Summary: America's infrastructure was once our proudest achievement. Now its a most dangerous embarrassment. Bridges, dams, levees and highways are crumbling, toppling, being washed away, and putting us all at risk. Features interviews with journalists, noted scientists, whistleblowers who risked their lives to speak out, and politicians from both sides. Exposes the rampant collusion, corruption and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMESummary: Four acts document distinct perspectives on the pivotal events that preceeded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans, a catastrophe during which the divide between race and class lines has never been more pronounced.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD WHEKaner, Etta.
Summary: A tour of some of the world's greenest structures
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Design KanerSummary: George has a friend named Allie who wants to learn all about being a monkey; George promised he would stay clean for picture day, but when he helps dye eggs, he falls into a pot of dye and turns completely yellow; Bill and the Man with the Yellow Hat are excited for their big hike, but they get stuck on a ledge and George has to find a way to help; It's love at first sight when Hundley meets...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CURCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Juv CFulford, Jason
Summary: Each clear acetate page features a single element in the leaf pile, though some are not leaves at all! As readers turn the pages, the leaf pile is deconstructed piece by piece on the right side, and reconstructed on the left. Younger readers will enjoy the seek-and-find aspect of the hidden objects, while older readers might experiment by adding their own images between the pages. A key at the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon Press Limited 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Built-in LED lights provide extra illuminance when reading in dark space. High clarity optical double-layered lenses offer distortion-free vision 30X magnification. The folding design allowsthe magnifying glass to stand on a flat surface. Powered by included USB cable or 3 AAA batteries.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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Summary: "In order to move toward a more egalitarian society, the American education system must be reformed to account for genetic differences between individual academic abilities. All groups, all races, and all genders are created equal. Not all individuals are. The Cult of Smart is a provocative and groundbreaking discussion of human potential, a topic which, in recent times, has been corrupted by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: All Points Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.11 DEBNickson, Chris.
Summary: Investigating the deaths of a young woman and a baby whose bodies were found in a deliberately set fire, Richard Nottingham conducts a search through the streets of Leeds before discovering a link to a wealthy wool merchant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crème de la Crime 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NICAckerman, Jennifer
Summary: "From the bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, the revised and reissued edition of her beloved book of essays describing her forays along the Delaware shore"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 917.51 ACKOxlade, Chris
Summary: "A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to the lever. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of levers. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.8 OXLSummary: Set in a British register office, where people come to record life's big events: births, marriages, and deaths. Senior Registrar Kate Dickenson juggles a hectic personal life with grumpy teenagers and longtime partner Rob, while dealing with the emotional toll the job has on her. After a big promotion, jealous colleague Judy threatens to reveal an indiscretion Kate had with her handsome...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2018
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LOVNickson, Chris.
Summary: "Leeds, 1822. The city is in the grip of winter, but the chill deepens for thief-taker Simon Westow and his young assistant, Jane, when the body of Laurence Poole, a petty local thief, emerges from the melting snow by the river at Flay Cross Mill. A coded notebook found in Laurence's room mentions Charlie Harker, the most notorious fence in Leeds who's now running for his life, and the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NICBarnard, Robert.
Summary: In Leeds, England, a Pakistani girl flees to a homeless center for youths to avoid an arranged marriage, but the family comes after her and blood flows. The black policeman, Charlie Peace, investigates.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BARSummary: Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Leading scientists and engineers are racing against the clock and battling the forces of nature to try to save this historic city for future generations.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SAVMatthews, Dona J. (Dona Joyce)
Summary: An essential guide for parents and educators, offering practical suggestions and strategies for raising smart, well-balanced, happily productive children.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Anansi 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 MAT1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 649 MAT
Summary: The once-impressive Hazelwood Manor has been in the family of Lord Hazelwood since the eighteenth century. There used to be more than 30 staff at the house, but now, with a mounting debt of 6.5 million, only five remain since Lord and Lady Hazelwood were forced to let the others go. With the future of Hazelwood in question and their jobs on the line, the unthinkable happens, the staff wins the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SYNMontana-Leblanc, Phyllis.
Summary: Hurricane Katrina survivor LeBlanc--featured in Spike Lee's acclaimed HBO documentary "When the Levees Broke"--offers an astounding and poignant account of her struggle to survive one of the nation's worst disasters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2008