Osborne, Karen
Summary: "Terminally ill salvage pilot Ash Jackson lost everything in the war with the alien Vai, but she'll be damned if she loses her future. Her plan: to buy, beg, or lie her way out of corporate indenture and find a cure. When her crew salvages a genocidal weapon from a ravaged starship above a dead colony, Ash uncovers a conspiracy of corporate intrigue and betrayal that threatens to turn her into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOR 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OSBKot, Ales.
Summary: "The clock is ticking ... There is a secret black market in New York It is hidden in plain sight-- in our streets, trains, and restaurants. Those who know how to navigate it exchange secrets of extraordinary nature. But when the secret in circulation is a biological weapon derived from Vine Technology, the gloves are off-- and the most extraordinary agents are released to stop the disaster...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Valiant Entertainment LLC 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 DEARoemer, Heidi.
Summary: Poems that celebrate favorite things from different seasons of the year, each shaped like the subject at hand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.6 ROEMurray, Julie
Summary: This book introduces young readers to American aerospace company, SpaceX, what it has accomplished and what it plans to do in the future. Colorful photographs, a glossary, and an index are also provided.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.41 MURCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.41 MURO'Connell, John
Summary: A tasty compendium of spices and a fascinating history and wide array of uses of the world’s favorite flavors—The Book of Spice: From Anise to Zedoary reveals the amazing history of spices both familiar and esoteric. John O’Connell’s erudite chapters combine history with insights into art, religion, medicine, science, and is richly seasoned with anecdotes and recipes. Discover why Cleopatra...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 OCOYoung, Helen
Summary: Follows a group of Catholic nuns and priests who, along with other nuclear disarmament activists, break into two top-secret facilities to demonstrate the vulnerability of America's nuclear weapons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NUNSummary: The film tells the story of a 1980 accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas, in minute-by-minute detail through the accounts of Air Force personnel, weapon designers, and first responders who were there, revealing the incredible chain of events that brought America to the brink of nuclear disaster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF COMSimonetti, Gualtiero.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.7 SIMDiagram Group
Summary: This guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense and warfare. Comprehensively illustrated, with diagrams, charts, photographs, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martin's Griffin 2007
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.409 NEW1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.4 NEW
Brown, Carron
Summary: Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfills a similar function to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BROStone, Robert
Summary: In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. Stone and Andres reveal for the first time the unknown stories of the individuals whose imaginative work across several decades culminated in America's momentous achievement. They show that the moon landing-- now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary-- grew...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 STOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 629.45 STOReynolds, Donna
Summary: "Humans have long been fascinated with exploring the vast expanse of space, despite the inherent dangers of surviving beyond Earth's atmosphere. This volume delves into the history of human space exploration, from the first pioneering missions to the cutting-edge technology being developed today. Readers discover the physical and psychological challenges that come with living in space, from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 REYSummary: In three series filmed over six years, Timothy Spall Somewhere at Sea begins the odyssey that Timothy and his wife Shane embarked upon to circumnavigate Britain in their Dutch barge, The Princess Matilda. Waring: viewer discretion is advised for coarse language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia 2012
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TIMParker, Steve
Summary: "Have you ever wondered what's in space? Take a journey through the solar system and beyond to discover the secrets of our amazing universe"--Page [4] of cover. Contains quiz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: QEB Publishing, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 520 PARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Space ParkerForczyk, Laura Seward
Summary: Learn from experienced astronauts what surprised them about their time off-Earth. Hear from future private astronauts how they are preparing for their trips to space. Get the inside scoop on lesser-known spaceflight training and preparations. Read the personal stories of how the breathtaking view of our planet from above, the disorientation of microgravity, and other unexpected details of space...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astralytical 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 FOROlson, Steve
Summary: "A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph--and the unimaginable, world-ending peril it brought us. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to finda way to create a nuclear chain reaction with unimaginable explosive power. It would begin with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.4 OLSLawrence, Ellen
Summary: How does it feel to work in zero gravity in a laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth? What kinds of experiments do astronauts carry out? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you get ready to blast off into space!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 LAWJacobovici, Simcha
Summary: "From the writers behind the acclaimed documentary series Enslaved (starring Samuel L. Jackson), comes a rich and timely narrative of the true global and human scope of the transatlantic slave trade. The trade existed for four-hundred years, during which twelve million people were trafficked, and almost two million died at sea. Throughout this journey we meet the remarkable group, Diving With...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 JACDeVorkin, David H.
Summary: "To celebrate NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and its 25 years of accomplishments, let The Hubble Cosmos fill your mind with big ideas, brilliant imagery, and a new understanding of the universe in which we live. Relive key moments in the monumental Hubble story, from launch through major new instrumentation to the promise of discoveries to come. With more than 150 photographs including Hubble...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 522 DEVGehl, Laura
Summary: "A picture book biography of Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer who overcame obstacles such as weakening eyesight and teachers who did not believe astronomy was an appropriate career for a woman to lead the NASA team to build the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the empowering story of a female scientist's triumphs at a time when society discouraged women from pursuing scientific careers. It is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROMPrice, Steve
Summary: "Riding With Cochise brings the violent drama of the American Southwest to life through the eyes of the legendary Apache chieftain Cochise and three other tribal leaders, Geronimo, Victorio, and Mangas Coloradas. Relying largely on the oral histories told by relatives of these great warriors as well as personal diaries of others who were involved, veteran author Steve Price takes the reader...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.004 PRICalkhoven, Laurie
Summary: "Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 CALSummary: "Provides basic consumer health information about spinal pain, injuries, and related disorders, facts about preventing back and neck pain, maintaining spinal health, self-care, pain management, rehabilitative care, chiropractic care, spinal surgeries, along with preventative suggestions, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics, Inc. 2019
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Summary: "Born in South Africa in 1971, young Elon Musk loved inventions. He later founded Tesla, SpaceX, and the company that would become PayPal. Read about how Musk became one of the world's most famous entrepreneurs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2022