Cook, Nick.
Summary: Discusses the history and development of some of the world's fastest automobiles, describing the specific features and specifications of such cars as dragsters, Indianapolis 500 race cars, and the supersonic car.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Books 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 629.228 COOBock, Laszlo.
Summary: ""We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. It's not right that the experience of work should be so demotivating and dehumanizing." So says Laszlo Bock, head of People Operations at the company that transformed how the world interacts with knowledge. This insight is the heart of WORK RULES!, a compelling and surprisingly playful manifesto with the potential to change how we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 BOCGunderson, Jessica
Summary: A retelling of the classic fairy tale from the point of view of Rumpelstiltskin, who spins straw into gold (for cash payments), but really dreams of having a son to raise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC GUNLicks
Contents: DISC v. 1: Comments from: Paul McCartney -- James Jamerson Jr. -- Will Lee -- "Chili" Ruth and Joe Weaver -- John Entwistle -- Gerald Veasley -- Phil Chen -- Martha Reeves -- Pino Palladino -- Geddy Lee -- Joe Messina -- Chuck Rainey -- Wah Wah Watson -- Philadelphia Intl. Rhythm Section -- Joe Hunter -- "Ready" Freddy Washington -- Garry Tallent -- Dennis Coffey -- Allen McGrier -- Gil Askey...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dr. Licks Pub. 1989
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 787.87 LICLoewen, Nancy
Summary: A humorous retelling of the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, told from the witch's point of view--who rescues the children from their wicked stepmother, and teaches them food art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC LOESick, Gary
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 955.054 SICEpstein, Nicky.
Summary: "Designer, author, teacher, and knitting celebrity Nicky Epstein has created a stylish delight: 25 playful, fashion-forward patterns for 18-inch dolls. Nicky speaks fondly of the dolls that inspired her designs and explains the techniques for measuring adoll, adapting patterns, and choosing yarn and needles. The adorable pieces range from classic to chic, and include everything from hats and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nicky Epstein Books, an imprint of Sixth&Spring Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.43 EpsNicks, Erin
Summary: "This title tells the story of the National Hockey League, from its founding in Canada more than a century ago to its status today as a world-class showcase for hockey talent. Readers will learn about the league's stars, coaches, and venues, as well as its Stanley Cup and controversies within the sport. Features include infographics, a glossary, websites, source notes, and an index."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.962 NICTick, Edward.
Contents: Introduction: a call to the nation -- The war after the war -- The universal warrior -- The war after war -- War wounds us all -- Arena for the soul -- The journey through hell -- The invisible wound today -- Bringing our warriors home -- War trauma and the social contract -- The wound: a holistic understanding -- Wounding and identity -- The transformational journey -- Lessons from the chiefs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Mind TickTick, Judith
Summary: A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton and Company 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FITCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FITZGERALD, ELLA TICMedina, Nico
Summary: A history of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s spotlights the heroic efforts of AIDS activists who fought for medical research and new medicines, for proper health care for patients, and for compassionate recognition of people with AIDS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Social What MedinaEpstein, Nicky.
Summary: Join Nicky on a world tour of knitting traditions and techniques, with more than fifty fabulous new designs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nicky Epstein Books 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.432 EPSHook, Philip
Summary: Philip Hook takes the lid off the world of art dealing to reveal the brilliance, cunning, greed, and daring of its practitioners. In a richly anecdotal chronological narrative he describes the rise and occasional fall of the extraordinary men and women who over the centuries have made it their business to sell art to kings, merchants, nobles, entrepreneurs, and museums. From its beginnings in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Experiment 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HOOCrook, Jackie
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2007
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 667 CroCrook, Marion
Summary: Adoptive parents can be bewildered or apprehensive and find themselves struggling in ways they hadn't anticipated. Marion Crook gently takes adoptive parents through the process of adoption from childhood to adulthood, helping to demystify the experience with compassion and reassurance. Meticulously researched but refreshingly free of academic jargon, this book will enlighten and empower...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 CROVander Hook, Sue
Summary: Presents a brief history of the Cherokee Indians and describes their forced migration, which came to be known as the Trail of Tears, following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.3 VANCrook, Elizabeth
Summary: "Texas hill country, 1868. As nineteen-year-old Benjamin Shreve tends to business in his workshop, he witnesses a stagecoach strand a passenger. When the man, a treasure hunter, persuades Benjamin to help track down the vanished coach--and a mysterious fortune left aboard--Benjamin is drawn into a drama whose scope he could never have imagined, for they discover on reaching the coach that its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: W CROSharma, Nik
Summary: "In this groundbreaking book, Nik Sharma, scientist, food blogger, and cookbook author, guides home cooks on an exploration of flavor via 125 recipes. He demonstrates how to convert approachable spices, herbs, and commonplace pantry items into tasty, simple dishes, providing inspiration and knowledge to both home cooks and seasoned chefs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 SHAVick, Edward W. H.
Summary: The way in which we read the Bible grows out of what we believe the Bible to be. Thus it is impossible to discuss methods of interpretation without considering our view of inspiration, the gathering of the canon, and even the reception of the Bible by the community of faith. And so, Edward W. H. Vick starts this comprehensive discussion of hermeneutics-the interpretation of Scripture-by looking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Energion Publications 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 240 VICWick, Steve.
Summary: "When William L. Shirer agreed to start up the Berlin bureau of Edward R. Murrow's CBS News in the 1930s, he quickly became both the most trusted and most determined reporter in all of Europe. He did not fall for the Nazi propaganda, as some of his esteemed colleagues did, and fought against both Nazi censorship and American disdain for his relentless tactics. He warned of the consequences if...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 WICWick, Lori
Summary: Shelby agrees to marry a widowed prince, but when his heart seems to be with his first wife, she wonders if the faith they share can overcome the barriers between them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest House Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WICCobb, Cathy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 COBCooke, Tim
Summary: "Approaches the topic of World War II from the perspective of those fighting in it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 COOMedina, Nico
Summary: Introduces Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, describing its ancient beginnings, the first human settlers, and historic climbs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015