Avery, Thomas.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 1973

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Verny, Thomas R.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Books 1981

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Keller, Thomas

Summary: "The tastes of childhood have always been a touchstone for Thomas Keller, and in this ... amalgam of American and French baked goods, you'll find recipes for the beloved TKOs and Oh Ohs (Keller's takes on Oreos and Hostess's Ho Hos) and all the French classics he fell in love with as a young chef apprenticing in Paris: the baguettes, the macarons, the mille-feuilles, the tartes aux fruits....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2012

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Lavery, Brian.

Contents: Naval fact and naval fiction -- The world of the seaman -- The ships -- Officers -- The lower deck -- Techniques -- Life at sea -- Enemies and allies -- The navy in action -- The experience of war.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 2003

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Summary: "From ongoing reports of police brutality to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black Americans, 2020 brought a renewed awareness to the deep-rootedness of racism and white supremacy in every facet of American life. Edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, The Black Agenda is the first book of its kind-a bold and urgent move towards social justice through a profound collection of essays...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022

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Hart, Avery.

Summary: Introduces the Middle Ages, including activities and crafts that are representative of medieval life, for example creating an hour glass, a catapult, a coat of arms, and a code of honor.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Williamson Pub. 1998

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Reed, Avery

Summary: Details the life and times of the nineteenth-century German brothers who penned many famous fairy tales.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Turtleback Books 2015

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Avery, Burniece

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Publisher / Publication Date: Balamp Pub. 1977

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Homans, Jennifer.

Summary: Unique among the arts, ballet has no written texts or standardized notation. It is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. A ballerina dancing today is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements recall a lost world of courts, kings, and aristocracy, but her steps are also marked by the dramatic changes in dance...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010

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Homans, John.

Summary: Journalist John Homans explores the dog's complex place in our world and how it came to be. Evolving from wild animals to working animals to nearly human members of our social fabric, dogs are now the subject of scientific studies concerning pet ownership, evolutionary theory, and even cognitive science. They are also subject to many of the same questions of rights and ethics as people, and the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2012

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Homans, Jennifer

Summary: "The New York Times called him "the Shakespeare of dancing." He appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Arguably the greatest choreographer who ever lived, George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century. His radical approach to choreography reinvented the art of dance and his richly imaginative ballets made him a legend. Yet, Balanchine's life was as dramatic as his...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022

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Van Every, Dale

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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1966

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Overy, R. J.

Summary: "Richard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. He argues that this was the 'great imperial war', a violent end to almost a century of global imperial expansion which reached its peak in the ambitions of Italy, Germany and Japan in the 1930s and early 1940s, before descending into the largest and costliest war in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books 2021

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Edery, David

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Publisher / Publication Date: FT Press 2009

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Evers, Medgar

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Civitas 2005

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Tombs, Robert

Summary: "The English and Their History presents the momentous story of England "first as an idea, and then as a kingdom, as a country, a people and a culture." Here, in a single volume, is a fresh and comprehensive account of the English and their history. With extraordinary insight, Robert Tombs examines language, literature, law, religion, politics, and more while investigating the sources of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015

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Ameri, Anan

Summary: "Born to a Syrian mother and a Palestinian father in 1944, Anan Ameri'a refreshing memoir, The Scent of Jasmine, offers a funny, spirited, unique self-portrait of her childhood, adolescence and passage to adulthood as a young woman in an Arab world. A collection of twenty-three vignettes, Anan's search for the familiar fragrance of jasmine blossoms leads her to reimagine the puzzle pieces of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group Inc. 2017

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Lavers, Chris.

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001

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Overy, R. J.

Summary: Analyzes the battle in detail from both sides, and discusses the significance of the end of Germany's string of victories for Britain and the world.

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2001

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Hurt, Avery Elizabeth

Summary: Earth is presently our only home, and we must care for it with that thought in mind. How has the U.S. government protected our environment so that people can live and work safely in an always-changing world? From Earth Day to a possible Green New Deal, this book will take a look at the laws enacted to protect our water, land, and air. The Wilderness Act and the Endangered Species Act changed...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Thomas

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1993

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Lavery, Grace E.

Summary: "Lights up on little Grace Lavery: reformed druggie, unreformed pantie-dropper, and 100% all-natural, synthetically-cultivated female hormone monster. From the moment Grace solves what she affectionately calls her "penis problem" in the parking lot of an abandoned Japanese steakhouse (were the turkeys milling about the handicapped spaces following her?), she begins receiving accusatory letters...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2022

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Adero, Malaika

Summary: "When Kamala Harris became vice president of the United States, she made history as the first woman, first Black person, first South Asian American, and first Caribbean American to hold the office. This stunning book covers Harris's life from her childhood in Berkeley to her Howard College years, charting the many firsts she has carried with her throughout her legal and senatorial careers. It...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2021

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Avery, Julie Ann.

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Publisher / Publication Date: U. M.I. 1992

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