Mufti, Shahan
Summary: Late in the morning of March 9, 1977, seven men stormed the Washington, D.C., headquarters of B'nai B'rith International, the largest and oldest Jewish service organization in America. The heavily armed attackers quickly took control of the building and held more than a hundred employees of the organization hostage inside. A little over an hour later, three more men entered the Islamic Center...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2005
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Summary: "A feminist-forward guide to setting boundaries, assessing safety, and defusing violence using the self offense strategy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2024
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Summary: "A Call to Leadership. The role of the corporate board has changed. Today's smartest CEOs have used this to their benefit. But increased board control and involvement also has its downsides. This book, from three leading experts in the field, serves as aguide to help take advantage of board oversight while avoiding the pitfalls. Boardroom veterans Ram Charan, Dennis Carey, and Michael Useem...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Distribution Services 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Books 1964
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 SHOShuman, Michael.
Summary: "Americans' long-term savings in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, pension funds, and life insurance funds total about $30 trillion. But not even 1 percent of these savings touch local small business-even though roughly half the jobs and the output in the private economy come from them. So, how can people increasingly concerned with the poor returns from Wall Street and the devastating impact of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6 SHUShuman, Michael.
Summary: Defenders of globalization, free markets, and free trade insist there's no alternative to mega-stores like Wal-Mart; Michael Shuman begs to differ. In The Small-Mart Revolution, Shuman makes a compelling case for his alternative business model, one in which communities reap the benefits of "going local" in four key spending categories: goods, services, energy, and finance. He argues that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.642 SHUBen-Shahar, Tal.
Contents: The question of happiness -- Reconciling present and future -- Happiness explained -- The ultimate currency -- Setting goals -- Happiness in education -- Happiness in the workplace -- Happiness in relationships -- First meditation: self-interest and benevolence -- Second meditation: happiness boosters -- Third meditation: beyond the temporary high -- Fourth meditation: letting our light shine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2007
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Summary: "Memory is far more than a record of the past--in this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world's top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from learning and decision-making to trauma and healing, and helps us take control of our unconscious mind to live happier, more deliberate lives. A new understanding of memory is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Canada 2024
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Summary: The world was in ruin at the end of World War II: from the Blitz in London to the aftermath of the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A small group of Army soldiers witnessed it all. They photographed Germany's last push, the Battle of the Bulge, and they rode into Germany to witness unimagined destruction. They documented the Burma Road, which opened Mainland China to supplies, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CityFiles Press 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 1991
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Saran, Suvir.
Summary: The author, born and raised in India and an acclaimed New York City restaurateur and chef, tells the story of moving to the country to raise goats, alpacas, ducks, geese, and chicken on 67 acres. Accompanied by more than 80 recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2011
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Summary: An account of a deadly commuter plane crash that took place in northern Canada in 1984 involving a pilot, a politician, a cop and the criminal he was escorting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2013
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Summary: "Shanahan examined diets around the world known to help people live longer, healthier lives--diets like the Mediterranean, Okinawa, and "Blue Zone"--and identified the four common nutritional habits, developed over millennia, that unfailingly produce strong, healthy, intelligent children, and active, vital elders, generation after generation. Dr. Cate shows how all calories are not created...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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Summary: "From majestic forests and verdant farms to rushing rivers and tranquil lakes, experience the Badger State's classic Midwestern charm with Moon Wisconsin"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2023
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Summary: "Describes the author's harrowing experiences manning a remote Israeli outpost with a regiment of other young soldiers, during a small, unnamed war in the late 1990s that foreshadowed other unwinnable conflicts in the Middle East,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2016
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Summary: Barbara Seaman, a legendary figure in the women's health movement, and Laura Eldridge have written a comprehensive, easy-to-use resource that will give you all the information you need to make smart and informed decisions that will put you in control during this time of transition--medically, psychologically, sexually, and even financially. With the latest research on everything from hormone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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Contents: What to feed your kids and why -- Breakfast for champions: the morning meal -- On the rise: fearless baking with yeast -- Lunch (en)counter: midday meals for school days and weekends -- Snack attacks: homemade munchies -- What's for dinner: satisfying suppers and fast weekday solutions -- Quality quenchers: cold and warm drinks for thirsty kids -- Divine desserts: from birthday cake to tangy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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Summary: The little-known story of Leonard Cohen’s concert tour to the front lines of the Yom Kippur War, including never-before-seen selections from an unfinished manuscript by Cohen and rare photographs. In October 1973, the poet and singer Leonard Cohen—thirty-nine years old, famous, unhappy, and at a creative dead end—traveled from his home on the Greek island of Hydra to the chaos and bloodshed of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2022
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Summary: "This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science. Did you know that the technology behind cell phones was based on an idea developed during World War II by the Hollywood star Heddy Lamar to prevent the enemy intercepting radio messages? The computer and other electronic devices have changed life dramatically over the last 70 years-and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Summary: "Shahd Alshammari is just eighteen when she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and told by her neurologist that she would not make it past age thirty. Despite what she is told, by thirty, she has become a professor of literature, and has managed to navigate education systems in both Kuwait and the United Kingdom and inspire generations of students. Head above Water is the intimate,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feminist Press 2023
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Summary: "Introduction to different types of tropical fish using simple text, illustrations, and photos. Features include puzzles and games, fun facts, a resource list, and an index"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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Summary: From world-class marathoner and 4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavor-forward cookbook that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. This cookbook for runners that shows fat is essential for flavor and performance and that counting calories, obsessing over protein, and restrictive dieting does more harm than good. Packed with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2016
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Summary: "The color of one's skin and passport have long dictated the conditions of travel. For Shahnaz Habib, travel and travel writing have always been complicated pleasures. Habib threads the history of travel with her personal story as a child on family vacations in India, an adult curious about the world, and an immigrant for whom roundtrips are an annual fact of life. Tracing the power dynamics...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2023