Ryker, Celia
Summary: Celia Ryker's Walking Home: Trail Stories is about more than mud, sweat, and blisters while thru-hiking the Long Trail. Reminiscent of Cheryl Strayed's Wild, Ryker's mind wanders as her legs carry her forward, beyond a woodland path, to places and people she thought she had forgotten. Her grandmother's spirit appears on Mount Baker. A lost cousin waits for her at the bottom of every ladder. Her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rootstock Publishing 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RYKSummary: Everyone reads her scandalous Internet commentary on the lives of Manhattan's most privileged teenagers. But exactly who is Gossip Girl? No one knows, but she certainly adds spice to the lives of these fashionable prep schoolers, divulging some of their most closely guarded secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GOSBukey, Evan Burr
Summary: "Although Austrians comprised only 8 percent of the population of Hitler's Reich, they made up 14 percent of SS members and 40 percent of those involved in the Nazis' killing operations. This was no coincidence. Popular anti-Semitism was so powerful in Austria that once deportations of Jews began in 1941, the streets of Vienna were frequently lined with crowds of bystanders shouting their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BUCSummary: "Within the last half century, our agricultural and food industries have changed more than ... ever before. New technologies and scientific ingenuity have given rise to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and other man-made foods. People have begun to raise concerns about the safety of GMOs in our food supply, given their incredible dominance in a large portion of our diets. Traditional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KITG Productions 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OFEaker-Weil, Bonnie.
Contents: Understanding financial infidelity -- Financial infidelity : are you at risk? -- Facing financial infidelity -- Step 1 Calculate the cost : what the "balance sheet" of your relationship reveals -- Step 2 Examine your power dynamic : if money is power, is there a balance in your relationship? -- Step 3 Divest your past : understanding your inherited money history and the cycle of financial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 WEIKeil, Sally Van Wagenen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Four Directions Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5449 KEIBakker, Nienke
Summary: The mental state of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) has been a perennial source of discussion and conjecture since his death by suicide. Was he mentally ill or a genius? What was the precise nature of Van Gogh's illness? Did it influence his work? This intriguing publication examines how Van Gogh's mental condition revealed itself in 1888 and how he struggled with it throughout his life. Van...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mercatorfonds 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VAN GOGH, VINCENT BAKLottridge, Celia Barker.
Summary: When the other animals fail at the task, the slow but wise turtle finds a way to obtain the bountiful fruits of a magic tree.
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Publisher / Publication Date: M.K. McElderry Books 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 LOTBaker, Ian
Summary: Describes the expedition of Buddhist scholar and mountain climber Ian Baker and his team into the heart of the previously unexplored Tsangpo Gorge, one of the world's most inaccessible and wildest regions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 BAKBaker, Dan
Summary: Profiles unhappiness as a chemical brain response that helped early humans survive, offering advice on how to achieve happiness by retraining brain activity, accepting a painful past, and designing a future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 BAKFan, Terry
Summary: From the creators of the critically acclaimed The Night Gardener and Ocean Meets Sky comes a whimsical and elegantly illustrated picture book about community, art, the importance of giving back-and the wonder that fell from the sky. It fell from the sky on a Thursday. None of the insects know where it came from, or what it is. Some say it's an egg. Others, a gumdrop. But whatever it is, it fell...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Summary: "In recounting her family history, Lan Yan brings to life a century of Chinese history from the last emperor to present day, including the Cultural Revolution which tore her childhood apart. The little girl who was crushed by the Cultural Revolution has become one of the most active businesswomen in her country. In telling her and her family's story, she serves up an intimate account of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 YANDionne, E. J.
Summary: "Americans are required to pay taxes, serve on juries, get their kids vaccinated, get driver's licenses, and sometimes go to war for their country. So why not ask--or require--every American to vote? E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that universal participation in our elections should be a cornerstone of our system. It would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.07 DIOSummary: Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe's attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOHWeil, Ann.
Summary: An account of the life of Sitting Bull, including his nomadic childhood, how he became the chief of the entire Sioux Nation, and his role at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SITCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SITSummary: Essays by authors who have appeared on the podcast "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books" explore the ever-increasing demands on mothers' time and topics inspired by things moms don't have time to do, including sleep, get sick, write, lose weight, and see friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2021
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Summary: This book is an introduction to the unique people, plants, animals, geographical features, cultures, and today's tourism of Australia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 994 WEIVan der Vat, Dan.
Contents: Introduction -- So much was at stake -- The decisive front -- The plan -- A grand deception -- The forerunners -- Pegasus bridge -- Target: Ste-Mère-Englise -- The sea and air assault -- Utah and bloody Omaha -- Sword, Juno and Gold -- The gathering standoff -- The breakout --Finale at Falaise -- The beginning of the end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 940.5421 VANVan Niekerk, Neil.
Summary: Offers lessons on lighting portraits, including positioning hard light sources and soft light sources, choosing light modifiers to adjust the light quality, and gelling lights for color balance effects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amherst Media 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 VANContents: Appetizers -- Side dishes -- Double-duty cooking -- Slow-cooker favorites -- Stews, chilis, and sauces -- Casseroles -- Oven-ready entrées -- Breakfast and breads -- Desserts -- Make-ahead holiday menus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: America's Test Kitchen 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 BESSummary: "More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegaic summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group The Band at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY MUSIC LASSummary: Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's earlier life and some modern-day performances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC LETSummary: Through comparisons of cooking products, techniques, and equipment, offers recipes for foods ranging from roast chicken to pasta dishes with explanations of their processes and methodology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: America's Test Kitchen 2004