Brown, Laura Marie.
Summary: Provides a common-sense approach on how to write anything, from college applications to baby announcements, and includes information on how to appropriately craft a message, choose the right words, and the select the most appropriate medium.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W W Norton & Co Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.042 BROLandra, Maie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sixth & Spring Books 2006
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.432 LANNadeau, Barbie Latza
Summary: "The untold stories of the women who have risen to prominence and notoriety in the male-led culture of the Italian Mafia. For as long as it has gripped our imaginations, the Mafia has been tied to an ingrained image of masculinity. We read about "made men," "wiseguys," and "goodfellas" leading criminal organizations whose culture prizes machismo, with women as ancillary and often-powerless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.106 NADFréchet, Marie-Laure
Summary: "An introduction to the French art of baking bread--including ingredient selection, starter cultivation, and bread-making techniques--with more than 100 recipes. The quintessential staple of French cuisine is the humble baguette, but the country's bread baking tradition-along with variations assimilated from other world cultures-offers a vast repertoire. With an introduction to the history of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.815 FREBrown, Carrie
Summary: "This Christmas, consider everyday objects from a new point of view, embrace a fresh color palette, or give your children's handmade ornaments or special family heirlooms a new life. The inspiration is endless here, with one-of-a-kind trees that celebrate food, nature, fashion, folk art, typography, color, and art history. Each spectacular design is easily replicated, with step-by-step...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5941 BROBrown, Carrie.
Summary: Although the World War II posters of Rosie the Riveter and Wendy the Welder remind us of the women who contributed to the nation's war effort in the 1940s, the women workers of World War I are nearly forgotten. In Rosie"s mom, Carrie Brown recovers these women of an earlier generation through lively words and images. She takes us back to the time when American women abandoned their jobs dipping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northeastern University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.4 BROPeacock, Amy Rupertus
Summary: "This book is the biography of Marine General William Rupertus, who led his troops in a series of blistering battles in the Pacific that paved the way for the ultimate American victory there. This is an American story of love, loss, shock, horror, tragedy, and triumph that focuses on Rupertus and the 1st Marine Division in World War II"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUPERTUS, W. H. PEABrown, Ann Marie
Summary: Towering granite domes, plunging waterfalls, the largest living tress on earth... the wonders of Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon can only be described in superlatives. This book gives you the strategies to plan the perfect trip for you: The best hiking, biking, and fishing options; Itineraries that can be adapted to match your time and interests; Where to stay inside and outside the parks,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moon Travel 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.94 MOOBrown, Nancy Marie
Summary: "Icelanders believe in elves. Why does that make you laugh?, asks Nancy Marie Brown, in this wonderfully quirky exploration of our interaction with nature. Looking for answers in history, science, religion, and art--from ancient times to today--Brown finds that each discipline defines what is real and unreal, natural and supernatural, demonstrated and theoretical, alive and inert. Each has its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 949.12 BROBrown, Nancy Marie
Summary: "In the tradition of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors. In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars that aViking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden was actually a woman. The Real Valkyrie weaves together archaeology, history, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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Summary: An introduction to magnets that explains what magnetism is, how it works, and how it is used in everyday life and provides simple experiments using magnets to help readers understand the scientific concepts presented.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 538.4078 BRYBrown, Lauren.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 582.12 BROVentura, Marne
Summary: Elon Musk is known as a visionary entrepreneur for his work in renewable energy and space technology. Elon Musk: Entrepreneur and Innovator explores Musk's vision for improving the world and how he plans to accomplish his ambitious goals. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MUSBrown, Lauren.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 582.12 BROBrody, Lauren Smith
Summary: "The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide to help moms cope with all the demands of the real world after Baby arrives. The first three trimesters (and the fourth--those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. No matter what the job, you're bound to have questions: When should I go back? Flex-time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 BROBarrie, Anmarie.
Summary: Discusses the characteristics of different varieties of guinea pigs and provides information on selection, feeding, housing, breeding, health care, and other aspects of keeping them as pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.932 BARAlary, Laura
Summary: "As a child, Maria Mitchell longed to see beyond her little island of Nantucket. With help from her father, she discovered that, if you knew how to read them, the stars could tell you where you were -- and where you needed to go. Maria spent hours on the roof of her house scanning the sky -- finding constellations, nebulae, meteors, double stars. When the King of Denmark offered a prize to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB MITCHELL ALABrown, Blair Lauren
Summary: "Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-intoxicating, non-psychoactive, anti-inflammatory compound of the cannabis plant with enormous therapeutic potential, from relieving stress to alleviating muscular discomfort. Blair Lauren Brown, founder of Vertae Essentials, shares her knowledge of cannabidiol and provides recipes to use in daily practice that can enhance your life. This illustrated guide suggests...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Ethos 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.7 BROBarrie, Anmarie.
Summary: Discusses the characteristics of cockatiels and provides information on selection, feeding, housing, breeding, health care, and other aspects of keeping them as pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.686 BarriContents: Introduction -- Season in New York -- Season in Chicago -- Deburau / by Sacha Guitry -- First year / by Frank Craven -- Enter Madame / by Gilda Varesi and Dolly Byrne -- Green goddess / by William Archer -- Liliom / by Frank Molnar -- Mary Rose / by J.M. Barrie -- Nice people / by Rachel Crothers -- Bad man / by Porter Emerson Browne -- Emperor Jones / by Eugene G. O'Neill -- Skin game / by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Small, Maynard, & Co. 1921
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.5 BESRobertson, Laurel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nilgiri Press 1976
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Summary: Describes the controversies surrounding the production of genetically modified foods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joseph Henry Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 FEDMcAlester, Virginia
Summary: Provides in-depth descriptions and illustrations of architectural styles and features of everyday domestic dwellings across the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.0973 MCAHammel, Laury.
Contents: Customer and community first -- Values-based financing -- Partnering with your employees -- Business networking for local value -- Creating partnerships with non-profits -- Making sustainability your competitive advantage -- Collaborating with government -- Building a bridge to the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2007