Rasmussen, Eric
Summary: "The first edition of Shakespeare's collected works, the First Folio, published in 1623, is one of the most valuable books in the world and has historically proven to be an attractive target for thieves. Of the 160 First Folios listed in a census of 1902, 14 were subsequently stolen and only two of these were ever recovered. In his efforts to catalog all these precious First Folios, renowned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.3 RASRasmussen, Henry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Motorbooks International 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 RASRasmussen, Daniel
Summary: The author, a historian reveals the long forgotten history of America's largest slave uprising, the New Orleans slave revolt of 1811 that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history. In this narrative, he offers new insight into American expansionism, the path to Civil War, and the earliest grassroots push to overcome slavery. Five hundred slaves, dressed in military...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Blk RasmussenRasmussen, Christina
Summary: Presents a guide for dealing with grief and loss, detailing five steps of healing that can lead to a lifestyle alignment with personal values and new possibilities for a re-engaged life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 RASRasmussen, Crystal
Summary: "A cocktail-spitting, norm-pinching dive into twenty-first-century queer life, exploring bodies, identity, shame, and the glory of loving yourself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: FSG Originals, Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RASMUSSEN, CRYSTAL RASRasmussen, Daniel.
Summary: A gripping and deeply revealing history of an infamous slave rebellion that nearly toppled New Orleans and changed the course of American history In January 1811, five hundred slaves, dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes, rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Ethnically diverse, politically astute, and highly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2011
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Rasmussen, Randy
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Publisher / Publication Date: McFarland 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 RASAndrews, Bryce.
Summary: A narrative of a year on a southwest Montana ranch describes the author's time building fences, riding, roping, and caring for cattle while confronting a brutal pack of wolves in ways that challenged his views about conservation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANDREWS, BRYCE ANDBryce, Robert
Summary: "If, in the ancient world, it was guns and germs and steel that determined the fates of people and nations, in modern times it is electricity. No other form of power translates into affluence and influence like it. Though demand for it is growing exponentially, it remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and to do so reliably. Storage is even harder. This paradox has shaped...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.793 BRYMilligan, Bryce
Summary: Relates a legend about the Irish slave girl who became Saint Brigid, beginning with a celestial song, a mysterious gift, and a prophecy on the night of her birth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2002
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Summary: Explores the defining conflict that involved all the world's superpowers--including how it began, what a soldier's daily life was like, the role of zeppelins, key figures, and how it ended--and features hands-on activities that illuminate both the war and the times.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.4 RASRasmussen, William T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sunstone Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 RASBryce, Robert
Summary: "In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how innovation and the inexorable human desire to make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.064 BRYGibbs, Bryce
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Publisher / Publication Date: s.n.] 1976
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4632 GIBRasmussen, Randall L.
Summary: It was December 3, 1943, and American warplanes were on assignment over Nazi Germany. Sergeant William Rasmussen was the ball turret gunner on the Hell's Belle, a B-17 heavy bomber. During one of its missions, the Belle was shot down and the captured American flyers were sent to the notorious German prison camp Stalag 17B. In Stalag the American prisoners of war had to deal with the harsh rules...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sunstone Press 2003
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Summary: "The story of a bear named Millie: her life, death, and cubs, and what they reveal about the changing wilds of the American West"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.784 ANDBruder, Jessica
Summary: In a secondhand vehicle she christens "Van Halen," Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects--transient older Americans who call themselves "workampers." From campground toilet cleaning to warehouse product scanning to desert reunions and the dangerous work of beet harvesting, Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy--one that foreshadows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 331.3Bucey, Micah
Summary: "When New York City went into lockdown in March 2020, spiritual leader Micah Bucey found the world and himself in desperate need of prayer. While social distancing created disconnect, Bucey began a daily practice of writing a "Tiny Prayer" each morning and posting it on social media, each offering a reflection on what was going on in his own heart and in the wider world. Soon, a solitary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fordham University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204 BUCBrace, Ernest C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7043 BRARasmussen, Dennis C. (Dennis Carl)
Summary: "David Hume is widely regarded as the most important philosopher ever to write in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his skeptical religious views and deemed unfit to teach the young. In contrast, Adam Smith was a revered professor of moral philosophy, and is now often hailed as the founding father of capitalism. Remarkably, the two were best friends for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 192 RASBrake, Mark
Summary: Capturing the imagination and hearts of crowds worldwide, "Star Wars" is a fantastic feat of science fiction and fantasy. We marvel at the variety of creatures and technology and the mystery behind the force. But how much of the "Star Wars" world is rooted in reality? Could we see some of the extraordinary inventions materialize in our world? "The Science of Star Wars" addresses fifty topics...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Racehorse Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500.5 BRABrach, Tara.
Summary: Presents an accessible guide to tapping inner resources to promote peace and acceptance in the face of difficult life challenges by building on the three traditional Buddhist pathways to freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 BRABroady, 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Med BroadyBruna, John
Summary: "A rich and multilayered guide that offers readers accessible wisdom and practical methods to cultivate deeper satisfaction in everyday experiences. In contrast to stimulus-driven pleasure, contentment comes from living a life of meaning that aligns with one's values.The authoridentifies the common traps people fall into looking for happiness that actually create stress, worries, and fears, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Central Recovery Press 2016