Summary: Takes a behind-the-scenes look at the colorful and competitive world of champion show chicken breeders, following the struggles and triumphs of both humans and their chickens on the road to compete at the largest poultry competition in the United States, the Ohio National Poultry Show.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2016
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHIPoe, Edgar Allan
Summary: A collection of thirteen poems and eight prose selections from larger works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.3 POESummary: ""In almost any culture, at any time, you can find food writing," writes guest editor Mark Bittman in his introduction. "Food means growing and hardship, and health and medicine, and work and holiday. In its abundance it is a gift and a joy, and in its absence a curse and a tragedy. If a culture has writing, that culture has food writing." The stories in this year's Best American Food Writing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 BESLarrington, Carolyne.
Summary: The Norse Myths presents the Viking gods, from the mighty Asyr, led by Ó?inn, and the mysterious Vanir, to Thor and the mythological cosmos they inhabit. Passages translated from Old Norse bring this legendary world to life, from the myths of creation to ragnarök, the prophesied end of the world at the hands of Loki’s army of monsters and giants, and everything that comes in between: the long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2017
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Summary: A hermit crab looking for a new home tries several different shells before finding one that fits just right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GRNWI 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KALMoore, Carolina
Summary: A fun and approachable guide to learning bag-making techniques! 18 projects and techniques including adding zippers, pockets, handles, magnetic snaps, and more, plus using quilting, vinyl, and cork. Mix and match the techniques however you like to make all kinds of bags, from a simple clutch purse to an organizational tote or reusable gift bag. Perfect for beginners, making bags is a popular...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Landauer Publishing 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1973
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN CENSUS NORTH CAROLINA 1784-1787Brennen, Carlene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pineapple Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST BREHarline, Craig.
Summary: Traces the significance of Sunday from ancient times to present-day America, looking at the religious and secular rituals that have defined the day over the centuries, from early Christian celebrations of the liturgy, to the end of "blue laws" during the1950s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 263.3 HARMYTINGER, CARLONE
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1942
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.3 MYTGallo, Carmine.
Summary: Public speaking coach and bestselling author Gallo has broken down hundreds of TED talks and interviewed the most popular TED (technology, entertainment, design) presenters as well as the top researchers in the fields of psychology, communications, and neuroscience to get their cutting-edge insights and to reveal the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.452 GALKaplan, James
Summary: "The myth of the ’60s depends on the 1950s being the 'before times' of conformity, segregation, straightness—The Lonely Crowd and The Organization Man. This all carries some truth, but it does nothing to explain how, in 1959, America’s great indigenous art form, jazz, reached the height of its power and popularity, thanks to a number of Black geniuses so legendary they go by one name—Monk,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024
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Summary: A layman's journey into the realm of probability. We search for certainty, but find only likelihood. All things are possible, only one thing actually happens; everything else is in the realm of probability. The twin disciplines of probability and statistics underpin every modern science and sketch the shape of all purposeful group activity--politics, economics, medicine, law, sports--giving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.2 KAPKaplan, Wendy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 KaplanKaplan, Wendy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Los Angeles County Museum of Art 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745.409 KAPLaine, Carolee
Summary: "Food Safety Basics helps readers trace the history of food safety, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.19 LAIAdney, Tappan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Institution 1964
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 AdnKastan, Kathy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.12 KASKnapman, Timothy
Summary: A young dragon finds a boy and introduces him to his family, friends, and teacher, but it is clear that the boy would like to return to his faraway home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Childrens Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC KNAYoung, Lailan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hodder and Stoughton 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 138 YOUKaplan, Eric
Summary: Philosopher and comedy writer (Futurama, Big Bang Theory) Kaplan tackles a metaphysical paradox: there are some things we dearly believe in that are not universally acknowledged as real. Here, Kaplan shows how philosophy giants Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein strove to smooth over this uncomfortable meeting of the real and unreal--and failed. From there he turns to mysticism's attempts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 100 KAPKaplan, Fred
Summary: A brilliant combination of literary analysis and historical detail, this masterfully written biography of the much misunderstood sixth president of the United States reveals the many sides of this forward-thinking man whose progressive vision helped shape the course of America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY KAPKaplan, James
Summary: Sinatra endowed the songs he sang with the explosive conflict of his own personality. He also made the very act of listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. In "Frank: The Voice," Kaplan reveals how he did it, bringing deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable vocal instrument.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SINATRA, FRANK KAPKaplan, Steve
Contents: Beginnings -- On solid ground -- Role of sales -- As big as you can be -- Creating value -- Killer mistakes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2006