Behari, Jo
Summary: Start doing your own household repairs and simple renovations without the expense of calling in a professional. Full of expert advice, this practical beginner's handbook features easy instructions for all the home DIY basics, from painting and wallpapering to simple plumbing, changing a lock, using power tools, fixing a squeaky board and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Homeowner 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.7 BEHKeohane, Joe
Summary: "In The Power of Strangers, journalist Joe Keohane takes us through an inquiry into our shared history, one that offers surprising and compelling insights into our own social and political moment. But if strangers seem to some to be the problem, history,data, and science show us that they are actually our solution. In fact, throughout human history, our address to the stranger, the foreigner,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302 KEOBerland, Mike
Summary: Straightforward and simple doctor-apporved apporach to eating and exercise that throws out decades of bad science.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regan Arts 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 BERSerhant, Ryan
Summary: Ryan Serhant was a shy, jobless hand model when he entered the real estate business in 2008 at a time the country was on the verge of economic collapse. Just nine years later, he has emerged as one of the top realtors in the world and an authority on the art of selling. Whether you are selling a brownstone or a hot tub, golf balls or life insurance, Serhant shares the secrets behind how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.85 SERBernanke, Ben
Summary: "From the three primary architects of the American policy response to the worst economic catastrophe since the Great Depression, a magnificent big-picture synthesis--from why it happened to where we are now In 2018, Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner, and Hank Paulson came together to reflect on the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis ten years on. Recognizing that, as Ben put it, "the enemy is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9 BERMerali, Zeeya
Summary: "What if you could become God, with the ability to build a whole new universe in the lab? As startling as it sounds, modern physics suggests that within the next two decades, scientists may be able to perform this seemingly divine feat--to concoct an entirely new baby universe, complete with its own physical laws, star systems, galaxies, and even intelligent life. To create your own cosmos, you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 MERMunari, Bruno
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Publisher / Publication Date: M. Corraini 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 MunariBahari, Maziar.
Summary: A former prisoner in one of Iran's most notorious prisons offers a moving memoir of how thoughts of his family got him through the days of torture, in a book that also sheds light on Iran's history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAHARI, MAZIAR BAHCesari, Luca
Summary: "In this hugely charming and entertaining chronicle of everyone's favorite dish, acclaimed Italian food writer and historian Luca Cesari draws on literature, history, and many classic recipes in order to enlighten pasta lovers everywhere, both the gourmet and the gluten free. What is Italy without pasta? Come to think of it, where would the rest of us be without this staple of global cuisine?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.82209 CESMcAlister, Melani
Summary: "More than forty years ago, conservative Christianity emerged as a major force in American political life. Since then the movement has been analyzed and over-analyzed, declared triumphant and, more than once, given up for dead. But because outside observers have maintained a near-relentless focus on domestic politics, the most transformative development over the last several decades--the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270 MCAMakari, George
Summary: "A startling work of historical sleuthing and synthesis, Of Fear and Strangers reveals the forgotten histories of xenophobia-and what they mean for us today. By 2016, it was impossible to ignore an international resurgence of xenophobia. What had happened? Looking for clues, psychiatrist and historian George Makari started out in search of the idea's origins. To his astonishment, he discovered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8009 MAKBernanke, Ben
Summary: "Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke helps readers understand how the Federal Reserve, the steward of U.S. monetary policy, got to where it is today, what it has learned from the diverse challenges it has faced, and how it may evolve in the future"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 332.1 BERBernanke, Ben.
Summary: In 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, gave a series of lectures about the Federal Reserve and the 2008 financial crisis, as part of a course at George Washington University on the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy. He revealed important background and insights into the central bank's crucial actions during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 BERMerali, Hasan
Summary: Terrible twos, temper tantrums, and grocery store meltdowns are usually the first things that come to mind when people think of toddlers. But pediatric emergency medicine physician and researcher Dr. Hasan Merali has long thought toddlers are among the best people in our society and adults could do well to learn from them. These extraordinary youngsters can be impulsive, yes, but with this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications, Inc. 2024
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Summary: "Tells the story through captivating poems and breathtaking paintings of the adventure of two friends, the Dally and the Blug. Their jolly journey through an alphabet of mythical mammals unites the bright and bumbling Blug and the dear but downhearted Dally, who come to learn a thing or two about good, evil, courage, humor, sadness, hope ... and how to govern their spirits and truly love their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TAN Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.6 MEHMehra, Nishta
Summary: Essays describe how the author's experiences as an Indian American, the wife of a white Christian woman, and the mother of an adopted black son have been challenged by rigid cultural family norms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2019
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Summary: "The prisoner of an evil witch, Rapunzel lives all alone in a tall, dark tower. If she ever escapes, the witch will put a terrible curse her. But is Rapunzel frightened? Oh no, not she!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WOOHasan, Mehdi
Summary: "MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan isn't one to avoid arguments. He relishes them, as the lifeblood of democracy and the only surefire way to establish the truth. Arguments help us solve problems, uncover new ideas we might not have considered, and nudge our disagreements toward mutual understanding. A good argument, made in good faith, has intrinsic value-and can also simply be fun. Arguments are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.53 HASBerlant, Lauren Gail
Summary: In The Hundreds Lauren Berlant and Kathleen Stewart speculate on writing, affect, politics, and attention to processes of world-making. The experiment of the one hundred word constraint--each piece is one hundred or multiples of one hundred words long--amplifies the resonance of things that are happening in atmospheres, rhythms of encounter, and scenes that shift the social and conceptual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Duke University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 BERPatrick, Bethanne Kelly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 PATNewman, Lea Bertani Vozar.
Summary: The myths and mysteries of Emily Dickinson's life have long dominated the popular culture surrounding this icon of American poetry. The questions persist: Who was this closeted genius who dressed in white and live the circumspect life of a New England spinster while secretly writing sublime erotic poetry that was discovered in a locked box in her room after her death? Lea Newman's Emily...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northshire Bookstore 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DICKINSON, EMILY NEWBerman, Laura.
Summary: "Top sex therapist Dr. Laura Berman shows how you and your partner can maximize your potential for an amazing sex life. Learn to feel more confident about yourself, connect more intimately with your partner, practice tantalizing new sexual techniques--and get the rich, rewarding, and passionate pleasure you deserve"--Cover, P. [4].
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.96 BERPatrick, Bethanne Kelly.
Summary: Describes the construction, purpose, daily life, and inhabitants of six Western forts, Fort Clatsop, the Presidio, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Laramie, Fort Sill, and Fort Hood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Publishers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.7 PATBehan, Kevin.
Contents: Pt. 1. Our special relationship with dogs -- pt. 2. My life with dogs -- pt. 3. How dogs work -- pt. 4. The dog in your life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2011