Summary: ... Contains fifty genealogical sketches of heads of households living in what are today Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2012
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3744 WESToynbee, Arnold Joseph
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press; distributed in the United States by American Heritage Press 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901 TOYKueppers, Harald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 535.6 KUEHerold, Benjamin
Summary: "Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools Outside Atlanta, a middle-class Black family faces off with a school system seemingly bent on punishing their teenage son. North of Dallas, a conservative white family relocates to an affluent suburban enclave, but can't escape the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024
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Summary: This book briefly examines the behaviors and habitat of the killer whale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.536 SIMFritzsch, Harald
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1994
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Summary: "A revelatory history of the transformational decade after World War II when Germany raised itself out of the ashes of defeat, turned away from fascism, and reckoned with the corruption of its soul, and the horrors of the Holocaust"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.087 JAHCharman, Katrina
Summary: A parakeet, a rhinoceros, and a tiger must team up to survive the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHACharman, Katrina
Summary: "A stowaway dog and the captain's cat forge an unlikely friendship as they race to protect three kittens, help their humans, and survive the sinking of the Titanic."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CHALeapman, Michael
Summary: By the early eighteenth century, botanists were inching toward the shocking truth that plants had male and female organs and reproduced sexually. The first person to realize the practical implications of this was Thomas Fairchild, a London nurseyman, and celebrated author of The City Gardener. Leapman, a brilliant horticultural writer, has unearthed fascinating and colorful detail about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9152 FAIRCHILD, THOMAS LEAHarford, Tim
Contents: Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- Who pays for your coffee? -- What supermarkets don't want you to know -- Perfect markets and the "world of truth" -- Crosstown traffic -- The inside story -- Rotten investments and rotten eggs -- The men who knew the value of nothing -- Why poor countries are poor -- Beer, fries, and globalization -- How China grew rich -- Notes -- Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9 HARCharan, Ram.
Summary: "A Call to Leadership. The role of the corporate board has changed. Today's smartest CEOs have used this to their benefit. But increased board control and involvement also has its downsides. This book, from three leading experts in the field, serves as aguide to help take advantage of board oversight while avoiding the pitfalls. Boardroom veterans Ram Charan, Dennis Carey, and Michael Useem...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Distribution Services 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.422 CHAMichels, Caroll.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 MichelsHerold, David M.
Contents: The realities of change -- Reframing the change dilemma -- What is changing, and where? -- Leading others through change -- Leaders don't all lead from the same place -- People's motivation to change -- People's capacity for change -- Change does not occur in a vacuum -- Putting the pieces together -- Smart change leaders, they get it!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stanford Business Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 HERHagman, Bette.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5638 HAGHerald, Jacqueline.
Summary: Surveys the fads, fashions, trends, and cultural and intellectual preoccupations of the comfortable, high-living 1920s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391 HERHarford, Tim
Summary: Outlines a counterintuitive approach to changing the world by assessing its failures, drawing on myriad disciplines to argue that complex challenges must be met through adaptive trial-and-error practices that do not depend on expert opinions or ready-made solutions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 HARLeapman, Melissa.
Summary: Knitters love their stitch dictionaries. Melissa Leapman, known for her knitting references, shares 300 of her favorite stitch patterns developed over her long career. With basic step-by-step knitting instruction, information on how to most effectively use a stitch dictionary, and a wealth of original stitch patterns, this book will appeal to all levels of knitters looking for a comprehensive,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potter Craft 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1987
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Summary: People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) experience such violent and frightening mood swings that they often fear for their sanity. They can be euphoric one moment, despairing and depressed the next. There are an estimated 18 million sufferers of BPD living in America today, each displaying remarkably similar symptoms such as: a shaky sense of identity ; Sudden outbursts of anger ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 2010
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Summary: "Memory is far more than a record of the past--in this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world's top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from learning and decision-making to trauma and healing, and helps us take control of our unconscious mind to live happier, more deliberate lives. A new understanding of memory is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Canada 2024
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Summary: "Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics-we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often "the only way of grasping much of what is going on around...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Math HarfordHerald, Jacqueline.
Summary: Looks at how the fashions of the 1970s reflected the social, historical and cultural events of that decade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1992
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Summary: Explains the techniques, design, and modern changes in such crafts as pottery, basket making, carving, painting, printing, and embroidery in countries around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 1993