Summary: Philosopher, pop-icon, shaman and story teller. As one of the most influential comic book writers in the market today, Grant Morrison is all of these things. His explosive and often controversial 30-year career has made him a household name for comic fans, and he shows no signs of slowing down. Morrison's career is now taking a new turn as he explores media beyond comic books. With film and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Halo 8 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRASummary: Atomic Submarine: A series of mysterious sinkings plagues the northern seas. Great trans-arctic submarine liners are vanishing without a trace! The nuclear powered U.S.S. Tiger Shark, the most advanced sub in the fleet, has been undergoing around-the-clock modifications to prepare for an urgent top-secret mission: to discover the cause of the Arctic disasters, and put an end to it!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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2 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI FIRSummary: Jerry Landers, (John Denver) a supermarket assistant manager and a good yet non-religious person, suddenly finds a note in the mail one day that grants him an "interveiw" with God. Thinking it to be a hoax he tosses it away, but when it keeps reappearing he finally gives in. Skeptical at first, he ends up carrying His personal message - that the world can work with what God's given us.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. 2002
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY OHSummary: Produced with the purpose of alleviating the stigma associated with dyslexia, The big picture features the testimony of individuals from various backgrounds diagnosed with dyslexia (including investment advisor Charles Schwab and billionaire Richard Branson) describing how they learned to live with and overcome their disability. Medical experts explain the neurological causes of the condition.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BIG1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 616.8 BIG
Summary: In this landmark living history series, a Victorian tenement in the heart of London's East End has been painstakingly brought back to life. Host Michael Mosley joins a group of 21st century families as they move in and experience the tough living and working conditions of the Victorian poor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VICMorgan, Robert
Summary: Often obscured by myth and folklore, Daniel Boone is as fascinating a character as any other American son. Here, Robert Morgan chronicles the life life of the frontier legend.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 BOONE, DANIEL MORCastle, Jiordan
Summary: "Moving and evocative, this YA memoir-in-verse follows author Jiordan Castle's coming-of-age as her family reckons with the aftershocks of her father's imprisonment"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 CASJordano, Dave
Summary: Dave Jordano returned to his hometown of Detroit to document the people who still live in what has become one of the country's most economically challenging cities. Against a backdrop of mass abandonment through years of white flight, unemployment hovering at almost three times the national average, city services cut to the bone, a real estate collapse of massive proportions, and ultimately...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerHouse Books 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.434 JORJorden, Brooke
Summary: The perfect kindergarten prep book that both celebrates preschool grads and helps them review what they learned!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius LLC 2021
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Summary: In honor of her grandmother, who passed away, Annie does her first dance at potlatch in her Yupik Eskimo village. Based on a Yupik Eskimo tradition.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 RENKorman, Gordon
Summary: Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath, Jaeger Devlin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: Traces the rise and fall of the Persian Empire from its earliest days to the seventh century when it was conquered by the Arabs. The culture, artistic achievements, religion, and legacy of the once mighty empire are discussed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Benchmark Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 935.05 ZEINilsson, Lennart
Summary: "First published nearly 50 years ago, A Child is Born, broke - and continues to break- astonishing new ground by bringing to life the magic of conception, pregnancy, and birth. Deep inside a woman's body, a miracle occurs. An egg and a sperm meet and a new human being is created. Through the unique photographs of Lennart Nilsson, we see the fascinating process of fertilization unfold and watch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents NilssonGennery-Taylor
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gramercy 1963
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Summary: Reproduction and birth is told through the eyes of a young sister and brother. Includes "carefully designed text" as well as color photos depicting the fetus' monthly growth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 NILKennett, David
Summary: Describes Egypt during the rules of Seti I and his son Ramesses II, with particular emphasis on the religious role of the pharaohs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Company 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 KENRenner, Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 RENRenner, Eric.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Focal Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 RENRenner, Rebecca
Summary: "David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the mysterious world of alligator poaching and its larger than life Floridian characters To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that's what Officer Jeff Babauta did. As his ponytailed, whiskey-soaked alter ego, he established Sunshine Alligator Farm. His goal? Infiltrate the shady world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.16 RENKorman, Gordon.
Summary: "The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie's mother is delivered to the ship by police - after she and Sophie have been arrested. Juliana's father is an eccentric whose riches can barely hide his madness. And Alfie is hiding a secret that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KORBohdan, Michael
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Santa Monica Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.7 BOHBorman, Tracy.
Summary: Chronicles the achievements of Matilda of Flanders, the ruthless wife of William the Conqueror, who eschewed the traditional views of women in medieval society.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATILDA, QUEEN BORCordain, Loren
Summary: Learn to fuel your body for optimal athletic performance with the foods your body was designed to eat. By studying the diets of both our ancestors and today's top athletes, the authors show how runners, cyclists, swimmers, triathletes, and endurance athletes can make simple changes to their diets for big results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 613.2 CORJourdain, Patrick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blandford 1993