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Everyday mysteriesO'Meara, Mallory
Summary: As a teenager, Mallory O’Meara was thrilled to discover that one of her favorite movies, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, featured a monster designed by a woman, Milicent Patrick. But for someone who should have been hailed as a pioneer in the genre there was little information available. For, as O’Meara soon discovered, Patrick’s contribution had been claimed by a jealous male colleague,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PATRICK, MILICENT OMEO'Meara, Mallory
Summary: Provides a tour through the feminist history of women drinking, revealing the untold female distillers, drinkers, and brewers that played vital roles in potent potable history, from ancient Sumerian beer goddess Ninkasi to 1920s bartender Ada Coleman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.O'Mara, Peggy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Parents O'MaraO'Mara, John
Summary: "When we're checking the thermometer to see what the temperature is outside-or maybe to see if we have a fever-we rarely think about what makes the thermometer function. This amazing, reliable invention is attributed to Galileo! Readers will learn about the first mercury thermometers and how they work, as well as the digital models they may be more familiar with today. Many important science...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 681 O'MAKay, Katty
Summary: "Girls can rule the world-- all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It's a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they're consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.2 KAYFerguson, Kitty.
Summary: "Stephen Hawking has been an iconic figure in physics for the last half a century, making many groundbreaking discoveries on the nature of the universe. Yet while his mind roams to the farthest corners of reality, his body has become increasingly trappedby the advance of Lou Gehrig's disease, which has bound him to a wheelchair, without speech or movement except for a few facial muscles. Told...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAWKING, STEPHEN FERFerguson, Kitty.
Summary: On his deathbed in 1601, the greatest naked-eye astronomer, Tycho Brahe, told his young colleague, Johannes Kepler, "Let me not have lived in vain." For more than thirty years, Tycho had made meticulous observations of planetary movements and the positions of the stars, from which he developed his Tychonic system of the universe-a highly original, if incorrect, scheme that attempted to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 FERKelley, Kitty.
Summary: An extensively researched biography of Oprah Winfrey examines the personal life and career of the influential icon and discusses her place in modern American culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WINFREY, OPRAH KELFerguson, Kitty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 FERO'Meara, Thomas F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Notre Dame Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 230.2 OMEKelley, Kitty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1986
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 SINFerguson, Kitty.
Summary: What is a black hole? How does it 'work'? Could we survive a visit to one ... perhaps even venture inside? What would we find? Have we yet discovered any real black holes? And what do black holes teach us about the mysteries of our Universe? These are just a few of the tantalizing questions examined in this tour-de-force, jargon-free review of one of the most fascinating topics in modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.8875 FERKelley, Kitty.
Summary: A portrait of the men and women of the British royal family, drawing from documented sources and interviews with employees of the royal household, friends and relations, and members of Parliament, to discuss the private and public lives of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, the Duchess of York, and other royals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KELKitty, Alexandra
Summary: Beauty in imperfection! Learn the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi and understand why, in the way of kintsugi artists, broken is better than new. This is your guide to putting the pieces back together to restore broken plates, vases, and other ceramics and glass items to be even better than before. Starting with repairing a simple dent or crack, you'll gain the skills to reconstruct goblets,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738 KITStryker, Kitty
Summary: "Talking about consent can feel overwhelming, especially for young people who may be navigating their own boundaries for the first time. In Say More, consent culture activist Kitty Stryker guides teenagers in exploring what consent means to them. This timely and practical workbook allows the reader to work at their own pace and in their own way, with concrete examples from Kitty's youth,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thornapple Press 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 613.9071 STRO'Gara, Geoffrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred Knopf 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.4 OGAO'Mara, Margaret Pugh
Summary: "The epic human story of how, out of a small patch of land in Northern California, high tech re-created America in its image, for good and for ill. Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There she saw firsthand...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 OMAKitts, W. L.
Summary: Discusses the education and training needed in a variety of jobs in skilled trades. What the jobs entail, what they pay, and future prospects are discussed along with insights from industry insiders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 331.7 KITO'Leary, Sara
Summary: "A charming picture book about the Brontë siblings as children creating their own adventures,"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Book Group 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE O'LECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE OLEMinty, Judith
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 MINKitter, Walter
Summary: "Mackinac Island is located in Lake Huron. It is one of three crown jewels that are within the borders of Michigan. Upon arrival, you will notice a lot of bicycles, horse-drawn carriages-some for hauling freight, others for shuttling people to and from their hotel-the maroon Grand Hotel bus, taxis, and public tour carriages. People are walking on the streets and sidewalks as well. If you arrive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: "Through the words of parents, siblings, and family members this book assists readers through the complex journey of a pregnancy following loss. With practical advice on self-advocacy, expectant parents gain insights to help them to work with health careprofessionals, mental health professionals, and their own families, friends and coworkers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 O'LEPratt, Misty
Summary: "Why are so many women feeling anxious, stressed out, and depressed, and why are they not getting the help they need? Over the past decade, mood disorders have skyrocketed among women, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed as men. Yet in a healthcare system steeped in gender bias, women's complaints are often dismissed, their normal emotions are pathologized, and treatments routinely fail to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2024
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Summary: "Culinary historian Michael W. Twitty brings a fresh perspective to our most divisive cultural issue, race, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry--both black and white--through food, from Africa to America and from slavery to freedom. Southern food is integral to the American culinary tradition, yet the question of who "owns" it is one of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017