Brende, Eric.
Summary: The author and his spouse spent 18 months in Amish country living without electricity and its dependent technologies. Here he recounts the experience, not only detailing the daily activities and frequent difficulties they found necessary to maintain existence without electricity, but also touting the benefits of such a life and exploring the culture of their adopted community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.483 BREBenda, Camille
Summary: "Dressing the Resistance' explores how everyday people have harnessed the visual power of clothing, accessories and costume to spur social and cultural change. Throughout history, societies have used clothing to show acceptance and exclusion, convention and subversion, group belonging and rejection. In the same way, fashion, clothing, textiles and costume have served their own critical role in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Archetectural Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.0086 BENNowak, Pat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1stBooks 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 NOWNovak, Jamie.
Summary: Organizer, Jamie Novak, shows how to organize clutter to save money and even make money.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 648.8 NOVMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Birds can be found in all shapes and sizes! Did you know a bee hummingbird weighs less than a penny? Or, that an ostrich can weigh as much as a refrigerator? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten birds in this book are very small and which ones are really big! ABOUT...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: "Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Reptiles can be found in all shapes and sizes. Did you know a nano-chameleon is small enough to fit on a fingernail? Or, that the saltwater crocodile can grow to be 20 feet long? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten reptiles in this book are very small and which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: Take an in-depth look at the history and cultural impact of robots through the years in this educational and interactive guide! Robots are everywhere-building cars, driving cars, performing surgery, helping soldiers and fire fighters, even vacuuming! From high up in space to the bottom of the ocean, robots are an instrumental part of how humans are learning about the world. This encyclopedic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Kids 2018
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Summary: When Buffy Summers, middle schooler by day and vampire slayer by night, moves to Cleveland with her mother, she meets new friends Sarafina and Alvaro, who might have ssecrets of their own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 NOWBerendt, John
Summary: Venice, a city steeped in a thousand years of history, art and architecture, teeters in precarious balance between endurance and decay. Its architectural treasures crumble--foundations shift, marble ornaments fall--even as efforts to preserve them are underway. This book opens in 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Fenice opera house, a catastrophe for Venetians. Arriving three...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945.31 BERMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Amphibians can be found in all shapes and sizes! Did you know there is a frog that's the size of a fly? Or, that a Chinese giant salamander is as large as an adult human? What do these animals look like and where are they found? Look inside to discover which of the ten amphibians in this book are very small and which ones...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: "Book introduces the reader to the life cycle of a frog"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2021
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Summary: "A humorous and engaging nonfiction book about bugs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 639.97 MALMaloney, Brenna
Summary: You might think ew, gross. Insects are icky. Or scary. Or dangerous. They can be. But there's so much more you need to know. Insects play a critical role on our planet, from sustenance to pollination to medicines and more. Brenna Maloney tackles both the wacky and weird, as well as threats to insects and their habitats, their possible extinction, and ways that everyday people, like you, can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 639.97 MALMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "This book shows the many ways people learn around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J371 MALMaloney, Brenna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Pub. 2010
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Summary: "Fish can be found in all shapes and sizes! Did you know there is a type of angler fish that is less than a quarter of an inch big? Or, that a whale shark is as large as a school bus? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten fish in this book are very small and which ones are really big!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Maloney, Brenna.
Summary: Stitch up a sweet and silly sock critter tonight!
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Publishing 2010
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Brande, Dorothea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 BRABrown, Brenae
Summary: An expert of the psychology of shame presents advice on how to overcome paralyzing fears and self-consciousness, and at the same time increase feelings of self-worth, gratitude, and acceptance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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Summary: "Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Mammals can be found in all shapes and sizes. Did you know a bumblebee bat is the same size as a large bee? Or, that a blue whale is the largest animal on the planet? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten mammals in this book are very small and which ones are really...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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2 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599 MALBroida, Marian.
Summary: Uses activities and handicraft projects to reinforce information about the clothing, architecture, writing, work, food, and religion of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Nubians, and Hittites who lived in the Near East in ancient times.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 939.4 BROArmand, Glenda
Summary: "This picture book biography recounts the extraordinary life of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as the 'Father of Ice Cream.'"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids, 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 921 JACBrenes, Edo
Summary: "Struggle in paradise; welcome to love and life in Limón. Ramiro leaves the British drizzle and his beloved fiancé Yoss to uncover his family history back home in Costa Rica. Looking through a stack of family albums and interviewing the older generations and revelations, he begins to unravel the fascinating stories behind the faded photographs. However, this treasure trove of old family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nobrow 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BREBroady, Brunde
Summary: Did you know that one single enzyme impacts your odds of contracting most deadly diseases and health conditions? An enormous body of reputable research into this enzyme has been isolated, ignored, and misunderstood by medical experts. The importance of this enzyme simply cannot be overstated. The Calcium Connection: The Little-Known Enzyme at the Root of Your Cellular Health delivers a clear...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2021