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Audio theatre seriesBrecht, Bertolt
Summary: Play concerning the latter period of the life of Galileo Galilei. Unrelenting in his search for "simple truth", Galileo shatters beliefs held sacred for two thousand years. Under threat of torture by the Holy Inquisition, he argues for his very life in a passionate debate over science, politics, religion and ethics that resonates to this day.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: L. A. Theatre Works 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 832.912 BREHarte, Bret
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1903
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARFernow, Berthold
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1967
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3747 FernoBaier, Bret
Summary: January 1961: President Eisenhower has three days to secure the nation's future before his young successor, John F. Kennedy, takes power — a final mission by the legendary leader who planned D-Day and guided America through the darkening Cold War.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT BAICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B EISENHOWERBaier, Bret
Summary: On May 31, 1988, Reagan addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, with a remarkable -- yet now largely forgotten -- speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327 BAIStetka, Bret
Summary: Just over 125,000 years ago, humanity was on the edge of extinction when a dramatic shift occurred—Homo sapiens started tracking the tides and eating the nearby oysters. Before long, they’d pulled themselves back from the brink of extinction. What saved us during that period of endangerment? The human brain, and its evolutionary journey is unlike anything else in history. In Brain Power,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 STEBaier, Bret
Summary: November 1943: World War II teetered in the balance. The Nazis controlled nearly all of the European continent. Japan dominated the Pacific. Allied successes at Sicily and Guadalcanal had gained modest ground but at an extraordinary cost. On the Eastern Front, the Soviets had already lost millions of lives. That same month in Tehran, with the fate of the world in question, the 'Big Three,'...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BAIBaier, Bret
Summary: George Washington rescued the nation three times: first by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, second by presiding over the Constitutional Convention that set the blueprint for the United States and ushering the Constitution through a fractious ratification process, and third by leading the nation as its first president. After the War of Independence, the states...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 BAIBaier, Bret
Summary: "From Bret Baier comes a riveting reassessment of Ulysses S. Grant, arguing that the great Civil War commander's battle to save the Union continued to the very end of his presidency when a crisis threatened to fracture the still fragile nation once again"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRANT, ULYSSES S. BAISmith, Bren
Summary: "Through tales that span from his childhood in Newfoundland to his early years on the high seas aboard commercial fishing trawlers, from pioneering new forms of ocean farming to surfing the frontiers of the food movement, Smith introduces the world of sea-based agriculture, and advocates getting ocean vegetables onto American plates (there are thousands of edible varieties in the sea!). Here he...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SMITH, BREN SMIBennett, Brit.
Summary: "A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story about young love, a big secret in a small community--and the things that ultimately haunt us most. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett's mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive story about community, love, and ambition. It begins with a secret. "All good...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BENBerthoud, Ella.
Summary: A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerful--a way to learn about how to live. Read at the right moment in your life, a novel can--quite literally--change it. The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. To create this apothecary, the authors have trawled...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.3 BERBerghoff, Carlyn.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.57 BERBren, Paulina
Summary: "The Barbizon tells the story of New York's most glamorous women-only hotel, and the women-both famous and ordinary-who passed through its doors. World War I had liberated women from home and hearth, setting them on the path to political enfranchisement and gainful employment. Arriving in New York to work in the dazzling new skyscrapers, they did not want to stay in uncomfortable boarding...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 BRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.4097 BREBerthon, Simon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BERBennett, Brit
Summary: Generación tras generación, la comunidad negra del pueblo de Mallard, en Luisiana, ha intentado aclarar el tono de su piel favoreciendo los matrimonios mixtos. Las inseparables gemelas Desirée y Stella Vignes, con su color níveo, sus ojos castaños y su cabello ondulado, son un buen ejemplo de ello. Tan distintas y tan iguales, decidieron huir juntas del diminuto pueblo creyendo que también...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Literatura Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH BENHerrera, Bren.
Summary: Pressure cooking is officially in, and who better to unveil the magic of the modern pressure cooker than chef and media personality Bren Herrera? Bren embodies the energy and delicious global food culture of today through her current culinary work with some of the biggest chefs in the world and her Cuban family roots. She’s cooked with Emeril Lagasse and Chef of the Century Joël Robuchon, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.58 HERMorin, Brit
Summary: "Brit Morin, founder of the wildly popular lifestyle brand, app, and website Brit + Co, reimagines homemaking for the twenty-first century, making it as simple as possible to go from amateur to pro with easy charts, tips, recipes, DIY projects, and tech shortcuts. Simple, beautiful, and stylish, it offers the digital generation a wealth of innovative ideas and how-tos for a more creative...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 660 MORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home MorinBrown, Bren©♭
Summary: Social scientist Bren©♭ Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives -- experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. Now Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Psych BrownBerthon, Simon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5322 BERSummary: An examination of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and her children", and the political philosophies the play represents. Preparing for The Public Theater's 2006 production of Brecht's anti-war play, Meryl Streep allows a camera crew to document her rehearsal process and interest in the work. Moreover, the life and times of Brecht himself are followed, most notably the playwrites' escape from...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Alive Mind 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF THEBerthold-Bond, Annie.
Summary: "868 practical formulas: all-purpose household cleaners, body creams and lotions, laundry products, disinfectants, baby care, fragrances, hair care, natural facials, lawn and garden care, natural insect repellents, milk paint, plant stains, and dyes, art supplies, hobbies, and kids' projects"--Cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 BERBorgeson, Bet.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.24 BORBrem, Rachel
Summary: "A life-saving and empowering guide to understanding breast cancer detection, prevention, and treatment options, from two top doctors in the field-Rachel Brem, a breast radiologist, and Christy Teal, a breast surgeon-who have also made the personal decisions to have mastectomies"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2023