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Baseball players Panama Biography Black market Crime and globalization Leelanau County (Mich.) History Marine pollution Juvenile literature Motion picture authorship Plastic marine debris Environmental aspects Juvenile literature Plastic scrap Environmental aspects Juvenile literature Rivera, Mariano 1969- Women motion picture producers and directorsGlaser, Karina Yan
Summary: When autumn arrives on 141st Street, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping Mr. Beiderman get ready for the New York City Marathon and making sure the mysterious person sleeping in the community garden gets enough to eat. But when they discover the true identity of the person making a home in the community garden's shed, their world turns upside down as they learn what it means to care for someone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GLAYAN, MARTIN
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Publisher / Publication Date: KQED 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5951 YANYan, Martin
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5951 YANYan, Martin
Summary: TV chef Martin Yan demystifies the art of Chinese cooking with 100 taste-tested recipes. Includes step-by-step line drawings illustrating the foods and techniques essential to preparing traditional Chinese dishes with a contemporary spin. 16-page color insert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDG Books Worldwide 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5951 YANYan, Lan
Summary: "In recounting her family history, Lan Yan brings to life a century of Chinese history from the last emperor to present day, including the Cultural Revolution which tore her childhood apart. The little girl who was crushed by the Cultural Revolution has become one of the most active businesswomen in her country. In telling her and her family's story, she serves up an intimate account of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 YANHall, Rose
Summary: How could plastic-eating bacteria help reduce waste? Can a river be given human rights? Could we generate all the power we need from the sun and the wind? How do woolly sweaters help penguins in peril? Would building a giant sunshade in space stop the world from overheating? Find the answers to these questions and more in this bold, graphic and exciting book, full of big, small and unexpected...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Envi HallMartin, Jerome
Summary: Do fish wear pyjamas? What's the sound of an iceberg melting? How many sheep did it take to launch a Viking longship? Which is faster - a tsunami or a bullet train? Find the answers to these and many more questions in a book that explores the history, science, environment and art of our planet's seas and oceans. Richly illustrated and perfect for broadening children's knowledge of an essential...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The Great Storm of 1913 was one of the worst to hit the Great Lakes--an area infamous among navigators for the intensity and unpredictability of its weather. In three days, 19 ships were tossed against the shore and 12 were lost, but in the aftermath of the disaster, it was the fate of the small packet steamer Regina that attracted the most speculation. As bodies washed ashore, those of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DEEMartin, Dan
Summary: When a crisis hits, we all wish we could be a little more self-sufficient. With Breaking the Grid , you can learn to live completely off the grid or just be a little more environmentally conscious. In this comprehensive guide, you can find step-by-step photographed instructions for everything from making your own paper products to microgardening, from building furniture to harnessing solar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius 2022
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Contents: Loucura -- Medo -- Maria Lisboa -- Montras -- Há uma música do povo -- Menino do bairro negro -- Meu fado meu -- Duas lágrimas de orvalho -- Cavaleiro monge -- Recusa -- Há palavras que nos beijam -- Feira de Castro -- Desejos vãos -- Primavera -- Chuva -- Ó gente da minha terra.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Times Square Records 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN MARSummary: In 2008 Hollywood filmmaker, Jennifer Lynch traveled to India to direct Hisss, a tale about the vengeful snake goddess, Nagin. This documentary captures her experience in the chaotic world of Bollywood-Hollywood filmmaking where "chaos is the process and filmmaking doubles as a crash course in acceptance and self-realization"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DESRoche, Nan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flower Valley Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.59 RocheSummary: Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller explores the inner workings of the global underworld's most dangerous black markets. In each episode, she journeys inside a different black market from drugs to guns to tiger parts to meet the players, learn the business, and unearth the geopolitical circumstances and context that create the world's multitrillion-dollar shadow economy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TRAVan Creveld, Martin
Summary: An in-depth series of military history studies, written by leading authorities in the field, combines important insights into each era; detailed analyses of battlefield campaigns, strategies and tactics, technology, weaponry, leadership, and the implications of the era in terms of global history; and numerous photographs, maps, diagrams, and illustrations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Collins/Smithsonian 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.02 VANHelm, Nan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson Printin Co. 1960
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: NEL RM 977.4635 HelmMarino, Lauren
Summary: "A spirited homage to Dolly Parton that captures the unique humor, no-nonsense wisdom, flash, and sass of one of America's most iconic stars.One of twelve children raised in a shack in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Dolly Parton grew to become an international superstar famous for classic songs such as "Jolene," "9 to 5," "The Coat of Many Colors," and "I Will Always Love You." She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PARTON, DOLLY MARRivera, Mariano
Summary: The nineteen-year veteran pitcher for the New York Yankees describes his life, discussing the difficulties in being a Latino baseball player in the U.S., how he keeps his Christian values in professional sports, and his championships and rivalries.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Co 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 RIVERA, MARIANO RIVFossi, Gloria
Summary: "Follow in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh, from his birthplace in Zundert, Netherlands, to his last days in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, and explore the hidden inspirations behind the world-renowned artist's most famous paintings in this beautiful art bookand travelogue, illustrated with more than 250 black-and-white and full-color images throughout"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.9492 FOSPêgo, Ana
Summary: "When she was young, biologist Ana Pêgo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species was becoming more and more common in the sand. She decided to collect the species and give it a name: Plasticus maritimus. She dedicated her life to studying plastic in the oceans and raising awareness of the danger it poses to the health of the planet. Inspired...
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Publisher / Publication Date: David Suzuki Institute/Greystone Kids 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 363.738 PEGSummary: Follow Obama from his early childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, through his teenage struggles for self-identity, his student days at Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and his political career in Chicago. Go behind the scenes of Obama's extraordinarily successful presidential campaign and his journey to the 2008 Democratic Convention, and finally his election as president.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BARHelm, Nan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: N. Helm? 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4635 HEL1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 977.4635 HEL
Mooney, Nan
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 MOOVan Creveld, Martin
Summary: Presents a history of Israel chronicling its Zionist origins through recent decades, providing coverage of topics ranging from its economic and social circumstances to the cultural and religious challenges influencing its survival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.9405 VAN CRivera, Mariano
Summary: The nineteen-year veteran pitcher for the New York Yankees describes his life, discussing the difficulties in being a Latino baseball player in the U.S., how he keeps his Christian values in professional sports, and his championships and rivalries.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Co 2014