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Colman, Penny.

Summary: Documents the burial process throughout the centuries and in different cultures.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 393.09 COL

Kassis, Reem

Summary: "The Arabesque Table takes inspiration from the traditional food of the Arab world, weaving Reem Kassis's historic research and cultural knowledge with her contemporary interpretations of an ancient, remarkably diverse cuisine. Organized by primary ingredient, the recipes and vivid photographs bring the dishes to life while her narrative offers not only a sense of taste, but a sense of time and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon Press Limited 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5953 KAS

Kolpan, Steven.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.22 KOL

Summary: ... Contains fifty genealogical sketches of heads of households living in what are today Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2012

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3744 WES

Holton, Woody.

Summary: Examines the original intent behind the writing of the Constitution and how it was shaped by the reactions, occasionally violent ones, of citizens to include a protection of civil liberties and the freedom of the people.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.7302 HOL

Andrews, Colman.

Contents: Soups : the warmth of the hearth -- Eggs and cheese : farmhouse basics -- Fish : the generous waters -- Shellfish : the pick of the sea -- Salmon : the magical fish -- Savory pies -- Poultry : fit for a feast -- Pork : the favored meat -- Beef and lamb : from the rich pastures -- Game : wild Ireland -- Offal -- Potatoes : the definitive food -- Vegetables : treasures from the garden -- Bread :...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle 2009

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Colton, Larry.

Summary: Documents the stories of four World War II prisoners of war who were tortured by their Japanese captors, describing the events that led to their imprisonment, the brutal conditions that forged their deep bond, and their considerable struggles to re-acclimate to civilian life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5451 COL

Wolman, David

Summary: Traces the role of three Hawaiian cowboys who became champions at the 1908 Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, detailing how their careers influenced post-annexation Hawaiian identity, island ranching, and the rodeo culture of Cheyenne.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.7 WOL

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US Wolman

Holten, Katie

Summary: "Inspired by forests, trees, leaves, roots, and seeds, The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape invites readers to discover an unexpected and imaginative language to better read and write the natural world around us and reclaim our relationship with it. In this gorgeously illustrated and deeply thoughtful collection, Katie Holten gifts readers her tree alphabet and uses it...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House 2023

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Holton, Woody

Summary: "A celebrated scholar's history of the American Revolution, from its origins to its aftermath, which emphasizes the contributions of groups usually omitted in this story: Native Americans, African Americans, and women"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.308 HOL

Holton, Woody.

Summary: Prof. Woody Holton (National Book Award-finalist for Unruly Americans) reveals that American icon Abigail Adams was far wiser and wilier than previously known.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ADAMS, ABIGAIL HOL

Pollan, Michael.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2001

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 306.45 POL

Pollan, Michael.

Summary: "In Cooked, Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink.In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Pollan

Pollan, Michael.

Summary: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 613 POL

Holman, Will

Contents: Introduction -- Paper -- Hex stool -- Cube lamp -- Book table -- Cardboard tube screens -- Cardboard cantilever chair -- Cardboard shell chair -- Wood -- Un-trashcan -- Guerilla roof rack -- Flat-pack sawhorses -- Door table -- Break-down table -- Flat-pack shelves -- Bedside table -- Scrap lamp -- Two-tone table -- Scrap table -- Bracket chair -- Plastic -- Campaign lamp -- Traffic cone lamp...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft Wood1 Holman

Pollan, Michael

Summary: "A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 615 POL

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 615.7 POL

Pollan, Michael.

Summary: Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2007

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 394.12 POL

Tolan, Sandy.

Summary: The tale of a simple act of faith between two young people--one Israeli, one Palestinian--that symbolizes the hope for peace in the Middle East. In 1967, not long after the Six-Day War, three young Arab men ventured into Israel, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes; their families had been driven out nearly twenty years earlier. Two were turned away, but the third was met at the door by...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Pub. 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 TOL

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wld Tolan

Ives, Colta Feller.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 760.092 IVE

Pollan, Michael.

Summary: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 613 POL

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 613 Pol

Pollan, Michael

Summary: "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants -- and the equally powerful taboos Of all the things humans rely on plants for--sustenance, beauty, fragrance, flavor, fiber--surely the most curious is our use of them is to change consciousness: to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.6 POL

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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.6 POL

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.6 POL

Pollan, Michael.

Summary: What should we have for dinner? When you can eat just about anything nature (or the supermarket) has to offer, deciding what you should eat will inevitably stir anxiety, especially when some of the foods might shorten your life. Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from a national eating disorder. As the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast food...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.12 POL

Pollan, Michael.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dell Publishing 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 POL

Olman, John M.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Books Americana 1985

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 OLM

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