Guiberson, Brenda Z
Summary: An illustrated fact-filled guide to dinosaurs compares a variety of species to reveal which were the biggest, strongest, fastest, and smartest while inviting young enthusiasts to choose their favorites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 GUIAndreev-Khomiakov, Gennady.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Westview Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.084 AndreSumner, Seirian
Summary: In this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioural ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects' secret world, their incredible diversity and complex social lives, and revealing how they hold our fragile ecosystem in balance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.79 SUMSpring, Justin
Summary: During les trente glorieuses--a thirty-year boom period in France between the end of World War II and the 1974 oil crisis--Paris was not only the world's most delicious, stylish, and exciting tourist destination; it was also the world capital of gastronomic genius and innovation. American Gourmands in Paris explores the lives and writings of six Americans who chronicled the food and wine of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 SPRSpiering, Charlie
Summary: "Who is the real Kamala Harris? And how did she ascend to the second highest office in the country? Despite her limited experience in national politics and confusing professional history, there hasn't been a comprehensive examination of Vice President Kamala Harris's journey to the White House, until now. Find out how the San Francisco socialite turned politico fast-tracked her way onto the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Inc. 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.934 SPISpring, Justin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702 PORTER SPRSpira, Rupert
Summary: "Our world culture is founded on the belief that consciousness is derived from matter, giving rise to the materialistic assumption that informs almost every aspect of our lives as is the root cause of the suffering within individuals, the conflicts between communities and nations, and the degradation of our environment. The Nature of Consciousness exposes the fallacy of this belief and suggests...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sahaja Publications 2017
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Summary: Follows the life of the Greek goddess Athena, beginning with her birth when she steps from Zeus fully formed, to her travels on Earth and involvement in the Trojan war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Goosebottom Books 2014
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Fiction Smith 2021Zirin, Dave
Summary: Looks at the widespread protests in Brazil as they struggle to prepare for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, pointing out the political, social, and economic costs for the nation that come with hosting the two mega-events.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Consortium Book Sales & Dist 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 981 ZIRZirin, Dave.
Summary: This book is a look at the big business and immoral practices behind professional sports. The fastest growing sector of today's sports audience is the alienated fan. Complaints abound: from inflated ticket prices, $6 hot dogs, and $9 beers to owners endlessly demanding new multimillion dollar stadiums funded by public tax dollars. Those sitting in the owners' boxes are increasingly placing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.06 ZIRSorin, Gretchen Sullivan
Summary: "How the automobile fundamentally changed African American life-the true history beyond the Best Picture-winning movie. The ultimate symbol of independence and possibility, the automobile has shaped this country from the moment the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line. Yet cars have always held distinct importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1196 SORBader, Bonnie
Summary: "Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses. Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected rooms of the White House to their former glory, and through her charm and elegance became a style icon whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Publishing 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738.209 SPASiri, Ken
Summary: The latest research shows that more than 1 in 50 boys in the US now has autism, and the number keeps rising. Parents of these boys become full-time researchers, always looking for the latest information on doctors, education, and treatments. Following countless hours of study, Ken Siri is sharing what he has learned. In 101 Tips for the Parents of Boys with Autism you will learn about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 SIRSpring, Janis Abrahms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.736 SPRPrat, Chantel Spring
Summary: "From University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus from what's average to an understanding of how every brain is different, exactly why our quirks are important, and what this means for each of us. With style and wit, Chantel Prat takes us on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8 PRAZirin, James D.
Summary: "On the eve of a presidential election that may determine the makeup of Supreme Court justices for decades to come, prominent attorney James D. Zirin argues that the Court has become increasingly partisan, rapidly making policy choices right and left on bases that have nothing to do with law or the Constitution. Zirin explains how we arrived at the present situation and looks at the current...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347 ZIRCarmon, Irin
Summary: "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers a visually rich, intimate, unprecedented look at the Justice and how she changed the world. From Ginsburg's refusal to let the slammed doors of sexism stop her to her innovative legal work, from her before-its-time feminist marriage to her perch on the nation's highest court--with the fierce dissents to match--get to know RBG as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books, An Imprint of William Morrow Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GINSBURG, RUTH BADER CARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B GINSBURG CARThompson-Spires, Nafissa
Summary: "Calling to mind the best works of Paul Beatty and Junot Diaz, this collection of moving, timely, and darkly funny stories examines the concept of black identity in this so-called post-racial era. A stunning new talent in literary fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with black identity and the contemporary middle class in these compelling, boundary-pushing vignettes. Each captivating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 37 INK, Atria 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THOKennedy, Adrienne
Summary: Adrienne Kennedy has been a force on the American stage since the premiere of her groundbreaking, Obie Award-winning Funnyhouse of a Negro in 1964. Politically engaged, formally daring, and making provocative use of material from contemporary history and popular culture, Kennedy's haunting stage works dramatize and project interior realities that are often marked by disappointment and trauma,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812 KENKennedy, Kostya.
Summary: "This captivating, character-rich story is set against the back-drop of one of the most pressing questions in sports: Should we let our sons play football? At the high end of America's most popular game is the glittering NFL, a fan-stoked money machine and also an opaque enterprise under scrutiny for the physical dangers imposed on its players. Then there's high school football, unrivaled for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: published by Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 KENKennedy, Jonathan
Summary: "A sweeping look at how the major transformations in history--from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism--have been shaped not by humans but by germs. According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.4 KENKennedy, Anne
Summary: "Part reference manual, part recipe book, Aromatherapy for Natural Living is a comprehensive and straightforward guide to aromatherapy and essential oils. Whether you're just beginning to dip your toes in a fresh tub of lavender-tea tree bathwater, or if you are already immersed in minty rosemary-lemon mist, this brook provides over 400 recipes to try at home that will welcome you into deeper...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Althea Press 2016
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Summary: "A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passing. On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn't We Almost Have It...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2022