Sivaram, Varun
Summary: Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. What's more, its potential is nearly limitless--every hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in Taming the Sun, energy expert Varun Sivaram warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.792 SIVHarun, Adrianne.
Summary: " The seductive and chilling debut novel from the critically acclaimed author of The King of Limbo In isolated British Columbia, girls, mostly native, are vanishing from the sides of a notorious highway. Leo Kreutzer and his four friends are barely touched by these disappearances-until a series of mysterious and troublesome outsiders come to town. Then it seems as if the devil himself has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "Following the killing of Osama bin Laden, polls showed that Americans were more anxious about terrorism than they were before his death. The new front in the War on Terror is the "homegrown enemy," domestic terrorists who have become the focus of sprawling counterterrorism structures of policing and surveillance in the United States, the UK, and across Europe. Based on several years of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.325 KUNGandhi, Arun.
Summary: "At Grandfather Gandhi’s service village, each day is filled, from sunrise to sunset, with work that is done for the good of all. The villagers vow to live simply and non-violently. Arun Gandhi tries very hard to follow these vows, but he struggles with one of the most important rules: not to waste." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GANVaron, Sara
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Francis the donkey is the best shoemaker in the village. He uses only the finest materials: coconut wood for the soles, goat's wool for the insoles, and wild tiger grass for the uppers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second Books 2018
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Summary: "Sara loves to draw and tell stories, but sometimes it can be difficult to get started. What if she doesn't have any good ideas or her drawings turn out terrible?! Lucky for Sara, she has a friend who is always by her side--her pencil. With a little helpfrom Pencil, Sara learns it's okay if her story isn't perfect, as long as she's using her imagination and having fun"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020
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Summary: The enduring friendship between a dog and a robot is portrayed in this wordless graphic novel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VARSummary: Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as 'Grimms', charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TEJVaron, Sara.
Summary: Cupcake runs a successful bakery with his best friend, Eggplant, but dreams of going abroad to meet his idol, Turkish Delight, who is the most famous pastry chef in the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VARVaron, Sara.
Summary: When Chicken opens a housekeeping business, his best friend Cat comes to mind as the perfect partner. But Cat is sleepy, clumsy, and makes a lot of mistakes, until he finds his own way to save the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2009
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familles Caron d'Amérique 1989
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.2 CARGerhardsen, Carin
Summary: "January in Gotland. The days are short, the air is cold, and all the roads are covered in snow. On a deserted, icy backroad, these wintery conditions will soon bring together a group of strangers with a force devastating enough to change their lives forever when, in the midst of a brief period, a deadly accident and two separate crimes leave victims in their wake. Four years later a single...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scarlet, an imprint of Penzler Publisher 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GERIshola, Haruna.
Contents: Late Matthew Taye.--Oma tita ni koko.--Kise tenu.--Soyoyo sisi awelorun.--Kafowo komo niwe.--Ewure lle komoniyi.--Erin onihun se Nile.--Late owo-ni-fari.--Ganiyu ajimobi.--Abanije koni gbayi.--Lade iwalewa.--Egbe gbobaniyi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IndigeDisc 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN IsholJaryn, Blue
Summary: "Payden has always used he/him pronouns, until one day Payden realizes those words might not fit. Payden's parents promise to throw a big party to introduce whatever pronouns Payden chooses--but which pronouns are the best match? On a colorful quest, Payden talks to friends about a rainbow of possibilities: he, she, they, ze, and so many more! The right pronouns are just waiting to be tried on....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JARJenner, Caryn
Summary: Shares the experiences of important women in history, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Arianna Huffington, and Madam C.J. Walker.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 JENLivney, Varda
Summary: "Uncle Max is coming to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the birthday of the world!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: BOARD LIVMcKenna, Maryn.
Summary: McKenna reveals the hidden history of MRSA's relentless advance-- how it has overwhelmed hospitals, assaulted families, and infiltrated agriculture and live-stock, moving inexorably into the food chain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PROVardi, Nathan
Summary: "For Blood and Money tells the little-known story of how an upstart biotechnology company created a one-in-a-million cancer drug, and how the core team-denied their share of the profits-went and did it again. In this epic saga of money and science, veteran financial journalist Nathan Vardi explains how the invention of two of the biggest cancer drugs in history became (for their backers) two of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.7 VARYoung, Faron.
Summary: EU four CD set containing six albums from the late Country great: Sweethearts Or Strangers, Object Of My Affection, This Is Faron Young, My Garden Of Prayer, Talk About Hits, Sings The Best Of Faron Young, Hello Walls and The Young Approach.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Real Gone Music 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY YOUVaron, Elizabeth R.
Summary: "Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of patriotism untainted by ideology. But as Elizabeth Varon reveals in this vividly narrated history, this rosy image conceals a seething debate over precisely what the surrender meant and what kind of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.738 VARBarzun, Jacques
Summary: Showcases the triumphs and defeats of five hundred years of Western cultural history, highlighting the contributions of women and arguing that decadence is required in order to spark creativity in the next era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2000