Katzman, Susan Manlin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.568 KAT

Martin, Susi

Summary: A colorful menagerie of more than 100 delicate watercolor illustrations includes birds and beetles, fish and fowl, and finishes with 100 wonderful ladybugs to count

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2014

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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE MAR

Summary: This set includes information offensive tactics in soccer.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 SIG

Summary: Sigi Schmid, one of the sport's top coaches, reveals the key defensive concepts that all winning teams must have to stop an attack, win possession, and begin the counterattack.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 SIG

Summary: Commercial motion pictures were invented at the Edison Laboratory between 1888 and 1893. Perhaps none of the component parts were strictly new, but the ability of Edison and his staff to reorganize them for a specific purpose was an extraordinary cultural achievement. In 1894, Edison was the sole producer of motion pictures in the world. Many Edison films continue to be impressive as the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino on Video 2005

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EDI

Wagner, Richard

Summary: The four operas of The Ring Cycle.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2012

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA RIN

Summary: The first program observes the Red panda and Giant panda (one of the world's most endangered mammals) in their natural habitat, the bamboo forest of China's "Mountains of the Sleeping Dragon" a national panda reserve. The second program features the San Diego Zoo's challenge to successfully breed and raise a Giant Panda in captivity. Spotlighted is Hua Mei the baby panda and staff from the San...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2003

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NAT

Maupin, Armistead

Summary: Reflecting on the profound impact those closest to him have had on his life, Maupin shares his candid search for his "logical family," the people he could call his own. "Sooner or later, we have to venture beyond our biological family to find our logical one, the one that actually makes sense for us," he writes. "We have to, if we are to live without squandering our lives." From his loving...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAUPIN, ARMISTEAD MAU

Summary: Presents the history, development, and decline of drive-in movie theaters. Features interviews and commentaries with actors, producers, critics, and others involved in the drive-in movie industry.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2006

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DRI

Martin, Susan R.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 MAR

Schmid, Debi

Summary: When you wander a woodland forest, skip through a sunlit meadow, or ramble down a dusty path, you might see a furry tail, a bristly beard, or a fuzzy toe. Did you catch a glimpse of an animal? Or was it a plant in disguise? These wild plants aren't wearing masks or funny noses, but each one displays a feature of a creature. With charming illustrations, engaging prose, and intriguing natural...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mountain Press Publishing Company 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582 SCH

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582 SCH

Schmid, Konrad

Summary: "The Bible is full of ancient texts long predating the assembly of Judaism's and Christianity's sacred books. Why these texts, and how were they transformed on the journey from folk tale to holy writ? Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter unearth the history,in the process overturning assumptions about the relationship between the Old and New Testaments"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.1 SCH

Schmid, Sarah

Summary: Having a baby, just like that? Without hospital, midwife or instructions to push? Babies are sometimes born before the midwife can get there and when that happens, everyone involved is usually happy everything went well despite the lack of professionals. But how does it work for women who consciously decide to have a so-called 'freebirth' and decline antenatal care as well as conventional...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: edition riedenburg 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618 SCH

Maupin, Melissa

Summary: Eighteenth-century mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was widely known and respected in his time. Most of what he knew, he taught himself. His letter to Thomas Jefferson asked the future president to reconsider his racial prejudices. Learn about Banneker, who abolitionists would use as proof that people of any race can be equally intelligent.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BAN

Taupin, Bernie

Summary: "This is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary half-century-and-counting creative...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TAUPIN, BERNIE TAU

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B TAUPIN TAU

Barbree, Jay.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Studio 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.43 BAR

Sutin, Jack.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SUT

Boshouwers, Suzan

Summary: Do you want to know everything about knights? In this book, you’ll read about what knights look like and what knights do. What is a suit of armour? How do you become a knight? What does a shield-bearer do? These and many questions will be answered. In this book, you’ll also find a nice song, a tinker project, a big folding page and a mini-quiz, so that you will become a real expert.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clavis 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 BOS