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Animals Ants Crabs Crabs Juvenile literature Friendship Fiction Jaguar Lobsters Rattlesnakes Sick Fiction SkunksMcNamara, Craig
Summary: Craig McNamara came of age during the political tumult and upheaval of the late '60s. While he would grow up to take part in antiwar demonstrations, his father, Robert McNamara, served as John F. Kennedy's secretary of defense and was the architect of the Vietnam War. This searching and revealing memoir offers an intimate portrait of one father and son at pivotal periods in American history....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 MCNCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCNAMARA, CRAIG MCNBathala, Neeti
Summary: Leena and her mom volunteer each summer to count the horseshoe crabs that visit their beach. With their dog Bobie at their sides, the duo spends a night on the shore surveying horseshoe crabs who have come to mate and lay eggs. Readers will learn valuable facts about these ancient animals and how they can get involved in the effort to conserve horseshoe crabs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbordale Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BATWilson, Seán Michael
Summary: "Tells the story of Minamata disease, a debilitating and sometimes fatal condition caused by the Chisso chemical factory's careless release of methylmercury into the waters of the coastal community of Minamata in southern Japan. First identified in 1956, it became a hot topic in Japan in the 1970s and 80s, growing into an iconic struggle between people versus corporations and government...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Bridge Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.9 WILCarlson, Craig
Summary: "The heartwarming story of how one hungry American with a hankering for pancakes founded the first American-style diner in Paris"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARLSON, CRAIG CARHettmansperger, Mary.
Summary: Provides instructions for creating a variety of earrings, bracelets, pins, and necklaces using unusual techniques and diverse materials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.594 HETCarlson, Craig
Summary: "A second helping of tales on the joys and challenges of working, eating, and loving in France..." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books, Ltd 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARLSON, CRAIG CARCraig, Mya-Rose
Summary: "Birder, environmentalist and activist Mya-Rose Craig is an international force. In her moving memoir, Birdgirl, she chronicles her mother's struggle with mental illness, and shares her passion for social justice and fierce dedication to preserving our planet. Meet Mya-Rose - otherwise known as "Birdgirl." In her words: "Birdwatching has never felt like a hobby, or a pastime I can pick up and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRAIG, MYA-ROSE CRASummary: The story of American politics and military policies as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara is a controversial and influential political figure. He offers a candid journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers insights into the 1945 fire bombing of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 973.92 FOGLesley, Craig.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 LESCrais, Clifton C
Summary: A professor draws on his expertise as a historian to better understand his traumatic early life in New Orleans, marked by an alcoholic mother who tried to drown him, an absent father, his childhood amnesia, and family secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRAIS, CLIFTON CRAThompson, Craig
Summary: A follow-up to the award-winning Blankets depicts in strikingly detailed black-and-white graphic artwork and first-person reflections the acclaimed cartoonist's travels through Europe and Morocco, where he had remarkable cultural, intellectual and spiritual encounters while making new friends and researching his next novel, Habibi. --Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 THOBorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: "Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to the grains group. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.331 BORPallotta, Jerry
Summary: "Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bindup of four books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, insects, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Rattlesnake vs. Secretary Bird, Lobster vs. Crab, Jaguar vs. Skunk, and Green Ants vs. Army Ants. Kids will learn about each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 PALMcNamara, Garrett
Summary: In this memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth. Garrett McNamara affectionately known as GMac set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazare, Portugal in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCNAMARA, GARRETT MCNKane, Robert L.
Contents: Background -- The stroke -- Rehabilitation -- Assisted living -- The dementia unit -- Nursing home -- Doctors, other medical personnel, and hospitals -- Informal care -- The roads not taken -- End of life -- What kind of long-term care do we want? -- What can we do about it?.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanderbilt University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.61 KANMalcolm, Timothy
Summary: Whether you're stopping for a day trek or taking a weekend getaway, hit the road and hit the legendary trail with Moon Drive & Hike Appalachian Trail.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2023
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Summary: In thirty-six each half hour lectures, Professor Sam Wang explores the science and mystery of the human nervous system, from essential neurochemical and neurobiological processes to the psychological and social constructs they are thought to produce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8 NEUCall number: DVD 612.8 NEU
Murphy, Brian
Summary: "Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a test flight. Only one ever returned: Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with little more than a parachute on his back when he bailed from his B-24 Liberator before it crashed into the Arctic. Alone in subzero temperatures, Crane managed to stay alive in the dead of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRANE, LEON MURMurphy, Brian
Summary: Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a test flight. Only one ever returned: Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with little more than a parachute on his back when he bailed from his B-24 Liberator before it crashed into the Arctic. Alone in subzero temperatures, Crane managed to stay alive in the dead of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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Summary: Reveals what really happened when Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, embarked on a perilous quest through the untamed Oregon Trail to spread the word of the Bible to the Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WHIFenske, Jonathan
Summary: When Crabby gets sick, Plankton is determined to play doctor and take care of his friend, even if Crabby does not want the help--until Crabby realizes that he can get Plankton to do all of his household chores.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic Inc 2022
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Summary: A memoir of recovery by a Scottish novelist, poet, and golfer describes how he nearly lost his life before a last-ditch operation, his inspiration to resume playing golf after three decades, and his visits to courses on the Orkney Islands and St. Andrews.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 GREFerguson-Kosinski, LaVerne.
Summary: Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler's one-stop source for visiting Europe's cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than one hundred specific rail excursions. The book contains information readers need to enjoy visits in historic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.04 FERSummers, Jordan
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020