French, Hal W.
Summary: Simply put, Zen is mindfulness—extracting the most from a given moment. You are invited, through this book, to understand Zen. Zen is not exotic or difficult to attain. Rather, Zen is basic and available to anyone wishing to have a more fulfilling life. Think of everyday breathing and speaking, waking and sleeping, moving and staying, eating and drinking, working and playing, caring and loving,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Praxis International, Inc. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 FRESekulow, Jay
Summary: The world's wealthiest and most powerful jihadists, ISIS originated within Al Qaeda with the goal of creating an Islamic state across Iraq and Syria and unrelenting jihad on Christians. This book gives a better understanding of the modern face of terror, and provides an overview of the laws of war and war crimes. These laws differentiate between the guilty and innocent, and explain why the US...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 320 SEKFrench, Howard W.
Summary: "Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understanding of world history. In a sweeping narrative that traverses 600 years, one that eloquently weaves precise historical detail with poignant personal reportage, Pulitzer Prize finalist Howard W. French retells the story of medieval and emerging Africa,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 960.22 FREFrench, Howard W.
Summary: "[Howard French] takes us inside Nigeria, Liberia, Mali, and the Congo, examining ... the legacy of colonization in the lives of contemporary Africans"--jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 967.032 FRREFrench, Howard W.
Summary: For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That role, reports Howard French, has been set aside. China has asserted its place among the global heavyweights, revealing its plans for pan-Asian dominance by building its navy, increasing territorial claims to areas like the South China Sea, and diplomatically bullying...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327 FRETydings, Joseph D. (Joseph Davies)
Summary: "Gun control, voting rights, family planning, and environmental protection--these are all hot-button issues today, but they were also the same difficult and intractable issues that Senator Joseph D. Tydings of Maryland faced during his tenure in the Senate in the 1960s. In this timely memoir, Tydings looks back on a life of public service, from the Maryland General Assembly to chief federal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Texas A & M University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TYDINGS, JOSEPH D TYDHale, R. W. (R. Wallace)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1989
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3715 Hale,Ball, Robert W. D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Pub. 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 681.113 BALClifford, Hal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sierra Club Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.93 CLIHellman, Hal
Contents: Tartaglia versus Cardano. Solving cubic equations -- Descartes versus Fermat. Analytic geometry and optics -- Newton versus Leibniz. Credit for the calculus -- Bernoulli versus Bernoulli. Sibling rivalry of the highest order -- Sylvester versus Huxley. Ivory tower or real world? -- Kronecker versus Cantor. Mathematical humbug -- Borel versus Zermelo. The "notorious axiom" -- Poincaré versus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 HELJohnson, Hal
Summary: Profiles twenty-five monsters from mythology, folklore, and literature, from Medusa the gorgon and Polyphemus the cyclops to Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.944 JOHRubenstein, Hal.
Summary: "100 Unforgettable Dresses is filled with the stories, secrets, intrigue, and insights behind the most indelible dresses in our collective memories. Featuring looks from the runway, film, television, the red carpet, and the worlds of royalty and politics, this book celebrates the staying power of these gorgeous, sleek, sultry, and outrageous creations as well as the lasting impact they've had...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.2 RUBHerzog, Hal.
Summary: "A maverick scientist who co-founded the field of anthrozoology offers a controversial, thought-provoking, and unprecedented exploration of the psychology behind the inconsistent and often paradoxical ways we think, feel, and behave towards animals"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 HERMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: "Many extremist groups have emerged in recent years. Moreover, many individuals harbor extremist viewpoints and have taken action on their own. They do this to call attention to their beliefs, cause chaos, and very often commit acts of violence under the misguided notions that their causes are justified and would find widespread acceptance by the American people. Very often, though, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.5 MARMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: "Scientists have been warning about the catastrophes that could be caused by climate change for several decades, governmental leaders have done relatively little to address the problem. Many governmental leaders fear that reigning in the industries and lifestyles responsible for warming the planet's atmosphere would severely impact the economies of their nations, leading to job loss, poverty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 THUMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: Crimes committed against people because of their race, ethnicity, or religion have become common in the United States and other countriesin 2016, the FBI said more than six thousand such crimes were committed in America. Hate crimes can range from small acts of vandalism to horrific mass shootings, such as the 2015 murders of nine African Americans attending church services in Charleston, South...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: Shares information on the history of torture and its current use today, including whether it is an effective way to root out information about terrorism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002
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Summary: If you want to be financially free, you need to develop fiscal confidence; you need to build and follow a plan that allows you to live the life of your dreams. Trench provides a three-step guide that gives readers the fiscal confidence they need to achieve early financial freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BiggerPockets Publishing 2017
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Summary: Evolving from a legal drug prescribed to treat depression, methamphetamine has grown into a home-cooked, highly toxic and extremely addictive drug that has infiltrated all corners of society. The Dangers of Methamphetamine will examine the scope of the problem; impact of the drug on the brain and body; addictive qualities of the substance; the challenges of rehabilitation; and the efforts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.29 MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: A biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and young adulthood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Publishers 2003
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KEN MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: Tells the story of the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, beginning in 1510 when he snuck on board a ship bound for Central America, through his discovery, for Spain, of the South Sea, now known as the Pacific Ocean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002
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Summary: How do cherry pickers work? Where are the controls? Why don't they fall over? Learn all about these cool machines in this fascinating book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Contents: The pleasure and the freedom -- The corpus itself -- The magic plastic -- To find a yacht -- The search continues -- Three sailing yachts -- The rig -- How to make big sails small -- Spinnakers, light weather sails, and more on sail handling -- One man's sail inventory -- Planning the trip -- The anchor game -- The practice of anchoring -- Self-steering -- Can you be seen at night? -- Storm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine/McGraw-Hill 2004