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Summary: The co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers chronicles his life from his birth in Australia and upbringing on the streets of Los Angeles through his rise to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FLEA FLESteltzer, Ulli.
Summary: Describing the centuries-long practice by people in the Arctic of building igloos for shelter, an illustrated introduction demonstrates how igloos are built from carefully constructed ice blocks.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1995
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 693 STEIlya
Summary: "A brilliant guide to the art of creating comics... in the format of a comic!"--Page [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 741.2 ILYIsaacson, Rupert.
Summary: Describes the author's attempts to help his autistic son, Rowan, by taking the family to a remote area of Mongolia in order to consult shamans and allow Rowan to interact with horses and other animals in a quiet, accepting environment.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ISAACSON, RUPERT ISAIsaacson, Walter.
Summary: Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years, as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks/Simon & Schuster Audio 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 JOBS, STEVE ISATeatro Alla Scala
Summary: Verdi's opera tells the tragic tale of Violetta, who is dying of consumption and leaves her beloved Alfredo at the request of his father, only to be reunited with him shortly before her death.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Arthaus Musik 2008
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA TRAIsaacson, Walter.
Summary: The computer and the Internet are among the most important inventions of our era, but few people know who created them. Most innovations of the digital age were made collaboratively. There were a lot of fascinating people involved, some ingenious and a few even geniuses. This is the story of these pioneers, hackers, and entrepreneurs, how their minds worked and what made them so creative. It's...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2014
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: MCA Records 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD PM KutiIsaacson, Walter
Summary: "When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was The Double Helix, James Watson's account of how he and Francis Crick had discovered the structure of DNA, the spiral-staircase molecule that carries the genetic instruction code for all forms of life. This book guided Jennifer Doudna to focus her studies not on...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 921 DOUIsaacson, Walter
Summary: Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks, Simon & Schuster Audio 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 DA VINCI, LEONARDO ISAIsaacson, Walter
Summary: "He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio da VinciSasson, Jean.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1995
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.42 SASWoodward, Ella
Summary: Deliciously Ella Every Day offers fantastically appealing and quick recipes for breakfasts, packed lunches, snacks on the go, and stress-free meals. The book is packed with more than 100 simple yet irresistible plant-based, dairy-free, and gluten-free recipes. Be inspired by Ella’s quick weekday dinners, amazingly colorful salads, and incredible ideas for meals and snacks on the go.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5638 WOOIsaacson, Walter
Summary: As a kid in South Africa, Musk was regularly beaten by bullies; he once was in the hospital for a week after a beating. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. Musk developed into a man-child, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B MUSK MUSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio MuskIsaacson, Walter.
Summary: The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. Biographer Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk--a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate--became the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD 921 EinsteinIsaacson, Walter.
Summary: "Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004 ISABulla, Clyde Robert.
Summary: Did you know that a tree is the biggest plant that grows? How does it get the food it needs? Read and find out about a tree's life cycle through the seasons.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2001
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Summary: A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerful--a way to learn about how to live. Read at the right moment in your life, a novel can--quite literally--change it. The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. To create this apothecary, the authors have trawled...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.3 BERGrier, Ella.
Summary: The seven days of Kwanzaa is a celebration of rich African-American culture and traditions: lighting candles, storytelling, singing and making mkeka mats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1997
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 394.2 GRIPatrick, Ella
Summary: Get to know some of the Star Wars universe heroes: Padmé, Leia, Sabine, Ahsoka, Hera, Jyn, and Rey.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PATSummary: Journey to the world's most unforgettable places in this dazzling series based on the bestselling books. Newlyweds Albin and Melanie soak up all the world has to offer on a dream honeymoon, experiencing Brazil, Austraila, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment [distributor] 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.202 THOBulla, Clyde Robert.
Summary: A simple explanation of how a shadow is formed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1994
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to find healing for him. When two-year-old Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse trainer, and his wife Kristin sought the best possible medical care, but traditional therapies had little effect. They discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2010
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Summary: A portrait of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist explores the impact of James Watson's "The Double Helix" on her career and how her team's invention of CRISPR technology enabled revolutionary DNA-editing approaches to fighting disease, as well as curing diseases, fending off viruses, and enhancing our children
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021