Ladd, Douglas M.
Summary: Field guide to more than 300 wildflowers conveniently arranged by flower color for easy identification. Includes vibrant color photos and descriptions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Falcon 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 580 LADStamm, Julie M.
Summary: "This book dispels myths about head impacts in youth sports, potential consequences of these collisions, and the changes sports organizations have made to make these sports "safer than ever." It will empower parents and athletes to make an informed decision on sports participation and provide recommendations on how to make these sports safer"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.4 STASummary: 19 Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. International media coverage of the Arab world and its many complex, interconnected conflicts is dominated by the work of Western correspondents, many of whom are white and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4082 OURLang, James M.
Summary: "A decade ago, James Lang banned cell phones in his classroom. Frustrated by how easily they could sidetrack his students, Lang sought out a distraction-free environment, hoping it would help his students pay attention to his lessons. But after just a few years, Lang gave in. Not only was his no-cellphones policy ineffective (even his best students ignored it), he realized that he, like many of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Carroll, Sean M.
Summary: "Caltech physicist and New York Times bestselling author Sean Carroll shows that there are multiple copies of you. And everyone else. Really. Something Deeply Hidden begins with the news that physics is in a crisis. Quantum mechanics underlies all of modern physics but major gaps in the theory have been ignored since 1927. Science popularizers keep telling us how weird it is, how contradictory,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.12 CARCarroll, Sean M.
Summary: Examines the effort to discover the Higgs boson particle by tracing the development and use of the Large Hadron Collider and how its findings are dramatically shaping scientific understandings while enabling world-changing innovations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.721 CARBrown, William Wells
Summary: "At a slave auction, a beautiful teenage girl, her sister, and her mother are sold as William Wells Brown's 1853 novel Clotel begins. In making his title character the daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Brown takes advantage of a scandalous and - until recently - unconfirmed rumor. Clotel's new owner falls in love with her, gets her pregnant, seems to promise marriage - then sells her. A fast-paced...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROGrant, Adam M.
Summary: ""Reading Originals made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers thrilled me with his insights and his wonderfully new take on the world." --Malcolm Gladwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outliers and The Tipping Point "Originals is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 153.3 GRACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 GRALach, Pamela A.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bryce-Waterton Publications 1988
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 LACSeibel, Machelle M.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7046 SEIGrant, Adam M.
Summary: "The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe even fundamentally human. Our ways of thinking become habits that we don't bother to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.4 GRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 153.4 GRAGrant, Adam M.
Summary: Explains how networking and leadership skills are subject to the professional interaction styles of takers, matchers, and givers, and how these personalities dramatically shape success rates.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 GRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 158.2 GRASlap, Stan.
Summary: This book is about igniting the power of any manager's emotional commitment to his or her company--worth more than financial, intellectual and physical commitment combined. Sometimes companies get this from their managers in the early garage days or in times of tremendous gain, but it's almost unheard of to get it on a sustained, self-reinforced basis. Of course your company is only going to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 SLALaozi
Summary: Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy writing. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin's unique take on Taoist philosophy's founding classic. Reflecting more than forty years of Le Guin's personal study and contemplation, her rendering of the text is a brilliant...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2019
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Muelrath, Lani
Summary: Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and longtime top vegan lifestyle coach Lani Muelrath shows how practicing mindfulness brings freedom and a new joy to vegan eating and living.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2017
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Bahcall, Safi
Summary: "'Loonshots is a brilliant and wonderfully entertaining book, an unstoppable read, full of surprises and rich with insight into how people create and nurture things that change the world. It's also an important book. Bahcall, a physicist and biotech entrepreneur, is unfolding the secrets behind successes everywhere.' --Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees What do James...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 BAHKohan, Rafi
Summary: "The American sports stadium, for all its raucous glory, is an overlooked centerpiece--a veritable temple--of our national culture. A hallowed ground for communal worship, this is where history is made on grass, artificial turf, hardwood, and even ice; where nostalgia flows as freely as ten-dollar beers; where everything thrills, from exploding fireworks to grinning cheerleaders. In The Arena,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 KOHMuelrath, Lani.
Summary: "It's been proven that a plant-based diet is good for your weight, health, budget, and the environment, but the proof hasn't come with a game plan-until now. If you've ever wanted to make the plant-based switch but felt overwhelmed about where to start, we have good news: you don't have to do it alone. The Plant-Based Journey provides the support you need every step of the way to make your...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 MUEPettit, Jeremy W.
Summary: "Suicide is the second leading cause of death among teens in the US, and the need for effective prevention has never been greater. Written by two adolescent suicide experts, this gentle and effective guide will help teens overcome suicidal thoughts by reducing emotional pain, increasing hope, and building meaningful connections. Readers will learn specific skills grounded in evidence-based...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Instant Help Books 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.28 PETSummary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Since the Punisher's first appearance in the pages of Spider-Man #129, the character has become one of the most popular and controversial figures in Marvel's vast universe. The Punisher represents one of the most recognizable types of anti-heroes. His iconic skull insignia stands for a unique type of justice: protecting the innocent while violently eliminating everyone he sees as a villain....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.59 JUDPhillips, Whitney
Summary: "Drawing on ecological, social justice and storytelling frameworks, this . . . book discusses how information pollution spreads and why, tackling the topic of internet ethics while empowering readers to create a safe, secure and inclusive digital world"--OCLC.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: MiTeen Press 2023
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 302.3 PHIShum, Desmond
Summary: "After the Communist Revolution, Desmond Shum's grandfather was marked as belonging to a "black category" that included former landlords and rich peasants--meaning the Shums would be stigmatized and impoverished. As Desmond was growing up, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity Shum earned an American college degree and returned to China to establish himself...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.092 SHUIslam, Farhana
Summary: "Meet a handful of the men and women that helped shape the early life of Prophet Muhammad. In these pages, you will find his mother, Amina bint Wahb; the women that loved and protected him like their very own, Halimah Sa'diyyah and Barakah (Umm Ayman); and his beloved grandfather Abd al-Muttalib, alongside his uncle Abu Talib. This beautifully illustrated book introduces readers to Prophet...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Islamic Foundation 2022