Parker, Philip

Summary: Shares information about each of the forty-five presidents of the United States, from George Washington's role in the American Revolution to Barack Obama's comic book collection.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 PAR

Summary: With a spectacular illustrated journey through 4,000 years of weaponry, Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armour is the most comprehensive visual reference charting the history of arms and armour worldwide. Follow the evolution of weaponry from stone maces to machine-guns, and discover the brutal history of the warriors who wielded them. Drawing extensively on the treasures of the Royal...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Ltd 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.44 WEA

Chrisp, Peter.

Summary: Chronologically traces human history and civilization from prehistoric times to the present day using a detailed timeline, covering key events, people, inventions, and discoveries, and ideas and beliefs.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 909 CHR

Summary: Offers an illustrated look at one thousand artifacts of human creation through history, from stone age tools to tablet computers, as well as an extensive timeline featuring key events in world history.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2014

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 306.4 SMI

Gilliland, Ben.

Summary: Presents brief profiles of one hundred inventors, philosophers, economists, politicians, explorers, and other individuals who have made an impact on history, discussing the achievements of Aristotle, Mark Zuckerberg, Marie Curie, Pele, and others from various industries.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 GIL

Mason, Philip P. (Philip Parker)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 1974

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.52 MAS

Mason, Philip P. (Philip Parker)

Summary: History of life in Michigan during prohibition when seventy-five percent of the illegal liquor smuggled into the United States came across the Detroit River from Canada.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MIO 364.133 MAS

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 SCH

Summary: Library Journal: Woodford (This Is Detroit, 1701-2001) brings into a single volume a raft of interesting facts concerning, for example, Michigan's natural resources, notable historical events, individual cities and counties, Native American tribes, geographical landmarks, major figures, successful companies and products, historical and contemporary sports teams, and educational institutions. ...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: OmniData 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4003 WOO

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 917 WOO

Summary: When Chris' best friend Annie loses her husband, Chris derives a scheme to memorialize him. The two women, along with some of their friends - all fiftysomething women - will make a nude calendar to raise money for the hospital where he died. The calendar becomes hugely popular. Based on actual events, this story carefully balances the stories of several women as it follows the media explosion....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Entertainment 2004

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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD CAL

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY CAL

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Calendar 2003

Parker, Steve

Summary: Discusses the evolution, structure, and function of the human and animal skeletal systems.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1988

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 596.0471 PAR

Summary: Will Graham is an FBI agent who brought Hannibal Lecter to justice; however, his confrontation with Lecter proved to be a bloody, near-death experience. Retiring from the Bureau, he moves to Florida. However, a particularly grisly killer is on the loose, and Jack, Graham's one-time mentor at the Bureau, asks him to return to duty to find him. "The Tooth Fairy" is a vicious murderer who kills...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2003

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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER RED