Ennis, John
Summary: John Wellington Ennis explores political corruption using the board game Monopoly as an example of money being used for a greater voice in government.
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Publisher / Publication Date: E1 Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PAYSummary: Contains three versions of the Monopoly board game: Monopoly plus, played in a 3D world, My Monopoly, with customizable properties and game board, and the card game, Monopoly deal.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Video Games, Call number: GAME PS4 MONRingstad, Arnold
Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World, Inc. 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 609 RINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOMRiggs, Ben
Summary: "Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR- the company that unleashed imaginations with Dungeons & Dragons, was driven into ruin by disastrous management decisions, and then saved by their bitterest rival. Co-created by wargame enthusiasts Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, the original Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game released by TSR (Tactical Studies Rules) in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: For generations, Monopoly has been America's favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and, for better or worse, the impulses that make our free-market society tick. An exhilarating game of no-holds-barred competition and brutal domination of opponents, it's a celebration of greed and accumulation of wealth with only one player standing at the end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RUTSummary: "Brought to life by director Daniel Junge, this is a tale of brilliant innovations, colossal failures and ego-driven rivalries akin to Steve Jobs versus Bill Gates. It is a 50-year-long, multi-generation epic featuring corporate coups, industrial espionage, secret burial grounds and the promise of unimaginable riches just one cartridge away. The only constant through the saga is this: just when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GAMFleming, Candace
Summary: How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child ... and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the "crime of the century." In 1924, eighteen-year-old college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb made a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.152 FLECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364.152 FLERachlin, Benjamin
Summary: "When the final gavel clapped in a rural southern courtroom in the summer of 1988, Willie J. Grimes, a gentle spirit with no record of violence, was shocked and devastated to be convicted of first-degree rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Here is the story of this everyman and his extraordinary quarter-century-long journey to freedom, told in breathtaking and sympathetic detail, from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 RACLemelman, Martin
Summary: "The thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists. Thousands of years ago, in a time of rebellion, the Jewish people fought against their Roman rulers. The brutal Emperor Titus ordered the destruction of everything precious to the Jews: towns, villages, even their beloved Judean date palm trees. Centuries passed....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 634 LEMBrady, Maxine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: D. McKay Co. 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 795.1 BRAAxelrod, Alan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.421 AXECarpenter, Angelica Shirley
Summary: Radical, feminist, writer, suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage changed the course of history. She fought for equal rights not dependent on sex, race, class, or creed. Yet her name has faded into obscurity. She is forgotten when her comrades, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, are celebrated. To explain, Angelica Shirley Carpenter explores Gage's life, including her rise and fall within the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: South Dakota Historical Society Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 GAGKenney, Mary
Summary: "Discover the women behind the video games we love--from the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built--and how they changed the industry forever. From classic games like Centipede and Solitaire to popular modern games like Final Fantasy, Uncharted, and Halo, this book explores the work and history of 25 influential women in the video game...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 KENSummary: National headlines blazed the story: Churchgoers Gunned Down During Prayer Service in Charleston. South Carolina. After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members. From...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EMASimon, Rachel
Summary: "Learn everything you need to know about America's fastest-growing sport, with stories and tips from the world's top pros, the weekend warriors, and the devoted ambassadors who make up the wonderful world of pickleball." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.34 SIMBrowne, Meghan P.
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book that tells the fascinating story of the honeybee colonies that lived on the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and survived the devastating 2019 fire"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 BRONelson, David
Summary: "As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turned to the owner of the house. John Gacy was an upstanding citizen, active in local politics and charities, famous for his themed parties and appearances as Pogo the Clown. But in the winter of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press Incorporated 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 NELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crime Mur NelsonRajan, Rekha S.
Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: The remarkable untold story of a miracle drug, the forgotten pioneer who discovered it, and the fight to bring lithium to the masses. The 1949 discovery of lithium as a cure for bipolar disorder is perhaps one of the most important breakthroughs of the modern era. Brown reveals two unlikely success stories: that of John Cade, the physician whose discovery would come to save an untold number of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.89 BROPeterson, Jon
Summary: "A detailed history about the early years and drama of TSR, Inc., the company that founded Dungeons and Dragons"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.93 PETLatta, Sara L.
Summary: "Read about George Ferris, and how he invented the ferris wheel"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Elementary 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FERFrank, Nathaniel
Summary: The right of same-sex couples to marry provoked decades of intense conflict before it was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015. Yet some of the most divisive contests shaping the quest for marriage equality occurred not on the culture-war front lines but within the ranks of LGBTQ advocates. Nathaniel Frank tells the dramatic story of how an idea that once seemed unfathomable--and for many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 FRAO'Connor, Joseph
Summary: "Henry Irving is Victorian London's most celebrated actor and theater impresario. He has introduced groundbreaking ideas to the theater, bringing to the stage performances that are spectacular, shocking, and always entertaining. When Irving decides to open his own London theater with the goal of making it the greatest playhouse on earth, he hires a young Dublin clerk harboring literary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC OCOSummary: From the 8-bit adventure to Twilight Princess HD, here is everything you've always wanted to know-- and more!-- about The Legend of Zelda! Delve into the era of Hyrule in the historical records. Read the developer notes of each game in the archives. And there's even an exclusive interview with series producer Eiji Aonuma.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2018