Bainbridge, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 611.8 BAIBainbridge, John
Summary: "John Bainbridge, Jr.'s Gun Barons is a narrative history of six charismatic and idiosyncratic men who changed the course of American history through the invention and refinement of repeating weapons. Love them or hate them, guns are woven deeply into the American soul. Names like Colt, Smith & Wesson, Winchester, and Remington are legendary. Yet few people are aware of the roles these men...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dell 1980
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Summary: Discusses the behavior, health, intellectual development, and personal relationships of seven-year-old children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dell Publishing 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.124 AMEJanes, Patricia
Summary: "Introduces the reader to tigers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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Summary: "Stories of women who have triumphed through their faith in Jesus Christ. Some are women of the Bible; some are the seemingly ordinary women who fill our lives."--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Faith 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.843 JAKCamus, Albert
Summary: Withheld from publication in France for twenty-nine years after his death, and now in English for the first time, Camus's final journals give us our rawest and most intimate glimpse yet into one of the most important voices of French letters and twentieth-century literature. The first two volumes of his Notebooks began as simple instruments of his work; this final volume, recorded over the last...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ivan R. Dee 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 848.91403 CAMJaher, David
Summary: In 1924 the wife of a Boston surgeon came to embody the raging national debate over Spiritualism, a movement devoted to communication with the dead. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street, but she was known to her followers simply as Margery. Her most vocal advocate was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who believed so thoroughly in Margery's powers that he urged her to enter a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAGERY JAHJukes, Helen
Summary: "Helen Jukes is entering her thirties and feeling disconnected and trapped by her office job. Then, for good luck, she is given a colony of honeybees. According to folklore, a colony, freely given, brings good fortune, and the author embarks on an emotional, rewarding journey during the course of a year as she cares for these wondrous beings and learns the art of beekeeping." --
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JUKES, HELEN JUKJakes, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ohio University Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JAKBales, Kevin.
Summary: In this riveting book, authors and authorities on modern day slavery Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter expose the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists now in the United States. In "The Slave Next Door "we find that slaves are all around us, hidden in plain sight: the dishwasher in the kitchen of the neighborhood restaurant, the kids on the corner selling cheap...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 BALHanes, Stephanie.
Summary: "The stunningly beautiful Gorongosa National Park, once the crown jewel of Mozambique, was nearly destroyed by decades of civil war. It looked like a perfect place for Western philanthropy: revive the park and tourists would return, a win-win outcome for the environment and the impoverished villagers living in the area. So why did some researchers find the local communities actually getting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333 HANJahns, Pat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 JAHJasek, Jacqueline
Summary: "Introduction to different types of birds using simple text, illustrations, and photos. Features include puzzles and games, fun facts, a resource list, and an index"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598 JASCalmes, Jackie
Summary: An award-winning investigative journalist presents an account of the life and confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, featuring interviews with his accusers and evidence of his deceptions amongst the Republican Party's drive toward the far right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.73 CALHumes, Edward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1 HUMRodriguez, Janel
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 RODWaxman, Jamye
Summary: "Not all relationships are made to last forever. Sometimes what starts as a beautiful friendship or productive partnership turns toxic, or one-sided, or unhealthy - and the best solution for both parties is to end it. In How to Break Up With Anyone, relationship expert Jamye Waxman has written a much-needed guide to every step of a non-romantic breakup. Drawing from her own experiences, Jamye...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 WAXJaynes, Gregory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 TIM VOL 14Jukes, Geoffrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 JUKWilson, Jamia
Summary: "Explore the points where gender, race, class, ability, sexuality, and culture meet. Learn from author Jamia Wilson's lived experiences, read the statistics, and gain strength in quotes from feminist firebrands and activists. Along the way, respond to calls to action and form your own views on the 'F' word. This book is for everyone."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint off The Quarto Group 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.42 WILGates, S. James (Sylvester James)
Summary: "In 1916, a nearly unknown German-born theoretical physicist named Albert Einstein had developed his theory of relativity, but hadn't yet been able to prove it. The only way to do that was through the clear view and measurement of a solar eclipse. In Mayof 1919, one of the longest total solar eclipses of the 20th century was visible for almost seven minutes in the Southern Hemisphere"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.11 GATEamer, Claire
Summary: "Ripley's Believe It or Not meets National Geographic in this book about some of the grossest yet most fascinating ways animals have adapted to survive. Survival of the Grossest explores how some of the most effective -- and often truly foul -- survival adaptations in the animal world involve poop, mucus, spit, foul smells and sprays, nasty eating habits, disembodied body parts and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021
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Summary: Mystic Michigan explores actual natural phenomenon and strange oddities that exist all throughout the state that you can visit and experience yourself. If you enjoy exploration and have a flare for the unusual, you will appreciate "Mystic Michigan". It is great to take on vacations, weekend trips or just an evening drive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zosma Publications 2003