Summary: World War II is over, but the Cold War simmers in 1946 London. DCS Christopher Foyle has retired from police work when Britain's secret intelligence service compels him to join its ranks. Reunited with his former colleague, newlywed Sam Wainwright, Foyle faces new-but no less deadly-threats in the world of spies and counterintelligence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: ... Contains fifty genealogical sketches of heads of households living in what are today Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2012
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3744 WESSummary: Profiles Paul Taylor, pioneer of 20th century modern dance. Features interviews with Taylor and company members. Includes excerpts from: Espanade; Company B; Polaris; 3 epitaphs; Events II, Epic, and Duet from 7 new dances; Scudorama; Aureole; Airs; Cloven kingdom; Last look; Musical offering; Offenbach overtures; Eventide; Piazzola caldera.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DANCelce-Murcia, Marianne.
Contents: List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Transcription key -- Part 1. Pronunciation instruction in perspective -- 1. The history and scope of pronunciation teaching -- 2. Research on the teaching and acquisition of pronunciation skills -- Part 2. The sound system of North American English : an overview -- 3. The consonant system -- 4. The vowel system -- 5. Stress, rhythm and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.3 CELFord, James Evelyn.
Summary: A retelling of the Greek myth about Theseus and the Minotaur. Every nine years, the Athenians have to send a sacrifice of seven young men and women to Crete. These victims meet a gruesome end in the jaws of the Minotaur. Only Theseus can end this cycle, but he will need the help of a famous craftsman, a princess, and a ball of thread. Will he survive.World of ancient mythology -- Introduction...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 292.1 FORHarrison, Colin James Oliver.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 HARSummary: Helen Macdonald's bestseller H Is for Hawk told the story of a grieving daughter who found healing in training a goshawk. The goshawk is one of Mother Nature's own fighter jets, capable of finding and killing its prey with the speed of a lightning bolt. Now Macdonald digs deeper into the world of these raptors by following a family in the wild while raising and training a new goshawk of her own.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 H1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV H
Sones, Sonya.
Summary: "I Feel Bad About My Neck meets Elizabeth Berg in celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones's first adult novel, weaving together a seamless narrative in free verse--a funny, fierce and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Paperbacks 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SONJonnes, Jill
Summary: Presents a compelling account of the Eiffel Tower's creation and a superb portrait of Belle Epoque France. As Gustave Eiffel held court that summer atop his one-thousand-foot tower, a remarkable host of artists and personalities--Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Gauguin, Whistler, and Edison--traveled to Paris and the Exposition Universelle (1889 World's Fair) to mingle and make their mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 907.4 JONJoyes, Claire.
Summary: One of the most influential painters of modern times, Claude Monet lived for half his life in the famous house at Giverny. It was after moving here in 1883 with his future second wife, Alice Hoschede, and their eight children that Monet's work finally achieved recognition. His growing success meant that he was able to indulge his passion for comfort and good living. Family meals, special...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5944 JOYCelan, Paul.
Summary: Though this is among Celan's more accessible works, most of the poems in Hamburger's volume will reward, and stun, the attentive reader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Persea Books 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 438.4 CELMones, Nicole
Summary: A romance in China between a white American woman and a Chinese scientist. The heroine is Alice who works in China as a translator. She joins an expedition of which he is part and together they search for the remains of the Peking Man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MONHarrison, Colin James Oliver.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 1993
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 598 HARJones, Carrie.
Summary: A picture book biography of Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian-born woman who served as a spy in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EDMJobes, Cecily
Summary: Its time to play. This book allows readers to follow an engaging narrator through their playtime, from playing with the family dog to playing with a friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Powerkids Press 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Including archival footage, this film is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KINColes, Janet.
Summary: A practical and inspirational guide to beads and jewelry making.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.582 COLNelson, Willie
Summary: On April 29 and 30 of this year, a variety of artists spanning genres and generations came together with Willie Nelson to celebrate the legend's 90th birthday for a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This two CD+Blu-ray set captures the highlights of this amazing night, including 39 performances across the two CDs and the same songs captured in HD on...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Introduces camping from A to Z. Includes information on beach camping, canyons, foliage, camping gear, John Muir, Juliette Gordon Low and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E JamesCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JAMJonnes, Jill
Summary: A chronicle of scientific history recounts the race among inventor Thomas Edison, eccentric genius Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, a tough entrepreneur and powerful empire builder, to bring electricity to the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.3 JONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Eng JonnesJonnes, Jill
Summary: Nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cityscapes, living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four fifths of Americans live in or near cities, surrounded by millions of trees, urban forests containing hundreds of species. Despite the ubiquity and familiarity of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 JONJames, Helen Foster.
Summary: In this rhyming story featuring rabbit characters, a mother conveys her love for her newborn baby and hope for the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Pr 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAMBones, Frances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collector Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 739.23 BONWOLFE, TONES.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987