Payne, M. D. (Matthew D.)
Summary: "Reader beware! The biography of R. L. Stine, author of the hugely popular Goosebumps series, is a scary-good time! R. L. Stine began writing stories at the age of nine, after finding a typewriter in his family's attic. (Was it a haunted typewriter? Who can be sure?) Often referred to as the 'Stephen King of children's literature,' R.L. has created some of the scariest books to have ever been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 STISummary: "He's only getting worse. Donald Trump's erratic behavior throughout his presidential campaign caused many of us to ask: What is wrong with him? After the election, politicians and pundits assured us he would change once he took office and would live up to his role as president. After spending two years in the most powerful position in the world, however, Trump has only gotten worse. He rants....
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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Summary: One of the greatest works of philosophy, political theory, and literature ever produced, Plato's Republic has shaped Western thought for thousands of years and remains as relevant today as when it was written during the fourth century B.C. Republic begins by posing a central question: "What is justice, and why should we be just, especially when the wicked often seem happier and more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 PLAPayne, M. D. (Matthew D.)
Summary: "Star Trek remains one of the most popular science-fiction series of all time, and Captain Kirk is one of the most famous and highly decorated captains in the history of Starfleet. Viewers follow his adventures through space as the commanding officer of starships like the U.S.S. Enterprise. But did you know that Kirk wasn't even the show's first captain? And that the Star Trek series almost...
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.45 PAYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.45 PAYPayne, M. D. (Matthew D.)
Summary: "A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer -- writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the Black experience in the Unites States. Over a50-year career, Ellington became one of the biggest names in jazz as we know it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ELLPayne, M. D. (Matthew D.)
Summary: "Your favorite characters are now part of the Who HQ library! Nothing mysterious about it! Learn all about how Scooby and his friends took over Saturday mornings--and then the world--in this debut title in the What Is the Story Of? series. Most kids are familiar with the always-hungry, scaredy-cat Great Dane called Scooby-Doo and his true-blue friends of Mystery Inc. But how did Scooby and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.45 PAYLawrence, R. D.
Summary: Observation of a captive pack of untamed wolves and the comparison of their behavior to free wild wolves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.74 LAWSpellberg, D. A. (Denise A.)
Contents: Introduction : Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an : imagining the Muslim as citizen at the founding of the United States -- The European Christian origins of negative, incorrect, curious, but sometimes accurate American ideas about Islam and Muslims, 1529-1797 --Positive European Christian precedents for the toleration of Muslims, and their presence in colonial America, 1554-1706 -- What Jefferson...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.46 SPEBrasier, M. D.
Contents: In search of lost worlds -- The devil's toenail -- A fossilized jelly baby -- The first terror with teeth -- A worm that changed the world -- A mistake point -- Reign of the Snow Queen -- Through a lens, darkly -- Torridon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.71 BRAGiangreco, D. M.
Contents: Chapter 1 Korea--A Nation Divided 1 -- Chapter 2 Invasion 23 -- Chapter 3 Inch'on--The UN Strikes Back 67 -- Chapter 4 Drive to the Yalu 97 -- Chapter 5 "An Entirely New War" 127 -- Chapter 6 Attacks and Counterattacks 163 -- Chapter 7 War Along the Outposts 203 -- Chapter 8 The Air War 249 -- Chapter 9 The War at Sea 275 -- Chapter 10 The Last Battles 299.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presidio 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.9 GIAHuffman, D. M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iowa State University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 589.222 HUFThomas, D. M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SOLZHENITSYN, ALEXANDER THOLivingston, A. D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lippincott 1971
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 795.41 LIVRonald, D. A. B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Osprey 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.2745 RONDyer, R. A. (Richard A.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 794.73 DYEArmitage, A. M. (Allan M.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.931 ARMSalloomi, M. A. (Mohammed A.)
Contents: The new competitors and the shift of power -- The campaign against Islamic charities after 9/11 -- Islamic charities in the US Congress -- The declared objective of the campaign : analysis -- Case studies Islamic charities under American hegemony -- Mistakes of Islamic and non-Islamic organizations : a double standard -- The motives and objectives -- Conclusions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AuthorHouse 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 355 SALArmitage, A. M. (Allan M.)
Summary: A reference guide to the identification and culture of over 3500 herbaceous perennial plant species, varieties and cultivars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stipes Pub. 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.932 ARMCorfield, R. M.
Summary: Annotation "Sailing three-and-a-half years and 69,000 nautical miles, the story of Challenger is the stuff of legend. Scientists and crew alike braved the stifling heat of the tropics for months on end only to suffer the stupefying cold of the Antarctic, enduring danger on the high seas, and risking their very lives in the pursuit of knowledge. As the first sea voyage devoted exclusively to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joseph Henry Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 CORO'Connor, M. R.
Summary: "At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision--especially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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Summary: In an ever-challenging world, trust continues to be the most pivotal element needed in successful relationships--from the personal to the political to business. With compelling examples, convincing research, and penetrating insights, the authors teach people how to develop optimal trust relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174.4 COVMontgomery, M. R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.223 MONCovey, Stephen M. R.
Summary: This book challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue, and instead demonstrates that it is a hard-edged, economic driver--a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing. CEO Covey informs readers how to inspire lasting trust in their personal and professional relationships, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2006