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Summary: "From a bestselling author with unprecedented access to Pope Francis, an investigative look at the recent financial scandals at the highest levels of the Vatican,"--Amazon.com. Nuzzi takes an investigative look at the recent financial scandals at the highest levels of the Vatican. On one side there is Pope Francis's strong message for one church of the poor and all; on the other, there is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 NUZBarasch, Marc.
Summary: The author discusses his dream experiences that led him to the knowledge that he had thyroid cancer, and outlines an in-depth method of dream interpretation designed to help people discover the life-altering messages encoded in their nightly dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 154.632 BARBarasch, Marc.
Contents: The circle of compassion -- Roots, branches, and the clear blue sky -- Empathy: you in me, me in you -- Street retreat: the debt of love -- The good eye -- Heart science, heart's mystery -- The giveaway -- The altruist -- The elixir of forgiveness -- Loving the monster -- Another little peace of the heart -- The beloved community -- All my relations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 177.7 BARBianchi, Priscilla.
Summary: A Guatemalan artist discusses how the inspiration of her native culture has led to her unique quilt designs and provides step-by-step instructions for ten quilt patterns incorporating special fabrics and colors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Krause 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 BIABianchi, Tracey
Contents: Introduction: why I'm a green mama -- Wisely and well: teach us how to live -- Your one big thing: think big, start small -- Eco-snobs: how much will this cost me? -- Too much stuff: curbing our consumption -- Cotton onesies and bamboo sheets: eco-language lessons -- Green house: making the changes that work for your family -- Carbon footprints: what?s your shoe size? -- Working the system:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 BIABrash, Celeste
Summary: A guide to visiting Tahiti and French Polynesia, discussing the history, culture, and environment of the islands, featuring suggested itineraries, describing the highlights of various cities and regions, offering information on beaches and lagoons, and including maps and listings of places to eat and stay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL TAHITIBranch, Taylor.
Summary: This book concludes a 3-volume history of American race, violence, and democracy. As the book begins, King and his movement are one decade into an epic struggle for the promises of democracy. The quest to cross Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965 engages the conscience of the world, strains the civil rights coalition, and embroils King with the U.S. government. After Selma, freedom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.9 BRABrash, Celeste
Summary: Lonely Planet's Tahiti and French Polynesia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Swim in the sparklingly clear waters, hike to waterfalls, dive into coral wonderlands, then sip cocktails by the beach; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.62 TAHBranch, John
Summary: The "death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a ... work of narrative nonfiction, ... reporter John Branch tells the ... story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.96 BRABranch, Taylor.
Summary: Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the twilight of the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.9 BRABranch, Taylor.
Summary: In Pillar of Fire, the second volume of his America in the King Years trilogy, Taylor Branch portrays the civil rights era at its zenith. The first volume, Parting the Waters, won the Pulitzer Prize for History. Pillar of Fire covers the far-flung upheavals of the years 1963 to 1965 - Dallas, St. Augustine, Mississippi Freedom Summer, LBJ's Great Society and the Civil Rights Act of 1964,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.9 BRABrach, Tara.
Summary: Combining the principles of psychotherapy with the teachings of Buddhism, this guide explains how to eliminate the personal conflicts and feelings of not being good enough that can cause such problems as addiction, overwork, and perfectionism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2003
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Summary: ". . . a sweeping historical debut for fans of Lilac Girls, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Kristin Hannah that brings to life the heartbreaking history of Korea through the deeply moving and redemptive story of two sisters separated by World War II" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2018
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Summary: "Just what is a jackalope? Purported to be part jackrabbit and part antelope, the jackalope began as a local joke concocted by two young brothers in a small Wyoming town during the Great Depression. Their creation quickly spread around the U.S., where it now regularly appears as innumerable forms of kitsch--wall mounts, postcards, keychains, coffee mugs, shot glasses, and so on. A vast body of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.469 BRAHart, Lyndon H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Virginia State Library and Archives 1985
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archives Branch, Archives and Records Division, Virginia State Library 1981
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3755 ClaMacQuarrie, Kim.
Summary: Where the Andes Meet the Amazon" is a lavishly-illustrated, coffee-table style book that portrays some of the biological, ethnographic, and historical diversity of one of the largest protected rainforest areas in the world: the fabulously rich wilderness areas of Bahuaja-Sonene and Madidi National Parks. This handsome, 336-page book is illustrated with 336 color photographs from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jordi Blassi 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 980 MACCoderre, John E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society 1987
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 CoderMuir, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press/Shearwater Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.8 MUIDickinson, Terence.
Summary: This is a basic guide to the natural wonders of the night sky.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 1998