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Publisher / Publication Date: Auto Review 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 SchildKrause, Johannes
Summary: "In this eye-opening book, Johannes Krause, director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and journalist Thomas Trappe offer a new way of understanding our past, present, and future. Krause is a pioneer in the revolutionary new science of archaeogenetics, archaeology augmented by revolutionary DNA sequencing technology, which has allowed scientists to uncover a new version...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.9094 KRAHaney, Johannah
Summary: Discover the power of the weather in this full-color introduction to natural disasters for kids ages 7 to 10 that explores the science behind earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, wildfires, and tornadoes with STEM projects and real-world connections!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.34 HANHaney, Johannah.
Summary: "Surveys the history, geography, government, economy, and people of Michigan"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.4 HANWilliams, Schele
Summary: "Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 years of slavery in America and passed down an extraordinary legacy to you. Beginning in Africa before 1619, Your Legacy presents an unprecedentedly accessible, empowering, and proud introduction to African American history for children. While your ancestors' freedom was taken from them, their spirit was not;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 WILScahill, Jeremy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.354 SCASchele, Linda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1990
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Summary: Presents a compelling account of the Eiffel Tower's creation and a superb portrait of Belle Epoque France. As Gustave Eiffel held court that summer atop his one-thousand-foot tower, a remarkable host of artists and personalities--Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Gauguin, Whistler, and Edison--traveled to Paris and the Exposition Universelle (1889 World's Fair) to mingle and make their mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 907.4 JONScahill, Jeremy.
Summary: Presents an exposé of secret war programs being conducted behind the scenes of the War on Terror, revealing the human consequences of night raids, drone strikes, and other unofficial "dirty-war" tactics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 SCASchick, Nina
Summary: "In a world of deepfakes, it will soon be impossible to tell what is real and what isn't. As advances in artificial intelligence, video creation, and online trolling continue, deepfakes pose not only a real threat to democracy -- they threaten to take voter manipulation to unprecedented new heights. This crisis of misinformation which we now face has since been dubbed the "Infocalypse." In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 SCHSchiot, Molly
Summary: "Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present gamechangers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SCHAlikhan, Salima
Summary: During World War II, Germany's Nazi forces stormed across Europe, committing horrific crimes against Jewish people and others. In 1942, 21-year-old Sophie Scholl formed a student-led, anti-Nazi organization called the White Rose. Their goal: distribute informational pamphlets to draw public attention to Nazi crimes--and, ultimately, stop them. Scholl's activism and resistance eventually led to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SCHRaczka, Bob.
Summary: Reproductions of seven paintings by the Dutch artist are accompanied by "interviews" with the painting's subjects that reveal information about the composition of the painting, Vermeer's use of light, and who the subject was.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 759.9492 VERSchell, Jonathan
Summary: Brave, eloquent, and controversial, these classic works by Jonathan Schell illuminate the nuclear threat to our civilization, and envision a way forward to peace. In The Fate of the Earth–an international bestseller that inspired the nuclear freeze movement–Schell distills the best available scientific and technical information to imagine the apocalyptic aftereffects of nuclear war. Dramatizing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.1747 SCHJonnes, Jill
Summary: A chronicle of scientific history recounts the race among inventor Thomas Edison, eccentric genius Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, a tough entrepreneur and powerful empire builder, to bring electricity to the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Eng JonnesJonnes, Jill
Summary: Nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cityscapes, living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four fifths of Americans live in or near cities, surrounded by millions of trees, urban forests containing hundreds of species. Despite the ubiquity and familiarity of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 JONSchiff, Stacy
Summary: "Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, "Samuel Adams was the man." With high-minded ideals and bare-knuckle tactics, Adams led what could be called the greatest campaign of civil resistance in American history. Stacy Schiff returns Adams to his seat of glory, introducing us to the shrewd and eloquent man who supplied the moral backbone of the American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ADACopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ADAMS, SAMUEL SCHCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio AdamsSchiff, Stacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 848.912 SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOIN SCHSchiff, Stacy.
Summary: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra analyzes the Salem Witch Trials to offer key insights into the role of women in its events while explaining how its tragedies became possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.2 SCHCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US SchiffSchiff, David.
Summary: Elliott Carter (1908-2012) was the foremost composer of classical music in America during the second half of the 20th century. Over the course of a career that spanned seven decades, he consistently produced works that critics hailed as creatively daring, intellectually demanding, and emotionally complex. Distancing himself from the various "schools" and movements that grew and waned in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARTER, ELLIOTT SCHSchiff, David
Summary: "Bathroom remodeling continues to top the list of the most common remodeling projects. All New Bathroom Ideas that Work contains essential information on all aspects of a bathroom update or complete remodel, from fixtures to lighting and cabinetry to flooring, so homeowners can make smart choices about what they want and can afford".--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.42 SCHSchiff, Stacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 NABSchiff, Stacy.
Summary: The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLEOPATRA Schiff, StaSchiff, Stacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005