Mead, Margaret
Summary: Rarely do science and literature come together in the same book. When they do -- as in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, for example -- they become classics, quoted and studied by scholars and the general public alike. Margaret Mead accomplished this remarkable feat not once but several times, beginning with Coming of Age in Samoa. It details her historic journey to American Samoa,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial Classics 2001
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Summary: A rooster with a magic stomach retrieves the diamond button which was stolen from him by a greedy king.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MACMacDonald, Margaret Read
Summary: When Little Boy is frightened by a squeaky bedroom door, his grandmother brings in various animals to help him feel secure enough to sleep. Includes notes on the story's origins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MACMacDonald, Margaret Read
Summary: Tough Tug, a new boat, is excited to show the others what he can do, but on his first tow job to Alaska, he learns an important lesson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MACMacDonald, Margaret Read
Summary: In this British variant of a traditional tale, an ungrateful woman who complains constantly about her house is granted increasingly grandiose wishes by a fairy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: August House LittleFolk 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MACDMacDonald, Margaret Read
Summary: "In this retelling of a Shona folktale from Zimbabwe, a girl promises a crocodile he can come to a party in exchange for a favor, but since crocodiles aren't allowed in the village, she doesn't expect she'll have to keep the promise"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2015
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Summary: An old woman complains about all the housework she has to do, but when some fairies come to help her she finds that they are more trouble than they are worth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MACMacDonald, Margaret Read
Summary: A magical boy grants a poor flower-seller's every wish until the greedy and ungrateful man grows tired of the boy's unpleasant behavior and sends him away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Two childhood friends are reunited in their middle age and one learns she is dying of a fatal disease.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Video 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Chronicles the rise of the porn industry that began in New York City in 1971-72, driven by the gradual legalization of porn and a politically motivated effort to 'clean up' Times Square. Over the course of eight episodes, viewers will get an up-close look at a gritty world of sex, crime, high times and sudden violence, as the porn business begins its climb to legitimacy, cultural permanence,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DEUSummary: Chronicles the rise of the porn industry that began in New York City in 1971-72, driven by the gradual legalization of porn and a politically motivated effort to 'clean up' Times Square.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stonesthrow 2005
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP MedDean, Margaret Lazarus
Summary: In the 1960s, humans took their first steps away from Earth, and for a time our possibilities in space seemed endless. But in a time of austerity and in the wake of high-profile disasters like Challenger, that dream has ended. In early 2011, Margaret Lazarus Dean traveled to Cape Canaveral for NASA's last three space shuttle launches in order to bear witness to the end of an era. With Dean as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629 DEAReynolds, Emma
Summary: Emma Reynolds shines a spotlight on sixteen incredible youth activists from around the world who are fighting to protect the planet and all life on Earth. From Autumn Peltier campaigning for clean water to Edgar Edmund Tarimo turning plastic waste into building materials-and many more-these inspiring true stories highlight the importance of taking charge and creating change. Beautifully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REYFox, Margaret S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.52 FOXSummary: Agatha Christie's astute Belgian detective is on the case in these four feature-length mysteries from the hit series. Beautifully remastered, these definitive adaptations capture the unrivaled elegance of the Art Deco era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1986
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1992
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1991
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eagle Large Print 1993
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC REASummary: In 1964 Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UPMagnusson, Margareta
Summary: Shows readers how to prepare for and understand the aging process, and the joys and sorrows it can bring, with the ultimate message that people should all be less afraid of the idea of death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022