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Cooking Cooking Juvenile literature Eames, Charles Eames, Ray Espionage, German United States History 20th century Gimpel, Erich 1910- Office of Charles and Ray Eames. Spies Germany Biography World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Germany World War, 1939-1945 Secret service United StatesSummary: "The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames is widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products ... But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life ... has been less widely understood. Narrated by James...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EAMSummary: Powers of ten ... illustrates a picnic in Chicago and then begins moving ten times farther out every ten seconds, until our own galaxy is visible only as a speck of light. Then, we move inward into the hand of a sleeping picnicker with ten times more magnification every ten seconds. A rough sketch ... is an earlier version of the same concept illustrated in Powers of ten. 901, after 45 years of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pyramid Film & Video 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILSummary: Examines "hyper-masculinity" as a destructive force in the personal development and socialization of boys and young men. Discusses the roles of popular culture and peer pressure in influencing boys to adopt a masculine pose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MASChinni, Dante.
Summary: In a climate of culture wars and tremendous economic uncertainty, the media have often reduced America to a simplistic schism between red states and blue states. In response to that oversimplification, journalist Dante Chinni teamed up with political geographer James Gimpel to launch the Patchwork Nation project, using on-the-ground reporting and statistical analysis to get past generalizations...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.0973 CHITames, Richard.
Summary: Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Greek peoples.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 938 TAMTames, Richard
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1995
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 910.9 TAMSzabo, Zoltan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 SZAKimmel, Fran
Summary: "A profoundly moving exploration of our capacity to heal one another. Ellie and Eric Nyland have moved their two sons back to Eric's childhood farmhouse, hoping for a fresh start. But there's no denying it, their family is falling apart, each one of them isolated by private sorrows, stresses, and missed signals. With every passing day, Ellie's hopes are buried deeper in the harsh winter snows....
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECW Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KIMKimmel, Haven
Summary: Named "Zippy" for the way she would bolt around her home, Kimmel's witty memoir takes readers back to a time when small-town America was caught in the amber of the innocent post-war period, where people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kept barnyard animals in their backyards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.264 KIMKimmel, Haven
Summary: A continuation of the memoir "A Girl Named Zippy" follows the story of her mother, Delonda, who reinvents her life by returning to college and losing fifty pounds, while Zippy continues to work out the dynamic of their nuclear family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.6 KIMSummary: Complilation of 7 films with introduction to the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames. 'Toccata for toy trains' is a trip through a world of antique toys, and toy trains. 'House : after five years of living' illustrates the home and studio designed and built by Charles Eames on a hill in California overlooking the ocean. 'Lucia chase vignette' follows a sister chasing her brother through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pyramid Film & Video 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILKummer, Corby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chapters Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.877 KUMKimmel, Martha
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1990
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Summary: An autobiography of Nazi spy Erich Gimpel chronicling his efforts to sabotage America's atomic program in World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5487 GIMImmelt, Jeffrey
Summary: The former CEO of General Electric discusses how he led the corporation through the days immediately after 9/11 and the 2008-09 financial crisis and refocus it into a more diverse, globalized, and innovative company.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7621 IMMKimmel, Heidi.
Summary: Chronicles the history of the military academy at West Point, New York, including its role in the American Revolution, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and World Wars I and II, and discusses the daily life of a cadet and the enrollment of minorities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 KIMGammel, Irene
Summary: Author Gammel shows how a literary classic was born. Lucy Maud Montgomery's own life began in the rural Cavendish family farmhouse on Prince Edward Island, the place that became the inspiration for Green Gables. Mailmen brought the world to the farmhouse's kitchen door in the form of American mass market periodicals, sparking young Maud's imagination. She pored over these magazines, gleaning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MONTGOMERY, L.M GAMKammer, Gina
Summary: "You are in the Underworld-the land of the dead from Norse mythology. Ruled by the goddess Hel, it's not a place Viking warriors would choose to go to when they die. The Underworld isn't an easy place to leave. The gods themselves can rarely escape this cold, dark land. Can you find a way out of this dangerous place before it's too late? Will you bargain with the gods to let you leave? YOU...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC KAMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KAMKarmel, Annabel
Summary: "This new essential family cookbook from renowned children's cookery author Annabel Karmel is filled with fun, tasty and easy-to-make recipes to get the family cooking together. Inside, you'll find everything from Hidden Vegetable Bolognese to Teddy Bear Burgers, as well as nutritionally balanced snacks and sweets like oat and raisin cookies and fruity ice pops. Recipes include child-friendly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welbeck 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wildcat Canyon Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.34 KINGimpel, Erich
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5487 GIMKarmel, Annabel.
Summary: A cookbook for children that teaches basic skills and techniques and features healthy recipes that encourage children to choose ingredients and flavor combinations while they learn about nutrition and kitchen hygiene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5123 KARKimmel, Eric A.
Summary: Anansi the spider plans to trick Turtle into catching a fish for his dinner, but Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday 1993