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African Americans Social conditions 21st century Constellations Observers' manuals Detective and mystery stories, American Essential fatty acids in human nutrition Feng shui in interior decoration Food preferences Self-care, Health Suspense fiction, American Trap-door spiders Weight lossSeeley, M. H.
Summary: It s a good thing this spider s prey can t read, because this spider s name gives away its secret. Trap-door spiders build burrows that double as slick traps they use to catch a tasty meal. These cunning eight-legged terrors hide at the bottom of the burrow and wait for dinner to show up at its door. Through incredible photographs showing the building and use of these nests, readers explore the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.4 SEEMorrison, Lesley A.
Summary: Transform your home into a magical place that harmonizes with your deepest needs through more than a dozen thought-provoking exercises. Lesley Morrison's room-by-room approach bridges the worlds of design, spirituality, and psychological health by presenting practical techniques that draw from a variety of traditions, such as Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra. This book covers how to clear a space of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3337 MORSummary: A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Jess Walter and series editor Steph Cha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Summary: Using research data, including first-person accounts from the perpetrators themselves, a special investigator and psychologist and a sociologist, who built The Violence Project, a comprehensive database of mass shooters, share their solutions for putting an end to these tragedies that have defined the modern era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 PETWilkinson, Toby A. H
Summary: Traces the history of the famous river to illuminate the civilizations it renewed and sustained, documenting the stories of real and fabled characters whose experiences were intertwined with the Nile.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 962 WILWilkinson, Toby A. H.
Summary: "A thrilling history of the West's scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt's ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932.009 WILRey, H. A. (Hans Augusto)
Summary: A simple guide to the location and recognition of stars and constellations presents the constellations in shapes that correspond sensibly to their names.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowood Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738.14 WENSLRey, H. A. (Hans Augusto)
Summary: Provides information on the mythology of constellations and which ones are visible in each season, and discusses the brightness of stars, light years, and the solar system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523 REYRey, H. A. (Hans Augusto)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.89 REYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Space ReyGood, Rebecca H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearthside Press 1988
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3755 Good,Nicolay, H. H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. S. Barnes 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 549 NICGreene, Wesley.
Summary: A Colonial Williamsburg garden historian outlines traditional methods for planting and tending fifty different vegetables, profiling such 18th-century utilities as shelter paper and fermented manure while sharing organic techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 GRELowery, Wesley
Summary: Interweaving deep historical analysis with gripping firsthand reporting on both victims and perpetrators of violence, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist charts the return of the American cycle of racial progress and white backlash and how the federal government has failed to intervene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 LOWO'Neill, Alexis
Summary: Presents the life and accomplishments of Jacob Riis, a Danish immigrant who used his skills as a reporter and photographer to call attention to the poor living conditions in the slums of New York City in the late nineteenth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RIILowery, Wesley
Summary: A behind-the-scenes account of the #blacklivesmatter movement shares insights into the young men and women behind it, citing the racially charged controversies that have motivated members and the economic, political, and personal histories that inform its purpose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.896 LOWHyatt, Wesley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Billboard Books 1997
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 791.4575 HYACrowther, Bosley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4309 CROMasley, Steven
Summary: "The innovative guide that reveals how eating more fat--the smart kind--is the key to health, longevity, and permanent weight loss,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 MASNeeley, Tsedal
Summary: "A Harvard Business School professor and leading expert in virtual and global work provides remote workers and leaders with the best practices necessary to perform at the highest levels in their organizations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 NEEWorley, Peter.
Summary: " ... Draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer's epic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus, but also to that other great Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore with Odysseus the value of happiness, non-existent entities, moral dilemmas, the philosophy of prophecy, and the nature of love ..." -- back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum International Pub. Group 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.67 WORSummary: The female pharaoh Hatshepsut reigned for nearly twenty years during Egypt's early New Kingdom in the fifteenth century B.C. First acting as regent for her young nephew/stepson Thutmose III, she in time assumed the title of king and exercised the full powers of the throne as senior co-ruler. In accordance with Egyptian tradition, Hatshepsut was often depicted as a male king. After her death,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 932.014 HATJunker, Patricia A.
Summary: As counterpoint to all his other work, especially in the 1880s, they serve to underscore Homer's passion for and dedication to fly-fishing. Examines Homer's lifelong devotion to fishing as it related to his connection to the American landscape, and his extraordinary ability to evoke the atmosphere of pastoral locales. Over 180 color and b/w figures, plates and photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2003