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Bannister, Liz Buffalo Bill 1846-1917 Drama Curtis, Dan 1927-2006 Emperor of Rome Augustus 63 B.C.-14 A.D Drama Humanitarian assistance, American Large type books Rome History Civil War, 43-31 B.C Drama Rome History, Military 265-30 B.C Drama Rome Politics and government 265-30 B.C Drama United StatesKalan, Robert.
Summary: A hermit crab looking for a new home tries several different shells before finding one that fits just right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GRNWI 0000
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Summary: "A comprehensive, sweeping history of America's rise to global superpower--a follow up to the author's acclaimed first volume, from our nation's earliest days to the dawn of the twentieth century"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 KAGSummary: "Although Buffalo Bill has fought Indians and Civil War battles, nothing can prepare him for his newest challenge: show business! His 'Wild West Show' is hugely popular, but when he signs a former enemy, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, for a featured role, a hysterical clash of cultures reverberates far beyond the boundaries of their sprawling outdoor theater. And the complications only multiply when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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Summary: The Art of the Infinite takes infinity, in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. Tracing a path from Pythagoras, whose great Theorem led inexorably to a discovery that his followers tried in vain to keep secret (the existence of irrational numbers); through Descartes and Leibniz; to the brilliant, haunted Georg Cantor, who proved the infinity can come in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 515.243 KAPSummary: "In a rundown circus on the outskirts of Mexico City, 13 year-old Alma earns a living as a trapeze artist. When her fellow performers find out that she is pregnant, Alma is expelled from the circus. She lives on the streets until she meets a troupe of traveling puppeteers that preach the word of God. Alma sees a promise in them, a glimpse of hope. This is a story of a young girl's search for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Desert Mountain Media 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ANGKaplan, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 511.211 KAPSummary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROMSummary: Set in Mississippi in 1964, this controversial film is based on the true story of the case of three young civil rights workers (in real life they were named James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner) who were brutally murdered in June of 1964. The chaotic aftermath was dubbed Mississippi Burning. This movie is told from the perspective of the FBI's operations to uncover evidence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY MISCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MISSummary: "Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon summons the Dynamic Duo on the Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the jet-powered Batmobile, Batman and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Commander 1963
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Summary: Discusses the sense of touch and how it works to tell us more about the world around us.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FOWRogers, Morgan Callan.
Summary: "A captivating debut introducing a spirited young heroine coming of age in coastal Maine during the early 1960s"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Commander 1963
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Summary: "As unexpected clues regarding the fate of Florine's mother-- who disappeared when Florine was twelve--begin to surface, Florine and Bud face the challenges of trying to solve an old mystery while building a new marriage and raising a family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC ROGKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: Robert D. Kaplan now travels from West Africa to Southeast Asia to report on a world of disintegrating nation-states, warring nationalities, metastasizing populations, and dwindling resources. He emerges with a gritty tour de force of travel writing and political journalism. Whether he is walking through a shantytown in the Ivory Coast or a death camp in Cambodia, talking with refugees, border...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.9181 KAPKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: "The Good American is a story about courage, intense loneliness, and the State Department's golden age during the late Cold War and post-Cold War. It is also a celebration of ground level reporting and getting a worm's eye view of crisis zones. Robert Gersony, a high-school dropout later awarded a bronze star in Vietnam, spent over four decades on the ground in virtually every war and natural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GERSONY, ROBERT KAPKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: Describes an off-season journey along the Mediterranean that covers the area's history, literature, and heritage, describing the mythologies and succeeding medieval civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 KAPKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: "As a boy, Robert Kaplan recalls his father driving trucks across the country to earn a living for his family, a man who witnessed and understood America from a ground-level perspective. In Earning the Rockies, Kaplan undertakes his own cross-country journey to recapture an appreciation and understanding of American geography that is often lost in the jet age. Along the way, he witnesses both...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306 KAPKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: Veteran correspondent Kaplan shows how American imperialism and the Global War on Terrorism are implemented on the ground, mission by mission, in the most exotic landscapes around the world. Kaplan takes us from the jungles of the southern Philippines to the dust bowls of Mongolia, from the forts of Afghanistan to the forests of South America--not to mention Iraq--to show us Army Special...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 KAPKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: In "Monsoon," a pivotal examination of the Indian Ocean region and the countries known as "Monsoon Asia," bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan deftly shows how crucial this dynamic area has become to American power in the twenty-first century. Kaplan also offers riveting insights into the economic and naval strategies of China and India and how they will affect U.S. interests, while also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Trade Paperbacks 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 KAPSummary: The feature-length documentary reveals the fascinating, far-reaching impact and appeal of the show with a compelling blend of rare footage, historical images, and behind-the-scenes stories while also exploring the dramatic talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. Known as the "King of TV Horror," the Emmy-winning filmmaker followed the show with other iconic genre favorites including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MASKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: In this provocative, startling book, Robert D. Kaplan, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts, offers a revelatory new prism through which to view global upheavals and to understand what lies ahead for continents and countries around the world. In The Revenge of Geography, Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries, and theories of great geographers and geopolitical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 2012
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Summary: Kaplan describes a specific and actionable roadmap for helping readers define their own success and reach their unique potential. This effort requires several key steps in an integrated process, as well as a high level of motivation and hard work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Press 2013