Feinstein, John
Summary: In the NFL, quarterbacks are kings. The right QB becomes the face of a franchise and marches his team-- and millions of fans-- on a glorious winning odyssey. The wrong QB leads his team to losses, infighting, second-guessing, and fan misery. A few become legends. Feinstein takes us inside the rarified world with five men who have achieved the highest levels in the NFL: Andrew Luck, Alex Smith,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 FEIFeinstein Gerstley, Ashley
Summary: "Create lasting happiness with your financial situation -- not by building a blistering budget but by living the life you love! Ashley Feinstein Gerstley was working as a top financial advisor when she came to the shocking realization that even she was stressed about her personal finances. How could that be, with all her education and experience in dealing with money? Ashley quickly realized...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2019
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Summary: Calling all vegans: it's your turn at the grill! BBQ, make way for VBQ: smoky, succulent, and completely plant-based barbecued fare. Nadine Horn and Jörg Mayer have transformed the art of grilling into a veggie lover's feast--complete with Grilled Bok Choy and Peppered Tofu Steak and everything in between. Here are over 80 recipes to satisfy every craving for food that's fresh and fiery: BBQ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment, LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5637 HORPessah, Jon
Summary: Lawrence "Yogi" Berra was never supposed to become a major league ballplayer. That's what his immigrant father told him. That's what Branch Rickey told him, too-right to Berra's face, in fact. Even the lowly St. Louis Browns of his youth said he'd never make it in the big leagues. Yet baseball was his lifeblood. It was the only thing he ever cared about. Heck, it was the only thing he ever...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown, and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BERRA, YOGI PESGottman, John Mordechai.
Summary: In 1994, Dr. Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washington announced that, through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict--with more than 90 percent accuracy--whether a marriage would succeed or fail. But they did not yet know how to turn a failing marriage into a successful one, so Gottman teamed up with his clinical psychologist wife to develop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2006
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Summary: The long-awaited guide to writing long-form nonfiction by the legendary author and teacher Draft No. 4 is an elucidation of the writer's craft by a master practitioner. In a series of playful but expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he's gathered over his career and refined during his long-running course at Princeton University, where he has launched some of the most esteemed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 808 MCPSedgwick, John
Summary: A history of the nineteenth-century rivalry between Cherokee chiefs The Ridge and John Ross contends that though initially allies, they and their followers became divided on key tenets of peace talks and devastated the Cherokee Nation with division, war, and forced migrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 SEDBranch, John
Summary: Presents a portrait of the Wright family of Smith Mesa and their achievements as successful rodeo champions and cattle ranchers, tracing their battles against natural obstacles and injuries and how the changes of the twenty-first century are challenging their future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BRAElliot, John.
Summary: Offers tips on selecting a range of oil pastels and offers step-by-step demonstrations for techniques including crosshatching and scumbling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.235 ELLChambers, John
Summary: Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers shares the lessons that transformed a dyslexic kid from West Virginia into one of the world's best business leaders and turned a simple router company into a global tech titan. When Chambers joined Cisco in 1991, it was a company with 400 employees, a single product, and about $70 million in revenue. When he stepped down as CEO in 2015, he left a $47...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 658.4 CHAWarner, John
Summary: "For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroom. After a decade of teaching writing using the same methods he'd experienced as a student many years before, writer, editor, and educator John Warner realized he could do better. Drawing on his classroom experience and the most persuasive research in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 WARGierach, John
Summary: The author of more than twenty books about fly-fishing offers a philosophical look at the pastime and how it can offer solace from life's more difficult moments and cultivate a greater appreciation of the natural world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.12 GIEBryant, Kobe
Summary: In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant shares his vast knowledge and understanding of the game. Citing an obligation to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it "the right way," The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most analytical and creative basketball players ever. Bryant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD, Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 BRYGuerrero, Jean
Summary: "In the tradition of parent-child memoirs from The Liar's Club to The Glass Castle, here is the haunting story of a daughter's quest to understand her father, to save him from his own demons and to save herself from following his self-destructive path. Marco Antonio was born in Mexico but as a teenager migrated with his large family north to California, where he met Jean's mother, a young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GUERRERO, JEAN GUEGottman, John Mordechai
Summary: With more than a million copies sold worldwide, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman's unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make?and break?a marriage. Here is the culmination of that work: the seven principles that guide couples on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2015
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Summary: A deeply reported human portrait of a big-time college football program. Follows Michigan Wolverine coaches, players, and staffers through the 2018 season.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 BACGottman, John Mordechai.
Summary: "One of the foremost relationship experts at work today applies the insights of science toward understanding the real meaning of trust between a couple. He decodes the "why" behind betrayal and shows how partners can avoid or recover from unfaithfulness and maintain a loving relationship. Dr. John Gottman, the country's pre-eminent researcher on marriage, is famous for his Love Lab at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2012
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Summary: This book is jammed with ideas ranging from two-minute buton blooms to art-shop-quality journal covers. And you don't need a lot of experience -- all it takes is simple hand or machine stitching.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C & T Publishing 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746 MILJansen, Emma Jean
Summary: With so many great fabric collections available, it's easy to build up an irresistable collection of fat quarter fabric bundles in no time. Sure those bundles look beautiful all neatly folded and tied up with a bow, but wouldn't they look better pieced in a fresh modern quilt instead? Australian designer Emma Jean Jansen will inspire you to grab that bundle and start cutting into it with 12...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucky Spool Media 2016
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Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEIGodfrey, Eric.
Summary: "Models covered: VW Passat, 1998 through 2005 ; Audi A4, 1996 through 2001 ; 1.8L four-cylinder turbo and 2.8L V6 engines ; does not include diesel engine, W8 engine or S4 model information."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes Pub. Group 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 VWStubblefield, Mike.
Summary: "Models covered: Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans, 1996 through 2007 ; does not include information specific to all-wheel drive, diesel, or 8.1L engine models."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes Pub. Group 2008