Drakeford, Scott
Summary: "Scott Drakeford's epic fantasy debut, Rise of the Mages combines gripping, personal vengeance with compelling characters for an action packed first book in a trilogy. Emrael Ire wants nothing more than to test to be a weapons master. His final exam will be a bloody insurrection, staged by corrupt nobles and priests, that enslaves his brother. With the aid of his War Master tutor, herself an...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: TOR 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DRASummary: At the current rate of resource depletion, humankind stands to lose fully half of Earth's remaining species over the next 100 years. At this crucial point in world history, a choice must be made: will coming generations inhabit a healthy planet or, quite possibly, a dying one? In this program, David Attenborough searches for solutions to this impending eco-disaster. The research of demographer...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
View online at AVOD
Summary: The most striking feature of life on Earth is its richness and variety. But research shows that the planet's biodiversity is seriously threatened with destruction by human activities. From the depths of the oceans to the tops of rainforest canopies, from the African savannas to the soil underfoot, this program hosted by David Attenborough reveals the extent of that living bounty-and the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
View online at AVOD
Summary: Extinction is a natural process, and five times in the dim reaches of Earth's long history it has happened on a huge scale. Now, due to human activities, another mass extinction has been set in motion-and it is unfolding at an unprecedented speed. This program, hosted by David Attenborough, investigates the devastating effects of humankind's overpopulation and overconsumption in an attempt to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
View online at AVOD
Edgington, Susan B
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.18 EDGKellerman, Jonathan.
Summary: Psychologist Alex Delaware and his girlfriend Robin are making a farewell visit to an LA hotel bar when one patron in particular grabs their attention-- a beautiful but aloof young woman dressed all in white. Two days later, Alex is called in on a murder case and is shocked when he recognizes the victim as the woman in white.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KELLilly, Melinda.
Summary: Presents some of the details of the training and life of a knight in the Middle Ages.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Pub. 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 LILHilliam, Paul.
Summary: A discussion of the tactics and technology of warfare during the Middle Ages, including the tradition of personal combat, the use of armor, castles-and-siege weapons, and the dominance of the mounted knight.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. Group 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.0094 HILBruegel, Pieter
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H. N. Abrams 1969
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.9493 BRUBoswell, James
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1989
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828.6 BOSLawrence, Ellen
Summary: Presents information about the black caiman, including physical characteristics, its everyday life, and its hunting abilities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2017
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Stackpole, Michael A.
Summary: Efforts of the three grandchildren of royal cartographer Qiro Anturasi, a master mapmaker whose unparalleled magical ability allows him to reshape the landscape of reality, to save their world from destruction. Major threats include an undead, soulless prince hell-bent on usurping the crown from his empress stepmother and a vengeance-obsessed elder god determined to undo all of creation.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STAMaxwell, Scott
Summary: "No one has yet visited Mars - at least, no humans have. Robot rovers have explored the surface of the Red Planet, and it's the job of people on Earth to control their every movement. Find out what's involved in being a rover driver, the tools and skills you need, and the difficulties of controlling something that's millions of miles away"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.295 MAXCraig, Jonathan
Contents: Cinema magic -- Childhood inspiration -- A life-changing decision -- Starting off -- Materials -- A week in the life -- When things go wrong -- Gaining skills -- History of special effects make-up -- What you can do now -- Quiz -- Glossary -- Find out more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.027 CRAForbes, Lani
Summary: Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home and reclaim the throne of the Chicome. A river of blood and demons disguised as children are only two of the challenges standing in their way. Fortunately Mayana's royal blood controls the power of water, and Prince Ahkin wields the power of the sun itself....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FORBuck, Polly Stone.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 1986
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.8593 BUCFeatherstone, Mark
Summary: Find out what's involved in developing computer games, the tools and skills you need, and the difficulties of managing a complex process.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 004.23 FEABurnham, Brad.
Summary: Examines the formation of the caves in the ancient village of Qumran in present-day Israel, the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls and other artifacts hidden in the caves, and what the archaeological findings reveal about the lives of the people who lived in ancient Qumran.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 956.952 BURHilliam, David.
Summary: Relates how King Richard I of England and his troops nearly wrested Jerusalem from Muslim leader Saladin and the Saracens during the Third Crusade in 1191 A.D.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. Group 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.18 HILForbes, Lani
Summary: To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. When darkness falls, the barrier separating the heavens and the earth becomes unstable. Then come the ravening Tzitzimime--the star demons who thirst for human blood. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed. As the eclipse nears, many maneuver for power in this...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FORForbes, Lani
Summary: Thrust into leadership upon the death of his emperor father, young Prince Ahkin feels completely unready for his new position. Though his royal blood controls the power of the sun, he's now responsible for the lives of all the Chicome people. And despite all of Ahkin's efforts, the sun is fading--and the end of the world may be at hand. For Mayana, the only daughter of the Chicome family whose...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FORHaugen, David M.
Summary: This book discusses Earth as the unique livable planet, presenting information on Earth's place in the solar system, the planet's atmosphere and weather, and the ability of humans to care for the planet.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Press 2002
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 525 HAUHaugen, David M.
Summary: This book discusses the planet Venus, one of the two planets that can be seen with the naked eye from Earth, and describes how the planet travels through the solar system.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kidhaven Press 2002
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 523.42 HAUBirmingham, John
Summary: In a first installment of a three-part alternate history epic, America's World War II fleet is decimated by a multi-national task force sent back in time from the year 2021, forcing Admiral Nimitz and Rear Admiral Spruance to make the potentially consequential decision to fight their own possible descendants.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2004