Schechter, Harold
Summary: Chicago's Jazz Age crime of passion; the fatal hookup in Looking for Mr. Goodbar; the high school horrors committed by the costumed slasher in Scream. These and other cinematic crimes have become part of pop-culture history-- but found inspiration in true events. Schechter explores the real-life headline-making psychos, serial murderers, thrill-hungry couples, and lady-killers who inspired a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2020
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Summary: "The shocking true story of one of the twentieth century's most prolific female serial killers." -- book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2001
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Summary: Organized geographically by country and city, more than 100 of today's most important street artists (including Espo in New York, Shepard Fairey in Los Angeles, Os Gêmeos in Brazil, and Anthony Lister in Australia) are profiled alongside key examples of their work. The evolution of street art and graffiti within each region is also chronicled, providing essential historical context.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2013
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Summary: A combat-decorated Marine officer, Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout. As the culmination of a decades-long and still-ongoing betrayal of military members by top leadership, from generals to the commander in chief, came to light he stood up for the American service members, demanding accountability for the hasty and ill-planned exit that cost thousands of lives. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knox Press, an imprint of Permuted Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 SCHSchrecker, Ellen.
Summary: Schrecker, the leading historian of the McCarthy-era witch hunts, examines both the key fronts in the present battles over higher ed, and their historical parallels in previous eras--offering a deeply-researched chronicle of the challenges to academic freedom, set against the rapidly changing structure of the academy itself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1998
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Summary: "Gymnastics requires balance, patience, flexibility, and coordination. From floor routines to balance beams, from pommel horses to uneven bars and the vault, this easy-to-follow guide explores every aspect of gymnastics so readers can begin their own journeys into the sport. How does teamwork work for gymnasts? How can gymnasts stay healthy and safe while pushing their bodies to their limits?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2005
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Summary: At the height of the Cold War, a group of small-town men led their Czechoslovakian hockey team against the powerful Soviet team. At the same time, they inspired their nation's resistance to a Soviet invasion, finding a way to fight back against the authoritarian forces seeking to crush their society. At the heart of this story is the Holík family, who loved hockey and desired freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023
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Summary: Over the last 30 years we learned nearly every lesson needed to stop this coronavirus outbreak in its tracks-- and we heeded almost none of them. The result is a pandemic on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes. MacKenzie lays out the full story of the previous viruses that should have prepared us, the shocking public health failures that paved the way, the failure to contain the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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Summary: Tough choices loom if the world wants to go green. The United States and other countries must decide where and how to procure the materials that make our renewable energy economy possible. To build electric vehicles, solar panels, cell phones, and millions of other devices means the world must dig more mines to extract lithium, copper, cobalt, rare earths, and nickel. But mines are deeply...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria 2024
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Summary: Soccer is a great play-anywhere-anytime game. This guide introduces kids to every part of the game. It offers useful advice for players developing their ball control skills, as well as explanations of the different positions on a team. Readers will learn how teamwork can help win games, how physical fitness helps strengthen a player's entire game, and why goalkeepers wear those huge gloves. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1990
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potomac 2008
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Contents: Vioxx and the fear of science -- Vaccines and the great denial -- The organic fetish -- The era of echinacea -- Race and the language of life -- Surfing the exponential.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2009
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Summary: "In the tradition of The Promise of a Pencil and Kisses from Katie comes an inspirational memoir by the founder of Comfort Cases about his turbulent childhood in the foster care system and the countless obstacles and discrimination he endured in adopting his four children"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books/Jeter Publishing 2018
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Summary: Selig, who loves words and copies them on pieces of paper that he carries with him, goes on a trip to discover his purpose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2006
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Summary: "Professional success, more often than not, means becoming a manager. Yet nobody prepared you for having to deal with messy tidbits like emotions, conflicts, and personalities?all while achieving ever-greater goals and meeting ever-looming deadlines. Not exactly what you had in mind, is it? Don?t panic. Devora Zack has the tools to help you succeed and even thrive as a manager. Drawing on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc. 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2013
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Summary: "By one of the world's foremost psychologists, a groundbreaking and award-winning study updated for the 20th anniversary with new research that delves into the complex behavior of memory"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: BasicBooks 1996
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Summary: "Each chapter of 'Homeowner's Energy Handbook' provides a comprehensive discussion of renewable energy sources along with 'green guides' for building your own energy-saving -- and energy-producing -- equipment. Step-by-step instructions show you how to build a bicycle-powered generator, a biodiesel processor, a thermosiphon solar hot-water collector, a biogas generator, a smokeless wood-gas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: Robert Scheer, who has been covering power and corruption for two decades as a reporter and columnist for the "Los Angeles Times" and as a founder of "Truthdig", argues that there is nothing murky or even surprising about the banking meltdown of 2008. He shows that this fiasco could have been anticipated and that there are culprits responsible that should be named and who continue to wield...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2010