Summary: ""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 BESAltman, Jenifer.
Summary: With instant film once again available, Polaroids and other instant cameras are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. This friendly and informative guide is the essential how-to book for shooting gorgeous instant pictures with personal panache and a touch of romance. Packed with tips on how to shoot with various cameras, details about the different types of film available, advice on composition...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2012
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Altman, Jenifer.
Summary: No one loves taking pictures more than parents. But the combination of complicated digital cameras with fast-moving kids means no one is more flummoxed by taking pictures, either. This easy-to-use manual offers parents the tools they need to make beautiful, lasting, and evocative memories. Author, photographer, and mom of three Jen Altman shares her keen eye for the honest moment in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2013
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Lewis, Jenifer
Summary: "From her more than three hundred appearances for film and television, stage and cabaret, performing comedy or drama, as an unforgettable lead or a scene-stealing supporting character, Jenifer Lewis has established herself as one of the most respected, admired, talented, and versatile entertainers working today. This 'Mega Diva' and costar of the hit sitcom black-ish bares her soul in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEWIS, JENNIFER LEWRinger, Jenifer.
Summary: A behind-the-curtains look at the rarified world of classical ballet from a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet. From the heart-pounding moments waiting in the wings before a performance to appearing on "Oprah" to discuss weight and body image among dancers, "Dancing Through It" is moving and revelatory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 RINGER, JENIFER RINNestler, Harold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1990
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3747 NestlMettler, Suzanne.
Summary: "America's higher education system is failing its students. In the space of a generation, we have gone from being the best-educated society in the world to one in which a college degree benefits only to those in the top income brackets. In Degrees of Inequality, acclaimed political scientist Suzanne Mettler explains why the system has gone so horribly wrong and why the American Dream is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.73 METNelles, David
Summary: "A visual all-in-one guide to climate change filled with easy-to-understand infographics explaining the latest scientific findings"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 NELGettle, Jere.
Contents: Growing up with heirlooms -- The Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company -- Seeds in America -- Collecting seeds around the world -- How to garden -- Seed saving -- City farmer -- A to Z growing guide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 GETCronish, Nettie
Summary: It's time to embrace a healthier and more sustainable diet. The main dishes can be tailored to both vegetarians and meat eaters, with instruactions on when to separate the vegetarian portions, when to add the meat or fish, and what to add instead of meat to retain healthy protien levels...who says meat has to be the centerpiece of every meal?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Whitecap 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Cook CronishJenner, Caryn
Summary: Journey through the rainforest and discover the amazing animals that live there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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Summary: "Marion Nestle, author of the critically acclaimed Food Politics, argues that ensuring safe food involves more than washing hands or cooking food to higher temperatures. It involves politics. When it comes to food safety, billions of dollars are at stake, and industry, government, and consumers collide over issues of values, economics, and political power--and not always in the public interest....
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.8 NESSettle, Jimmy
Summary: "The young adult adaptation of the epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero. "That Others May Live" is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska's 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2018
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Summary: "On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower ship headed across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. Sixty-six days later, land was sighted. Now you can imagine you were there ... More than 100 passengers boarded the Mayflower to make their home in the unknown land of America. They became known as the Pilgrims. Meet the men, women, and children who braved the voyage, and read their first hand accounts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.402 JENSummary: The most anticipated book in more than a decade by the legendary band, The Beatles: Get Back is the official account of the creation of their final album, Let It Be, told in The Beatles' own words, illustrated with hundreds of previously unpublished images, including photos by Ethan A. Russell and Linda McCartney. Half a century after the 1970 Let It Be album and film, this milestone book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apple 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 782.42 BEAJenner, Caryn
Summary: Shares the experiences of important women in history, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Arianna Huffington, and Madam C.J. Walker.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 JENNestle, Marion.
Summary: From publisher description: With What to Eat, this renowned nutritionist takes us on a guided tour of the supermarket, explaining the issues with verve and wit as well as a scientist's expertise and a food lover's experience. Today's supermarket is ground zero for the food industry, a place where the giants of agribusiness compete for sales with profits, not nutrition or health, in mind. Nestle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 NESBattles, Matthew.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 027 BATBattles, Matthew.
Contents: Reading the library -- Burning Alexandria -- The house of wisdom -- The battle of the books -- Books for all -- Knowledge on fire -- Lost in the stacks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 027 BATBattles, Matthew.
Summary: "Why does writing exist? What does it mean to those who write? Born from the interplay of natural and cultural history, the seemingly magical act of writing has continually expanded our consciousness. Portrayed in mythology as either a gift from heroes or a curse from the gods, it has been used as both an instrument of power and a channel of the divine; a means of social bonding and of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 410 BATNeagles, James C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ancestry Pub. 1990
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.373 NEANestle, Marion.
Summary: Synopsis: How does the food industry influence what we eat and, therefore, our health? What are the food industry's marketing methods and what is its relationship to the political system? What can be said about its use of political power to achieve profit goals? A bold, unprecedented behind-the-scenes expose of one of America's biggest and most powerful industries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.85 NESCrucet, Jennine Capó
Summary: "In this sharp and candid collection of essays, critically acclaimed writer and first-generation American Jennine Capó Crucet explores the condition of finding herself a stranger in the country where she was born. Raised in Miami and the daughter of Cuban refugees, Crucet examines the political and personal contours of American identity and the physical places where those contours find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador/St. Martin's Press 2019
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Summary: For anyone who hunts, farms, or buys large quantities of meat, the author takes the mystery out of slaughtering and butchering everything from beef and veal, to venison, pork, and lamb. The text, combined with 130 detailed illustrations, is clear and easy to follow. The reader is provided with complete, step-by-step instructions, including: at what age to butcher an animal; how to kill, skin,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1986