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Publisher / Publication Date: Sierra Club Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.93 CLIHellman, Hal
Contents: Tartaglia versus Cardano. Solving cubic equations -- Descartes versus Fermat. Analytic geometry and optics -- Newton versus Leibniz. Credit for the calculus -- Bernoulli versus Bernoulli. Sibling rivalry of the highest order -- Sylvester versus Huxley. Ivory tower or real world? -- Kronecker versus Cantor. Mathematical humbug -- Borel versus Zermelo. The "notorious axiom" -- Poincaré versus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 HELJohnson, Hal
Summary: Profiles twenty-five monsters from mythology, folklore, and literature, from Medusa the gorgon and Polyphemus the cyclops to Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.944 JOHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.944 JOHRubenstein, Hal.
Summary: "100 Unforgettable Dresses is filled with the stories, secrets, intrigue, and insights behind the most indelible dresses in our collective memories. Featuring looks from the runway, film, television, the red carpet, and the worlds of royalty and politics, this book celebrates the staying power of these gorgeous, sleek, sultry, and outrageous creations as well as the lasting impact they've had...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.2 RUBMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: Evolving from a legal drug prescribed to treat depression, methamphetamine has grown into a home-cooked, highly toxic and extremely addictive drug that has infiltrated all corners of society. The Dangers of Methamphetamine will examine the scope of the problem; impact of the drug on the brain and body; addictive qualities of the substance; the challenges of rehabilitation; and the efforts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.29 MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: A biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and young adulthood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Publishers 2003
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KEN MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: Tells the story of the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, beginning in 1510 when he snuck on board a ship bound for Central America, through his discovery, for Spain, of the South Sea, now known as the Pacific Ocean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB BALBOA MARRogers, Hal
Summary: How do cherry pickers work? Where are the controls? Why don't they fall over? Learn all about these cool machines in this fascinating book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Contents: The pleasure and the freedom -- The corpus itself -- The magic plastic -- To find a yacht -- The search continues -- Three sailing yachts -- The rig -- How to make big sails small -- Spinnakers, light weather sails, and more on sail handling -- One man's sail inventory -- Planning the trip -- The anchor game -- The practice of anchoring -- Self-steering -- Can you be seen at night? -- Storm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine/McGraw-Hill 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.1 ROTHerzog, Hal.
Summary: "A maverick scientist who co-founded the field of anthrozoology offers a controversial, thought-provoking, and unprecedented exploration of the psychology behind the inconsistent and often paradoxical ways we think, feel, and behave towards animals"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 HERMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: "Many extremist groups have emerged in recent years. Moreover, many individuals harbor extremist viewpoints and have taken action on their own. They do this to call attention to their beliefs, cause chaos, and very often commit acts of violence under the misguided notions that their causes are justified and would find widespread acceptance by the American people. Very often, though, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.5 MARMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: "Scientists have been warning about the catastrophes that could be caused by climate change for several decades, governmental leaders have done relatively little to address the problem. Many governmental leaders fear that reigning in the industries and lifestyles responsible for warming the planet's atmosphere would severely impact the economies of their nations, leading to job loss, poverty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 THUMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: Crimes committed against people because of their race, ethnicity, or religion have become common in the United States and other countriesin 2016, the FBI said more than six thousand such crimes were committed in America. Hate crimes can range from small acts of vandalism to horrific mass shootings, such as the 2015 murders of nine African Americans attending church services in Charleston, South...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: Shares information on the history of torture and its current use today, including whether it is an effective way to root out information about terrorism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 MARMarcovitz, Hal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB SMITH MARMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: "The notion that UFOs are real is one that is very much alive in today's society. In fact, sightings of UFOs as well as close encounters with actual alien visitors have been reported for centuries. And for hundreds of years, such sightings were often dismissed by skeptics because the men and women who reported encounters with aliens could provide no evidence other than the stories of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 001.942 MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: The life of the Civil War general whose controversial fame rests chiefly on the disaster at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CUSJohnson, Hal
Summary: Meet the fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods! The Hodag, like a spinybacked bull-horned rhinoceros packing 3,000 pounds of carnivorous fury. The Snoligoster, the reptilian beast that feeds on the shadows of its victims. And deadlier than a rattler, copperhead, or cottonmouth combined, the Hoop Snake, which can chase prey at speeds up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JOHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JOHMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: A biography of the forty-second president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and youth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Publishers 2003
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CLI MARMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB POLO MARMarcovitz, Hal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2001
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB SACAGAWEA MARMorgan, Hal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1986
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 602 MORUrban, Hal
Contents: Humility -- Patience -- Empathy -- Giving -- Forgiveness -- Thinking -- Possibilities -- Renewal -- Courage -- Excellence -- Mission -- Scripture -- Prayer -- Wisdom -- Joy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.44 URBFelt, Hali.
Summary: "Until Marie Tharp's ground-breaking work in the 1950s, the floor of the ocean was a mystery--then, as now, we knew less about the ocean than we did about outer space. In a time when women in the scientific community were routinely dismissed, Marie's work changed our understanding of the earth's geologic evolution. While her partner, Bruce Heezen, went on expeditions to collect soundings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2012