Herz, J. C. (Jessie Cameron)
Summary: "Explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die, [tracing] CrossFit's rise from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters, and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.177 KUIWells, Brooke
Summary: "On the last night of the 2021 CrossFit Games, ten thousand fans watched in horror as Brooke Wells' elbow dislocated under the weight of a 190-pound barbell. This is the extraordinary story of what happened next: How Wells pulled off a highly improbable comeback that transformed her mentally and physically into one of the fittest women in the world. In Resilient, Wells provides a refreshingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Summary: "Learning to read has never been more fun as LEGO Batman faces off against his old foe The Penguin and an army of penguins, and then flip the book over for another story featuring Batman and The Flash taking on some trouble-causing ghosts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MARSummary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROMPantaleo, Steve
Summary: Describes the WWE, its rules, and its stars, discussing how they train and their signature moves, including descriptions of John Cena, Charlotte Flair, and Trish Stratus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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Summary: Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers shares the lessons that transformed a dyslexic kid from West Virginia into one of the world's best business leaders and turned a simple router company into a global tech titan. When Chambers joined Cisco in 1991, it was a company with 400 employees, a single product, and about $70 million in revenue. When he stepped down as CEO in 2015, he left a $47...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 658.4 CHABlack, Jake
Summary: Meet the biggest Superstars of all time! This fact-packed book brings together hundreds of the biggest, baddest, and most impressive Superstars and teams from across sports entertainment history. Includes detailed information, facts and stats on your favourite Legends and the brand-new breakout stars of the current roster. Who is strongest, Andre the Giant or Big Show? Whose signature move...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.812 BLAContreras, Jorge L.
Summary: "The gripping true story of a Supreme Court civil rights battle to prevent biotech companies from owning the very thing that makes us who we are-our DNA"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.7304 CONNiao, Fei Le
Summary: "This book combines Chinese painting techniques with twenty-four solar terms of traditional Chinese culture. According to the sequence of the four seasons--spring, summer, autumn, and winter--natural scenes are refined into a series of charming ink paintings. Following the tutorials in this book, you can complete beautiful ink and wash paintings in just a few strokes. You will also learn about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: SCPG 2023
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Summary: Page-by-page profiles of more than 200 of the biggest superstars from sports entertainment history are packed with facts, trivia, and behind-the-scenes information. "Super Stats" boxes detail information on each superstar, including career highlights and wins. The brand-new guide profiles popular competitors, from Hall of Famers to rising up-and-coming stars. Feature boxes highlight the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK | Penguin Random House 2018
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Summary: Examines the life and accomplishments of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2012
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who JobsDowsett, Elizabeth
Summary: "Meet more than 200 minifigures from the LEGO DC world-- plus an exclusive minifigure for your collection! Find out about awesome Super Heroes, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and their many friends and foes. Discover incredible Super Heroes and terrifying Super-Villains along with rare and unique minifigures you've never seen before in the LEGO DC Character Encyclopedia New Edition--...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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Summary: Provides a guide to the superheroes and archvillains of the DC universe, featuring such characters as Superman, Batman, Cyborg, Darkseid, Brainiac, John Constantine, and the Joker. The infographic design of each spectacularly illustrated, double-page feature gives readers a totally new slant on the DC Comics Universe and its super-powered heroes and villains, fantastic weapons, futuristic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1995
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3772 EARThomson, Hugh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 985.37 THOMattern, Joanne
Summary: A simple biography of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GAMSummary: Set in the 1960s, viewers are taken behind the glamor of Pan Am airlines and into the lives of the pilots and flight attendants that made the airline the preferred way to fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PANBorth, Teddy
Summary: "Discover how Roman Reigns went from college football player to WWE's big dog, claiming his yard from The Undertaker at Wrestlemania. This title will go through Reigns' time in NXT, The Shield, and his championship wins along the way. The easy to read text is joined with beautiful photographs showing some of Reigns' best moments in the ring."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.812 BORGabhart, Ann H.
Summary: 1933, Louisville, Kentucky. Piper Danson's parents came through the market crash with their fortune intact, and they've picked out the perfect suitor for their daughter. The only problem? Braxton Crandall is not the man-- or the life-- she really wants. Volunteering as a horseback Frontier Nursing courier in the Appalachian Mountains for the summer, Piper find the work taxing, the scenery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GABPantaleo, Steve
Summary: Explores the superstars of the WWE, including their rivalries, best moves, and best team-ups.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019