Ryrie, Alec
Summary: "Looking back to the crisis of the Reformation and beyond, Unbelievers shows how, long before philosophers started to make the case for atheism, powerful cultural currents were challenging traditional faith. These tugged in different ways not only on celebrated thinkers such as Machiavelli, Montaigne, Hobbes, and Pascal, but on men and women at every level of society whose voices we hear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 211 RYRAbrahams, Kyria.
Summary: A stand-up comedian who was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness describes how her childhood was haunted by perpetual doomsday prophecies about an imminent apocalypse in which her non-believing neighbors and schoolmates were doomed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.9 ABRErving, Julius
Summary: With startling honesty and an unmistakable voice, Dr. J is a historic self-portrait of an American legend, Julius "The Doctor" Erving. With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. But while the public has long revered this cultural icon, few have ever known of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ERVING, JULIUS ERVTeffi, N. A. (Nadezhda Aleksandrovna)
Summary: In 1918, in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Teffi, whose stories and journalism had made her a celebrity in Moscow, was invited to read from her work in Ukraine. She accepted the invitation eagerly, though she had every intention of returning home. As it happened, her trip ended four years later in Paris, where she would spend the rest of her life in exile. None of this was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TEFFI, N.A TEFMarshall, Linda Elovitz
Summary: "The fascinating story of Marie Curie and her sister Bronia, two trailblazing women who worked together and made a legendary impact on chemistry and healthcare as we know it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 MARMilani, Alice
Summary: "A graphic account of a pioneering scientist who conducted innovative research on radioactivity. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences, and first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 CURRyrie, Charlie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 RYRIrvine, Amy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.2 IRVCheung, Kylie
Summary: "Survivor Injustice shatters the harmful and convenient narrative that abuse is a "private matter" perpetrated by individual bad actors and situates popular understandings of domestic abuse in an indictment of the racism, misogyny, and carcerality baked into U.S. culture and politics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.88 CHESummary: On June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and his fiancee Mildred Jeter traveled from Caroline County, VA, to Washington, D.C. to be married. Later, the newlyweds were arrested, tried and convicted of the felony crime of miscegenation. Two young ACLU lawyers took on the Lovings case, fully aware of the challenges posed. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor on June 12, 1967 and resulted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LOVBurns, Kylie.
Summary: Alpine skiing has been an exciting Olympic sport since 1924. Racing down snow-covered slopes at breathtaking speed requires outstanding athletic skill. Freestyle skiing combines speed, agility, and precision. This introductory guide gives an overview of all the Olympic events in both sports, along with fun facts, amazing stats, and a look at some of the most outstanding competitors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Company 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR RED BURMolotsky, Irvin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.52 MOLGirling, Richard
Summary: "The history of humanity's relationship with other species is baffling. Without animals there would be no us. We are all fellow travellers on the same evolutionary journey. By charting the love-hate story of people and animals, from their first acquaintance in deep prehistory to the present and beyond, Richard Girling reveals how and where our attitudes towards animals began - and how they have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Onebook Publications 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.27 GIRIovine, Vicki.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Pub. Group 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8743 IOVIrvine, Joan
Summary: Offers step-by-step instructions for making pop-up cards, books, sculptures, and other objects out of materials found at home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.54 IRVIovine, Vicki.
Summary: Describes a new mother's physical and emotional changes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Pub. Group 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 IOVKagge, Erling
Summary: "In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he had removed before setting out. In this book, an astonishing and transformative meditation, Kagge explores the silence around us, the silence within us, and the silence we must create. By recounting his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152 KAGKeenan, Sheila
Summary: "Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers worldwide. Readers were both scared and intrigued by the horrific character, who is the ghost of a soldier who had been decapitated during the American Revolution. Now, the character is an American classic, featured in movies, television shows, cartoons, comic books,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 813.2 KEERyrie, Alec
Summary: Five hundred years ago, an obscure monk challenged the authority of the pope with a radical new vision of what Christianity could be. The revolution he unwittingly set in motion has toppled governments, upended social norms, and transformed millions of people's understanding of their relationship with God. In this dazzling global history charting five centuries of innovation and change, Alec...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 284 RYRPanagariya, Arvind.
Summary: India is not only the world's largest and fiercely independent democracy, but also an emerging economic giant. But to date there has been no comprehensive account of India's remarkable growth or the role policy has played in fueling this expansion. India: The Emerging Giant fills this gap, shedding light on one of the most successful experiments in economic development in modern history. Why...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.954 PANMoleta, Kylie
Summary: Featuring clear instructions, detailed stitch diagrams, and stunning photography, "A Year of Granny Squares" ensures that you have all the tools you need to embark on your crochet adventure with confidence. Expand your skills, learn new techniques, and watch your crochet expertise grow throughout the year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press Limited 2024
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Summary: De stellingname van de Franse schrijver Georges Bernanos (1888-1948) en de herinneringen van een oude Catalaanse vrouw schilderen de Spaanse burgeroorlog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Éditions du Seuil 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SAL FRENCHRobertson, Kay
Summary: Outlines the roles of Duck Dynasty women, discussing the core values that make their relationships work and explaining how their spiritual beliefs shape family dynamics and have helped them work through various challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014