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Summary: "An exploration of the contemporary influence of the Ottoman Empire on the wider world, as the author uncovers the new Ottoman legacy across Europe and the Middle East."--Amazon.com summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956 SCOŠteger, Aleš.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOA Editions 2010
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Summary: Pigs live on a farm. Apples grow on a farm. Tractors dive on a farm. What else might you find on a farm?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lumen Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.8415 DEBKot, Ales.
Summary: "The clock is ticking ... There is a secret black market in New York It is hidden in plain sight-- in our streets, trains, and restaurants. Those who know how to navigate it exchange secrets of extraordinary nature. But when the secret in circulation is a biological weapon derived from Vine Technology, the gloves are off-- and the most extraordinary agents are released to stop the disaster...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Valiant Entertainment LLC 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 DEASilva, Alen.
Summary: "Basque-born photographer Alen Silva has travelled twice across war-torn Afghanistan, to places few foreigners dare to venture. He brought back these soul-searing photographs of a devastated land. Among the ruins--of Kabul, of the Bamiyan Buddhas, of Soviet tanks, of Afghan society -- the hope for peace still lights the weary faces of the Afghan people who welcomed him."--Page 4 of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oliver Arts & Open Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wld SilvaLubomirski, Alexi
Summary: England-born, New York-based photographer Alexi Lubomirski has become an established name within the fashion industry, shooting for such publications as "Harper's Bazaar," "Vogue" and "GQ," and working with cover stars such as Charlize Theron, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lopez and Nicole Kidman, to name but a few. It was after shooting Lupita Nyong'o, however, that Lubomirski was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Damiani Editore 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 770 LUMLubomirski, Alexi
Summary: "Words have power--the power to hurt or to heal, to make someone feel small or to make someone feel tall. Gorgeously illustrated with bright colors and bold lines, this gentle text encourages even the youngest readers to choose their words carefully and to use those words to make the world a better, more loving place."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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Summary: Gravity is one of the most important forces in the universe invisible, but vital to our existence. It keeps our feet planted firmly on solid ground, and it keeps our planet from crashing into others. But how does it work? Readers will learn how gravity affects all matter, what effects changing gravity can have on human bodies, and how gravity interacts with other forces. They will also conduct...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531 KURAlda, Alan
Summary: One of America's most recognizable and acclaimed actors, the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his greatest performances. The son of a popular actor and a loving but mentally ill mother, he spent his early childhood backstage in the erotic and comic world of burlesque and went on, after early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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Summary: "Over 3,000 yaers ago, nine-year old Tutankhamun ruled over the vast empire of Egypt. He died young and was forgotten about until 1922, thanks to the discovery of his tomb filled to the roof with over 5,000 invaluable treasures. Today he is the most famous pharaoh of all! Relive the adventure of this wonderful discovery in the company of the archaeologist Howard Carter."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orange Mosquito 2022
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Summary: "Rin and Daikichi have weathered many storms together, but Rin's realization that she see Daikicki--the man who has raised her as a father--in a romantic light, may cast their little family adrift for good. Now, Rin must make a choice, one that will forever change the life she has come to know...."
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: Ten years have flown by since Daikichi first met Rin at his grandfather's funeral. Rin has blossomed into a smart, capable teen-ager, but the trails and tribulations of high school and adolescence await.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2012
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Summary: "When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother committed suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models. When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy, female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to, and she became a girl with a goal: to be an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2021
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Summary: The popular actor looks back to reassess the meaning of his own life and the paths he has taken, from the turbulent 1960s to the tragedy of September 11, and to answer such questions as "What do I value?" and "What, exactly, is the good life?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.02 ALDAlda, Alan
Summary: The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 153 ALDBaldwin, Alec
Summary: A satirical memoir written in the style of Donald Trump shares lampooning insights into the forty-fifth president's election, disdain for the press, backroom strategy sessions with White House advisers, and world-changing decisions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House 2017
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Summary: "For 150 years, there has been a contract. Companies hold the power to shape our daily lives. The state holds the power to make them fall in line. And the people hold the power to choose their leaders. But now, this balance has shaken loose. As the marketconsolidates, the lines between Walmart and the Halls of Congress have become razor-thin. Private companies have begun to behave like nations,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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Summary: Documents the dramatic 1897 flight of a visionary Swedish explorer who attempted to discover the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon, describing the formidable environmental conditions that challenged his efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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Contents: The blessing of the fleet -- The riverkeeper -- The uncommitted crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 WILUnita, Yumi
Summary: Returning to his family's estate for his grandfather's funeral, thirty-something bachelor Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a much younger lover! Needless to say, the rest of the family is shocked and embarrassed by this turn of events, and not one of them wants anything to do with the little girl, who refuses to say a word. In a fit of angry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BUNAndrews, Alexa.
Summary: "In this easy reader, kids will have fun seeing photographs and reading about the fish that live in the ocean, sand castles on the beach, and birds in the sky"--Description from Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2013
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Summary: "An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims' families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America explores what science can tell us about the lives of the dead in this haunting account of grief, the power of ritual, and a quest for justice. "Exhumation can divide brothers and restore fathers, open old wounds and open the possibility of regeneration-of building...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of Random House 2023