Read, Simon
Summary: "The sea had become a mass grave by 1941 as Hitler's four capital warships--Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Tirpitz, and Bismarck, the largest warship on the ocean--roamed the wind-swept waves, threatening the Allied war effort and sending thousands of men to theicy depths of the North Atlantic. Bristling with guns and steeled in heavy armor, these reapers of the sea could outrun and outgun any...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 REASummary: Follows the evolution of Ireland through waves of migration and emigration and highlights the key moments of Irish history from the adoption of Christianity through the Protestant plantation, Great Famine and Partition to the Good Friday Agreement. Ireland is living through a significant period in its cycle of history, as since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement the island has been at peace.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2012
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Summary: "Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating even when we know better. When we want so badly to say "no," why do we continue to reach for food? Dr. David Kessler, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 613.2 KESSummary: The Pacific Ocean covers one third of the Earth's surface, holds half of the world's water, and hides the deepest place on the planet. It is a place where huge and iconic, rare and dazzling creatures live, and where creatures yet to be discovered lurk. Filmed in cinematic 4K, the program breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean in a way never seen before.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIGHetty-Burkart, Eveline
Summary: "This book provides step-by-step instructions to the basic stitches for beginners; advanced stitches for lace, cables, textures, and more; and instructions for techniques such as working in the round, adding edgings, understanding symbols and reading charts, and so much more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2023
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Summary: Play concerning the latter period of the life of Galileo Galilei. Unrelenting in his search for "simple truth", Galileo shatters beliefs held sacred for two thousand years. Under threat of torture by the Holy Inquisition, he argues for his very life in a passionate debate over science, politics, religion and ethics that resonates to this day.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: L. A. Theatre Works 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 832.912 BREDocherty, Helen
Summary: Rhyming text illustrates that in a world where we share more similarities than differences, the power of empathy and kindness is universal.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DOCAdaf, Shimon
Summary: Cycle of poems composed after Adaf's sister's death.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alice James Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 492.4 ADASummary: "What happened at Dunkirk in May 1940 must rank as one of the greatest maritime evacuations in history. A third of a million British soldiers were facing annihilation but just days later the majority had been rescued and Churchill had delivered his most famous speech. Vowing never to surrender. This gripping drama/documentary from the BBC offices a unique perspective and a true understanding of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DUNSummary: Combines elements of analysis, history, biography, performance, and the personal passions of six presenters to tell the stories behind the stories of six Shakespeare plays. Includes interviews with actors, directors, and scholars; visits to key locations; clips from celebrated film and television adaptations; and illustrative excerpts from performances staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHAShakespeare, William
Summary: Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers. Composed at the end of Shakespeare's career, the play contains some of his most lyrical dramatic verse.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Key Porter Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5784 REAReady, Dee.
Summary: Discusses the situations and events that led to the Boston Massacre, the precursor to the American Revolutionary War, including information on the colonies' relationship with Britain and the effects of the French and Indian War.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.4 REASymon, Charles.
Summary: This volume affords an opportunity fo UP people to take a look at themselves and swell a bit with pride at "what we have done", and for the rest of the world to awe at what this little, sparsley settled region has produced.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: RonJon Press 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 SYMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Room, Call number: MI 977 SYMEdelman, Shimon.
Summary: Draws on philosophy, literature, and brain science to explain why the pursuit of happiness is a more complicated effort than understood by most people, sharing insights into how to apply scientific methods for increasing one's chances of achieving happiness.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 EDEReady, Dee.
Summary: Explains the clothing, tools, schooling, and work of farmers.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 630 REANicolaides, Kimon
Contents: Contour and gesture -- The comprehension of gesture -- Weight and the modelled drawing -- Memory drawing and other quick studies -- The modelled drawing in ink-the daily composition -- The modelled drawing in water color-right-angle study -- Emphasis on contour-the head -- Special form studies -- An approach to the subject of technique -- The simple proportions-effort -- The study of drapery --...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 NicolaidesReady, Dee.
Summary: Explains the clothing, tools, schooling, and work of doctors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 610.69 REARende, Richard
Summary: "In a world that's changing at warp speed, our kids will need to navigate a path to success without a roadmap -- something entrepreneurs do every day. What if we looked to the world of entrepreneurship, in addition to child development experts, for insights on helping kids gain the skills they'll need in order to prosper personally and professionally? Raising Can-Do Kids is the first book to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A Perigee Book 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 RENCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents RendeShakespeare, William
Summary: "Distressed by his father's death and his mother's over-hasty remarriage, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is faced by a spectre from beyond the grave bearing a grim message of murder and revenge"--Container.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 ShakePeres, Shimon
Summary: A portrait of Israel's first prime minister covers his support of the United Nations 1947 Partition Plan for Palestine, his granting of first exemptions to Orthodox military servicepeople, and his peaceful overtures toward post-Holocaust Germany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nextbook/Schocken 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.9405 BEN-GURION, DAVID PERReader, Ted.
Summary: Barbecue champ Ted Reader's appealing book is brimming with attitude, pyrotechnics, and a taste for fresh and bold ideas for the Tcue. Rubs and marinades, burgers and sandwiches, steaks, beer-can cookinU, and smoking are all covered. Full color.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A Home Book 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.76 REAMeade, Tom
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.1 MEAReader, John.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1999