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Cosmology Great Britain Foreign relations United States Kissinger, Henry 1923- Leadership Management Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Sir Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 United States United States Foreign relations Great Britain World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic historyFeguson, Harry.
Summary: A former MI6 officer and undercover agent describes the true story of a daring naval rescue attempt in 1919 to save a British agent trapped in Russia during the power struggle between the former Tsarists and Bolsheviks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.1241 FERGillespie, Lorrine.
Summary: Gives an overview of the history of the classic Ford sports car, the Mustang, describing some notable models.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2222 GILFerguson, Dave.
Summary: Let's face it, 99 percent of all employees go to work for one reason and one reason only, and it's not you. Of course, it's a paycheck. They rarely, if ever, go to work to follow anyone for more than money. They certainly aren't there to follow the vision of the person in charge. But you can change that! In his first book, internationally recognized leadership coach and speaker, Dave Ferguson,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Next Century Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 FERFerguson, Niall
Summary: "Setting the great crisis of 2020 in broad historical perspective, Niall Ferguson challenges the conventional wisdom that our failure to cope better with disaster was solely a crisis of political leadership, as opposed to a more profound systemic problem. Disasters are by their very nature hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises and wars, are not normally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1962 FERCorreia, David
Summary: "This guide will demystifiy the police language in order to better prepare everyone on the key issues of our time."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363 CORCorinna, Heather
Summary: Provides information in graphic novel format on puberty, gender, crushes, dating, consent, sexual activity, sexual identity, and related topics, and offers puzzles and suggestions for finding support.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A Limerence Press Publication 2019
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Summary: "An informative, blisteringly funny, somewhat cranky and always spot-on guide to perimenopause and menopause by the award-winning sex ed/health educator and author of S.E.X"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 618.1 CORFerguson, Kitty.
Summary: "Stephen Hawking has been an iconic figure in physics for the last half a century, making many groundbreaking discoveries on the nature of the universe. Yet while his mind roams to the farthest corners of reality, his body has become increasingly trappedby the advance of Lou Gehrig's disease, which has bound him to a wheelchair, without speech or movement except for a few facial muscles. Told...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAWKING, STEPHEN FERFerguson, Kitty.
Summary: On his deathbed in 1601, the greatest naked-eye astronomer, Tycho Brahe, told his young colleague, Johannes Kepler, "Let me not have lived in vain." For more than thirty years, Tycho had made meticulous observations of planetary movements and the positions of the stars, from which he developed his Tychonic system of the universe-a highly original, if incorrect, scheme that attempted to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 FERFerguson, Niall
Summary: Part I: Introduction: Networks and hierarchies ; The mystery of the Illuminati ; Our networked age ; Networks, networks everywhere ; Why hierarchies? ; From seven bridges to six degrees ; Weak ties and viral ideas ; Varieties of network ; When networks meet ; Seven insights ; The Illuminati illuminated -- Part II: Emperors and explorers. A brief history of hierarchy ; The First Networked Age ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 FERFerguson, Niall.
Summary: A history of Western civilization's rise to global dominance offers insight into the development of such concepts as competition, modern medicine, and the work ethic, arguing that Western dominance is being lost to cultures who are more productively utilizing Western techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.09821 FERFerguson, Robert
Summary: Presents a history of the Nordic warriors and explorers who plundered and traded their way across Europe, and discusses how their conquests helped spread and enhance accomplishments in the arts, culture, and government.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 948.022 FERChocano, Carina
Summary: "Who is "the girl"? Look to movies, TV shows, magazines, and ads and the message is both clear and not: she is a sexed-up sidekick, a princess waiting to be saved, a morally infallible angel with no opinions of her own. She's whatever the hero needs her to be in order to become himself. She's an abstraction, an ideal, a standard, a mercurial phantom. In You Play the Girl, Chocano blends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 CHOFerguson, Chris
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Publisher / Publication Date: C. Ferguson 2001
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.5 FERFerguson, Kitty.
Summary: What is a black hole? How does it 'work'? Could we survive a visit to one ... perhaps even venture inside? What would we find? Have we yet discovered any real black holes? And what do black holes teach us about the mysteries of our Universe? These are just a few of the tantalizing questions examined in this tour-de-force, jargon-free review of one of the most fascinating topics in modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.8875 FERFerguson, Melissa
Summary: "Discusses the history and importance of Veterans Day, as well as ways that Americans celebrate it."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 FERFerguson, Niall.
Summary: Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But historian Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.09 FERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: 332.090000 FerFerguson, Niall.
Summary: "What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging populations, antisocial behavior. But what exactly has gone wrong? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues ... is that our institutions--the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating"--Dust cover flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.09172 FERFerguson, Niall.
Summary: "In The Pity of War, Niall Ferguson explodes the myths of 1914-18. He argues that the fatal conflict between Britain and Germany was far from inevitable. It was Britain's declaration of war that needlessly turned a continental conflict into a world war, and it was Britain's economic mismanagement and military inferiority that necessitated American involvement, forever altering the global...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.3 FERFerguson, Kitty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 FERFerguson, Melissa
Summary: Memorial Day is an important U.S. holiday that celebrates fallen soldiers. Readers will learn about the history of Memorial Day and how we can honor and celebrate those who gave their lives to protect our freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 FERFerguson, Niall
Summary: A definitive portrait of the American statesman, based on unprecedented access to his private papers, challenges common misconceptions to trace Kissinger's beliefs to philosophical idealism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KISSINGER, HENRY FERFerguson, Niall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 FERFerguson, Robert
Summary: A journey of discovery though two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society, "told with deep knowledge and an intoxicating passion" (BBC). -- Scandinavians is also a personal investigation, with award-winning author Robert Ferguson as the ideal companion as he explores wide-ranging topics such as the power and mystique of Scandinavian women, from the Valkyries to the Vikings; from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2017