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Bead embroidery Child rearing Developmentally disabled children Interior decoration Human factors Interior decoration Themes, motives Problem children Resilience (Personality trait) Success Virginia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Virginia History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Juvenile literatureSummary: The extraordinary story of the iconic poet, musician and folksinger Violeta Parra, whose songs have become hymns for Chileans and Latin Americans alike. Director Andres Wood traces the intensity and explosive vitality of her life, from humble origins to international fame, her defense of indigenous cultures and devotion to her art.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VIODitchfield, Christin.
Summary: Bible stories of boys and girls who did great things for God.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A Golden Book 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 220 DITSummary: Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, shopping, entertainment, and outdoor activities, along with suggested itineraries and an overview of the history and culture of Portugal.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Publications Pty. Ltd. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.6 PORLund, Kristin
Summary: The ultimate reference book for the planets, cities, and battles of the Star wars galaxy! The cross-section artworks offer incredible levels of detail that take you far beyond what is seen on-screen-- even beyond freeze-frame!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 791.43 LUNSummary: "Fascinated by the role technology played in transforming our lives, one of the twentieth century's most famous intellectuals realized, with stunning accuracy, the impact the digital age would have on our social, spiritual, economic and ideological selves. 'The global village' and 'the medium is the message' are among the most quoted phrases of our time. Now, twenty years after his death, in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Film Board of Canada 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MCLFigueres, Christiana
Summary: "In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--tackle arguably the most urgent and consequential challenge humankind has ever faced: the world's changing climate and the fate of humanity. In The Future We Choose, the authors outline two possible scenarios for the planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 FIGHerji
Summary: "Go back in time with Nobel Prize laureate Michel Mayor to understand the secrets of the Universe and meet the great names in physics: Newton, Einstein and many more. This graphic-novel guide to the Universe explains complex ideas in a way anyone can understand. It's a book full of adventure-- as well as some of the most important concepts humankind has ever studied. On the program:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Helvetiq 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 523.1 HERCoop, Christiana
Summary: Offers a look into 20 covetable homes designed to promote feelings of coziness, companionship, and comfort, from an intimate apartment in San Francisco to a log cabin in Wyoming, a family home in Minneapolis, and a colorful oasis in Brooklyn. With page after page of aspirational interiors, engaging interviews with home owners, and tips on creating similar feelings in any space, this eyecatching...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 COODitchfield, Christin
Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Virginia Colony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.5 DITDitchfield, Christin.
Summary: Describes what freedom of speech is, how and why it is guaranteed in the United States, how it is expressed, what its limits are, what censorship is, and what some of the surrounding debates are.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1976
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73 DITKlass, Perri
Summary: This classic, coauthored by New York Times columnist and pediatrician Dr. Perri Klass, has been fully revised and updated to reflect the recent significant changes in the recognition and care of children whose development doesn't go as expected. It includes new information about therapeutic interventions, managing co-morbidities, and getting support for children with developmental differences...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Academy of Pediatrics 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 KLAKlass, Perri
Summary: A history of the world-transforming fight against child mortality interweaves the author's experiences as a medical student and doctor while paying tribute to the barrier-breaking women who introduced new approaches and scientific ideas about sanitation and vaccination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.6 KLAKlass, Perri
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.154 KLADitchfield, Christin
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1976
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 361.37 DITNielsen, Jerri.
Summary: A physician stranded at the South Pole describes how she discovered a lump in her breast, treated herself with a biopsy and chemotherapy, and was rescued by the Air National Guard, and reflects on her experiences and her colleagues. The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes or boats and the only...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NIELSEN, JERRI NIEWillis, Gerri.
Contents: The rules -- Buying. How much house can you afford?; Assess the market; Picking a real estate agent; Choosing a mortgage lender; Avoiding mortgage fraud; Narrowing your search; Finding the right house; Choosing the right mortgage; Negotiating the deal; Surviving the closing -- Maintaining. Managing your equity; Going green; Curb appeal: your yard and garden; Maintaining your investment --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.12 WILDitchfield, Christin.
Summary: Describes the history, equipment, events, and scoring of gymnastics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.44 DITBarberich, Christene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxmoor House 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 749.8 BARBrown, Christen (Christen Joan)
Summary: Add dimension and luster to your sewing projects with 125 decorative bead embroidery and bead woven stitches! Embellish 8 stunning projects from bedazzled jewelry to wallhangings and a sewing caddy. Search both the complete visual guide (with stitches organized by type) and the A-to-Z stitch index for easy reference. A robust gallery of features beaded creations in a variety of skill levels,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Publishing, Inc. 2019
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Summary: "These impossibly cheerful essays on the routine horrors of the present era explain everything from the resurgence of measles to the fiasco of the presidency. In Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why, acclaimed Washington Post satirist Alexandra Petri offers perfectly logical, reassuring reasons for everything that has happened in recent American politics and culture that will in no way unsettle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 PETPerrin, Noel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: David R. Godine 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.363 PERPerrin, Valérie
Summary: Violette Toussaint est garde-cimetière dans une petite ville de Bourgogne. Les gens de passage et les habitués viennent se réchauffer dans sa loge où rires et larmes se mélangent au café qu'elle leur offre. Son quotidien est rythmé par leurs confidences. Un jour, parce qu'un homme et une femme ont décidé de reposer ensemble dans son carré de terre, tout bascule. Des liens qui unissent vivants...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albin Michel 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 FIC PERSantangelo, Christa
Summary: In her decades of practice and academic research, Dr. Christa Santangelo, a psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the University of California-San Francisco, has seen many relationships devastated by the emotional hurricane that teenagers can inflict on a family. Yet Dr. Santangelo also understands how that conflict can be resolved and a new way forward mapped together between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 SANEisenberg, Cristina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2010