Summary: Offers a new translation of the text of prayer and song used by Jewish familes each year to celebrate Passover and the story of Exodus, augmented by commentary by a number of modern-day thinkers, including Michael Pollan, Tony Kushner, and Judith Shulevitz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown, and Co. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.4 NEWEnglander, Howard
Summary: "Embracing Elderhood offers an alternative to the pessimism that leads to 'dying before we die!' It loudly proclaims that being old is about chronology; being an Elder is about attitude. This book is a genuine contribution to the narrative about aging that redefines the concept of Elderhood by asking and answering three important questions: Why am I here? Why am I still here? And why was I...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Aging EnglanderNabhan, Chadi
Summary: "A behind-the-scenes look inside the three trials involving a popular weed killer (Roundup), cancer, and the search for justice--written by a physician expert witness who saw it all"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 NABNabhan, Gary Paul.
Summary: "How to harvest water and nutrients, select drought-tolerant plants, and create natural diversity Because climatic uncertainty has now become "the new normal," many farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers in North America are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to become more resilient in the face of such "global weirding." This book draws upon the wisdom and technical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631 NABNaiman, Ingrid.
Summary: "In the 1950s the use of herbal cancer salves for tumor destruction and removal had a 75 to 80 percent success rate; but with the advent, first of radiation and later of chemotherapy, the method went underground. In this fascinating and useful book, the author demystifies and revives a major natural method of therapy."-- from publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books [distributor] 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 NAIWatman, Max.
Summary: Chronicles the story of moonshine, covering the late-18th-century whiskey tax and Prohibition to the present day's illegal microdistillery trade and the recent decision to make moonshining a federal crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.41 WATNabhan, Gary Paul.
Summary: The future of our food depends on seeds in orchards and fields the world over. In 1943, one of the first to recognize this fact, botanist Nikolay Vavilov, lay dying of starvation in a Soviet prison. But in the years before Stalin jailed him as a scapegoat, Vavilov had traveled over five continents, collecting hundreds of thousands of seeds in an effort to outline the ancient centers of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press/Shearwater Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.632 NABLathan, Jean Lee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sunlight Curriculum 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WhiNabhan, Gary Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.013 NABNaman, Christine Pisera
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: R to R NamanTahan, Malba
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.74 TAHCahan, Richard
Summary: The world was in ruin at the end of World War II: from the Blitz in London to the aftermath of the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A small group of Army soldiers witnessed it all. They photographed Germany's last push, the Battle of the Bulge, and they rode into Germany to witness unimagined destruction. They documented the Burma Road, which opened Mainland China to supplies, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CityFiles Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 CAHMahan, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.774 MAH1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 508.774 MAH
Pollitt, Katha.
Summary: With deep feeling and sharp insight, Pollitt writes about the death of her father; the sad but noble final days of a leftist study group of which she was a member; and the betrayal and heartbreak inflicted by a man who seriously deceived her. (Her infinitely patient, gentle driving instructor points out her weakness--"Observation, Katha, observation!") She also offers a candid view of her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 POLArmstrong, Cathal.
Summary: "The debut cookbook from Cathal Armstrong featuring 130 recipes showcasing modern Irish fare, along with stories about Armstrong's journey from Dublin to Washington, DC, and becoming an internationally recognized four-star chef, the owner of seven successful food and drink establishments, and a leader in the sustainable-food movement. --Provided by the Publisher"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5941 ARMRAMAZANI, JAHAN
Summary: A new revision of the classic anthology presents 195 poets and 1,596 poems representing the range of English language modern and contemporary poetry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NORTO 0000
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.008 NOR V1Call number: 821.008 NOR V2
Woollvin, Bethan
Summary: "The prisoner of an evil witch, Rapunzel lives all alone in a tall, dark tower. If she ever escapes, the witch will put a terrible curse her. But is Rapunzel frightened? Oh no, not she!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WOONabhan, Gary Paul.
Contents: Introduction -- Discerning the histories encoded in our bodies -- Searching for the ancestral diet -- Did mitochondrial Eve and Java Man feast on the same foods? -- Finding a bean for your genes and a buffer against malaria -- . The shaping and shipping away of Mediterranean cuisines -- Discovering why some don't like it hot -- Is it a matter of taste? -- Dealing with migration headaches --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press/Shearwater Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.1 NAB(NEW NATION)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 AMETatham, Betty.
Summary: An emperor penguin lays an egg on the Antarctic ice in the bitter cold, miles away from the only source of food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2002
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETLatham, Donna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 577.34 LATLatham, Jennifer
Summary: Making truly excellent bread can be so simple and fun, and any kid can learn the art and science of mixing, folding, proofing, and baking. From sandwich breads, like Honey Whole Wheat and fluffy Milk Bread to buttery brioche rolls, puffy pita, and chewy baguettes to other grain-based favorites, like fresh flour tortillas, pizza dough, and cornbread, Baking Bread with Kids includes more than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.815 LATCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.815 LATLatham, Mark
Summary: With bright, dynamic imagery and gripping text, this book asks the intriguing question, What if there was more to the ghostly fable than meets the eye? What if Washington Irving's legend of Sleepy Hollow was based on fact? And what if the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow was not unique, but merely one of a strange line of malevolent spirits sighted across the world, bringing misfortune to all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 133.1 LATInlander, Charles B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ISIS Pub. 2000