Canterbury, Dave
Summary: Offers survival skills on using the surrounding wilderness as a useful resource, including how to manufacture needed tools, how to collect and cook food, and how to guard against the elements. --Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.6 CANBortins, Leigh A.
Summary: "Children are natural learners, and building a core foundation at an early age is critical to their success both educationally and in life. Yet academic excellence is lacking in many school systems throughout the country. In this book, education expert and author Leigh A. bortins incoroprates the best ideas from the ancients and gives parents the tools to revive classical learning"--Page 4 of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2010
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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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 CHEVROLET & GMC VANSBrown, Don
Summary: On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one person's life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 629.45 BROSwick, Edward
Summary: The go-to guide for clear, precise explanations of all aspects of English grammar. As a beginning learner of English, you might find that grammar concepts can be confusing. To make progress with your English skills, you need guidance through tricky grammar areas. This book will help develop mastery. The more you practice, the more you become proficient in how you use English. It will help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw Hill Education 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.2 SWIWeintraub, Aileen
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 WEIMacCulloch, Diarmaid
Summary: Examines the life of King Henry VIII's right-hand man, who did everything he could to secure the future of a son he loved dearly, but who ultimately could not control the unpredictable monarch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B CROMWELL MACBrettschneider, Corey Lang
Summary: Constitutional law scholar and political science professor Corey Brettschneider guides us through the Constitution and explains the powers--and limits--that it places on the presidency. From the document itself and from American history's most famous court cases, we learn why certain powers were granted to the presidency, how the Bill of Rights limits those powers, and what "the people" can do...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 BRESiegel, Lawrence M.
Summary: Many children have learning disabilities and it's up to parents and schools to work together to ensure that each child's unique educational needs are met. But what if the school disagrees with your goals for your child? You are at a disadvantage if you don't know the law. This book teaches you to: identify a learning disability; understand your child's rights to education; untangle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.9 SIEMatney, Mandy
Summary: "Years before the name Alex Murdaugh was splashed across every major media outlet in America, local South Carolina journalist Mandy Matney had an instinct that something wasn't right in the Lowcountry. The powerful Murdaugh dynasty had dominated rural South Carolina for generations. No one dared to cross them. When Mandy and her reporting partner Liz Farrell looked closer at a fatal boat crash...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.152 MATSullivan, Randall
Summary: Since 1795 there have been rumors of buried treasure on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms; when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Subsequent explorers discovered a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: History Wld SullivanFunk, Kristi
Summary: "A comprehensive guide to total breast health from the go-to breast care expert for Good Morning America and The Doctors. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lives, and breast cancer is the #1 killer of women ages 20-59. But did you know that only 15 percent of those diagnosed have a single relative with breast cancer? For most of us, family history...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 FUNSummary: The simplest stitch--the most spectacular results! Featuring a foreword from knitwear designer Holli Yeoh! Garter stitch is the first stitch pattern we learn as knitters--and now, we celebrate the beauty and sophistication of this simple stitch with Garter Stitch Revival. In this gorgeous collection, each project highlights garter stitch in its detail work, as a supporting role for other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 GARKleinman, 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 KLEBauer, Marion Dane.
Summary: An introduction to the Statue of Liberty explains how it was built, what it is made of, and the symbolism behind it, and provides interesting facts pertaining to this wonder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JBR GREEN BAUERGraham, Katharine
Summary: The author describes her privileged but lonely childhood, her tragic marriage to the charismatic Phil Graham, her struggles as the head of the Washington Post, and the colorful politicians and celebrities she has known.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 1998
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Summary: "Superhero and comic book force? Sure, but also a real-life animal! Find out in this Level 3 Reader how fierce wolverines, who are expert survivors, can be even more fantastic than those in movies and graphic novels. Journey through harsh cold and rugged mountain ranges to see how wolverines take down prey, raise their young, and live in one of the world's harshest environments. Learn how their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2018