Goldstein, Darra
Summary: "100 traditional yet surprisingly modern recipes from the far northern corners of Russia, featuring ingredients and dishes that young Russians are rediscovering as part of their heritage. Russian cookbooks tend to focus on the food that was imported fromFrance in the nineteenth century or the impoverished food of the Soviet era. Beyond the North Wind explores the true heart of Russian food, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5947 GOLGoldstein, Darra.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 GOLEllis, Gerry
Summary: Little Larry is an orphaned chimpanzee who doesn't know much about being a chimp. He has to go to his first day at the forest school to learn what chimp life is all about. Nestled in a primate sanctuary in Cameroon, Little Larry and his group of chimp friends go to the school each day to learn how to play, communicate, and climb like they would if they were chimps in the wild. The only trouble...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.885 ELLMcMahon, Serah-Marie
Summary: Looks at the harmful history of fashion, including profiles of garments, accessories, and fabrics that have injured or killed their wearers; accounts of modern factory accidents; and issues of workplace safety in the textile and garment industries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Qwlkids Books 2019
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Summary: After losing her mother, shy Natumi is rescued by a team from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an orphanage for baby elephants. At the shelter, Natumi hides behind keepers' legs to watch the other elephants at the shelter. But soon, she meets several other orphans, and the eight of them play together in the surrounding bush. As the babies become closer and more like a real family, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 ELLLewis, Jerre G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lewis & Renn Associates, Inc. 1992
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lewis & Renn Associates 2007
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Contents: Warning signs -- "Absolutely fireproof" -- Play and players -- Opening night -- 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 1903 -- In the Parquet and Boxes -- In the Dress Circle and Gallery -- The rescuers -- The news spreads rapidly -- Morgue scenes -- In mourning -- A state of shock -- Safety last -- Finger pointing -- Blind justice -- Curtains -- Ashes and Embers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Illinois University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 BRASummary: "A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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Summary: Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents, the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GARHesse, María
Summary: "Frida Kahlo fue algo más que dolor y angustia. Quiso ser fiel a su arrolladora personalidad y se convirtió en una artista llena de vida. Su pintura es sangre y sufrimiento, pero también fiesta, color. Fue una luchadora que decidió ponerse el mundo por montera, una mujer apasionada que no se conformó con estar a la sombra de su gran amor, el pintor Diego Rivera, y peleó por alcanzar cada uno de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lumen 2016
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Summary: When Marya Hornbacher published her first book, Wasted, she did not yet know the reason for her all-but-shattered young life. At age 24, Hornbacher was diagnosed with Type 1 rapid-cycle bipolar, the most severe form of bipolar disease there is. Here, in her trademark wry, self-revealing voice, Hornbacher tells her new story. She takes us inside her own desperate attempts to control violently...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Arts Center Pub. Co. 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946 GRAMarya, Rupa
Summary: "Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health and structural injustices--and to offer a new deep medicine that can heal our bodies and our world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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Summary: "We all use a knife almost everyday, but for well-known survivalist Laura Zerra her very life often depends on the blade she takes with her into the wild. She's learned about what works and what doesn't, what steel will hold an edge, and what nuances in blade design will make or break a knife. In A Modern Guide to Knifemaking, Zerrra shares all the tips and tricks she's learned to make her own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2018
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Summary: Do some animals really have the power of invisibility? In "See-Through Animals," you'll meet eight creatures whose clear body parts help them survive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J591.472 LUNLunis, Natalie.
Summary: Visit eleven of the most haunted spots in Washington, D.C. and come across some of its most famous ghosts. Among them are a former president who never left the White House, a vice-president who still hurries to his office in the Capitol building, and a First Lady who has found a quiet and peaceful home, years after her death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 133.1 LUNDueñas, María
Summary: La joven modista Sira Quiroga abandona Madrid en los meses previos al alzamiento y se instala en Tánger con un amante que apenas conoce. Al encontrarse abandonada, Sira se traslada a Tetuán, forja una nueva identidad y logra poner en marcha un selecto atelier en el que atiende a clientas de orígenes remotos y presentes insospechados. Esa novela avanza con ritmo imparable por los mapas, la...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Temas De Hoy 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1999
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Summary: Offers advice to those coping with illness or a disability, providing spiritual and practical suggestions for coping with such aspects of illness as physical pain, regrets, bitterness, and loneliness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Augsburg Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.861 DAWEdgar, Sherra G.
Summary: Readers learn how to interpret and create pie graphs to represent data.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 518 EDGFitzgerald, María José
Summary: Twelve-year-olds Barana and Abby come together to solve a sea turtle egg poaching mystery plaguing Barana's Honduran coastal village, and learn the true meaning of friendship, courage, and community along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FITMcDowell, Marta
Summary: "This lushly illustrated book from bestselling author Marta McDowell examines Laura Ingalls Wilder's relationship to the landscape and illuminates how it inspired the beloved Little House Books" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2017
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Summary: "In this rich and compelling narrative, garden historian Marta McDowell traces the story of how the White House grounds were conceived and how they have changed from administration to administration. From George Washington's obsession with collecting trees to Michelle Obama's kitchen garden, McDowell shows how the White House grounds are a reflection of America's enthusiasms."--Dust jacket. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press, Inc. 2016