Rodota, Joseph
Summary: "A biography of Washington's most famous apartment complex -- the buildings with a thousand stories of the notables who have lived there"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 RODYejide, Morowa.
Summary: " . . . A novel about an autistic boy whose drawings represent something much deeper than even the doctors who study can grasp; his father, serving 25 to life for murder; his mother, trying to hold herself together and fix her broken child. It's a supernatural journey of crime and punishment, retribution and redemption that ultimately leads to a father saving his son, a mother connecting with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YEJYokota, Susumu
Contents: Saku -- Tobiume -- Uchu tanjyo -- Hagoromo -- Genshi -- Gekkoh -- Hisen -- Azukiiro no kaori -- Kodomotachi -- Naminote -- Shinsen -- Kirakiraboshi.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC YOKMeyer, Dakota.
Summary: "The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations."--President Barack Obama, from remarks given at Meyer's Medal of Honor ceremony In the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal. Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was positioned to wipe out one hundred men who were pinned down and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 2012
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Montanari, Donata.
Summary: Twelve children from different countries describe how they live.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 390 MONCassidy, Dakota.
Summary: It's a lousy first day on the job for Nina Blackman when a patient, loopy from the anesthesia, bites her. At least he was cute. But for real drama she can't beat the next evening. Nina wakes up with a set of razor-sharp fangs, bionic vision, supersonic hearing, and a taste for blood. But there's a good explanation: It's her patient, Long Island vampire Greg Statleon. Actually they're perfect...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Sensation 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CASDerosa, Jon.
Contents: Fool's razor -- The sun is crying -- When Daddy took the treehouse down -- Coyotes -- Give me one reason -- Lonely sleep -- Dancing in a dream -- Blood moon -- Knock once-- You're still haunting me -- High & lonely -- Black halo
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rocket Girl
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DERKoryta, Michael
Summary: After discovering seven men murdered aboard their yacht, including two Senate rivals, Israel Pike is regarded as a prime suspect. A troubled man infamous on Salvation Point Island for killing his own father a decade before, Israel has few options, no friends, and a life-threatening secret.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KORMaggipinto, Donata.
Summary: These days, Halloween is the most popular holiday next to Christmas. At its heart are family and friends having fun together-which is what this book is all about. In this cornucopia of creative Halloween ideas, simple crafts, tasty treats, and ghoulish good times abound. From delicious "one cauldron" dinners such as creamy pumpkin soup to luscious devil's food cake and black cat cookies, here...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.568 MAGWilliamson, Dorena
Summary: "Church is more than just a building-it's a gathering of God's people to celebrate who he is and all that he has done. It's also where we learn about God's vision for justice and unity! Told in a delightful rhyme, this colorfully illustrated children's book also includes tools to help parents engage in conversation about the content"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: InterVarsity Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILYejide, Morowa
Summary: "Nephthys Kinwell is a taxi driver of sorts in Washington, DC, ferrying passengers in a 1967 Plymouth Belvedere with a ghost in the trunk. Endless rides and alcohol help her manage her grief over the death of her twin brother, Osiris, who was murdered and dumped in the Anacostia River. Unknown to Nephthys when the novel opens in 1977, her estranged great-nephew, ten-year-old Dash, is finding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Akashic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YEJSirota, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wharton School Pub. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.314 SIRSirota, Nadia.
Contents: Duet no. 1 : chorale pointing downwards ; Étude 1A / Nico Muhly -- Ut / Marcos Balter -- Escape / Judd Greenstein -- Live water / Marcos Balter -- Étude 1 / Nico Muhly -- The night gatherers / Judd Greenstein.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: New Amsterdam 2009
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Summary: One night, after a story, a snuggle, and one last sip of water, a little girl in a big city was getting so sleepy . . . when out of the corner of her eye--spider. Armed with odds and ends from around the room, the girl finds herself face-to-face with a huge, hairy beast. Will she banish the intruder?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2021
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Summary: The best-selling author of Vegan Comfort Classes shares dozens of simple, satisfying vegan recipes for quick everyday meals, from Stuffed Breakfast Danishes and Spiced Grilled Cheese to Buffalo Chicken Crunchwraps and Tokyo Street Fries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56362 TOYToyota, Lauren
Summary: A fun and irreverent take on vegan comfort food that's saucy, sweet, sassy, and most definitely deep-fried, from YouTube sensation Lauren Toyota of Hot for Food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 TOYCassidy, Dakota.
Summary: "She was the perfect party-planning, haute-to-the max trophy wife. Now Maxine Cambridge is broke, unemployable and living with her mother and teenage son in a retirement village, with her self-esteem kicked to the curb. Until her geeky former classmate Campbell Barker returns, all grown-up- and off-the-scale smokin' hot. Campbell refuses to believe Max isn't that smart, funny girl he's crushed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Sensation 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CASMeyer, Dakota
Summary: A Marine sniper shares the story of his heroism facing a Taliban ambush during which he saved Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors, a victory that resulted from him disobeying orders and assuming command without reinforcements or artillery support.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 MEYER, DAKOTA MEYBrezina, Corona
Summary: "This authoritative and comprehensive resource provides readers with an extensive and compelling look at the world of stocks. In an accessible narrative, readers learn how they can begin stock investing as teens and young adults. From why companies engage in equity financing to how speculators gain from "buy low, sell high," readers further explore this multifaceted investment tool. The text...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 332.63 BREBrezina, Corona.
Contents: Overview of the homicide unit -- Associated careers -- Investigating a case -- Preparing for a law enforcement career -- Joining the force -- Building a career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 363.25 BREDorra, Henri
Contents: Gauguin's heritage : his family and their nineteenth-century world -- Budding symbolism -- Caricatures and friendships -- The great dilemmas of humanity -- The artist as Messiah -- Visions of death, visions of escape -- From Papeete to Mataiea -- The Polynesian pantheon -- Desire of the night -- Paris furlough -- The last years in Tahiti -- Hiva Hoa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.4 DORDorst, Doug
Summary: "A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, and so begins an unlikely conversation that plunges them both into the unknown. The book: Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DORSwade, Doron.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 681.145 SWADoret, Thomas
Summary: After eleven-year-old Cyril's single father rejects him, the compassion of a stranger who agrees to take care of him helps him move forward.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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