Marshall, 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 MARVan der Linde, Laurel
Summary: A guide to pursuing a career in dance profiles jobs ranging from professional dancer and choreographer to technical director and costume designer, incorporating tips from industry insiders and young professionals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.3 VANHauri, Peter.
Summary: Suggests safe, natural ways to overcome insomnia without drugs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8498 HAUSummary: In this film essay, multimedia artist Laurie Anderson presents a monologue touching upon her relationship with her rat terrier Lolabelle, the death of her mother, the heightening of surveillance following 9/11, and other topics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HEALindop, Edmund.
Summary: Presents the social, political, economic, and technological changes in the United States during the nineteen sixties, including the civil rights movement, the popularization of rock music, and the expedition to the Moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.923 LINLindop, Edmund.
Summary: Provides accounts of key events that occurred during the 1950s in the areas of science, technology, transportation, the economy, society, literature, art and architecture, fashion, stage and screen, music, sports and recreation, and war, and includes photographs and primary sources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.921 LINLindop, Edmund.
Summary: Looks at life in the United States in the 1930s, discussing notable people, events and developments in politics, society, the economy, culture and technology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.916 LINSolti, Georg Sir
Summary: Performance of the opera about the complex medieval Doge of Genoa whose life was ruled by love of family and devotion to country.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2007
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA SIMSummary: A comedy feature about two lowlifes, a small time pimp and an unemployed disc jockey, framed for crimes they didn't commit, who escape from jail with an eccentric Italian tourist. Set in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY DOWLindop, Edmund.
Summary: Outlines life in the United States in the 1920s, including Prohibition, the stock market crash, and advances in technology and entertainment such as the first radios and first talking movies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.915 LINLindop, Edmund.
Summary: Discusses the political, economic, social, cultural, and technology landscape of the United States in the fifth decade of the 20th century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.917 LINLabrie, Jean.
Summary: Step-by-step illustrated handbook on how to stuff and preserve birds, fish, and furred animals
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hart Pub. Co. 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.4 LABLauria, Jo.
Summary: This book is a companion to the Craft in America PBS television series and to the traveling museum exhibition of the same name. This book will show that craft has never been just about pretty things. It has always been about our things, our inheritance, our personal collections. It is about functionality, about identity, about conceptual thinking, about fun and experiment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 LauriaLourie, Bruce.
Summary: There are over 80,000 synthetic chemicals in commerce today, including hormone-disrupting phthalates and air pollutants. Smith and Lourie prove how easily our bodies absorb these chemicals from the foods we eat, the air we breathe, and the products we smear on our skin-- day after day. Then they give us the good news about what is in our control and the steps we can take for reducing our toxic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 LOUWard, Lauri.
Summary: Provides hints, tips, suggestions, and advice on simple, stylish, and inexpensive ideas for creating a comfortable home environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Medova, Marie-Laure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.8 MEDLourie, Peter
Summary: A riveting adventure biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the pioneer of polar exploration, with a focus on his harrowing three-year journey to the top of the world. A celebrity among the ranks of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton at the turn of the twentieth century, Fridtjof Nansen contributed tremendous amounts of new information to our knowledge about the Arctic. At a time when the North Pole was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 NANLaurin, Carl
Summary: The legend of D. B. Cooper is one that fascinated and frustrated the world for four decades. He is the only skyjacker ever to pull off a $200,000 heist from 10,000 ft. in the air, without harming a soul. Three years ago, a man named Carl revealed to the world that his best friend Walt was D. B. Cooper. This is his story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crime Mys LaurinSmith, Lawrie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fernhurst Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.862 SMISummary: Season two brings new challenges and unforgettable frontier adventures. When debts force Charles to work at several jobs, his entire family pitches in to earn the needed money. Mary₂s gift for mathematics makes her the talk of the town. Charles helps an ailing widow find care for her three children, and the Ingalls family celebrates the nations₂ centennial with a joyous town party.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV LITBacon, Lindo
Summary: "Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates 'thin' with 'healthy' is the problem. The solution? Health at every size. Tune in to your body's expert guidance. Find the joy in movement. Eat what you want, when you want, choosing pleasurable foods that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 BACSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Faurie, Bernadette.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.1 FAULawrie, Portia
Summary: "Transform pre-loved clothes and forgotten fabrics into stylish new garments. Let the founder of The Refashioners movement and sewing designer Portia Lawrie show you how to created sustainable fashion that doesn't cost the planet. Beginning with advice on how to source and 'harvest' existing clothes, Portia then makes 11 inspirational garments - from tees and shirts to shorts and a coat - all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press Limited 2023