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Summary: "Want to know: Why the vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? Which Viking god dressed up as a woman? A genuine jester's joke? Why medieval chickens had their bottoms shaved? Discover all the facts about the Vicious Vikings and Measly Middle Ages--double the gore and more"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 DEASummary: Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind since early childhood, was a passionate advocate for change, using her celebrity and wit to champion rights for women, people with disabilities, and people living in poverty. Becoming Helen Keller examines the complex legacy of this author, advocate, lecturer, and human rights pioneer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BECPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Contents: Essays. Collecting the image of America : Charles Willson Peale's The artist in his museum and Samuel F.B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre / Judith Russi Kirshner -- Painting the image of America : portraiture and genre in the 19th century / Elizabeth Milroy -- Americans in the landscape / D. Scott Atkinson -- American impressionism / Elizabeth Milroy -- America and the modernist spirit / D....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Terra Museum of American Art 1987
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709.73 PROMcDonough, Frank
Summary: "From historian Frank McDonough, the first volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler's hand. On January 30th, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed the German Chancellor of a coalition government by President Hindenburg. Within a few months hehad installed a dictatorship, jailing and killing his leftwing opponents, terrorizing the rest of the population and driving Jews out of public...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.086 MCDMacDonogh, Giles
Summary: Germany's last kaiser was born in Potsdam on January 27, 1859, the son of Prince Frederick of Prussia and Princess Vicky, Queen Victoria's eldest child. William was born with a withered arm---possibly the result of cerebral palsy---and many historians have sought in this a clue to his behavior in later life. He was believed mad by some, eccentric by others. Possessed of a ferocious temper, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILMcDonough, Yona Zeldis
Summary: The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was...? series. Included are 100...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KenMcDonough, Yona Zeldis.
Summary: Presents a series of stories from the Old Testament, including God's creation of the world, Noah and the ark, the sacrifice of Isaac, Joseph and his brothers, and the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Publication Society 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 221.9505 ZELMcDonough, Yona Zeldis.
Summary: In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET PARKSSterry, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 599.8 STEMcDonough, Frank
Summary: "Written with access to previously unpublished records, this is the fullest and most definitive account available on Hitler's secret police, the Gestapo. The book illustrates how, despite its material constraints, this group was able to extend its reach widely and quickly by manipulating and colluding with the general public during World War II, making ordinary German citizens complicit in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.086 MCDMcDonough, Frank
Summary: In this second volume of The Hitler Years, an internationally renowned historian chronicles the Third Reich under Hitler's hand, ending with his death and Germany's disastrous defeat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.086 MCDMcDonough, William.
Summary: A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. "Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists--in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As this book argues, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.2 MCDBrockman, Terra
Summary: Henry's Farm, run by Henry Brockman, is in central Illinois and some of the richest farming land in the world. There, he and his family, five generations of farmers, including sister Terra, the author, have bucked the traditional agribusiness conventional wisdom by farming in a way that's sensible, sustainable, and focused on producing healthy, nutritious food in ways that doesn't despoil the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Agate 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 BROEllis, Gerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welcome Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.674 ELLSpence, Gerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.852 SPEMcDonough, Yona Zeldis
Summary: "Here is the story behind the ten laws that have been the guiding light of Judeo-Christian belief. Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when the commandments were written, how the belief in one all-powerful God set the Israelites apart from other ancient peoples, and the roles the Ten Commandments have played in Judaism, Christianity,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: J Belief McDonoughFerry, Joe
Summary: "How you learn how to handle your money now will go a long way in determining which financial track you will take in life. Financial literacy is generally defined as having the right habits and knowledge about money that lead to financial security and the ability to weather an unexpected emergency expense"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 332.024 FERFerry, Luc.
Summary: An introduction to philosophy focuses on the questions of what it means to be human and how to react to the reality of death by exploring ancient Stoic, Christian, early modern, and contemporary approaches as well as the views of Nietzsche.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 100 FERGerry, Lisa
Summary: "No doubt about it, water is pretty important! And all living things on Earth--from big blue whales to teeny-tiny bacteria--need water. But our world is currently facing some serious water problems: drinkable water isn't easily accessible to everyone, the demands for water around the globe are increasing but the supply is limited, and some human actions are causing disastrous ripple effects...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 553.7 GERVolgenau, Gerry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ann Arbor Media Group 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7 VOLHarper, Kerryn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Betterway Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 HARPeary, Danny
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4375 PEABerra, Yogi
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 BERGeary, Rick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2008