Petrosky, Maureen
Summary: "Leave no guest out and get creative with on-trend drink recipes perfect for every occasion. Zero Proof Drinks and More offers delicious and mindful drinks for every guest and every occasion. Maureen Petrosky, an Entertaining and Lifestyle Expert, shares over 100 no-alcohol and low-alcohol recipes for cocktails, spritzers, ciders, coffees, shandies and radlers, and a whole lot more. The reasons...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Robert Rose 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.874 PETPetroski, Henry.
Summary: "Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and has described roughly sixty-five thousand bridges in the United States as 'structurally deficient.' This crisis--and one need look no further than the I-35W bridge collapse in Minnesota to see that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 388.1 PETPetroski, Henry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620.004 PETPetroski, Henry.
Summary: Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 022.4 PETPetroski, Henry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 624 PETPetroski, Henry.
Summary: Only Henry Petroski, author of The Pencil, could make one never pick up a paper clip again without being overcome with feelings of awe and reverence. In his new book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions - how the fork got its tines, why Scotch tape is called that, how the paper clip evolved, how the Post-it note came to be, how the zipper was named, why aluminum cans have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Knopf 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 609 PETPetroski, Henry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 674.88 PETPerowsky, Ben.
Contents: Sweet adelaide--1972--Dolly--Kings fall--Till u die--Land of snow--High waters--Birds on fire--Acheron way
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Publisher / Publication Date: El Destructo Records 0000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC PERPetroski, Henry
Summary: This ultimate book on books tells how they came to be and how we keep them, from papyrus scrolls boxed at Alexandria through Gutenberg's era to books shelved upright at the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 022.4 PETPetroski, Henry.
Contents: Ubiquitous risk -- Engineering is rocket science -- Doctors and Dilberts -- Which comes first? -- Einstein the inventor -- Speed bumps -- Research and development -- Development and research -- Alternative energies -- Complex systems -- Two cultures -- Uncertain science and engineering -- Great achievements and grand challenges -- Prizing engineering.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620 PETPetroski, Henry.
Summary: A professor of civil engineering considers ordinary objects as works in progress, taking readers inside the creative design process of such commonplace objects as chairs, light bulbs, tooth brushes, door knobs, and light switches.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620 PETOwen, Marleen.
Summary: Presents dialogues providing the Dutch needed to speak and understand, and teaches the skills needed for listening and understanding.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: CD 439.31 DUTPetoskey, Warren.
Summary: This memoir of Native American teacher, writer and artist Warren Petoskey spans centuries and lights up shadowy corners of American history with important memories of Indian culture and survival. Warren's family connects with many key episodes in Indian history, including the tragedy of boarding schools that imprisoned thousands of Indian children as well as the traumatic effects of alcohol...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Read The Spirit Books 2009
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PETOSKEY, WARREN PETMauleón, Daniel
Summary: Pablo, twelve, and his younger brother Alex find a book on extreme weather, only to discover the book does not just discribe weather, it creates it--and only the Librarian can control the book's power.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MAUFergus, Maureen
Summary: When Buddy, a dog who likes to play by the rules, meets Earl, a hedgehog who knows no limits, they set off aboard a pirate ship for an imaginative journey together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FERFergus, Maureen
Summary: Joining the local peewee hockey team after centuries alone in his old castle, Vlad the vampire discovers that his superhuman abilities have little practicality on the rink and practices diligently to prepare for a big game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FERFergus, Maureen.
Summary: Inviting her mother to visit her new class, a little kindergartener discovers that there are some things that kids are better at than parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FERGibbon, Maureen
Summary: "A sensual portrait of Manet's last years, and a vibrant testament to the endurance of the artistic spirit. Suffering from the complications of syphilis toward the end of his life, Édouard Manet begins to jot down his daily impressions, reflections, and memories in a notebook. Between healing respites in the French countryside and holding court in his Paris studio, he finds inspiration in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GIBOrth, Maureen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dell Publishing 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 ORTPratt, Maureen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marlowe 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.444 PRAWright, Maureen
Summary: When Monkey proclaims that it is his birthday, all the other jungle animals protest, claiming instead that it is Earth Day and telling Monkey what he should do to honor this special day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2012
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Contents: Jump for joy / Austin Lyons & Rowans Lewis -- Sarah / Len "Boogsie" Sharpe -- Brown eyed girl / Van Morrison -- Where's my thing / Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson -- Morning dance / Spyro Gyra -- Margaritaville / Jimmy Buffet -- Fire down below / Len "Boogsie" Sharpe -- Dinglolay Winston Shadow Bailey -- Volcano / Jimmy Buffet -- Cantina Band / John Williams -- Coconut champagne / arr. Marc Svaline --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL PETChild, Maureen.
Summary: In order to avoid marriage to a client's unsavory daughter, millionaire Travis King enters into a convenience-only marriage with the woman of his choice--his old friend Julie O'Hara--but their business needs may soon turn to love.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2010