Hinshaw, Stephen P.
Contents: Impossible expectations -- Blue jeans and "blue" genes: depression and the triple bind -- Life in the pressure cooker: impossible expectations and the culture of busy-ness -- No place to run, no place to hide: the popular culture of "self-erasing identities" -- When virtue is its own punishment: how empathy and verbal skills may put our girls at higher risk -- Bratz dolls and pussycat dolls:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.533 HINPatent, Dorothy Hinshaw
Summary: Learn about beavers and the many different kinds of animals that depend upon them for survival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Web of Life Children's Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: " ... the first documentary to investigate the actual mechanisms by which mobile phone technology can cause cancer. The film takes a deeper look at how humanity is reacting to the most profound environmental change the planet has ever seen. Two billion years ago life first appeared on earth, a planet bathed in a natural electromagnetic frequency. As life slowly evolved from simple to complex...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RESJohnson, Stephen P. (Stephen Paul)
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 359.93834 JOHKiernan, Stephen P.
Summary: "Up to the 1970s, most Americans died swiftly: of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, or in accidents. But in the past three decades, medical advances have extended our lives and changed the way we die. Journalist Kiernan reveals the disconnect between how patients want to live the end of life--pain-free, functioning mentally and physically, surrounded by family and friends--and how the medical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.7 KIEMaran, Stephen P.
Summary: From asteroids to black holes, this easy-to-understand guide takes you on a grand tour of the universe, and provides an easy-to-follow introduction to the night sky.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 MARMaran, Stephen P. PhD
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley Publishing Inc 1999
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 520 MaranDetroit Institute of Arts
Summary: Full of colorful photos to satisfy any art enthusiast
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Hills Press, in association with the Founders Society, Detroit Institute of Arts 1985
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709 ONEHalbrook, Stephen P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarpedon 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5349 HALFjestad, S. P. (Steven P.)
Summary: Contains accurate information and up-to-date values for modern firearms and many major trademark antiques. It provides the most firearms information and pricing, including all the new makes/models for 2018. This newest edition contains over 1,700 manufacturers and trademarks with brief histories whenever possible; almost 24,000 individually listed and described models; and 550,000 up-to-date...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Book Publications 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 683.4 FJEFjestad, S. P. (Steven P.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Book Publications 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 683.4 FJESimmons, Steven P.
Summary: Have you ever spent 10 minutes looking for your reading glasses, and they were on the top of your head? Or, have you walked into a room and forgotten why you went there? Most people, even younger ones, have had these experiences but when should such instances be something of concern? What are the normal signs of aging? Is there anything you can do to maintain your brain health as you age? Brain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 SIMCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 SIMHawking, Stephen
Summary: Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. Within these pages, he provides his personal views on our biggest challenges...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 501 HAWAlexander, Stephon
Summary: "Where does great physics come from? As a young graduate student, cosmologist Stephon Alexander had a life-changing lesson in the subject. When asked by the legendary theoretical physicist Christopher Isham why he had attended graduate school, Alexander answered: "To become a better physicist." He could hardly have anticipated Isham's response: "Then stop reading those physics books." Instead,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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Summary: "A theoretical physicist and jazz musician combines his two loves to present a new theory of the universe: sound as the link between Einstein's relativity with quantum mechanics,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, a member of Perseus Books Group 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 ALEHenshaw, Pat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hamlyn 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643 HenshawRussell, P. Craig.
Contents: Introduction / by Will Pfiefer -- Dance on a razor's edge -- From beyond / based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft -- Voyage to the moon / based on the short story by Cyrano De Bergerac -- Gift of the Magi / based on the short story by O. Henry -- La Sonnambula -- Insomniac -- Breakdown on ths starship Remembrance -- Devils / script by Steven Grant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Comics 2003
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 RUSAnderson, Kirsten (Kirsten Stephanie)
Summary: Recounts the life of P.T. Barnum, the legendary showman who transformed the American circus into a popular phenomenon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BARSteffen, Randy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Western Horseman 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.2 STEWilkes, Stephany
Summary: "In Raw Material, Stephany Wilkes tells not only her own story, but also that of American wool. What begins as a knitter's search for local yarn becomes a dirty, unlikely, and irresistible side job. Wilkes become a certified sheep shearer and wool classer, working at the very first step in the textile supply chain, ultimately leaving her high-tech job for a new way of life considered long dead...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oregon State University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILKES, STEPHANY WILWinsham, Willow
Summary: Why are Celtic fairies behind our compulsion to knock on wood? How is a Norse myth responsible for our fear of the number 13? And why might an ancient Byzantine war strategy make us wary of spilling salt? A fascinating and mystical tumble through thousands of years of curious traditions, Very Superstitious gets to the root of just why we practice these rituals. From keeping new shoes off the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welbeck 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9 WINContents: Preface / David Haynes -- Introduction: A Festschrift for Professor Magnaghi -- Story maps / Robert Archibald -- An immense world of delight: The U.P. in prose / Ted Bays -- Witness to five centuries: The history of Ste. Anne's Parish, Mackinac Island / Steven C. Brisson -- Hungarians in Michigan's Copper Country / Bernard Cook -- "A most unpleasant circumstance" : Personality and provocation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014