Larkin, Geri.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celestial Arts 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.344 LARKleinman, Paul
Summary: Presents an introduction to philosophy, covering the origins of the discipline, some of the major figures of the past, and philosophical issues which still continue to be debated in the present day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 100 KLELari, Zahra
Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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Summary: The extraordinarily inventive Linus Pauling, twice winner of the Nobel Prize, was asked how he came to have so many good ideas. Pauling replied: "Well, I have a lot of ideas and throw away the bad ones." Where do ideas come from? And why do the best ideas sometimes strike in a flash of "sudden genius"? Andrew Robinson here offers a fascinating look at the genesis of creativity in science and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.35 ROBCarrère, Emmanuel
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 CARBornstein, Michael
Summary: In 1945, in a now-famous piece of World War II archival footage, four-year-old Michael Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out of Auschwitz in his grandmother's arms. Here is the unforgettable story of how a father's courageous wit, a mother's fierce love, and one perfectly timed illness saved Michael's life, and how others in his family from Zarki, Poland, dodged death at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2017
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Summary: This true story by a family about raising their transgender son is both a captivating read and an invaluable support source for parents facing similar issues. A warm, insightful portrait of a family that includes tips on helping young transgender people navigate their transition, it will support, educate and inspire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BARDuany, Ger
Summary: The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier to an international peace activist, a struggling refugee to a Hollywood actor. Sudan, 1980s: Ger Duany knew what he wanted out of life--make his family proud, play with his brothers and sisters, maybe get an education like his brother Oder suggested, and become a soldier for his people when he's old enough. But then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 DUAFerrell, Ed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1999
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2 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3 FERBornstein, Michael
Summary: "The incredible true story of Michael Bornstein--who at age 4 was one of the youngest children to be liberated from Auschwitz--and of his family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Comprising elements of travelogue, history lesson, biography, critical analysis, psychological study, and fan testimonial, this documentary explores the work and influence of German writer W.G. Sebald, via a long walk through coastal East Anglia, retracing the steps he took in his most famous book, The rings Of Saturn. Includes interviews with writers, artists, and filmmakers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Guild/Spark 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PATWoelfle, Gretchen
Summary: "Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters, Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That's why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge and change things. But in the early twentieth century, women like Jeannette couldn't vote to change the laws that failed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RANBen-Joseph, Eran
Summary: As the number of passenger cars in the world increases daily, so too does Earth's supply of parking spaces. In some cities, parking lots cover more than one-third of the metropolitan footprint--but their design and function has not been rethought since the 1950s. Here, urban designer Eran Ben-Joseph shares a different vision for parking's future--aesthetically pleasing, environmentally and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIT Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 BENKay, Edward
Summary: In this meticulously researched exploration of the science and history of germs, an award-winning comedy writer blends a ton of solid information with humor, cool fun facts and disgusting details to make learning fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.3 KAYGoetz, Thomas
Summary: "The riveting history of tuberculosis, the world's most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical science. In 1875, tuberculosis was the deadliest disease in the world, accountable for a third of all deaths. A diagnosis of TB-often called consumption-was a death sentence. Then, in triumph of medical science, a German doctor named Robert Koch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.542 GOEKalb, Marvin L.
Summary: "In the book Kalb captures the excitement of being present at the creation of a whole new way of bringing news immediately to the public. And what news. Cold War tensions were high between Eisenhower's America and Khrushchev's Soviet Union. Kalb is at the center, occupying a unique spot as a student of Russia tasked with explaining Moscow to Washington and the American public. He joins a cast...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brookings Institution Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KALB, MARVIN KALCosta, James T.
Summary: "James T. Costa takes readers on a journey from Darwin's childhood through his voyage on the HMS Beagle where his ideas on evolution began. We then follow Darwin to Down House, his bustling home of forty years, where he kept porcupine quills at his desk to dissect barnacles, maintained a flock of sixteen pigeon breeds in the dovecote, and cultivated climbing plants in the study, and to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DARWIN, CHARLES COSMeyer, Stephen C.
Summary: Charles Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. In what is known today as the "Cambrian explosion," 530 million years ago many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of rock. In Darwin's Doubt Stephen C. Meyer tells the story of the mystery surrounding this explosion of animal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 MEYBateson, John
Summary: "In the vein of Dr. Judy Melinek's Working Stiff, an account of the hair-raising and heartbreaking cases handled by the coroner of Marin County, California throughout his four decades on the job--from high-profile deaths to serial killers, to Golden Gate Bridge suicides. Marin County, California is a study in contradictions. Its natural beauty attracts thousands of visitors every year, yet the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BATESON, JOHN BATLaPlante, Walter
Summary: During the early 1800s, it was difficult and expensive to transport goods from the East Coast to the Great Lakes region. The Erie Canal connected these two areas, causing a population boom in western New York and encouraging settlement around the Great Lakes. Readers learn the history of this important canal through the main content and fun fact boxes, and also discover the many ways travelers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974 LAPRaskin, Jamie B.
Summary: The Maryland congressman tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life--and his family's--as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in the Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RASKIN, JAMIE RASShanmugalingam, Cynthia
Summary: "Since Cynthia Shanmugalingam was a young girl, she has worked to piece together her sense of Sri Lanka, her ancestral homeland that she experienced through the wondrous flavors of her immigrant parents' kitchen in London. In Rambutan, these ingredients, methods, and tastes-combining Javanese, Malay, Indian, Arab, Portuguese, Dutch and British influences-come together to create an irresistible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.595493 SHASummary: With his provocative question, 'why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?' Raphael Lemkin changed the course of history. An extraordinary testament to one man's perseverance, this examines the life and legacy of the Polish-Jewish lawyer and linguist who coined the term genocide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2015