Potts, Monica
Summary: "Growing up gifted and poor in small-town Arkansas, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of reading and learning, even as they navigated the challenges of their declining town and tumultuous family lives-broken marriages, alcohol abuse, and shuttered stores and factories. They pored over the giant map in their middle school classroom, tracing their fingers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POTSummary: Director Robert J. Flaherty journeyed with his wife, Frances, and their children to the South Seas island of Savai'i to capture on film the exotic lifestyles of the Samoan people. In doing so, they resurrected and dramatized the recently vanished customs and struggles of the people just before modernization permanently altered the cultural landscape of the island. In 1975, nearly 50 years after...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MOAMotter, Dean.
Summary: Selina Kyle is dead and Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, and Oswald Cobblepot are just a few of the suspects in this story of murder, blackmail, and hidden identities that provides an alternative view of the Dynamic Duo and several of their famous enemies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2002
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BATPoster, Donna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 POSMotter, Dean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MOTPowter, Geoff
Summary: This collection of original and previously published pieces includes provocative editorial and opinion work about the state of adventure, personal tales from a life of exploration and risk-taking, some touches of humour, and award-winning profiles of some of Canada's mountaineering greats. Stories include conversations with and profiles of alpine personalities such as Barry Blanchard, Sonnie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RMB Rocky Mountain Books Ltd 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 POWRömer, Monika
Summary: What would the holiday season be without tins upon tins of delicious Christmas cookies? Baking during the holidays fills your home with an irresistible fragrance that moves from the oven and through every room, welcoming friends and family inside and filling you with Christmas spirit. Christmas Cookies makes it easier than ever to embrace the cheeriness of yuletide baking during the busy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 ROMZgustová, Monika
Summary: "A poignant and unexpectedly inspirational account of women's suffering and resilience in Stalin's forced labor camps, diligently transcribed in the kitchens and living rooms of nine survivors. The pain inflicted by the gulags has cast a long and dark shadow over Soviet-era history. Zgustová's collection of interviews with former female prisoners not only chronicles the hardships of the camps,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 365.45 ZGUDavies, Monika
Summary: "A rattlesnake's rattle is built up over time as it sheds its skin and it shakes its rattle using tiny muscles on the sides of its tail. This is fascinating-unless you hear the deadly rattle yourself! The rattle is a warning that a venomous snake is nearby. Readers learn all about rattles and much more about rattlesnake bodies in this book. Additionally, the achievable main content includes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.96 DAVGuzmán, Mónica
Summary: "When you think you have the answers, you need to be asking a lot more questions-and embracing fearless curiosity. In this timely, personal guide, journalist Mónica Guzmán shows why curiosity is our best policy and how you can put it to work for you immediately, sharing practical tips from the trenches of the social, political, and cultural divides"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult GuzmanMaristain, Mónica
Summary: How to know the man behind works of fiction so prone to extravagance? In the first biography of Chilean novelist and poet Roberto Bolaño, journalist Mónica Maristain tracks Bolaño from his childhood in Chile to his youth in Mexico and his early infatuation with literature, to his beginnings as a poet, and to the stardom that came with the publication of the novels The Savage Detectives and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BOLANO, ROBERTO MARWegler, Monika.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.9322 WEGCotter, Tom
Summary: "Tom Cotter undertakes his most epic adventure in America's Greatest Road Trip. Launching from Key West, Florida, Cotter and photographer Michael Alan Ross pilot their Ford Bronco/Airstream camper combination nearly 9,000 miles to America's literal end of the road in Deadhorse, Alaska"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Motorbooks 2023
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Summary: One hundred one riddles include old favorites and new puzzles. Full-page, color illustrations provide clues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 1983
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Place a hold to request this item.Davies, Monika
Summary: "With wind speeds that can reach more than 150 miles (241 km) per hour, full-blown hurricanes can uproot giant trees, cause major power outages, and inundate areas with immense amounts of rain. This engaging text, enhanced with captivating photos, will educate readers on the science behind how hurricanes form and why they can be so dangerous. Readers will also gain life-saving knowledge on ways...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.55 DAVGonick, Larry.
Summary: Humorous illustrations outline major events in American history, from the arrival of English colonists in 1585 through the Persian Gulf War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1991
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GONPitzer, Sara
Summary: Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, North Carolina Off the Beaten Path shows you the Tar Heel State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed. Visit a living replica of a 1750s Cherokee village at Oconaluftee Indian Village. Enjoy the daily catch cooked "Calabash style"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.5604 PITPoitier, Sidney.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio PoitierPostel, Sandra
Summary: Sandra Postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with, rather than against, nature's rhythms. In New Mexico, forest rehabilitation is safeguarding drinking water; along the Mississippi River, farmers are planting cover crops to reduce polluted runoff; and in China, "sponge cities" are capturing rainwater to curb urban flooding. Efforts like these will be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.4 POSRotner, Shelley.
Summary: With a perceptive text and dynamic photographs, the creators of this book demystify adoption for young children and celebrate the joy that comes with adding to a family. Encourages readers to reflect and ask questions about adoption.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.734 ROTGonick, Larry.
Summary: Here's the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve best graphic books of all time. Spanning ages and continents from the Big Bang to Ancient India to Rome and China in A.D. 600 to the Renaissance, The cartoon history of the world presents facts about world history in a humorous, cartoon-style format.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GONKitter, Walter
Summary: "Mackinac Island is located in Lake Huron. It is one of three crown jewels that are within the borders of Michigan. Upon arrival, you will notice a lot of bicycles, horse-drawn carriages-some for hauling freight, others for shuttling people to and from their hotel-the maroon Grand Hotel bus, taxis, and public tour carriages. People are walking on the streets and sidewalks as well. If you arrive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Straits KitterMinicz, Elizabeth.
Summary: English -- No Problem! is focused on developing critical thinking and cultural awareness and on building language and life skills. Designed for adult and young adult English language learners with themes and issues meaningful to adults in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Readers Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.24 MINPoitier, Sidney.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2008