWHerji
Summary: "Go back in time with Nobel Prize laureate Michel Mayor to understand the secrets of the Universe and meet the great names in physics: Newton, Einstein and many more. This graphic-novel guide to the Universe explains complex ideas in a way anyone can understand. It's a book full of adventure-- as well as some of the most important concepts humankind has ever studied. On the program:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Helvetiq 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 523.1 HERHankins, James
Summary: "Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Everywhere they saw problems. Corrupt and reckless tyrants sowing discord and ruling through fear; elites who prized wealth and status over the common good; military leaders waging endless wars. Their solution was at once simple and radical. "Men, not walls, make a city," as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 HANHodgkins, Lisa
Summary: "In the last half of the 19th century, the women of America were beginning to develop their own sense of style. Although influenced by European fashions and the social and economic changes of the time, they made clothing choices based upon their personal aspirations and their practical everyday needs. Providing an overview of fashion influences for each decade from the 1860s to the end of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.2 HODHuskins, Denise
Summary: "The shocking true story of a bizarre kidnapping and the victims' revictimization by the justice system In March 2015, Denise Huskins and her boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, awoke from sound sleep to a nightmare. Armed men bound and drugged them, then abducted Denise and warned Aaron not to call the police or she would be killed. Aaron agonized about what to do. Finally he put his trust in law...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.88 HUSErdrich, Heid E. (Heid Ellen)
Summary: "Poet, artist, filmmaker, and curator Heid E. Erdrich explores the indigenous experience in multifaceted ways-personal, familial, biological, cultural. These poems, written from the perspective of an Ojibwe woman, reveal what sustained harassment does to people, especially to women, children, and Native and Indigenous people, how it can lead to the oppression of others and even ourselves, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 ERDFried, Hedi
Summary: Hédi Fried was nineteen when the Nazis arrested her family and transported them to Auschwitz. While there, apart from enduring the daily horrors at the concentration camp, she and her sister were forced into hard labor before being released at the end of the war. After settling in Sweden, Hédi devoted her life to educating young people about the Holocaust. In her 90s, she decided to take the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribble, an imprint of Scribe Publications 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 940.53 FRIHowling, Adam
Summary: A is for Angel. B is for Bow Tie. C is for Cyberman. D is for Doctor! Featuring Doctors, companions and monsters both past and present, kids of all ages will love this Doctor Who alphabet book. Includes stunning original illustrations in a retro style on every page, all the way through from A to Z.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Children's Books 2017
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE TMichels, Heide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728.37 MICHeide, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press 1991
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709.73 HEIDawkins, Richard
Summary: The author of "The God delusion" addresses key scientific questions previously explained by rich mythologies, from the evolution of the first humans and the life cycle of stars to the principles of a rainbow and the origins of the universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 501 DAWHocking, Justin.
Contents: Learning to skateboard -- Safety -- Foot position and pushing technique -- How to turn -- Manuals -- Ollies -- Frontside 180 ollies -- Pop shove-its -- Kick flips -- Putting it all together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2006
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Summary: This book tours the historical and cultural traditions surrounding the kite, shows different types of kites, tells of events that bring kite flyers together, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mallard Press 1992
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.15 HOSHoskyns, Barney
Summary: In Small Town Talk, Barney Hoskyns re-creates Woodstock's community of brilliant dysfunctional musicians, scheming dealers, and opportunistic hippie capitalists drawn to the area by Dylan and his sidekicks from the Band. Central to the book's narrative is the broodingly powerful presence of Albert Grossman, manager of Dylan, the Band, Janis Joplin, Paul Butterfield, and Todd Rundgren—and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 HOSTomkins, Stephen
Summary: "An immersive history of the far-reaching events in England that led to the sailing of the Mayflower." -- inside front jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 285 TOMFiedler, Heidi
Summary: Coral showcases beautiful up-close photography of different corals and other sea creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 593.6 FIEMavir, Heidi
Summary: ""Your Child Is Not Broken" is THE book for parents who need permission to do things differently. Heidi Mavir almost died working out why that was necessary. Part autobiography, part parenting manual, "Your Child Is Not Broken" is a no-holds-barred account of Heidi Mavir's discovery of her child's neurodivergence. It is the funny, irreverent and brutally honest story of Heidi's fight to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bluebird 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.1923 HOPHocking, Justin.
Summary: Looks at the features and history of several of the most renowned skate parks in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.22 HOCHeide, Florence Parry
Summary: "If you want to pretend you're shrinking, that's all right," said Treehorn's mother, "as long as you don't do it at the table." A small boy finds himself shrinking in this oddly offbeat, surreal, and funny story, illustrated with Edward Gorey's signature pen and ink drawings. No one around seems to appreciate what Treehorn's going through--his parents are busy, his friends laugh at him, and he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE SHRHodgkins, Fran
Summary: Learn about how some animals begin their lives by hatching out of an egg.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Treasure Bay, Inc. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 573.68 HODHodgkins, Fran
Summary: For hundreds of years people have wanted to fly. Countless tried and failed, but now flying is very common. Find out about the many obstacles that have been overcome so planes and people can soar through the sky.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2007
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETHawkins, Ed
Summary: From South America and Africa, kids as young as 13 are leaving poverty-stricken families for a new life in Europe, having been sold the vision of untold riches and the trappings of professional football. This is football's slave trade - the beautiful game turned ugly. Talent-spotted by scouts, these kids are told they could be 'the next big thing'. But the reality is very different. Having...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2015