O'Mara, S. M. (Shane M.)
Summary: "Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. Every day, we put one foot in front of the other-yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantagesit gives us? In this book, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains. From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612 O'MASummary: "For most of America's history, rural people and culture have been casually mocked, stereotyped, and, in general, deeply misunderstood. Now an array of short stories, poetry, graphic short stories, and personal essays, along with anecdotes from the authors' real lives, dives deep into the complexity and diversity of rural America and the people who call it home. Fifteen extraordinary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RURKing, Shani M.
Summary: Black lives matter. King affirms the message repeatedly, tenderly, with cumulative power and pride. She celebrates 116 -- just a tiny sample-- of the Black lives who deserve to shine. Her book honors the fortitude of Black role models and celebrates their achievements in sports, music, art, literature, journalism, politics, law, science, medicine, and social justice. The message is joyful,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 KINSchulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe)
Summary: A collection of comic strips featuring Linus as his sister takes him to the doctor for a shot, he helps Snoopy and Woodstock when a strange creature shows up in Woodstock's nest, and amazes the gang with his ability to blow balloons up in odd shapes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaboom! 2019
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Summary: "This title will get kids creative with beads, wire, and more. Young crafters will learn about the history of beads and get inspired by beadwork artists. Then they will try out some simple bead crafts of their own. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO." --Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.582 PETSummary: With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, filmmaker Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome challenges like climate change and reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy an option that may become a vital way to ensure our continued survival sooner than we think.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NUCSummary: "AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFTS Skylar M Block
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Publisher / Publication Date: Martin Block 1945
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMWeaver, Diane M.
Summary: Learn to use decorative painting techniques such as sponge painting, wood graining, faux inlay, lacquer, stencilling, combing, crackling, sand masking, vinegar painting, rubber-stamped images, color photographs, detailed step-by-step instructions and scaled patterns accompany 27 fantastic projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 749 WEASipiera, Diane M.
Summary: Provides a history of the space project to study the moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.454 SIPSipiera, Diane M.
Summary: Examines space stations past and future and discusses their contributions to the exploration of worlds beyond our own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.442 SIPSummary: The story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work. Through unprecedented access to family members, archival materials, and his work, this program presents the most complete portrait of the artist, bearing witness to a legacy just at the moment it is evolving.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WYESummary: From the Publisher: Athletes' physiques and conditioning levels have advanced significantly in the past decade. Now, it's time for their mental prowess to catch up. The Sport Psych Handbook makes significant performance improvement possible through training the mind to parallel the body's enhanced development. Experts covering each facet of the mental game present research-based, field-tested...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.085 GORSummary: From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California's newly legal cannabis trade. But as aggressive regulations bogart the market, can they each keep their green American dream alight?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LADCooper, Brittney C.
Summary: "Hip-hop and feminism combine in this empowering guide with attitude, from best-selling author Brittney Cooper and founding members of the Crunk Feminist Collective. Loud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls, girls who rock naturals, girls who wear weave, outspoken and opinionated girls, girls still finding their voice, queer girls, trans girls, and gender nonbinary young people who want to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.42 COOBarry, John M.
Summary: At the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, and then exploded worldwide, killing as many as 100 million people. It killed more in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. It killed many more people than COVID-19, especially those...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.518 BARSummary: Today, Jim Allison is a name to be reckoned with throughout the scientific world, holding a 2018 Nobel Prize for discovering the role of the immune system in defeating cancer. But for decades, he waged a lonely war against the skepticism of the medical establishment and the resistance of Big Pharma. This is the astounding true story of one warm-hearted, stubborn man's visionary quest to find a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JIMEdsel, Robert M.
Summary: Edsel provides an astonishing account of a little known American effort to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceable best of Italy's culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.53 EDSSummary: A haunting tale of the love of an English officer for an Indian princess, set against the splendor of Imperial India in the 19th century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 1984
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FARSummary: "The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celestial Arts 2004