Revkin, Andrew

Summary: Colorful and captivating, Weather: An Illustrated History hopscotches through 100 meteorological milestones and insights, from prehistory to today's headlines and tomorrow's forecasts. Bite-sized narratives, accompanied by exciting illustrations, touch on such varied topics as Earth's first atmosphere, the physics of rainbows, the deadliest hailstorm, Groundhog Day, the invention of air...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2018

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Summary: The first issues of nine of comics' most compelling new titles are collected in this shelf-busting compendium. Discover new horror, drama, fantasy, and science fiction by some of comics' top talent-- writers and artists who will draw readers into their worlds and hook them in a single issue.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics, Inc. 2016

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Frankel, Erin

Summary: "A biography about chef José Andrés, who, through his World Central Kitchen organization, is fulfilling a vision to feed people in need all over the world"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2024

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Agassi, Andre

Summary: Acclaimed pro tennis player Andre Agassi is often considered one of the greatest players ever to grace the court. Here, Agassi offers a candid look at his life and career, revealing the highs and lows that come with triumph and sporting fame.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2009

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Summary: A collection of essays by regional journalists, academics, and religious and community leaders commemorates the October 2018 mass shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue while describing how neighbors are working together to heal and help preventfuture tragedies.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pittsburgh Press 2020

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Summary: "Paul Hegeman highlights the music of renowned Estonian composer Arvo Pärt while attempting to unveil the mystery around the purportedly reclusive writer of such famed works as "Tabula Rasa," "Fratres," "Trivium" and "Für Alina," all stirringly performed here. But Hegeman, who also shot the film (with Auke Dijkstra), eschews a typical biographical recounting of the 83-year-old maestro's...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Summary: Neuroscientist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology Indre Viskontas lectures on popular beliefs about the brain and the truths behind them.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2017

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Walker, Landry Q. (Landry Quinn)

Summary: Finn has to find a home for an adorable, yet mischievous creature before Captain Phasma kicks them both into space, and K-2SO has to begrudingly skip an attack to babysit three Wookie children.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing 2019

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Summary: Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of love, hardship, and triumph that transcend borders and merge to form an American root system fortified by its diversity.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Tyson, Eric (Eric Kevin)

Summary: "Make the most of your investment portfolio with a mix of assets from stocks to real estate to cryptocurrency There's nothing more satisfying than seeing the balance of a financial account grow month over month. But before that can happen, you need to know the best places to invest your money. Who can you trust for solid, reliable investing advice? Investing All-in-One For Dummies offers sound...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022

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Tyson, Eric (Eric Kevin)

Summary: Sell your house in any market Whether you're selling your home yourself or using a realtor, this helpful guide offers all the information you need to make an otherwise-stressful undertaking go smoothly. In Selling Your House For Dummies, you'll find plain-English, easy-to-follow information on the latest mortgage application and approval processes, the hottest websites used in the house-selling...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2018

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Walker, Landry Q. (Landry Quinn)

Summary: Leia and Luke's undercover diplomatic mission to Tibrin turns into a royal mess when Luke is captured, and Mattis Banz gets the chance to act like one of his heroes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Tyson, Eric (Eric Kevin)

Summary: Provides advice for first time home buyers on financing, working with a real estate agent, appraisals, negotiations, closing procedures and related matters.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley [distributor] 2009

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Tyson, Eric (Eric Kevin)

Summary: Explains how to match funds with financial goals, locate discount brokers, and access financial information online.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2010

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Walker, Landry Q. (Landry Quinn)

Summary: Leia has to rescue Luke in hopes of salvaging their messy diplomatic mission, and Crater tries to convince Emil that porgs make much better pets than Kowakian monkey-lizards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing 2019

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Gerolymatos, André.

Summary: Provides an account of the history of covert operations in the Middle East, looking at how the United States and other Western powers have tried to establish control over the region's resources and commerce, while at the same time working to prevent the spread of communism.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2010

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Carmon, Irin

Summary: 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 never before. As the country struggles with the unfinished...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Tyson, Eric (Eric Kevin)

Contents: Getting real, not real obsessed, about your money -- Getting motivated -- Your money beliefs and practices -- Developing your personal financial action plan -- Love and money -- Families and money -- Valuing saving and spending -- Establishing a savings foundation -- Your spending plan -- Borrowing and debt management -- Investing for bountiful harvests -- Cultivating good investing habits --...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: FT Press 2008

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Summary: Set in the near future after a catastrophic war which has destroyed the government, a traveler finds an old mail bag and starts delivering it.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009

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Andry, Andrew C.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1979

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Grau, Andrée.

Summary: Surveys all forms of dance throughout the world, discussing its cultural and social significance, its costume, its history, and noted dancers and choreographers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc. 2000

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Linklater, Andro.

Summary: Historian Linklater relates how the borders and boundaries that formed states and a nation inspired the sense of identity that has ever since been central to the American experiment. Linklater opens with America's greatest surveyor, Andrew Ellicott, measuring the contentious boundary between Pennsylvania and Virginia in the summer of 1784; and he ends standing at the yellow line dividing the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2007

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Picard, André

Summary: "It took the coronavirus pandemic to open our eyes to the deplorable state of so many of the nation's long-term care homes: the inhumane conditions, overworked and underpaid staff, and lack of oversight. In this timely new book, esteemed health reporter André Picard reveals the full extent of the crisis in eldercare, and offers an urgently needed prescription to fix a broken system. When...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Canada 2021

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