Bing, Stanley.
Summary: The world's first corporate case study: A family business prospers through a productive series of brutal consolidations and rational growth. Then the rise of an executive class that pits one egotistical senior manager against another in senseless internal conflicts eventually leads to a long line of demented CEOs, excessive expansion, and foolish diversification--and a high cost in shattered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937.002 BINKrafft, Maurice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.21 KRASielman, Martha.
Summary: Showcases the creative work of forty cutting-edge quilters, featuring several pieces from each artist and including information on their techniques as well as current trends and themes in modern quilting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Crafts 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 SIEBanting, Erinn.
Summary: Learn about the plants and animals that have adapted to survive in the hottest (sometimes coldest) and driest environments on earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AV2 by Weigl 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.54 BANCohen, Rich.
Contents: Today you are a man, go get me a drink -- Jew Street -- They call it the blues, but it makes you want to dance -- 2120 South Michigan -- The kids dig it, but the kids are sick -- The record man pays for our sins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 COHBjorklund, Ruth.
Summary: "This book details the life and habits of blue whales."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.5248 BJOBjorklund, Ruth.
Summary: This book briefly examines the behavior and habitats of the parrot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.71 BJOMarsico, Katie
Summary: "This book details the life and habits of white-tailed deer."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.65 MARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.65 MARRaatma, Lucia
Summary: "This book details the life and habits of plains zebras."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.665 RAACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.665 RAAPenny, Malcolm.
Summary: An introduction to the different types of whales, describing their behavior, habitat, and eating and reproductive processes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bookwright 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 599.5 PENColeman, Jon T.
Summary: Explores period frontier life and contradictory accounts in an effort to discern the true story of a 19th-century bear-mauling victim who pursued vengeance against the companions who left him for dead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GLASS, HUGH COLMarsico, Katie
Contents: Popcorn, pigs, or rodents? -- Well bred -- A look at a cavy's life -- Past and present identity -- Guinea pigs and people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.35 MARZeiger, Jennifer.
Summary: This book briefly examines the behaviors and habitat of the stingray.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.35 ZEICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.35 ZEISummary: This collection of documentaries produced by A & E presents a broad overview of organized crime in America, beginning with immigrants who formed gangs soon after arriving in the late 19th century. The focus is on Italian-American gangsters, though there are mentions of Irish and Jewish gangs, which at various times cooperated with or competed against the Mafia, and one program in the collection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2001
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MAFFranchino, Vicky
Summary: "This book details the life and habits of spider monkeys."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.8 FRACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.858 FRAGregory, Josh
Summary: Discover the most fascinating animals in the world with the Nature's Children series. Readers will learn how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, and how they are related to other species. Each title also explores issues concerning conservation by examining the animal's current status and explaining the ways humans have affected it throughout the years. Book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.79 GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.79 GREMarsico, Katie
Contents: Floating phantoms -- Built for survival -- A look at a life cycle -- Prehistory and the present -- Sharing the sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 593.5 MARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 593.5 MARRayfield, Susan.
Summary: Examines the life and work of this French impressionist painter and sculptor whose work reflects his joy in life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 1998
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB RENOIR RAYSimon, Charnan.
Summary: This book briefly examines the behaviors and habitat of the killer whale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.536 SIMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.536 SIMSummary: Take an electrifying journey into the unexplored territory of our culture's dark side, and get an up-close and powerfully personal perspective on some of the most savage serial killers in the history of law enforcement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E 2000
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Contents: Scurrying through the leaves -- Survival skills -- A chipmunk's life -- So many squirrels -- Chipmunks and people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.36 GRECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.36 GREZeiger, Jennifer.
Summary: "This book details the life and habits of coyotes."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.7725 ZEIZeiger, Jennifer.
Summary: "In the harsh cold of the Arctic Circle, snowy owls circle the treeless tundra in search of prey. Readers will take a close look at these remarkable birds of prey, from how they communicate with each other and raise their young to why they migrate and how they interact with humans. They will also learn how snowy owls are related to other owls and how their physical features help them survive in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.97 ZEIFranchino, Vicky.
Summary: "This book details the life and habits of Arctic foxes."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013