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Library of America ; 239Swanson, Barrett
Summary: "Across these essays, Barrett Swanson embarks on a personal quest for meaning amid the swirl of our post-truth climate. Traversing the country, he introduces us to Americans who are contending with the aftermath of political and economic collapse and who are striving to recover some semblance of meaning and purpose. "Notes from a Last Man" chronicles a period of personal lostness and considers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.0973 SWASummary: The Underground Railroad was the principle means used by slaves to escape their captivity. Two important "stationmasters", Thomas Garrett and William Still, are depicted in this documentary on the Underground Railroad in Delaware.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7115 WHIStanton, Doug.
Summary: Drawing on in-country observations and exclusive interviews, Stanton delivers the jaw-dropping tale of how 12 top-secret commandos slip into Afghanistan, kill Al Qaeda fighters, and topple the Taliban.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 958.1047 STACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 958.1047 STABarretta, Gene.
Summary: Presents an introduction to the inventions of Benjamin Franklin, one of the nation's most beloved figures, credited with introducing bifocals, daylight savings time, lightning rods, and the establishment of post offices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 609.2 BARBaumgart, Barret
Summary: "Barret Baumgart's literary debut presents a haunting and deeply personal portrait of civilization poised at the precipice, a picture of humanity caught between its deepest past and darkest future. In the fall of 2013, during the height of California's historic drought, Baumgart toured the remote military base, NAWS China Lake, near Death Valley, California. His mother, the survivor of a recent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Of Iowa Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.6 BAUBarrette, Laurie
Summary: "Minimal: For Simple and Sustainable Living offers readers inspiration and tools to embrace simple living and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives. From advice on home decorating and decluttering, easy-to-follow recipes for making your own cosmetics and cleaning products, and tips for shopping sustainably, composting, and restoring old furniture, Minimal provides a host of small but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ambrosia 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 640.28 BARBarretta, Gene
Summary: When George Washington Carver was just a young child, he had a secret: a garden of his own. Here, he rolled dirt between his fingers to check if plants needed more rain or sun. He protected roots through harsh winters, so plants could be reborn in the spring. He trimmed flowers, spread soil, studied life cycles. And it was in this very place that George’s love of nature sprouted into something...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921CARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio CarverBarretta, Gene.
Summary: When clever Aunt Ant moves to the zoo, she describes the quirky animal behavior she observes by speaking in homophones, from the moose who loved mousse to the fox who blew blue bubbles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Barretta 2010Barret, Christine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HP Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 BARBarretta, Gene
Summary: Before Steven Spielberg made films, he watched them. Naturally inventive with a vivid imagination, he was known for creating stories inspired by the world around him. Films and the magic they contained became an escape from the bullying and antisemitism he received, and from tension in his parents' marriage. Baretta captures the unique ways Spielberg's memories influenced his career and helped...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SPIMcNamara, Garrett
Summary: In this memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth. Garrett McNamara affectionately known as GMac set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazare, Portugal in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCNAMARA, GARRETT MCNSwenson, Kyle
Summary: Documents the true story of one of the longest wrongful imprisonment cases in U.S. history, detailing how three African-American men were incarcerated for nearly four decades before a questionable witness recanted his testimony.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.771 SWESwenson, May
Summary: The first comprehensive edition of May Swenson's work, gathering all of the poems she published in the collections Another Animal (1954), A Cage of Spines (1958), To Mix with Time (1963), Half Sun Half Sleep (1967), Iconographs (1970), New and Selected Things Taking Place (1978), and In Other Words (1987), as well as an extensive selection of previously uncollected poems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 SWESwenson, May.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 SWESwans
Contents: CD. Lunacy -- Mother of the world -- The wolf -- The seer -- The seer returns -- 93 Ave. B blues -- The daughter brings the water -- Song for a warrior -- Avatar -- A piece of the sky -- The apostate-- --
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Young God 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Trade Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.804 BARBaskett, Mickey.
Contents: Introduction -- Furniture preparation -- Supplies -- Old furniture -- New unfinished wood -- Decorating techniques -- Rooster cabinet -- Fern forest chest -- Diamonds bookcase -- Grapes & vines pie safe -- Leaves in a circle -- Orange checked chest -- Elegant console table -- Red & gold drop leaf table -- Geranium chest -- Fall leaves tray table -- Bee skep storage bench -- Rose armoire -- Baby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.7 BaskettParrott, Les.
Summary: Discusses the importance of spending time together as a family, specifically dinner time, to strengthen and build relationships and restore a sense of peace in the home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 249 PARSwensen, Cole
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alice James Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 SWEBarretta, Gene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Invent BarrettaSwenson, John.
Contents: Voice of the wetlands -- African Americans and Indians -- The Constantinople of the New World -- Sad night in Jackson Square -- Return of the spirits -- Let it go -- Don't let them wash us away -- Reality check -- Don't take my picture -- Musicians strike back at violence -- I am New Orleans -- Shorty on the block -- The Armstrong legacy -- Cold in the trailer -- If I can help somebody --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.9763 SWESansone, Maria
Summary: "In Oh $#!% What's for Dinner? Maria shares 65 of her go-to, no-fuss weeknight recipes for real life. No appetizers and no desserts because mama don't have time for that on a weeknight. Quick and easy entrees paired with some tried-and-true sides designed to help you through meal time, in no time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.555 SANStarrett, Kelly
Summary: As recent studies show that too much sitting can wreak havoc on your health, a physical therapist and best-selling author provide creative solutions for reducing the amount of time sitting and strategies for the workplace and school that will improve productivity and overall health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Victory Belt Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 STABarcott, Bruce
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 1997