Cheris, Elaine.
Summary: "Fencing: Steps to Success" covers all of the essential skills of the epee and foil forms of fencing. This book will serve as the perfect training guide for less experienced fencers and students of fencing, as well as a valuable reference for instructors of this highly technical sport. One of the most recognized fencing figures in the United States, author Elaine Cheris shares her expertise as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.86 CHEKohl, Cris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seawolf Communications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.452 KOHMcDougall, Chros
Summary: This encyclopedia highlights more than 40 Olympic sports. Alongside both historic and recent photographs, readers will learn about the basics of each competition, its origin, how it has changed throughout the years, and the icons in each sport. In addition, this book provides information about the Paralympics. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.48 MCDChrisp, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 822.3 ChrChin, Curtis
Summary: "Nineteen eighties Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven: Chung's Cantonese Cuisine, where anyone--from the city's first Black mayor to the local drag queens, from a big-time Hollywood star to elderly Jewish couples--could sit down for a warm, home-cooked meal. Here was where, beneath a bright-red awning and surrounded by his multigenerational family,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: "This comprehensive, 64-page book offers in-depth instruction on creating vibrant paintings with the often overlooked but versatile medium, oil pastel. A relatively new fine-art medium, oil pastel is inexpensive and may be used directly in dry form with minimal setup and easy clean up, so beginners can get started right away! The book opens with a thorough introduction to basic oil pastel tools...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.235 ROHChrisp, Peter.
Summary: Explores the life and times of Columbus and his discovery of the New World.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Pub. 2001
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Summary: Describes the history and civilization of ancient Rome, from how gladiators fought and what daily life was like for people in Rome to the events at Pompeii.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 937 CHRChrisp, Peter.
Summary: Contains approximately 125 photographs and illustrations, including numerous three-dimensional images, that explore the Titanic from its first launch in 1911 to its tragic fate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barrons Educational Series 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.9163 CHRChrisp, Peter.
Contents: Pearl Harbor -- Why war came -- Japanese conquests -- Striking back -- The battle of Midway -- Home fronts -- U.S. offensives -- The island campaign -- Attacking Japan -- Atomic bombs -- Victory and defeat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.5426 CHRKohl, Cris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seawolf Communications 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.916 KOHPeterson, Cris.
Summary: The story of a 100-year-old family farm in Wisconsin is told in photographs and in anecdotes about the three generations of Persons who have owned and farmed the land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 1999
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.1 PETCylinder, Carly
Summary: THE FLOWER CHEF is a modern, comprehensive guide to floral design that caters to all readers--from beginners who have never worked with flowers before and are looking for a new creative outlet, to decorators, party planners and photographers looking to liven up their spaces. Even professionals will find ways to update their techniques! This book teaches you everything you need to know about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.92 CYLChrisp, Peter.
Summary: Describes the achievements of the scientists who have discovered and interpreted the fossils of the dinosaurs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2009
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Summary: Chronologically traces human history and civilization from prehistoric times to the present day using a detailed timeline, covering key events, people, inventions, and discoveries, and ideas and beliefs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2013
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Summary: An intimate, authoritative look at the foster care system that examines why it is failing the kids it is supposed to protect and what can be done to change it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: A proven bestseller just got better! New second edition includes the 51 best shipwrecks in the eastern Great Lakes (Lakes Ontario, Erie & Huron). Several new shipwrecks not in the previous edition appear now due to recent discoveries and sinkings. Exciting histories and wreck descriptions. Updated and new GPS coordinates for precisely locating shipwrecks. 122 color photos spread throughout the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seawolf Communications 2005
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Summary: An introduction to twelve big pieces of farm machinery used on a farm. The day-to-day business of growing and harvesting crops for food is brought to life using large, colorful illustrations and by showing family members as they assist in daily farm chores.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 631.37 PETSilvestri, Cris.
Summary: "This handbook features every Pokemon ever--it's truly the ultimate guide for every Pokemon fan!"--Cover back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1999
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Summary: From the Publisher: They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees. They believe they're unique, yet somehow they're all exactly the same, talking about how they "get" Sarah...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Trade Paperbacks 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817 LANBrand, Christo
Summary: After more than a decade as a prison guard overseeing Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), Brand, with the assistance of Mail on Sunday Africa correspondent Jones, chronicles the unlikely personal relationship they built.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MANDELA, NELSON BRASantangelo, Christa
Summary: In her decades of practice and academic research, Dr. Christa Santangelo, a psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the University of California-San Francisco, has seen many relationships devastated by the emotional hurricane that teenagers can inflict on a family. Yet Dr. Santangelo also understands how that conflict can be resolved and a new way forward mapped together between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 SANChait, Jonathan
Summary: "Jonathan Chait ... digs deep into Obama's record on major policy fronts-- economics, the environment, domestic reform, health care, race, foreign policy, and civil rights-- to demonstrate why history will judge our forty-fourth president as among the greatest in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House, an imprint of William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 CHAFaris, Stephan.
Summary: While reporting from Darfur, journalist Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and began to wonder what current and impending--and largely unanticipated--crises such changes have in store for the world. Here, he provides some answers. Global warming will spur the spread of many diseases. The warming world will shift huge populations and potentially redraw...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2009