Levy, Jon
Summary: "The founder of a network of influencers from the worlds of business, science, art, sports, and nonprofits, Jon Levy, explains the social science behind connecting with people and creating lasting communities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302 LEVBacon, John U.
Summary: "After steaming out of New York City on December 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three thousand tons of TNT and other explosives, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc fought its way up the Atlantic coast, through waters prowled by enemy U-boats. As it approached the lively port city of Halifax, Mont-Blanc's deadly cargo erupted with the force of 2.9 kilotons of TNT--the most powerful explosion ever...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 971 BACKeay, John.
Summary: "In Midnight's Descendants, John Keay presents the first general history of present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and its peoples. The book examines the complex web of affiliations--of kinship, locality, language, tribe, clan, profession, and caste--that shape relations among the countries in the region. Keay argues that correlating and contrasting the fortunes of all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 954.04 KEABacon, John U.
Summary: After steaming out of New York City on December 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three thousand tons of TNT and other explosives, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc fought its way up the Atlantic coast, through waters prowled by enemy U-boats. As it approached the lively port city of Halifax, Mont-Blanc's deadly cargo erupted with the force of 2.9 kilotons of TNT -- the most powerful explosion ever...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 971.6 BACKeay, John
Summary: More rugged and elevated than any other zone on earth, Himālaya embraces all of Tibet, plus six of the world's eight major mountain ranges and nearly all its highest peaks. Thirty-five percent of the global population depend on Himālaya's freshwater for crop irrigation, protein, and, increasingly, hydropower. It now sits seismically unstable, as tectonic plates consider to shift and the region...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 954.96 KEAKeay, John.
Contents: Rites to writing, pre c.1050 BC -- Sages and heroes, c.1050-c. 250 BC -- The first empire, c. 250-210 BC -- Han ascendant, 210-141 BC -- Within and beyond, 141 BC-AD 1 -- Wang Mang and the Han reprise, AD 1-189 -- Four hundred years of vicissitude, 189-550 -- Sui, Tang and the second empire, 550-650 -- High Tang, 650-755 -- Reconfiguring the empire, 755-1005 -- Caving in, 1005-1235 -- By land...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 KEAKeay, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 954 KEAKowal, John F.
Summary: "The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitution-the product of compromises and an artifact of its time-and made it more democratic"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.7302 KOWRukeyser, Muriel
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pittsburgh Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.52 RUKLevoy, Gregg
Contents: pt. 1. Call to attention -- ch. 1. Ear of the animal -- ch. 2. Challenge of finding clarity -- ch. 3. Braving conflict -- pt. 2. Receiving calls -- ch. 4. Way of passion -- ch. 5. Awakening to dreams -- ch. 6. Language of the body -- ch. 7. Turn of events -- pt. 3. Invoking calls -- ch. 8. Portals of art -- ch. 9. Making pilgrimage -- ch. 10. Memory's vital secrets -- pt. 4. Saying no to calls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House of Canada 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 LEVKohl, MaryAnn F.
Summary: Presents science concepts through the use of art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Ring Pub. 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 507 KOHLeVay, Simon
Summary: What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. In this revised edition LeVay broadens his horizons. He adds a new chapter on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 LEVWolfrom, Joen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C & T Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WOLShackford, James Atkins
Summary: "Davy Crockett has been America's best-known folk hero for at least 160 years. This informed biography by James Atkins Shackford first appeared in 1956, at the height of the television-inspired Crockett craze. As Michael Lofaro notes in his introduction, "Shackford faced the monumental task of rescuing a nearly unknown David Crockett from the obscurity caused by the popularity of the earlier...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CROCKETT, DAVID SHALeavy, Jane
Summary: George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. swung the heaviest bat, earned the most money, and incurred the biggest fines. Aided by his crucial partnership with Christy Walsh-- business manager, spin doctor, damage control wizard, and surrogate father-- Ruth drafted the blueprint for modern athletic stardom. Leavy breaks through the mythology that has obscured the legend and delivers the man. -- adapted from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUTH, BABE LEACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B RUTH LEABoal, Dean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 780.79 BOA1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 780.79 1998
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Local BoalLevy, David H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 LEVEklöf, Johan
Summary: "In the tradition of Why We Sleep and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent and insightful look at the hidden impact of light pollution, and a passionate appeal to cherish natural darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life on earth. How much light is too much light? Satellite pictures show our planet as a brightly glowing orb, and in our era of constant illumination,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.7 EKLLevy, Aidan
Summary: "Sonny Rollins has long been considered an enigma. Known as the "Saxophone Colossus," he is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz improvisers of all time, winning Grammys, the Austrian Cross of Honor, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and a National Medal of Arts. A bridge from bebop to the avant-garde, he is a lasting link to the golden age of jazz, pictured in the iconic "Great Day in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROLLINS, SONNY LEVLevy, Debbie
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon-a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society and the workplace. She blazed trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law, where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GINCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J NF LEVLevy, Elinor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.01 LEVLevy, Faye.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003