Weber, David
Summary: A collection of short fiction presents the dangerous and multifaceted world of Honor Harrington--starship captain, admiral, and interstellar heroine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEBGriffin, W. E. B.
Contents: Men in blue -- Special operations -- The victim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRISummary: A major problem in the spread of chlamydia in the developing world is that people rarely have the time to see a doctor, let alone attend a follow-up appointment. In the Philippines a journey to a clinic can take a whole day, and the diagnostic test takes five to six hours. However, the development of a much more rapid screener-a test strip utilizing nanogold technology-has taken place in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Lurking in stagnant pools and muddy watering holes, the guinea worm easily gets into the food chain-and, because it is frighteningly invulnerable to stomach acids and the human immune system, it is next to impossible to remove from the body. But now, scientists are on the verge of eradicating the parasite, humanity's oldest and largest nematode enemy. This program journeys to Sudan, the country...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne infection, which affects some 50 million people annually. It is now endemic in more than 100 countries in Africa, South America, the Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. This program journeys to Thailand to join scientists at the forefront of the fight to contain and eliminate Dengue. Viewers learn about one of the principal challenges...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Among the research and funding experts of the global health community, the "Big Three" diseases are AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. As urgent as it is to fight these illnesses, many others also need attention and aren't getting it. These "forgotten diseases" include elephantiasis (or lymphatic filariasis), bilharzia (or schistosomiasis), and river blindness (or onchocerciasis), among others....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: More and more drug-resistant strains of Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria (Hib) have emerged in recent years, and the consequences of late or no treatment are devastating. The microbe is estimated to cause at least 3 million cases of serious disease-often meningitis-and up to 700,000 deaths each year among young children. This program examines the tragic problem in Bangladesh, where the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Over a half-million women in the world get cervical cancer every year, with nearly 80 percent in developing countries. Human papilloma virus (HPV) causes the cancer and is therefore among the worst instigators of female cancer mortality worldwide. A vaccine is now available against the disease, but how effective is it, and can it save lives in poor, remote regions as well as wealthy areas? This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: A killer flu outbreak isn't just a developing-world nightmare. The influenza virus is so adaptable that the West is as vulnerable as anywhere else. This program outlines the history of influenza and explores current research into what steps, if any, might prevent a future flu pandemic. Viewers are shown how the virus mutates to resist vaccines and has an uncanny ability to jump species...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: At an overwhelmed hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India, young children struggle for their lives. The threat initially appears like the flu or other illnesses, so it often goes misdiagnosed and treated with useless antibiotics until a more experienced doctor sees the patient. By then, it is often too late to prevent either death or severe brain damage. The film provides a glimpse of India's 2005...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: On World AIDS Day 2003, WHO and UNAIDS released a detailed and concrete plan to reach the 3 by 5 target of providing antiretroviral treatment to three million people living with AIDS in developing countries and those in transition by the end of 2005. It was a vital step toward the ultimate goal of providing universal access to AIDS treatment to all those who need it. This program travels to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Uganda is at a turning point in its fight against malaria. In Kampala's Mulago hospital, a staggering percentage of admissions are due to malaria and it is the highest cause of death amongst patients. The parasite is becoming resistant to the standard treatments, and infecting children of younger ages. Just as worrying-some mosquitoes are becoming immune to the insecticide commonly used on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Salvatore, R. A.
Summary: "War has come to Fireach Speur. The once forgotten Xoconai empire has declared war upon the humans west of the mountains, and their first target are the people of Loch Beag. Lead by the peerless Tzatzini, all that stands in the way of the God Emperor's grasp of power is Aoelyn, Talmadge, and their few remaining allies. But not all hope is lost. Far away from Fireach Speuer, an ancient tomb is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SALCameron, Barbara
Summary: Summer Carson has lived near the Amish community in Paradise, Pennsylvania, all her life. Now she's following in her father's footsteps and earning her degree in agricultural science so she can continue his work helping local farmers. In her job at the county extension office, Summer moves between the Englisch and the Amish worlds. While she sometimes finds herself speaking--and even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gilead Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAMGriffin, W. E. B.
Summary: Homicide Sergeant Matthew Payne is used to murder, but lately there's been an awful lot of it in Philadelphia. A gangland shooting in a popular tourist location has left six dead, most of them innocent bystanders, and days later the body of a headless Latina turns up in the Schuykill River. Everybody assumes they're not related, but Payne can't shake the hunch that there's something more to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRIHedlund, Jody
Summary: Running from the mistakes of her past, Tessa Taylor heads to the uppermost reaches of Michigan, planning to serve as the new teacher of the children of miners. She quickly learns the town has requested a male teacher, but Percival Updegraff, superintendent and chief mine clerk, says she can stay through winter since it's too late to replace her. Tessa can't help but thank him and say she is in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION HEDMebus, Scott.
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Rory continues his mission to free the spirits of the Munsee Indians from their Central Park prison without starting a war among the residents of Mannahatta, a spirit realm that co-exists alongside modern-day New York City, filled with fantastical creatures and people from the city's colorful past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MEBForrest, Bella
Summary: Alex and his comrades might have escaped the Head's clutches, but where are they now?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nightlight Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fantasy Forrest 2017Kauffman, Donna
Summary: Ford Maddox was running from his past when he came back to Blueberry Cove, Maine. With feisty Delia O'Reilly there to cheer him on, he couldn't have picked a better place to start over-- even if he's determined to do it alone in his island tree house, working to save endangered seabirds... and himself. But when he finds Delia fighting to hold on to her local diner, and all that's best about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAUWallace, Amy
Summary: Hanna Kessler’s childhood secret has remained buried for over two decades. But when the dark shadows of her past threaten to destroy those she loves, Hanna must face the summer that changed her life and the man who still haunts her memories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALYates, Maisey
Summary: "It started with one simple favor. Now one night together has the promise of more . . . No one knows tough-as-nails bar owner Cara Summers better than her best friend, rancher Jace Carson. And when Cara needs someone to stay with her at Lone Rock's most historic, and possibly haunted, hotel to purchase it, Jace is the man for the job - even when the only furnished room has just one bed. One...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Summary: Zara Cole may have finally met her match. Lifekiller--a creature that can devour entire planets--is spreading terror throughout the universe, and it seems nothing can stand in the monstrous god-king's way. Reeling from a series of battles, Zara and her wounded band of allies are going to need a strategy before they face Lifekiller again. Zara's street smarts may not be enough when their enemy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CAICammuso, Frank
Summary: After selling enough cookies to earn her troop a camping trip, Salem discovers that the rest of the girls don't enjoy camping, so she and her cat, Whammy end up in the wilderness alone, with only magical mishaps for company.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 CAMConnealy, Mary
Summary: "After a rough winter spent alone, Ursula Nordegren realizes she must overcome her fears of the outside world and begins a trek down Hope Mountain. Along the way she finds a badly wounded stranger and realizes God may have used her decision to leave as a way of saving the man. Wax Mosby was climbing Hope Mountain in part to atone for his terrible choices. He was hired to drive out the Warden...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2020