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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.837 ROYPattison, Kermit
Summary: "Fossil Men is the riveting science-adventure story of the brilliant team who discovered the "Ardi" skeleton, a human more than a million years older than the famous Lucy, and their 20-year quest to redefine our understanding of human evolution"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 569.9 PATMartinson, Morgan
Summary: This title introduces readers to Suni Lee, providing exciting details about her life and her thrilling success at the Tokyo Olympics. It features informative fast facts, a timeline, and a glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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Summary: The subject of this narrative is the generic snake. Intended for amateur herpetologists and general naturalists the work treats the origin, evolution and classification of snakes and then discusses morphology and function, how and where snakes live (habitat, adaptations and world patterns), feeding, defense, and reproduction. A chapter deals with the relationships of snakes and humans, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597 MATParkinson, Roger.
Summary: Brief text and numerous illustrations trace the causes, events, and aftermath of the Revolutionary War with emphasis on the way in which the bickering colonies put aside their differences to unite against the British.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1971
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.31 PARMattison, Christopher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blandford 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.395 MATMattison, Christopher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.39 MATPattison, Pat
Summary: "Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics. Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 PATMattison, Christopher.
Summary: An introduction to the origins, physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of lizards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597.95 MATMattison, Alice.
Summary: A targeted and insightful guide to the stages of writing fiction and memoir without falling into common traps, while wisely navigating the writing life, from an award-winning author and longtime teacher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 MATChast, Roz
Summary: "Roz Chast illustrates her own dream world, a place that is sometimes creepy, but always hilarious, accompanied by an illustrated tour through Dream Theory Land guided by insights from poets, philosophers, and psychoanalysts alike."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2023
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Summary: Documents the history of homosexuality and its representation in art, using objects from the British Museum's collection that date from 9000 BC to the present to illustrate how same-sex love has always been a part of human history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.766 PARAtkinson, Rick
Summary: "Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other masterly books about World War II, has long been admired for his unparalleled ability to write deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative history. Now he turns his attention to a new war, and in the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy he tells the story of the first twenty months of the bloody struggle to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 ATKAtkinson, Rick.
Summary: In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943. Illustrations. 18 maps. In the first volume of his monumental trilogy about the liberation of Europe in WW II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the riveting story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wars AtkinsonEvans, Job Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howell Book House 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 EVARoe, Nicholas.
Summary: Offers a biography of the nineteenth century poet, offering insights into the details of his early life in London, the torments that affected him, and the imaginative sources of his works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KEATS, JOHN ROERoe, Sue.
Summary: A group portrait of the Impressionist artists traces how the movement's early leaders met in the studios of Paris and lived and worked together closely for several years, supporting one another through a series of emotional and financial difficulties.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.4 ROEBrotherton, Rob
Summary: "In Suspicious Minds, Rob Brotherton explores the history and consequences of conspiracism, and delves into the research that offers insights into why so many of us are drawn to implausible, unproven and unproveable conspiracy theories. They resonate with some of our brain's built-in quirks and foibles, and tap into some of our deepest desires, fears, and assumptions about the world,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountaineers Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.1224 CASKesseler, Rob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2006
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 581.467 KESThallon, Rob.
Summary: "Here for the first time is a complete visual handbook designed for architects, builders, students, and anyone else interested in wood-frame construction. Inside you'll find hundreds of meticulous drawings illustrating every detail you might ever want to know about when building wood, whether you're building basement walls or framing a chimney opening. This wealth of visual information is mined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press 2016
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Summary: A riveting journey into the psyche of Britain through its golden age of television and film; a cross-genre feast of moving pictures, from classics to occult hidden gems, The Magic Box is the nation's visual self-portrait in technicolour detail.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Faber & Faber 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 YOURoe, Mike
Summary: "It's hard to remember a time when Tina Fey wasn't a star, but back in the early 2000s, she was an SNL writer who was far from a household name. It's even harder to remember when Fey's sitcom 30 Rock was tanking, but it was--it premiered in the fall of 2006, and by November, the New York Times wrote that 30 Rock was "perilously close to a flop." But despite all expectations (including those of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45Iliffe, Rob
Summary: Religion and faith dominated much of Newton's life and work. His papers, never made available to the public, were filled with biblical speculation and timelines along with passages that excoriated the early Church fathers. Indeed, his radical theological leanings rendered him a heretic, according to the doctrines of the Anglican Church.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017