Summary: Follows British psychiatrist Dr. Iain McGilchrist as he meets champions and critics of his theory that our brains are becoming imbalanced, with the left hemisphere gaining power as its ambitions are supported by the Western world, while making it harder to deal with important economic, environmental, and social issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Examines efforts by a group of citizens in West Virginia to hold the industrial giant Du Pont responsible for poisoning the drinking water supply as a result of dumping toxic chemicals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEVFigal, Gerald A.
Summary: "Monsters, ghosts, the supernatural, the fantastic, the mysterious. These are not usually considered the "stuff" of modernism. More often they are regarded as inconsequential to the study of the modern or, at best, seen as representative of traditional beliefs that are overcome and left behind in the transformation toward modernity. In Civilization and Monsters Gerald Figal asserts that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Duke University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 FIGStone, George W.
Contents: Greatness for eternity : a time of Gods and heroes -- The Celts : mystical conquerors of ancient Europe -- The Vikings : raiders and traders of the North Seas -- Clontarf : the great battle for Ireland's unity -- Immortality achieved : the legacy of the Celts and Vikings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 936 STOHart, George
Summary: Presents a photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HARSummary: We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives. People living in the Muslim world saw what the Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Greek, and Romans had discovered and spent the next one thousand years adding new developments and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 297.2 ONELowe, Lindsey
Summary: "The area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was home to ancient Mesopotamia—the “cradle of civilization.” It was the birthplace of a number of innovations in areas such as transportation, irrigation, and the construction of cities. Readers take a deep dive into the ways residents of ancient Mesopotamia used what we now call STEM concepts in their everyday life. This cross-curricular...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing LLC 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 609.35 LOWBeaton, Roderick
Summary: A sweeping history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization. As historian Roderick Beaton illustrates, over three millennia Greek...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Finan, Catherine C.
Summary: "You may like chocolate, but how would you feel about using cocoa beans as money or in glue? Maybe you'd like to play a ball game for warriors (just be careful you don't become a scarified to the gods after playing). What about living life with a calendar system even more advanced than our own? You could try it all if you lived like the Maya! Discover extreme facts about the Maya civilization...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2022
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Summary: Interpretive history of Russian thought and culture designed to provide new information and interpretation and not merely to codify an already established consesus. The period under discussion is the last six hundred years, during which time Russia has emerged as a distinctive civilization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1966
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947 BILJermyn, Leslie
Summary: "A book for middle and high school students about the history and culture of the South American nation Guyana."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 988.1 JERBingham, Jane
Summary: An illustrated description of ancient life-styles and cultures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT History BinghamFinan, Catherine C.
Summary: "Did you know that the Ancient Romans ate while lying down? Or that they spread a sauce made of fish guts over their food? What about that gladiator sweat was sold as a beauty product in Ancient Rome? Travel along roads that are still around today (ones that were made by Romans over 2,000 years ago) or take a peek at the Declaration of Independence and you'll see the civilization's lasting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 FINLo, Rich
Summary: "Animal names and their significance in Chinese culture is explained in simple bilingual text for young readers."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LOFinan, Catherine C.
Summary: "Did you know the umbrella and toilet paper were both invented in China? Or that many ancient emperors believed they were descended from dragons? How about that kites were first used as warning signals in ancient China? Walk along miles and miles of the Great Wall, take a peek into terrific tombs, and stroll through some of the most amazing palaces ever built as you discover extreme facts about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 FINFinan, Catherine C.
Summary: "How would you like to use a public toilet every time you had to go? Or compete in an Olympic wrestling event where the only rules were no biting or gauging? Well, that was life in ancient Greece! And if you think we're far removed from that life, you may be surprised to learn that a lot in our modern world was inspired by our ancient friends (from alarm clocks and odometers to democracy and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 938 FINMakos, Adam
Summary: Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SMOChan, Vanessa
Summary: "Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Cecily knows two things: that this is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marysue Rucci Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAFinan, Catherine C.
Summary: "Did you know ancient Egyptians would shave their eyebrows in mourning if their cats died? Or that the first pharaoh may have been killed by a trampling hippo? You may know that a mummy's brain was removed through its nose before the body was wrapped up. But did you know that the ancient Egyptians threw the brain away and kept his heart as the center of intelligence instead? Discover extreme...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 FINMills, Andrea
Summary: "Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference to all the stats, and the easy-to-read text is full of fascinating, fun facts."--Provided by publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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Summary: "Travel back in time to a civilization rich in epic heroes, powerful gods, myths, and legends. Discover how ancient Greek art, ideas, science, and medicine have influenced the world today, and how a sports festival in honor of the god Zeus became the modern Olympic Games!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 938 PEAWillis, Justine
Summary: ". . . a tour through history's . . . civilizations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE, capturing moments that reveal the culture and technology that made them great. From Sumer, the world's earliest civilization, to the heyday of the Maya, the tour crosses every continent, taking in developments in urban planning, art and architecture, religion, warfare, trade, and cultural exchange"--BTCat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2024
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Summary: "They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on Brewster's Hill. They say her companion, Bloody Bones, has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming white in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories about the witch or her beast. He figures the kids on the bus are just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Etch/Clarion imprints of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HAHFinan, Catherine C.
Summary: "Whether going for a sail or hitting the road on anything with wheels, you may need to thank the people from Mesopotamia. Did you know this ancient civilization inspired and invented a lot of things that we can still find in our modern lives? The Cradle of Civilization brought us board games and astrology, maps and soap, and so much more. But there are some things we may be glad to leave behind...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2022