Clark, Geri
Summary: Located in far northern Europe, Finland is a land of vast, green forests and long, cold winters. It is also a watery place, with thousands of lakes and islands. Readers will explore Finland’s rich and fascinating history, from its earliest days to the present. They will also find out how the people of Finland live, from what they like to eat and which languages they speak and which kinds of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.74 HILDaly, Erin Marie.
Summary: The author describes how the loss of her young brother to opiate addiction prompted her investigation into the prescription-drug-addiction epidemic and how it is affecting today's young people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pgw 2014
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Summary: "An authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction-a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives-by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 FISJohansson, Carl Erik.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Everton Publishers 1972
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3485 JohanGigerenzer, Gerd.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2002
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Summary: "When students leave school and obtain their first job, they will be faced with the issue of investing in retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and IRAs. They're expected to make decisions on a subject of which they lack knowledge. This illuminating guide provides readers with an understanding of the nature of investing for retirement and the advantages of starting early. It clearly explains some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen YA 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 332.024 FRENeri, Greg
Summary: Gail Ruffu was a rookie trainer known for her unconventional methods and ability to handle dangerous horses. When she became part owner of an untamed thoroughbred named Urgent Envoy, everything changed. After Urgent Envoy showed real promise, her co-owners forced Gail to speed up training and race him too early, causing the horse to develop a hairline fracture. Refusing to drug the horse to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TU Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2002
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Summary: "Until Marie Tharp's ground-breaking work in the 1950s, the floor of the ocean was a mystery--then, as now, we knew less about the ocean than we did about outer space. In a time when women in the scientific community were routinely dismissed, Marie's work changed our understanding of the earth's geologic evolution. While her partner, Bruce Heezen, went on expeditions to collect soundings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2012
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Summary: "Voting gives people a voice in their communities. In the past, racist laws and practices kept Black American voices silent. No place was more affected by this racism than the state of Mississippi. In 1964, organizers and volunteers brought change to Mississippi. This movement to register Black voters became known as Freedom Summer, and it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine 1992
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Summary: A portrait of the legendary country music star is told through lyrical free verse that conveys information about his impoverished childhood and the extraordinary talent that enabled his career and rise to success on the world stage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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Summary: Long before they became one of the most beloved and successful duos of all time, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were just two kids growing up in Queens, New York -- best friends who met in a sixth-grade production of Alice in Wonderland and bonded over girls, baseball, and rock'n'roll
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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Summary: "There is more to the history of the transcontinental than connecting the United States. Most of the workers were of Chinese descent and were treated unfairly. Learn how workers protested for better treatment"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 331.7 NNAGigerenzer, Gerd.
Summary: Gigerenzer is one of the researchers of behavioral intuition responsible for the science behind Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller Blink. Gladwell showed how snap decisions often yield better results than careful analysis. Now, Gigerenzer explains why intuition is such a powerful decision-making tool. Drawing on a decade of research, Gigerenzer demonstrates that gut feelings are actually the result...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine/McGraw-Hill 1999
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Summary: Describes the toll taken on the U.S., Afghanistan, and Pakistan since the September 11 attacks through ordinary citizens' accounts of fighting and first-hand descriptions from Taliban warlords, intelligence thugs, American generals, and Afghani politicians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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Summary: "Jumbo details the story of the world's first wide body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other plane at the time and played a pivotal role in allowing middle class families to afford overseas travel. Author and illustrator Chris Gall,himself a licensed pilot, shows how an innovative design, hard work by countless people, and ground-breaking engineering put the jumbo jet in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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Summary: A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TERFreimuth, Jeri.
Summary: Discusses the sport of extreme snowboarding, including the moves involved in the sport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone High-Interest Books 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: C. Potter 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.8927 WOLHull, Alastair
Summary: Bold, distinctive patterns; brilliant colors; astonishingly diverse decoration; affordability - these are some of the characteristics that explain the popularity of the marvelous flatwoven textiles from the Near and Far East known in the West as kilims. In recent years, demand for them has reached unprecedented levels, fueled by a new recognition of the special qualities of handmade ethnic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1993
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Summary: Introduces the Greek god Ares and explains his importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes map of ancient Greece and family tree of the Greek gods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childs World 2013