Verges, Marianne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5449 VERSummary: Demonstrates six separate exercise segments for flexibility, strength and endurance. Includes health tips between exercise segments.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Befit Enterprises 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.71 FORBecker, Helaine
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of various prehistoric insects, including trilobites, griffinflies, cockroaches, and centipedes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 565 BECBecker, Helaine
Summary: "The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the early 1800s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an equal share of his business. When her husband died six years later, she took command of the fleet. Over the next decade, the pirate queen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2020
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Summary: The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the early 1800s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an equal share of his business. When her husband died six years later, she took command of the fleet. Over the next decade, the pirate queen...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD Fiction Becker2020Olen, Helaine
Summary: When University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack interviewed Helaine Olen, an award-winning financial journalist and the author of the bestselling Pound Foolish, he made an offhand suggestion: everything you need to know about managing your money could fit on an index card. To prove his point, he grabbed a 4" x 6" card, scribbled down a list of rules, and posted a picture of the card...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332 OLEOlen, Helaine.
Summary: Exposes the unethical machinations of the personal finance industry and its false promises of quick and easy wealth, explaining how everyday investors are misled by money experts who exploit clients to increase their own wealth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 OLEVargas, Elizabeth
Summary: "From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in BETWEEN BREATHS, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety-which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam-and how she dealt with this anxiety as she came...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B VARGAS VARGelletly, LeeAnne.
Summary: Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Somalia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 967.73 GELVargas, Nikki
Summary: "A contributor-based, female-focused resource that helps women travel safer, smarter, and more mindfully"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.82 VARLemoine, Yvan.
Summary: "[Mr. Lemoine's] desserts . . verge on spectacular." — The New York Times Whip up a quick dessert to celebrate Coconut Torte Day on March 13! Stock up on vermouth to celebrate Dry Martini Day on June 19! Up for fried seafood? October 2 is National Fried Scallops Day! With this fabulously fun cookbook, every day is a holiday—that is, a national food holiday! In this book, acclaimed chef and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: F+W Media, Inc. 2010
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Wallace, Loraine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Loraine Wallace 0000
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 WallaBecker, Helaine
Summary: "You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission]. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JOHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JOHBecker, Helaine
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book introduction to the history and importance of Title IX as civil rights legislature"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 344.73 BECBecker, Helaine
Summary: Introduces the unconventional life and achievements of engineer and economist William Playfair and describes how his creative expressions in math and science became the visual bar graphs and pie charts of today's world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 519.5 BECBecker, Helaine.
Summary: Learn to perform fun, step-by-step tricks with common household items. Learn intriguing facts about magicians of the past and their awe-inspiring tricks. Get the inside scoop on how to stage a magic show that'll leave audiences amazed and astounded.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Maple Tree Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.8 BECSerpas, Martha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 SERLeClaire, Anne D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 LECVerger, Frédéric
Summary: L’histoire se déroule pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale en Marsovie, riche principauté d’Europe centrale. Alexandre de Rocoule, gérant du luxueux hôtel d’Arden, homme à femmes dont la gaieté a quelque chose de féroce, et Salomon Lengyel, veuf sérieux et solitaire, sont liés par une passion commune : l’opérette. Depuis 1917, ils ont écrit ensemble une quantité impressionnante de pièces en trois...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallimard 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 VER FRENCHViegas, Jennifer.
Summary: Discusses the anatomy of the human heart and the functions of the cardiovascular system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. Group 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 612.1 VIEBerges, Steve
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Trade Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.7 BERHarden, Blaine
Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Camp 14 returns with the untold story of one of the most powerful spies in American history, shedding new light on the U.S. role in the Korean War, and its legacy In 1946, master sergeant Donald Nichols was stationed on the sleepy island of Guam when he caught the eye of recruiters from the Army's Counter Intelligence Corps. After just three...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NICHOLS, DONALD HARToumani, Meline.
Summary: A young Armenian-American goes to Turkey in a 'love thine enemy' experiment that becomes a transformative reflection on how we use-- and abuse-- our personal histories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2014