Brookes, Tim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1756 BROBrookes, Tim
Summary: When baggage handlers destroy Tim Brookes's guitar, he discovers that a dream guitar is built, not bought, and sets out to find someone to make him the perfect guitar. His quest takes him across the country, talking to historians, curators, and guitar makers, and he explores the guitar's mystique: freedom, the open road, protest and rebellion, the blues, youth, lost love, and sexuality. In an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 BROWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEILevi, Lia
Summary: "1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice -- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People LeviZim, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer)
Summary: An illustrated guide to the identification of 129 common birds in the United States and southern Canada, describing their physical characteristics and habitats. Includes a table listing migration dates and nesting and feeding habits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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Summary: Sections on turtles, lizards, snakes, alligators and crocodiles, frogs and toads, and salamanders give information on description, habits and range for each species common in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Press 1956
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Summary: The bestselling cookbook of all time comes full circle with an expansive revision based on the celebrated 1975 edition, restoring the voice of the original authors and returning the focus to home-style American cooking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5973 ROMRobbins, Chandler S.
Summary: Text and illustrations identify 645 species of birds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Press 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.2 ROBRobbins, Chandler S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Press 1966
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.2 ROBMay, George S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans 1974
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 MAYLevi, Herbert Walter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: J 595.7 LEVSummary: On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NINRhodes, Frank Harold Trevor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 RHOLim, Louisa
Summary: "An award-winning journalist and longtime Hong Konger indelibly captures the place, its people, and the untold history they are claiming, just as it is being erased. Lim's deeply researched-and deeply personal-account casts often startling new light on key moments: the British takeover in 1842, the negotiations leading to its "return" to China in 1997, the current protests, and the future...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 LIMLim, Michael
Summary: The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain critical ecosystems, recycling nutrients and connecting plants across vast areas, and help to produce many staples of modern life, such as wine, chocolate, bread, detergent and penicillin. Today, in the face of urgent ecological, societal and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.5 LIMSummary: Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late director's nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Includes on-screen appearances by Allen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURRogers, Kirsteen.
Summary: Explores objects and organisms that can be viewed with a microscope and discusses various kinds of microscopes and microscopy techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Pub. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 502.82 ROGAli, Yasmine S.
Summary: Showing how a single community's terrible tragedy instead became the catalyst for radical change, this first book to examine the Waverly Train Disaster of 1978, penned by a medical writer and Waverly native, examines how this disaster laid the groundwork for the future of emergency management and disaster relief.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.12 ALILim, Sandra
Summary: "In this gorgeous third collection, Sandra Lim investigates desire, sexuality, and dream with sinewy intelligence and a startling freshness. Intense and searching, the poems of The Curious Thing explore passion, self-scrutiny, and female rage with glittering precision and peerless fluency. Lim writes fearless lyrics anchored by generosity, stinging wit, and a tough-minded approach to her own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 LIMLim, Dion
Summary: If the workplace is a battlefield for women, this is the playbook they need. Women face unique circumstances on their road to success, no matter age or experience, what their goals are, or industry. Make Your Moment addresses a wide range of career and workplace scenarios and "microinteractions" you must master if you care about succeeding in business. This book covers crucial career skills...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGrawHill 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.101 LIMLim, Sylvia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Self-Counsel Press 2005