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Summary: Taichi Hiraga Keaton has a degree from the University of Oxford’s master’s programme in archaeology, but he abandoned further studies due to tight finances. Because combat didn’t suit his nature, he left the SAS and is now an exceptional insurance investigator. Equipped with a strong body and a keen intellect, Keaton is about to solve the most difficult cases ever seen!
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MASRowley, Carla
Summary: A guide to understanding the importance of various types of insurance and what to look for in a carrier. Includes information on utilizing the Internet to get a better rate, how insurance works, company ratings, and national and local firms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Pub. Group 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 368.00973 ROWMatthews, J. L.
Summary: When you've been hurt in an accident, the prospect of dealing with insurance companies and lawyers can feel daunting. But armed with the right strategy, you can handle a claim yourself--and save thousands of dollars in the process. How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim guides you through the insurance claim process, step by step. After almost any kind of accident, you'll learn how to: figure...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.03 MATFaust, Timothy
Summary: Single payer healthcare is not complicated: the government pays for all care for all people. It's cheaper than our current model, and most Americans (and their doctors) already want it. So what's the deal with our current healthcare system, and why don't we have something better?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1 FAUBlackman, Josh.
Summary: " This inside story of the legal challenge to Obamacare from a conservative constitutional lawyer involved in the movement is a brilliant mixture of legal, political, and media intrigue capped by a truly consequential Supreme Court decision"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344.7302 BLANational Electrical Code Committee
Summary: "Throughout the United States and around the world, NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) sets the foundation for electrical safety in residential, commercial, and industrial occupancies. The 2017 edition of this trusted Code presents the latest comprehensive regulations for electrical wiring, overcurrent protection, grounding, and installation of equipment. Major additions reflect the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Fire Protection Association 2016
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 621 NFPAAllen, Marshall
Summary: "From award-winning ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen, a primer for anyone who wants to fight the predatory health care system--and win. Every year, millions of Americans are overcharged and underserved while the health care industry makes record profits. We know something is wrong, but the layers of bureaucracy designed to discourage complaints make pushing back seem impossible. At least,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.28 ALLPotter, Wendell
Summary: Potter shows how a huge chunk of health care spending actually bankrolls a propaganda campaign and lobbying effort focused on protecting one thing: profits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 659.2936 POTFounds, Kathleen
Summary: "A graphic novel about navigating the US medical insurance system and receiving fair and adequate coverage for mental illness. Based on the author's own experience in being treated for bipolar disorder"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Mundi 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 FOUMoeller, Philip
Summary: "A coauthor of the New York Times bestselling guide to Social Security Get What's Yours authors an essential companion to explain Medicare, the nation's other major benefit for older Americans. Learn how to maximize your health coverage and save money. Social Security provides the bulk of most retirees' income and Medicare guarantees them affordable health insurance. But few people know what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 368 MOECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 368 MOEGoldhill, David.
Summary: "A visionary and completely original investigation that will change the way we think about health care: how and why it is failing, why expanding insurance coverage will only make things worse, and how it can be transformed into a transparent, affordable,successful system. In 2007, David Goldhill's father died from a series of infections acquired in a well-regarded New York hospital. The bill...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1 GOLHand, Carol
Summary: "Often young people assume that, because they are healthy, they can do without health insurance. Then, the unexpected happens--a car accident or a serious illness--and they are left with a mountain of medical bills they cannot pay. This volume explains exactly what health insurance does for people, and the types of health care plans, including private, group, and government plans, and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 368.38 HANOrin, Rhonda D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 368.38 ORIGreen, Jen.
Summary: A humorous look at the polar expedition of Ernest Shackleton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 919.8 Green 2001Jornet, Kilian
Summary: "Training for the Uphill Athleete translates theory into methodolgoy to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourslef to your endurance goals. This is the only book that presents training principles for athletes who regularly partipate in distance running, ski mountaineering, skimo, and other sports that require optimum fitness and customized strength....This book collectes the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Patagonia Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.428 JOROsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: Returning from their adventure in Balto of the Blue Dawn, Jack and Annie learn fun facts about sled dogs, the Iditarod and other extreme sports, from the X Games to Ironman competitions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798 OSBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798 OSBAndrekson, Judy.
Summary: Fosta overcomes many obstacles to make his mark in the Shahzada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.1 ANDFitzgerald, Matt.
Summary: This is the first book to explain how endurance athletes -- runners, cyclists, triatheletes, cross-country skiers, rowers, swimmers -- should lose weight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VeloPress 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 FITGrochowicz, Joanna
Summary: Describes how the men of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic Expedition survived when their ship was crushed by ice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 919.8904 GRORoop, Connie.
Summary: Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2001
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ROOArmstrong, Jennifer
Summary: Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1998
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Summary: "For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lioncrest Publishing 2018
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Summary: Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition, when the ship the Endurance was crushed in a frozen sea and the men made the perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.916 KIMWoods, Stuart
Summary: "After returning home from a treacherous adventure, Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode. But when he's introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance, Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet. As it turns out, Stone's intriguing new companion has some surprisingly familiar ties and other far more sinister...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022