Koonin, Steven E.
Summary: The author points out that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. He provides insights and perspective free from political agendas, dispels popular myths, and unveils little-known truths. He points out that the models we use to predict the future aren't able to accurately describe the climate of the past,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.738 KOOSpiegelhalter, D. J.
Summary: "Statistics are everywhere, as integral to science as they are to business, and in the popular media hundreds of times a day. In this age of big data, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever if we want to separate the fact from the fiction, the ostentatious embellishments from the raw evidence-- and even more so if we hope to participate in the future, rather than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.5 SPIGigerenzer, Gerd.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 519.2 GIGSummary: "From fire rainbows to ice storms, this is an A to Z guide to the Earth's spectacular weather phenomena. The entries have been crafted by experts at the Royal Meteorological Society, and many are illustrated with dramatic imagery from their annual Weather Photographer of the Year competition. As well as providing precise scientific and geographic detail on all aspects of weather, the book also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 551.6 WEASummary: Have you ever had a burning question that seemed off limits or inappropriate to ask about Christianity, the Bible, or Jesus? You Can't Ask That! gathers 50 of the most provocative, challenging, or otherwise taboo questions that many of us have wondered about but few have actually asked. Edited by Christian Piatt, who once had a bible thrown at his head for asking too many questions during a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chalice Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.6 YOUMitchell, Stephen
Summary: Chiefly commentary on biblical excerpts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 226.1 MITLancaster, Jen
Summary: Every day, Americans are bombarded with terrifying news about crime, the environment, politics, and the health consequences of the foods we've been enjoying for years. We're judged by social media users, pressured into maintaining a perfect home, and expected to base our self-worth on retweets, faves, likes, and followers. Our collective FOMO (fear of missing out), and the disparity between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little a 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 LANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 LANRoberts, Alice
Summary: "A visual and linguistic adventure through the strange, astonishing worlds within our anatomy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mills Music Inc. 1949
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2 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMSummary: Quicken WillMaker Plus 2019 is the easiest way to create your estate plan, whether you're just getting started or you want to update your previous arrangements. This powerful software guides you through the process from beginning to end, giving you the practical and legal information you need to make the best decisions for you and your family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Quicken WillMaker Plus 2018 is the easiest ways to create your estate plan, whether it's your first time or you want to update a previous plan. You'll be guided through the process from beginning to end with practical and relevant legal information so that you can make the best decisions for you and your family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.05 QUIVelasquez-Manoff, Moises.
Summary: Whether it is asthma, food or pollen allergies, type-1 diabetes, lupus, multiple sclerosis, or Crohn's disease, everyone knows someone who suffers from an allergic or autoimmune disorder. And if it appears that the prevalence of these maladies has increased recently, that's because it has--to levels never before seen in human history. These days no fewer than one in five, and likely more,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.97 VELFitzgerald, Randall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nu FitzgeraldOlmsted, Larry
Summary: "You've seen the headlines: Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster at all. Extra-virgin olive oil that isn't. So many fake foods are in our supermarkets, our restaurants, and our kitchen cabinets that it's hard to know what we're eating anymore. In Real Food/Fake Food, award-winning journalist Larry Olmsted convinces us why real food matters and empowers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 OLMRestak, Richard M.
Summary: As an expert on the brain, Dr. Restak knows that in the last five years there have been exciting new scientific discoveries about the brain and its performance. Restak has asked his colleagues: What can I do to help my brain work more efficiently? He combines advice culled from cutting-edge research with brain-tuning exercises to show how individuals of any age can make their brains work more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 612.8 RESNeustaedter, Randall
Summary: The Vaccine Guide gives consumers the information they need to make informed decisions about vaccination. Parents who face a multitude of vaccines for their children and adults who must decide about flu shots, vaccination for international travel, hepatitis, and booster doses, now have a guide to the complex and often confusing realm of vaccine choices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.4 NEUPilcher, Helen
Summary: If you could bring back just one animal from the past, what would you choose? It can be anyone or anything from history, from the King of the Dinosaurs, T. rex, to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, and beyond. De-extinction - the ability to bring extinct species back to life - is fast becoming reality. Around the globe, scientists are trying to de-extinct all manner of animals,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat PilcherBridges, Tilly
Summary: "Trans woman and screenwriter Tilly Bridges takes you through the trans allegories of the Matrix franchise, with deep dives into The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Animatrix, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Matrix Resurrections, tracking one person’s transition journey - from Thomas Anderson, to Neo... to Trinity. Each movie’s allegory is deeply layered, building from movie to movie, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BearManor Media 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 BRIMoor, Abby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PRC 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.37 MOOHowell, Izzi
Summary: A graphic nonfiction volume that discusses the Earth's climate and different types of biomes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2023
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Summary: Since 2009, millions of people have transformed their lives with the Whole30. Now, co-creator Melissa Hartwig is making it even easier to achieve Whole30 success with delicious slow cooker recipes that turn ingredients into delicious, hearty meals while you're out and about. This follow-up to the best-selling The Whole30 Cookbook is packed with 150 recipes designed to get you out of the kitchen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.58 HARJokulsson, Illugi.
Summary: Offers information on World Cup 2018, including the soccer stars headed to the tournament, why the American team will not be going, and the winners and losers of previous World Cups.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press Publishers 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.334 JOKChallem, Jack.
Summary: "Boost your energy levels, clear up mental fuzziness, feel 10 years younger" -- front cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2007
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Berman, Bob
Summary: "'Zapped' tells the story of all the light we cannot see, tracing microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, infrared, ultraviolet, and other forms of radiation from their historic, world-altering discoveries in the nineteenth century to their central role in modern life. Along the way, Berman sets the record straight on the health costs (and benefits) of radiation and explores the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017