Flynn, Sarah Wassner
Summary: "Information about why certain people, animals and things are considered "cute" and the scientific background, for children"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2019
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Summary: "An extensive glossary of the main terms and concepts used in Eastern philosophy. including concepts from: Zoroastrianism, Sufism, Concucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, & Buddhism."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 1999
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 181 LEAAldrin, Buzz
Summary: Everywhere he goes, crowds gather to meet Buzz Aldrin. He's a world-class hero, a larger-than-life figurehead, and the best known of a generation of astronauts whose achievements surged in just a few years from first man in space to first men on the moon. Now he pauses to reflect and share what he has learned, from the vantage point not only of outer space but also of time: still a nonstop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 ALDRIN, BUZZ ALDAldrin, Buzz.
Summary: "Beloved American hero Buzz Aldrin reflects on the wisdom, guiding principles, and irreverent anecdotes he's gathered through his event-filled life--both in outer space and on Earth--in this inspiring guide-to-life for the next generation. Everywhere he goes, crowds gather to meet Buzz Aldrin. He is a world-class hero, a larger-than-life figurehead, best known of a generation of astronauts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALDRIN, BUZZ ALDLao-tzu.
Summary: The book examines one of the world's most enduring and influential literary works, the Dao De Jing, through the timeless art of qigong, investigating the original text's relevance for mental, spiritual and physical health practices. In his words, Lao Tzu (or Laozi), author of the Dao De Jing, embodies qigong principles, advocating the cultivation of mind and body. Only when we know qigong can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: YMAA Publication Center 2018
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Summary: "The Declaration of Independence identified "the pursuit of happiness" as one of our unalienable rights, along with life and liberty. Jeffrey Rosen, the president of the National Constitution Center, profiles six of the most influential founders--Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton--to show what pursuing happiness meant in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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Summary: "Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2022
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Summary: "A monumental new biography of a pivotal yet poorly understood pioneer in modern philosophy. When a painter once told Goethe that he wanted to paint the most famous man of the age, Goethe directed him to Georg Friederich Wilhelm Hegel. Hegel, the most famous figure in modern philosophy, arguably its father, believed that to philosophize is to learn to live freely. He was slow and cautious in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stanford University Press 2023
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Summary: "This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques with a dash of understanding about food aversion and how to help your kids--and yourself--cook beautiful meals in an empowering way, and is a groundbreaking resource for anyone who has ever been called "picky" or "discerning." Learn how to alter the texture or taste profile of a dish, or even fit it within a specific palette with a unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 BROKoenig, John
Summary: Poetically defining emotions we all feel but don't have the words to express, the creator of the popular online project of the same name invites readers on his epic quest to fill the gaps in the language of emotion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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Summary: The classic collection of conversations and sayings by the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, containing his teachings on ethics, politics, and religion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 181 CONConfucius
Summary: The Analects was compiled by the disciples of Confucius, China s earliest teacher and moral thinker, from his remarks and his conversations with rulers, political operators, and people he happened to meet. It laid the foundation of the Chinese idea of what is moral and what is politically viable, what is a good government and who has integrity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2014
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Summary: In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 181.07 ADADowney, Robert
Summary: "What we eat matters--to us, and to the planet. Cool food is a game-changing new food category and way of thinking that can help fix the climate. This ... book will show you how to make simple choices, starting today--in the supermarket, in your kitchen, and in the world--to reduce your environmental impact. Hundreds of cool foods exist, but until now have gone largely uncelebrated for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2024
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Summary: Demystifies complex philosophical ideas and debates in a comprehensive format that introduces the major theories of such great philosophers as Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Friedrich Nietzsche, Epicurus, and Thomas Aquinas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 100 WEEBrooks, David
Summary: "As David Brooks observes, "There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen--to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood." And yet we humans don't do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2023
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Summary: A graphic-style nonfiction adventure into fundamental concepts in computer science. -- adapted from publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2020
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Summary: "Here in one volume is a unique, essential overview of the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 194 SARSchwitzgebel, Eric
Summary: "How all philosophical explanations of human consciousness and the fundamental structure of the cosmos are bizarre--and why that's a good thing. Do we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket universe embedded in a larger structure about which we know virtually nothing? Is consciousness a purely physical matter, or might it require something extra, something nonphysical? According to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2024
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Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SOUMoahloli, Refiloe
Summary: A picture book exploring the idea of ubuntu--a concept of shared humanity, compassion, and oneness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2022
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Summary: The only rule in Larry's book is that the reader not push the button, but when no one is looking, it may be irresistible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2015
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BRDSummary: Part 3 explores the period from the Renaissance to the onset of the Enlightenment in the middle to late seventeenth century. This section marks the critical schism that developed between the claims of faith and those of science.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GREKimmerer, Robin Wall
Summary: "As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 0000