Gramling, Gary
Summary: Presented in the format of Top 10 lists, this book is a comprehensive yet fun look at the greatest aspects of Pro Sports. From the top athletes to the most popular teams in the world, SI Kids ranks a variety of topics covering every professional sport. Readers are guaranteed to love the big, exciting action photos from the Sports Illustrated collection and the insider knowledge of SI Kids....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time Home Entertainment Inc. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.02 GRASummary: For twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the past year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty print and digital publications. Wright Thompson, a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN: The Magazine, proves more than up to the task by curating this truly exceptional collection. The only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 BESToklas, Alice B.
Summary: When Alice B. Toklas was asked to write a memoir, she initially refused. Instead, she wrote The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book, a sharply written, deliciously rich cookbook memorializing meals and recipes shared by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Wilder, Matisse, and Picasso—and of course by Alice and Gertrude themselves. While The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas—penned by Gertrude Stein—adds vivid detail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5944 TOKRobinson, Jerome B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 1999
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WOOWood, Brian
Summary: A second civil war is being fought across America and photojournalist Matty Roth finds himself in Manhattan, in the middle of a standoff between the government and anti-establishment militias.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertigo 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WOOWood, Brian
Summary: Rookie journalist Matty Roth stumbles across a crashed helicopter and its long-dead pilots and gets a glimpse of possible salvation, or at least the first step down that road, when he returns their dog tags to their next of kin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2011
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WOOWood, Brian
Summary: "In this new DMZ volume collecting issues #35-41, the status quo is tossed out the window as embedded war journalist Matty Roth returns from his misadventure in Staten Island to find Parco Delgado in office as provisional governor of New York and details his first 100 days at breakneck speed. Matty's first task under the Delgado regime? Tracking down the source of one of the DMZ's greatest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertigo/DC Comics 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WOOSummary: Presents three television documentaries that provide an in-depth examination of the presidential campaigns of 1960, 1964, and 1968, based on the books by Theodore H. White, and showing archival footage, behind-the-scenes moments, backroom deals, and scenes from the convention floor that took place during the races between Kennedy and Nixon; Johnson and Goldwater; and Humphrey, Nixon and Wallace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Athena 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MAKSewell, Kenneth (Kenneth R.)
Summary: Discusses the mysterious sinking of the U.S. submarine USS Scorpion near Hawaii in 1968, involving the sinking of a Soviet sub months earlier, secret codes confiscated from a U.S. intelligence ships by North Korea, and a government cover-up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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Summary: For hundreds of years there have been stories of giant, vicious birds being sighted but are they a myth or reality? This time what is planned as a summer vacation, turns out to be a surprise myth solving mission for Mick, Nathan, and Sissy. From the city of Chicago to the small town of Alton Illinois, its one giant goose chase after another. Through perilous river rides to life threatening...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Team B Creative 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BREIyengar, B. K. S.
Summary: A leading yoga instructor demonstrates how practitioners can apply yogic principles to all aspects of daily living for improved mental and physical health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.5436 IYEBenham, Bill
Summary: "This heroic adventure book takes players from levels 1 to 13 as they journey through Baldur's Gate and into Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. The text introduces the infernal war machines to fifth edition D&D--battle-ready vehicles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wizards of the Coast 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 793.93 BALDeSilva, Jeremy M.
Summary: A Dartmouth anthropologist whose team discovered two ancient human species explores how our evolution toward bipedalism rendered us dominant, innovative, more compassionate, and more susceptible to health problems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.93 DESCovey, Stephen M. R.
Summary: In an ever-challenging world, trust continues to be the most pivotal element needed in successful relationships--from the personal to the political to business. With compelling examples, convincing research, and penetrating insights, the authors teach people how to develop optimal trust relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174.4 COVReed, M. K
Summary: Introduces dinosaurs, including how they may have lived and died millions of years ago, and explores the history of paleontology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 REEKostyal, K. M.
Summary: Gives a close-up look at how the war for independence played out for ordinary citizens such as women, blacksmiths, and enslaved people in colonial Williamsburg.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 KOSKostyal, K. M.
Summary: Traces the adventurous life of the South Pole explorer whose ship, the Endurance, was frozen in ice and crushed, leaving the captain and crew to fight for survival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 919.89 KOSLaozi
Summary: Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy writing. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin's unique take on Taoist philosophy's founding classic. Reflecting more than forty years of Le Guin's personal study and contemplation, her rendering of the text is a brilliant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2019
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Summary: In this magnificent companion to the groundbreaking 7-hour miniseries, animal journeys are illustrated with images by National Geographic-caliber photographers and with iconic stills from the film. Informational sidebars throughout the book highlight new technology, preeminent scientists and photographers in the field, and the backstories behind the memorable seven-part documentary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 591.56 KOSReed, M. K.
Summary: "As snowpocalypse descends once again, one temperamental weatherman is determined to set the record straight on the myths and misconceptions surrounding the elements. What is the difference between weather and climate? How do weather satellites predict the future? Can someone outrun a tornado? Does the rotation of the Earth affect wind currents? And does meteorology have anything to do with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An in-depth reference for pet owners addresses a full spectrum of caregiver concerns for dogs, cats, horses, birds, and exotics, from selecting a compatible animal companion to coping with a range of diseases and disorders.--Source other than Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Merck 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.088 MERFisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 1999