Ammaniti, Niccol,̣
Summary: To quell the anxiety of his concerned, socially conscious parents, Lorenzo tells them he's been invited on an exclusive ski vacation. His real plan: for one blessed week, Lorenzo will retreat to a forgotten cellar in his family's apartment building, where he will live in perfect isolation, keeping the adult world at bay. When his estranged half-sister, Olivia, shows up in the cellar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Cat 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AMMMachiavelli, Niccolò
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Publisher / Publication Date: Duncan Baird Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 MACNichol, Jeff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice Hall 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 NICDebbink, Andrea
Summary: "While rivers make up just a fraction of the water on Earth, they provide the majority of what we use every day. Rivers run over and through our world, and sometimes we don't even know they are there. But do we fully understand or even appreciate all that rivers can do?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.91 DEBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DEBNicol, Gloria.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 NicolAndry, Andrew C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1979
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 ANDCodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.9106 CODCodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 CODMachiavelli, Niccolò
Summary: Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince is a political treatise sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning how to consider politics and ethics. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Classics, an imprint of Penguin Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 MACCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.1 MACSummary: "FAR FROM THE TREE follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon's award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling non-fiction book "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sundance Selects 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FARCodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: Addison-Wesley 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 CODCodrescu, Andrei
Summary: "So Recently Rent a World gathers new poems and selections from the 16 books of verse that Codrescu has published since arriving in the U.S. as a teen refuge from communist Romania...'So Recently Rent a World let me to put a period on four decades writing and the old culture that the writing reflected."--The Times-Picayune.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 CODNicol, Gloria
Summary: Flickering candles are one of the simplest and yet most magical ways of adding atmosphere to a scene. This inspiring book will help you to create your own candles and candle holders to illuminate your home and outdoor spaces. Organized into three sections, Inspirational Candle Displays will open your eyes to the wonderful range of candles to choose from and how best to display them. Section...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.593 NICHarvey, Derek
Summary: "Using 3-D computer illustrations that present a level of detail you simply can't find elsewhere, this book takes you on a world tour of the waters that cover 70 percent of our planet. You will see the fish, invertebrates, and other animals that call the ocean home and learn how their anatomy and behavior is adapted to deal with a watery habitat. You can discover what survives in the frozen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.46 HARCarr, Jonathan
Summary: "Inspired by the full flavours emanating from their idyllic ciderhouse located in the heart of a rustic New England apple orchard, Jonathan Carr and Nicole Blum's recipes celebrate the versatility of fresh cider in all its forms. Ciderhouse Cookbook teaches home cooks how to make a full array of traditional cider products, including cider syrups, molasses, vinegars, shrubs, and switchels, as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.6411 CARCherny, Andrei.
Summary: Cherny tells the gripping saga of a rag-tag band of Americans--with limited resources and little hope for success--keeping West Berliners alive in the face of Soviet tyranny, winning the hearts and minds of former enemies, and giving the world a shining example of fundamental goodness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 943.155 CHECodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA/St. Martin's Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 CODMedina, Nico
Summary: RuPaul Andre Charles always knew he was meant to be a performer. Even as a young child, he loved to dress up and imitate the glamorous women he saw on television. When he turned fifteen, he began studying theater in a performing arts school in Atlanta and never looked back. Ru developed his drag-queen personality and launched his career in the 1980s. He now hosts and judges the widely popular...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUPMiedoso, Andres
Summary: For this case, Desmond and Andres off to the zoo! Zoo field trips are the best. You get to ride in a bus, you get to spend the day outside, and all the animals are safely far away in their enclosures. Nothing scary here, right? Wrong! Leave it to Desmond Cole to find the one zookeeper who’s also a zombie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MIESummary: "A kaleidoscopic anthology of essays published by Catapult magazine about the stories our bodies tell, and how we move within--and against--expectations of race, gender, health, and ability. Bodies are serious, irreverent, sexy, fragile, strong, political, and inseparable from our experiences and identities as human beings. Pushing the dialogue and confronting monolithic myths, this collection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 BODAnderes, Fred.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press 1983
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 730 ANDPerkins, Nichole
Summary: "Pop culture is the Pandora's Box of our lives. Racism, wealth, poverty, beauty, inclusion, exclusion, and hope -- all of these intractable and unavoidable features course through the media we consume. Examining pop culture's impact on her life, Nichole Perkins takes readers on a rollicking trip through the last twenty years of music, media and the internet from the perspective of one southern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PERKINS, NICHOLE PERStasiuk, Andrzej
Summary: A collection of essays that explore how the past, present, and future coexist and intertwine along the highways and back roads of the small towns and villages of Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Albania, and his native Poland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dalkey Archive Press 2009