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Epic Fails 1Kirschbau, Erik
Summary: Jurgen Klinsmann, head coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team, has become a household name after the United States' unprecedentedly strong run at the 2014 World Cup. Klinsmann's reputation is that of a maverick, of an unconventional leader who isn't afraid to challenge traditional notions of coaching, and who will breathe new life into foundering programs through sometimes unpopular -but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KLINSMANN, JURGEN KIRBrin, Geri
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sixth&Spring Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.34 BRIKirschman, Ellen
Summary: Police families are brave, resilient, and proud--and they face remarkable challenges, sometimes on a daily basis. Now thoroughly updated for today's turbulent times, this is the resource that cops and their loved ones have relied on for decades. Trusted expert Ellen Kirschman gives you practical ways to manage the stress of the job and create a healthy, supportive home environment. The third...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guilford Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363 KIRKershenbaum, Arik
Summary: "From a noted Cambridge zoologist, a wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like, using universal laws that govern life on Earth and in space. Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Yet rather than taking a realistic approach to what aliens might be like, we imagine that life on other planets is the stuff of science fiction. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 KERErickson, Erick
Summary: Offers ten open letters directed to the author's children, penned after he learned that both he and his wife faced grave medical issue, addressing life's enduring values and offering practical, inspirational, and spiritual advice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 ERIKirschbaum, Stanislav J.
Summary: A history of Slovakia from prehistory to the 1990s. It includes a description of the development of a Slovakian consciousness, from the 19th century under the colonial rule of the Hungarians, through the merger into Czechoslovakia, Nazi-sponsored independence, the Russian invasion and independence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.73 KIRYoung, Eris
Summary: Drawing upon interviews with a wide range of people across the asexual spectrum, Eris Young is here to take you on an empowering, enriching journey through the rich multitudes of asexual life.With chapters spanning everything from dating, relationships and sex, to mental and emotional health, family, community and joy, the inspirational stories and personal experiences within these pages speak...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.762 YOUSummary: "Time to hit the books in THE LOUD HOUSE! Join Lincoln, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lola, Lana, Lisa, and Lily as they attempt to understand the secrets of the universe, or at least the secrets to surviving school. The Louds are adjusting to not only advancing a grade, but Lincoln's gone from being the Man with the (Meal) Plan in elementary school to the new kid without a hall pass in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2022
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Summary: "From party games to legacy games, setting up to hosting a crowd, tabletop game expert Erik Arneson gives you the strategies you need to host an epic game night for your friends. Break out the chips and grab a drink! With tabletop game popularity at an all-time high, game night is more popular than ever. But while many of us have enjoyed a friendly round of Bananagrams or a marathon session of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.2 ARNKolbell, Erik.
Summary: Explores the theme of return as it relates to the relationship between God and believers, examining words in Scripture that begin with the "re" prefix, such as repentance, revival, reconciliation, and rejoice, in an effort to understand God's unending mercy and willingness to forgive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Westminster John Knox Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 KOLLarson, Erik.
Summary: Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. It's another fine day in the Gulf according to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new US Weather Bureau, but one day later, 6-10,000 people were dead, wiped out by the biggest storm the coast of America had ever witnessed. Isaac Cline was confident of his ability to predict the weather: he had new technology at his disposal, 'perfect science', and, like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 976.4139 LARSlader, Erik
Summary: Describes the lives of the two American brothers who designed, built, and flew the first heavier-than-air aircraft to fly successfully, detailing the many ishaps and misadventures that preceded it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD 387.7 Slader 2018Weihenmayer, Erik.
Summary: Erik Weihenmayer, born with a degenerative eye disorder called retinoscheses, tells his life story--from his unique childhood to his climbs of four of the world's Seven Summits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 WEIBrynjolfsson, Erik.
Summary: A pair of technology experts describe how humans will have to keep pace with machines in order to become prosperous in the future and identify strategies and policies for business and individuals to use to combine digital processing power with human ingenuity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W W Norton & Co Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 303.48 BRYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 BRYEdstrom, Erik
Summary: "A whistle-blowing manifesto about America's unchallenged war machine, from a new kind of military hero. First: Imagine your own death. Second: Imagine America's wars from "the other side." Third: Imagine what might have been if the war were never fought.Un-American poses these startling circumstances in a searing examination of America and Americans at war. Erik Edstrom grew up in suburban...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EDSTROM, ERIK EDSKolbell, Erik.
Summary: "If your life was on fire, what would be the one thing you save? Psychotherapist and pastor Erik Kolbell asks that question of 13 remarkable and unique individuals. The answers, provided by celebrities such as Jane Pauley and Alan Alda, artists such as Regina Carter and Tao Porchon Lynch, and ordinary people put into extraordinary situations like Don Lange and Brenda Berkman, will help all of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presbyterian Pub Corp 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 121.8 KOLLarson, Erik
Summary: The story of the sinking of the Lusitania.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.4 LARLarson, Erik
Summary: "On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 LARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.711 LARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.711 LARLarson, Erik.
Summary: Abridged.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2003
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Summary: Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair's brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country's most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.15 LARLarson, Erik.
Summary: In 1933, President Roosevelt personally selected William E. Dodd to be the United States ambassador to Nazi Germany. Dodd took his family with him, including his daughter Martha. Initially enamored with the Nazi party and its passion, Martha supported the Third Reich. However, when Hitler's violent policies became apparent, Martha changed her opinion and watched in horror. Here, author Erik...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 943.086 LARLarson, Erik.
Summary: Dual stories of two disparate men, one a genius, and the other a killer. The geuius is Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless communication. The murderer is the notorious Englishman, Dr. H. H. Crippen. Their lives intersect during the criminal chase.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 364.1523 LARLarson, Erik.
Summary: In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. - goodreads
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crime LarsonPrince, Erik
Summary: The founder of Blackwater, the world's most controversial military contractor, describes how the company took on high-risk security jobs around the world, completing nearly 100,000 missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, only to have opponents tarnish their reputation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013