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Summary: "At the invitation of the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), in 2013, Alexis Rockman began research for the Great Lakes Cycle, an ambitious suite of paintings and works on paper that the artist created over the course of four years. It will debut in Grand Rapids in 2018 and tour throughout the Great Lakes region"--introduction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709 FRIRyckman, Tatiana
Summary: "A book for young readers about how paper is made from trees and then sold."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: "Candace Pert stood at the dawn of three revolutions: the women's movement, integrative health, and psychopharmacology. A scientific prodigy, she was 30 years ahead of her time, preaching a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to healthcare and medicine long before yoga hit the mainstream and "wellness" took root in our vernacular. Her bestselling book Molecules of Emotion made her the mother...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PERT, CANDACE RYCO'Neill, Alexis
Summary: Learn how Melvil Dewey's love of organization and words drove him to develop and implement his Dewey Decimal system, leaving a significant and lasting impact in libraries across the country.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC O'NEBrockman, John.
Summary: Featuring a foreword by David Brooks, This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliant--but accessible--ideas to expand every mind. What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world's most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2012
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Brockman, Terra
Summary: Henry's Farm, run by Henry Brockman, is in central Illinois and some of the richest farming land in the world. There, he and his family, five generations of farmers, including sister Terra, the author, have bucked the traditional agribusiness conventional wisdom by farming in a way that's sensible, sustainable, and focused on producing healthy, nutritious food in ways that doesn't despoil the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Agate 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 BROLockman, Darcy
Summary: Discusses the two types of softball, how the game is played, the rules, equipment, and safety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2006
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Summary: "A researched exploration of the promises and vulnerabilities of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventions considers key scientific, technological and political factors while sharing the stories of men and women struggling to understand the range of the tests and their revelations,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616 ROCDelrieu, Alexia.
Summary: Le point sur l'histoire et la naissance de l'Europe et sa finalité, à travers des exemples concrets (nom de pays de l'Union, construction d'Ariane, rôle de l'Europe dans la protection de l'environnement, etc.).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallimard jeunesse 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 DEL FRENCHHenrion, Alexia
Summary: D.I.Y. Dollhouse is a lavishly illustrated guide for budding architects, builders, and designers, showing then how to build and furnish their own eco-friendly dollhouse, with an incredible eye for detail. The simple instructions cover everything children (and parents) need to get started, from making rooms out of crate boxes and pieces of scrap fabric to crafting countless furniture and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 HENRickman, Alan
Summary: From his breakout role in Die Hard to his outstanding, multifaceted performances in the Harry Potter films, Galaxy Quest, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and more, Alan Rickman cemented his legacy as a world-class actor. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice, and the knowing wit he brought to each role continue to captivate audiences today. But Rickman’s ability to breathe life into projects...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B RICKMAN RICRickman, Alan
Summary: "Harry Potter and Sense and Sensibility actor Alan Rickman builds upon his legacy as a world-class actor, a tireless political activist, an avid traveler, and more through his diaries--a twenty-five-year passion project in which Rickman invites readers backstage and into his life. Alan Rickman remains the one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre in the American and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanging Loose Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 ALELubomirski, Alexi
Summary: "Words have power--the power to hurt or to heal, to make someone feel small or to make someone feel tall. Gorgeously illustrated with bright colors and bold lines, this gentle text encourages even the youngest readers to choose their words carefully and to use those words to make the world a better, more loving place."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: England-born, New York-based photographer Alexi Lubomirski has become an established name within the fashion industry, shooting for such publications as "Harper's Bazaar," "Vogue" and "GQ," and working with cover stars such as Charlize Theron, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lopez and Nicole Kidman, to name but a few. It was after shooting Lupita Nyong'o, however, that Lubomirski was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Damiani Editore 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 770 LUMBeckman, Jonathan
Summary: Describes the Affair of the Diamond Necklace and how it further tarnished the already poor reputation of Marie Antoinette among the French people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press, a member of teh Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.04 BECDruckman, Charlotte
Summary: Whether you're buying food for the week or just a food lover who wants to explore new tastes, Kitchen Remix is the flexible handbook you'll constantly have open thanks to its 75 recipes that reimagine dinner. With trendy recipes and exciting twists, this book makes cooking simple and fun with easy-to-follow recipes and a manageable pantry section for home cooks of all skill levels. Along the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 DRURoffman, Karin
Summary: "The first biography of an American master. The Songs We Know Best, the first comprehensive biography of the early life of John Ashbery -- the winner of nearly every major American literary award -- reveals the unusual ways he drew on the details of his youth to populate the poems that made him one of the most original and unpredictable forces of the last century in arts and letters. Drawing on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ASHBERY, JOHN ROFStockman, David.
Summary: A New York Times bestseller The Great Deformation is a searing look at Washington’s craven response to the recent myriad of financial crises and fiscal cliffs. It counters conventional wisdom with an eighty-year revisionist history of how the American stateespecially the Federal Reservehas fallen prey to the politics of crony capitalism and the ideologies of fiscal stimulus, monetary central...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2013
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Pappas, Alexi
Summary: "When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother committed suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models. When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy, female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to, and she became a girl with a goal: to be an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2021
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Summary: Explores the lives of women chefs, discussing how they promote themselves and grow their businesses via television and social media, balancing eighteen-hour days and personal lives, and sexism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 DRUStockman, Steve
Summary: Offers step-by-step instructions for making films and videos with tips, personal anecdotes, and exercises.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 777.6 STODickman, Michael
Summary: Poems describe growing up in the American West and life in a troubled family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 DICBookman, Marc
Summary: "Powerful, wry essays offering modern takes on a primitive practice, from one of our most widely read death penalty abolitionists"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2021