Wickens, Kim
Summary: "The dramatic true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous, Civil War-era South, despite going nearly blind, and became the most successful sire in American racing history. The early days of American horse-racing were grueling. Four-mile heats-races four miles long, run two or three times in succession!-were the norm, rewarding horses who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Sports WickensDickins, Rosie.
Summary: Retells the Chinese folktale in which a painter, famed for his paintings of wildlife, paints four dragons on the Emperor's temple wall, but refuses to fill in their eyes for fear they will come to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Pub. 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DICWickell, Janet.
Contents: The quilts -- Fabric basics -- Rotary cutting and template basics -- Basics of patchwork shapes -- Machine-piecing and hand-piecing basics -- Strip-piecing basics -- Foundation-piecing basics -- Appliqué basics -- Settings and borders -- Assembling and finishing -- Additional techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quilt Digest Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WICDickins, Rosie
Summary: "Lift the flaps and learn important math skills. Simple explanations and engaging illustrations make new concepts easy to grasp. Perfect for ages 4+"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set Look Inside 510 Dickens 2021Dickins, Rosie.
Summary: Features 22 works of art from around the world, each followed by a project to do-- from moody landscapes and messy splatter paintings to magical animal pictures and moving sculptures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: NTC Contemporary Publishing 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WICWilcken, Hugo.
Summary: One day I blew my nose and half my brains came out." Los Angeles, 1976. David Bowie is holed up in his Bel-Air mansion, drifting into drug-induced paranoia and confusion. Obsessed with black magic and the Holy Grail, he's built an altar in the living room and keeps his fingernail clippings in the fridge. There are occasional trips out to visit his friend Iggy Pop in a mental institution. His...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.33 WILKix, Paul
Summary: "A scion of one of the most storied families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucald was raised in magnificent chateaux and educated in Europe's finest schools. When the Nazis invaded and imprisoned his father, La Rochefoucald escaped to England and learned the dark arts of anarchy and combat--cracking safes and planting bombs and killing with his bare hands--from the officers of Special...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, ROBERT DE KIXRix, Megan.
Summary: Marley, Oogy, Huck-and now, Traffy, the forever dog'' that changed one couple's life. All Megan Rix ever wanted was a baby. Yet, month after month, Megan's dreams were dashed. Would her life ever feel complete? Megan and her husband, Ian, found a surprising answer when they began training golden retriever pups to become service dogs for people with disabilities. But opening their homes and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA, Inc. 2011
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Summary: "In the tradition of Maus, Palestine, and Persepolis, Vanni is a graphic novel documenting the human side of the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the “Tamil Tigers.” Told from the perspective of a single family, it takes readers through the horrors and life-changing decisions individuals are forced to make when caught up in someone else’s war. Set in the northern region of Sri...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pennsylvania State University Press 2023
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 954.9303 DIXRix, Juliet
Summary: Retells the Greek myth of how Theseus defeated King Minos' Minotaur with help from Princess Ariadne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 RIXRieckens, Scott
Summary: Is paying for your family's lifestyle burning you out? Rieckens provides a detailed profile of an alternative lifestyle known as FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). Participants strive to retire in their 30s or 40s by living frugally, saving creatively, and investing efficiently-- instead of obsessing with maximizing wealth. Discover how others have acquired the one thing that money...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 RIENickens, T. Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.5 NICSwaan, Wim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Lane 1984
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Summary: "Tour some of the world's most famous haunted places in Spooky Historical Sites. Young readers will learn about the history, eerie occurrences, and public reactions to several spooky sites. The book also provides historic context and scientific facts that explain what is really going on. Dynamic photos and illustrative details will make readers feel as though they've just visited each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J133.12 WILLikens, Aaron.
Summary: A man with Asperger's syndrome describes what it's like to live with the syndrome and advocates for other people with the condition to help find their "Kansas," or place where they feel comfortable and at home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 LIKDickins, Rosie
Summary: Find out all about atoms, what they are and where they come from - and how these tiny particles combine to make up EVERYTHING in the universe (including you). Packed with intriguing facts, this is an entertaining and accessible introduction to key scientific ideas. Written in consultation with an expert chemist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM DickinsWex, Michael
Summary: A humorous history of the Yiddish language from the middle ages to today traces the origins of numerous everyday terms, citing events throughout the past one thousand years that contributed to Jewish European communication practices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.1 WEXSickels, Amy.
Contents: Wild about Harry -- "Quiet, freckly, short-sighted" -- Harry appears -- Half a suitcase of stories -- Bidding war -- A phenomenon in publishing -- Breaking records -- Creating Harry's world -- Harry's place in children's literature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROWCarter, Win.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Carter] 1991
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 582.1 CARNickens, T. Edward
Summary: Features practical advice to apply in hunting with bows and with firearms, covering weapons, gear, game behavior, handling the kill, and related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: Features practical advice to apply in survival situations, covering how to start a fire in the rain and snow, cross a raging river in a makeshift raft, identify edible insects, and handle a bear encounter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: Through the intervention of four ghosts, Ebenezer Scrooge is shown the spirit of Christmas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1994
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Owen 1996