Goodman, Melvin A. (Melvin Allan)
Summary: ""Mel Goodman has spent the last few decades telling us what's gone wrong with American intelligence and the American military. he is also telling us how to save ourselves."--Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker "Whistleblower at the CIA offers a fascinating glimpse into the secret, behind-the-scenes world of U.S. intelligence. Melvin A. Goodman's first-person account of the systematic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: City Lights Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOODMAN, MELVIN A GOORosenfeld, Alvin A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 ROSEllin, Abby
Summary: Abby Ellin was shocked to learn that her fiancé was leading a secret life. But as she soon discovered, the world is full of people who aren't what they seem. From Abby Ellin's first date with the Commander, she was caught up in a whirlwind. Within six months he'd proposed, and they'd moved in together. But soon, his exotic stories of international espionage began to unravel. Finally, it all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.6 HENTownley, Alvin
Summary: "Naval aviator Jeremiah Denton was captured in North Vietnam in 1965. As a POW, Jerry Denton led a group of fellow American prisoners in withstanding gruesome conditions behind enemy lines. They developed a system of secret codes and covert communicationsto keep up their spirits. Later, he would endure long periods of solitary confinement. Always, Jerry told his fellow POWs that they would one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 DENSilverstein, Alvin.
Summary: "Provides basic information about tarantulas and keeping them as pets"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Elementary 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 639.7 SILCallan, Kevin.
Summary: A well-illustrated and highly entertaining sequel to the author's The Happy Camper, this book is a practical, informative and comic look at all aspects of wilderness camping: from planning to companions, wildlife to martinis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boston Mills Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Recreation CallanSchwartz, Alvin
Summary: Presents a selection of tales about haunted houses, ghastly deeds, wailing specters, and other terrifying phenomena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.25 SCHSchwartz, Alvin
Summary: More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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Summary: "Provides basic information about potbellied pigs and keeping them as pets"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Elementary 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.84 SILTownley, Alvin.
Summary: "The story of the indomitable American POWs who endured "Alcatraz," the Hanoi prison camp where North Vietnam locked its most dangerous and subversive prisoners, and the wives who fought to bring them home. During the Vietnam War, hundreds of American prisoners of war faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of communist interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 TOWSchwartz, Alvin
Summary: Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011
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Summary: Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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Summary: "Find out what dyslexia is, how it is diagnosed, and how it is treated"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.8 SILToffler, Alvin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4 TOFJosephy, Alvin M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 TIM VOL 26Weintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Summary: A program for overcoming behavioral excesses, including alcoholism, overeating, overspending, and perfectionism, in order to achieve emotional and spiritual balance includes examples, case histories, and supporting scientific evidence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReganBooks 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 MELMellin, Laurel.
Contents: A revolution from within -- Brain basics -- It's just a wire! -- What's a brain state? -- How brain states get stuck -- Getting wired for joy : your personal plan -- How to score a joy point -- Knowing your number -- The tools of transformation -- Break that stress circuit! -- Personal freedom -- Joy no matter what.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 158.1 MELSelvin, Joel
Summary: In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s. The product of 20 years of research and dozens of interviews with many key players, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 SELBragg, Melvyn
Contents: The common tongue -- The great escape -- Conquest -- Holding on -- The speech of kings -- Chaucer -- God's english -- English and the language of the state -- William Tyndale's bible -- A renaissance of words -- Preparing the ground -- Shakespeare's english -- "My America" -- Wild west words -- Sold down the river -- Mastering the language -- The proper way to talk -- Steam, streets and slang...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 BRAWayne, Marvin A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.86 WAYHall, Alvin D.
Summary: "Join award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America's haunted racial past, with the legendary Green Book as your guide. For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 HALJosephy, Alvin M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1991