Brogaard, Berit
Summary: "The Superhuman Mind takes us inside the lives and brains of geniuses, savants, virtuosos, and a wide variety of ordinary people who have acquired truly extraordinary talents, one way or another. Delving into the neurological underpinnings of these abilities, the authors even reveal how we can acquire some of them ourselves--from perfect pitch and lightning fast math skills to supercharged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 BROBenda, Camille
Summary: "Dressing the Resistance' explores how everyday people have harnessed the visual power of clothing, accessories and costume to spur social and cultural change. Throughout history, societies have used clothing to show acceptance and exclusion, convention and subversion, group belonging and rejection. In the same way, fashion, clothing, textiles and costume have served their own critical role in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Archetectural Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.0086 BENCrispin, Jessa
Summary: "Outspoken critic Jessa Crispin delivers a searing rejection of contemporary feminism... and a bracing manifesto for revolution"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 CRIKimball, Jeana
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Publisher / Publication Date: That Patchwork Place 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 KIMKing, Zelda.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of various kinds of seals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.79 KINLeddy, Kyleigh
Summary: "All Kait Leddy had ever wanted was a little sister. When Kyleigh was born, they were inseparable; Kait would protect her, include her, cuddle and comfort her, and, to Kyleigh, her big sister was her whole world. As they grew, however, and as Kait entered adolescence, her personality began to change. She was lashing out emotionally and physically, and losing touch with reality in certain ways....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LEDKenda, Joe.
Summary: Joe Kenda, star of Discovery's Homicide Hunter, reflects on past homicide cases and examines the triggers of what led to the crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 KENMonterey Media.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Monterey Media 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MonteSummary: Through a series of interviews, photographs and footage shot in the actual locations of her memories, Gerda Weissmann Klein takes us on her journey of survival of the Holocaust. Also includes Gerda Klein's Academy Award acceptance speech.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONELee, Geddy
Summary: "The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass. Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has been an essential part of the success...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: "A landmark work of women's history originally published in 1967, Gerda Lerner's best-selling biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimke explores the lives and ideas of the only southern women to become antislavery agents in the North and pioneers for women's rights. This revised and expanded edition includes two new primary documents and an additional essay by Lerner. In a revised introduction...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 326 LERLerner, Gerda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.409 LERMachlin, Edda Servi
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.567 MACWesting, Jemma
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for creating objects out of such cardboard materials as boxes and tubes, including a zebra mask, a theater, a penguin family, and a pirate ship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 745.54 WESCopies Available at Interlochen
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J745.54Fitzgerald, Zelda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 1996
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 813.52 FITZGERALD, ZELDA FITSalt, Zelda
Summary: In this book, readers discover the most fascinating facts about respiration, the structure of the lungs, and even some of the seemingly gross processes that happen in their body!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.2 SALBybee, Veeda
Summary: "A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: "In the spring and summer of 1863, as the outcome of the Civil War, and with it the fate of the nation, hung in the balance, Union forces struggled to capture the offensive. One promising place was along the coastal waters of South Carolina. A year and a half earlier, the Union Navy had taken the port cities of Port Royal and Beaufort, where the Union then made plans to attack the expansive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 FIEKing, Zelda.
Summary: Introduces walruses, discussing their physical characteristics, eating habits, and habitats of the species.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.799 KINBeddia, Joe
Summary: Pizza Camp is the ultimate guide to achieving pizza nirvana at home, from the chef who is making what Bon Appetit magazine calls "the best pizza in America." Joe Beddia's pizza is old schoolit's all about the dough, the sauce, and the cheese. And after perfecting his pie-making craft at Pizzeria Beddia in Philadelphia, he's offering his methods and recipes in a cookbook that's anything but old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2005
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board Muller 2005Saunders, Gerda
Summary: Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017
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Summary: Describes the history, characteristics, and uses of the most poplar herbs, offers advice on growing herbs, and shares information on herbal remedies, recipes, and other uses
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2002