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Aeronautics Miscellanea Brace, Charles Loring 1826-1890 Chicago (Ill.) History 1875- Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.) Climatic changes Fires Illinois Chicago History 20th century Iroquois Theater (Chicago, Ill.) Fire, 1903 Nuclear industry Orphan trains United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Military intelligence Juvenile literatureSummary: With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, filmmaker Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome challenges like climate change and reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy an option that may become a vital way to ensure our continued survival sooner than we think.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NUCGilder, Joshua.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 GILSummary: Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ORPSummary: 2001 National Federation of the Blind, Allegra Mount Everest Expedition featuring Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind climber to reach the summit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Outside Television 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FARSummary: Is college worth the cost? Groundbreaking filmmaker Andrew Rossi asks the critical question about the value of higher education, revealing how colleges have come to embrace a business model that often promotes expansion over quality learning. With student-loan debt now over the one trillion dollar mark, the once-great American institution is at a breaking point. The film explores the current...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IVOSummary: "Haphazard pirates, wayward ghosts, dashing knights, rampaging kaiju (and down-to-earth regular joes!) are all assembled here to amaze and delight you in a wildly unique anthology celebrating love between men, from an astounding array of comics creators who know exactly how it feels. Featuring stories and art from SINA GRACE, NED BARNETT, ANTHONY OLIVEIRA, CHARLES PULLIAM-MOORE, NICK ROBLES,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A Wave Blue World, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 YOUBraund, Kathryn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howell Book House 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.752 BRARichards, Brant.
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for both basic techniques and more advanced tricks to be used in mountain biking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Beech Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.63 RICBrandt, Nat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Syracuse University Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.123 BRABrandt, Nick
Summary: "Nick Brandt depicts the animals of East Africa with an intimacy and artistry unmatched by other photographers who choose wildlife as their subject. Whether the creatures here are in action or in quintessential still moments, the pictures in On This Earth go far beyond the documentary realm of wildlife photographs. They portray another world, one of drama and poignancy, where the very souls of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.32 BRABrant, John
Summary: Julius Achon is the director of the Achon Uganda Children's Fund, a charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life in rural Uganda. He was captured at 12 and turned into a boy soldier; then miraculously found a career as one of the world's foremost middle-distance runners. How these life jumps happened is told here.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ACHON, JULIUS BRAHansen, Brant
Summary: "Are we giving our young men the wrong message about biblical manhood? Popular Christian radio host and podcaster gives guys an inspiring vision and practical wisdom for being who they were uniquely created to be--no matter their personality, interests, or abilities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 HANBrande, Dorothea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1922
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRABland, Dwain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DBI Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.2486 BLABrand, Adele
Summary: The fox. For thousands of years myth and folklore have celebrated its cunning intelligence. Today the red fox is nature's most populous carnivore, its dancing orange tail a common sight in backyards. Yet who is this wild neighbor, truly? How do we negotiate this uneasy new chapter of an ancient relationship? Join British ecologist Adele Brand on a journey to discover the surprising secrets of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.775 BRABrand, Christo
Summary: After more than a decade as a prison guard overseeing Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), Brand, with the assistance of Mail on Sunday Africa correspondent Jones, chronicles the unlikely personal relationship they built.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MANDELA, NELSON BRABrand, Max.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1926
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRABrand,Fiona
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIRA 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS BrandStone, Brandy
Summary: Discover how fun and educational growing plants can be. Gardening for Kids is packed with essential information for beginner gardeners and tons of awesome projects that help kids grow their science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) skills. Go outside with easy-to-try experiments that will teach you all about the environment, plants, and what it takes to grow and maintain your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 0000
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1932
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRABrand, Russell
Summary: "Russell Brand explores the idea of mentoring and shares what he's learned from the guidance of his own helpers, heroes and mentors"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.3 BRAMeltzer, Brad
Summary: In 1776, an elite group of soldiers was handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.4 MELAymar, Brandt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1989