Alford, Terry
Summary: "The story of Abraham Lincoln as it has never been told before: through the strange, even otherworldly, points of contact between his family and that of the man who killed him, John Wilkes Booth. In the 1820s, two families, unknown to each other, worked on farms in the American wilderness. It seemed unlikely that the families would ever meet-and yet, they did. The son of one family, the famed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 ALFAlford, Jeffrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2005
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Summary: Two hundred easy-to-prepare dishes from the world's great rice cuisines, illuminated by stories, insights, and more than two hundred photographs of people, places, and wonderful food. Reveals how rice is used in different cultures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.6318 ALFAlford, Jeffrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2008
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Summary: From October to December 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a home in Arles with Vincent van Gogh. This was, without doubt, the most celebrated cohabitation in art history: never, before or since have two such towering artistic talents been penned up in so small a space. They were the Odd Couple of art history. Predictably, the results were explosive. The dénouement of their life together has entered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 GAYHarford, Tim
Contents: Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- Who pays for your coffee? -- What supermarkets don't want you to know -- Perfect markets and the "world of truth" -- Crosstown traffic -- The inside story -- Rotten investments and rotten eggs -- The men who knew the value of nothing -- Why poor countries are poor -- Beer, fries, and globalization -- How China grew rich -- Notes -- Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9 HARRadford, Leigh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 RADRaiford, Matthew
Summary: "From the Carolinas to Georgia and Florida, this is where descendants of enslaved Africans came together to make extraordinary food, speaking the African Creole language called Gullah-Geechee. In this groundbreaking and beautiful cookbook, Matthew Raiford pays homage to this cuisine that nurtured his family for seven generations. In 2010, Raiford's Nana handed over the deed to the family farm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a Division of W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59296 RAIBrege, K. B.
Summary: "This time there's only one way for Mick, Nathan, and Sissy to figure out what's going wrong at America's Greatest History Attraction: The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and that is to sneak in at night! But terrifying things happen when they encounter the mischievous evil Gremlins! Once again, you get to decide on your ending, normal, scary, time travel, B movie or the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Team B Creative 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BREWilford, Hugh
Contents: Introduction -- Innocents' clubs : the origins of the CIA front -- Secret army : emigres -- AFL-CIA : labor -- A deep sickness in New York : intellectuals -- The cultural cold war : writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers -- The CIA on campus : students -- The truth shall make you free : women -- Saving the world : Catholics -- Into Africa : African Americans -- Things fall apart : journalists...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.1273 WILAshford, Julie.
Summary: Perfect for the small beading enthusiast this book is packed full of projects. All of the projects have detailed recipes and are fully illustrated with step by step instructions, and all are graded for difficulty. The basics are explained from terminology to techniques and design ideas and inspirations are provided throughout. Each chapter starts with a main project which introduces the theme...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spellbound Bead 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.582 ASHBuford, Kate.
Summary: The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THORPE, JIM BUFBamford, James.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.12 BAMHarford, Tim
Summary: Outlines a counterintuitive approach to changing the world by assessing its failures, drawing on myriad disciplines to argue that complex challenges must be met through adaptive trial-and-error practices that do not depend on expert opinions or ready-made solutions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 HARAlmond, Mark
Summary: This eye-catching album from a reputable British historian should inspire students to investigate further whatever particular revolution transfixes them. Almond sets forth generic qualities of political revolutions, including causes, tensions between radicalization and reaction, leaders, ideological underpinnings, and ramifications for neighboring countries. Powerful propagandistic images...
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Publisher / Publication Date: De Agostini 1996
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ann Arbor Media Group 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7 VOLHarford, Tim
Summary: "Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics-we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often "the only way of grasping much of what is going on around...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2021
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Summary: Shares the life story of the famous escape artist, including his immigrant origins, how he began his career doing card tricks for extra cash, and how he became the world's most well-known magician.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: Merry examines how, in a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny by expanding its territory across the continent. b&w photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POLK, JAMES K MERKerby, Mona.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1994
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB DOUGLASS KERBYLekas, Gerry
Summary: "This isn't your average travel book--and these aren't your average tourist destinations! Take a wild ride through hidden Windy City history--often dark, sometimes inexplicable, and occasionally glamorous. Meet the gangsters, ghosts, serial killers and celebrities that only Chicago could produce. This journey into eclectic Chicago lore includes: 19 spine-tingling creepy sites (Resurrection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Lyon Publishing, LLC 2020
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Summary: Documents the life and career of the sixth president of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World, Inc. 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.17 WOLBenson, Kerry
Summary: "Developed by two registered dietitians, the non-alcoholic drink recipes in Mocktail Party feature nutritious, all-natural ingredients with minimal sugar that you can easily find at any grocery store. The book also features information about the benefits of an alcohol-free lifestyle, tips for sustainable mixology, and advice for ordering mocktails at a restaurant or bar. If you're tired of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Star Press 2021