Summary: "The gripping true story of Stanislav Petrov, a man who single-handedly averted a fullscale nuclear world war, but now struggles to get his life back on track ... before it is too late. An epic and grand Cold War thriller that sends shivers down your spine and shows us just how close we came to apocalypse ... and it's not over yet! With a new Cold War rising and thousands of nuclear weapons on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MANDehaene, Stanislas.
Summary: In this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene provides an accessible account of the brain circuitry of reading and explores what he calls the "reading paradox": Our cortex is the product of millions of years of evolution in a world without writing, so how did it adapt to recognize words?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 418.4019 DEHDehaene, Stanislas
Summary: "In today's technological society, with an unprecedented amount of information at our fingertips, learning plays a more central role than ever. In How We Learn, Stanislas Dehaene decodes its biological mechanisms, delving into the neuronal, synaptic, and molecular processes taking place in the brain. He explains why youth is such a sensitive period, during which brain plasticity is maximal, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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Summary: A history of Slovakia from prehistory to the 1990s. It includes a description of the development of a Slovakian consciousness, from the 19th century under the colonial rule of the Hungarians, through the merger into Czechoslovakia, Nazi-sponsored independence, the Russian invasion and independence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.73 KIRPetrova, Em
Summary: She wants to turn up the heat. He's got the skills to whip her into a frenzy. The Boot Knockers Ranch, Book 5. TV food show host Tabbart Tracy works hard to give viewers her best recipes. But while her fans are legion, her personal life is colder than a meat locker. Most men just want her to serve up some pie-in the nude. One glance at her assistant's sexy brother, though, and her body skips...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insatiable Press 2003
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Petrou, Karen
Summary: "Economic inequality in America is on fire. The heat was rising in 2011 when Occupy Wall Street railed against the 1%, and then in 2016, when populist presidential candidates of both parties attracted fervent support. Now we see it in the platforms of 2020 candidates, whose policy proposals for tackling economic inequality reflect the critical concerns they've been hearing from angry,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.5 PETLem, Stanisław.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Brace 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.8 LEMPetrova, Ada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Richard Cohen Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HITPetrova, Daniela
Summary: "In this gripping and emotional domestic suspense debut for fans of The Perfect Mother, a newly pregnant woman inadvertently befriends her egg donor--only to find herself a key suspect when the woman vanishes without a trace"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PETPedro.
Contents: Prefuse 73 -- Cherrystones -- Danger mouse -- Pedro -- Home skillet -- Fourtet.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Melodic 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PedroPetrow, Steven
Summary: "In Stupid things I won't do when I get old, Petro candidly addresses the fears, frustrations, and stereotypes that accompany aging. He offers a blueprint for the new old age, and an understanding that aging and illness are not the same. As he writes, 'I meant the list as a pointed reminder--to me--to make different choices when I eventually cross the threshold to 'old'" -- Excerpt from jacket...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1983
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 KLOPenkov, Miroslav.
Summary: "A young Bulgarian immigrant returns to the country of his birth in search of his grandfather, who suddenly and unexpectedly cut all contact with the family three years ago. The trail leads him to a village on the border with Turkey, a stone's throw away from Greece, high up in the Strandja Mountains--a place of pagan mysteries and black storks nesting in giant oaks; a place where every spring,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Penkov 2016Petrak, Stephanie
Summary: "Make your floral dreams come true with this stunning collection of handmade wreath projects. Lorraine's Cottage founder Stephanie Petrak will help you build each striking, florist-quality wreath stem by stem. Between springtime buds, summer blooms, fall foliage, and winter berries, there's a whimsical wreath for every occasion"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.926 PETTHAT PETROL EMOTION.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK THAIlʹf, Ilʹi͡a︡
Contents: The Road -- The Small Town -- Americans -- At the Birthplace of Mark Twain -- The Desert -- Indians -- California -- Hollywood -- Advertising -- Negroes -- New York.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cabinet Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 ILFGermi, Pietro
Summary: A man bed hops from woman to woman until his philandering catches up with him when he impregnates his fiancée's younger sister.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SEDPetran, Tabitha.
Contents: From empire to colony: Mount Lebanon and Grand Liban -- The early years: independence and the national pact -- The beginning of nationalism(s) and the emergence of political parties -- The Shehab experiment: the failure of reform -- The forgotten south: Israel and the Palestinians -- Winds of change: the emergence of a sociopolitical opposition -- 1970: the tide turns -- The gathering storm:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Monthly Review Press 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.92 PETPetroff, Shani
Summary: "Madden's life is a whirlwind of privilege and perks. Born into the elite Purple ring, she is fated to be a Minister of the Seven. Although her position comes with the burden of great responsibility, she's nothing if not confident in her future. Her classmate Dax, an Ash, is clinging to the opposite end of the spectrum. While everyone around her knows what destiny awaits them, Dax's fate is......
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Publisher / Publication Date: Polis Books 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PETPetrovna, Tanya
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5637 PETBartolo, Pietro
Summary: "Situated more than one hundred miles off Italy's southern coast, the rocky island of Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern refugees fleeing civil war and terrorism and hoping to make a new life in Europe. Dr. Pietro Bartolo, who runs the lone medical clinic on the island, has been caring for many of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BARTOLO, PIETRO BARPatron Saints
Contents: Flower -- Nostalgia trip -- Reflections on a warm day -- Do you think about me? -- White light -- Relax -- My lonely friend -- Andrea -- Goodnight song.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Lag Records 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PATPenrod, Guy.
Contents: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (3:49) -- Sleigh Ride (3:17) -- Tennessee Christmas (4:14) -- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (3:33) -- Winter Wonderland (3:09) -- Silent Night, Holy Night (4:18) -- Breath Of Heaven (5:16) -- Twelve Days Of Christmas (3:57) -- The Christmas Song (4:01) -- Angels We Have Heard On High (2:34) -- Little Drummer Boy/We Three Kings (Medley) (5:05) -- Away In A...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Gaither Music Group (HSE) 2014
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Perrow, Angeli
Summary: A fictionalized account of how Spot, a springer spaniel living on Penobscot Bay in the 1930's, loves to ring the lighthouse bell, and uses that skill to guide the mailboat safely through a storm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East Books 2000