Copeland, Misty
Summary: "Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor, Raven Wilkinson, who had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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Summary: Displays the best exhibits, artwork, and projects in the Exploratorium museum, including a city built out of one hundred thousand toothpicks and a musical instrument that is powered by the ocean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 WILRaven, Catherine
Contents: Welcome to the forest planet -- Tree talk: the physiology of how trees grow -- The kings: forest gymnosperms -- Trouble in the forest: angiosperms -- The forest family tree: intra-forest dynamics -- Thinking like a forest: ecology -- Forest animals -- Fire in the forest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2006
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Summary: After receiving her PhD in biology, Raven lived in an isolated cottage in Montana, teaching remotely and leading field classes in Yellowstone National Park. Her only regular visitor was a fox, with whom she developed a friendship and from whom she learned about growth, loss, and belonging.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universe 2008
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Summary: "Basketball's most unlikely-and most sought-after-training guru offers an inside look at his career, his methods, and the all-star players whose games he's helped transform. Where do the best basketball players in the world turn when they want to improve their game? Whom does a future NBA Hall of Famer thank at his press conference when he's named Rookie of the Year? Who is it that Sports...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1990
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Summary: "Master the art of growing flowers in pots year round with inspiration from stunning full-color images and expert advice from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Year Full of Flowers. Growing flowers in pots is a charming and accessible way to enhance any space, from large gardens to small city apartments. Get the pots right, and your garden will take on a cheerful energy of its own. They...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2024
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Summary: An account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history shares insights into the role of precious gemstones in triggering cultural movements, political dynasties, and wars, while exploring how jewels reflect darker aspects of human nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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Summary: The true story of a young German girl, Mercedes Simon, and of the American pilot, Gail Halvorsen, who shared hope and joy with the children of West Berlin by dropping candy-filled parachutes during the Airlift.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1995
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Summary: "Decoding how we behave, Aja Raden's The Truth About Lies illuminates situations where we are better off lying-to ourselves and at times to others-and why it can be a healthy psychological mechanism. Fibbing, prevaricating, stretching the truth, white lies, of omission, of commission. Lying is so pervasive that we have countless words for it. But have you ever considered why you believed a lie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1986
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Summary: The author discusses how a brief, little known prayer from the Old Testament can provide the inspiration for women to live a more blessed life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Publishers 2002
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Summary: At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the mukhabarat--the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print. 2022
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Contents: Pig -- Mix It! -- Dex -- Gus -- Cat -- Rat-- Zak and Yak -- Fun Run -- Kev Did It -- Yum, Gum.
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Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021
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Summary: Discover the faith, culture, and history that have shaped the modern Islamic world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2002
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Summary: "This work is based on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, copyright © 2020. Originally published in the United States in hardcover by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC , New York, in 2020"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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Summary: Provides an introduction to Buddhism, discussing the history, beliefs, key figures, and practices of the religion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing, Inc 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 294.3 WILWilkinson, Amy
Summary: "Based on in-depth interviews with more than 200 leading entrepreneurs, a business executive and senior fellow at Harvard's Center for Public Leadership identifies the six essential disciplines needed to transform your ideas into real-world successes, whether you're an innovative manager or an aspiring entrepreneur. How do some people turn ideas into enterprises that endure? Startup founders...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin 2008
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Contents: Rat on a Mat -- I Can! -- I Am Mom -- Jas and the Bass -- Cam has to Run -- The Fox and the Hen -- Up it went -- Best Pet -- Tom Hid It -- The Cub and the Bug.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1995
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Summary: Text and illustrations describe how ships and boats have been used throughout history, from the earliest trading vessels to modern luxury liners.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2000