Lanier, Jaron.
Summary: Silicon Valley visionary Jaron Lanier was among the first to predict the revolutionary changes the World Wide Web would bring to commerce and culture. Now, in his first book, Lanier offers this cautionary look at the way the Web is transforming our lives, for better and for worse. The current design and function of the web have become so familiar that it is easy to forget that they grew out of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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Summary: "You might have trouble imagining life without your social media accounts, but virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier insists that we're better off without them. In Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, Lanier, who participates in no social media, offers powerful and personal reasons for all of us to leave these dangerous online platforms"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familles Caron d'Amérique 1989
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Contents: East : Humboldt and the influence of Europe -- South : J.N. Reynolds and the "more comprehensive promise" of the Antarctic -- West : Clarence King's experience of the frontier -- North : George Wallace Melville and John Muir in extremis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.09 SACAcemoglu, Daron.
Summary: Evaluates the reasons that some nations are poor while others succeed, outlining provocative perspectives that support theories about the importance of institutions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2012
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Summary: Artificial intelligence and other innovative technologies won't guarantee a rising standard of living for workers, according to this lucid manifesto. MIT economists Acemoglu and Johnson explore historical instances of new technology failing to pay off for workers: improved agricultural practices and equipment in medieval Europe conferred few benefits on peasants while lords and churchmen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 ACEBarton, Byron.
Summary: During a busy day at the construction site, the workers use a variety of machines to knock down a building and begin constructing a new one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1987
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Summary: "Johnson takes us on a journey and each poem serves as a guide to understanding black life in America... Ain't never not been black is a healing salve, a sonic ointment that soothes the wounds of white supremacy and daily pricks of antiblack racism, reminding us of the beautiful bounty that blackness always has been and always will be"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Button Poetry / Exploding Pinecone Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 JOHYaron, Ruth.
Summary: Presents more than three hundred recipes along with information on such topics as food allergies, kitchen equipment, methods of freezing and thawing, vitamin and mineral supplements, and food decorating.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F.J. Roberts Pub. Co. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 YARCaron, Lucille.
Summary: A guide to unraveling the mysteries of decimals and fractions, whether you are learning them for the first time or brushing up on your skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2012
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Summary: Describes and pictures what happens from the time an airplane passenger arrives at an airport, and boards an airplane until the plane is in the air.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.Y. Crowell Junior Books 1982
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1999
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Summary: A mountaineer who survived a near-fatal accident by amputating his arm when it became trapped behind a boulder in Utah describes how he endured five days of hypothermia, dehydration, and hallucinations before managing his own rescue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival RalstonCaron, Leslie.
Summary: From her childhood with her American mother and French father in occupied France to her early success as a young ballerina; to her meeting with Gene Kelly and her years in Hollywood; to her love affairs (including a very funny and very public one with Warren Beatty) and motherhood; to her alcoholosm and depression; and finally her recovery and continuing success in fim and television, Caron...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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Summary: Brief text and illustrations present a variety of trains and what they do.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1986
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Summary: "Sara loves to draw and tell stories, but sometimes it can be difficult to get started. What if she doesn't have any good ideas or her drawings turn out terrible?! Lucky for Sara, she has a friend who is always by her side--her pencil. With a little helpfrom Pencil, Sara learns it's okay if her story isn't perfect, as long as she's using her imagination and having fun"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020
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Summary: The enduring friendship between a dog and a robot is portrayed in this wordless graphic novel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2007
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Summary: Briefly describes the steps in building a house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1981
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Summary: While three bears are away from home, Goldilocks ventures inside their house, tastes their porridge, tries their chairs, and finally falls asleep in Baby Bear's bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1991
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Summary: A scientist hires an assassin to travel back in time and kill Adolf Hitler before he can rise to power, but the plan backfires when Hitler survives the attack and uses the time machine to travel to the twenty-first century, leaving the hired killer stranded in time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics 2007
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Summary: "Reviews the broad landscape of legal and practical issues facing parents and adolescents when using smart phones and online technologies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2022