Ramirez, Ainissa
Summary: "Excerpts from the Preface and Chapter 8: Materials Science, wedged as it is between the two better-known fields of Chemistry and Physics, teaches us that everything in our world is due to the interactions of atoms. If you can find out how they interact to make up the physical world, then you can also change the way that atoms act to make them do new things and, as we develop new materials, we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620 RAMRamirez, Steve
Summary: "In writing Casting Onward, author Steve Ramirez traveled thousands of miles by plane, motor vehicle, boat, and foot. The focus is the author's experience fishing for native fish within their original habitats, and telling the story in part through the eyes of the people who have lived alongside, and come to love, these waters and fish. It is a story of fishing and friendship - a story of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2022
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Summary: "In Feast...Anissa Helou--an authority on the cooking of North Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East--shares her extraordinary range of beloved, time-tested recipes and stories from cuisines throughout the Muslim world. Helou has lived and traveled widely in this region, from Egypt to Syria, Indonesia to Pakistan, gathering some of its countries' finest and most flavorful recipes for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2018
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Summary: "90 no-alcohol cocktail recipes from top bartenders across the country"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.874 RAMRamirez, Janina
Summary: The Middle Ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings; a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But when we dig a little deeper into the truth, we can see that the "Dark" Ages were anything but. Oxford and BBC historian Janina Ramirez has uncovered countless influential women's names struck out of historical records, with the word Femina annotated beside...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2023
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Summary: "Abruptly woken in the middle of the night by the village jarls calling upon her uncle to investigate the story of a mysterious English stranger, Alva is drawn into an epic quest that has her family at its very core. Protected by her tame wolf, Fenrir, and with the aid of her mother and uncle, Alva must decode mysterious runes, explore the farthest reaches of her homeland, and confront some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of New Mexico Press 1999
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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Summary: "A father's sudden disappearance exposes the private fears, dreams, longings, and joys of a Black American family in the late decades of the twentieth century, in this page-turning and intimate new novel from the author of The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. It's a warm, bright October afternoon, and Ozro Armstead walks out into the brilliant sunshine on his thirty-seventh...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2023
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Summary: The Mothers meets An American Marriage in this dazzling debut novel about mothers and daughters, identity and family, and how the relationships that sustain you can also be the ones that consume you. The Butler family has had their share of trials, as sisters Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest, but nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives. Althea, the eldest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 1999
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Summary: "A remarkable work about women writers in the Renaissance explodes our notion of the Shakespearean period and brings us in close to four women who were committed to their craft before there was any possibility of "a room of one's own." In a sparkling and engaging narrative of everyday life in Shakespearean England, Ramie Targoff carries us from the sumptuous coronation of Queen Elizabeth in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Summary: "Squeezed" weaves together intimate reporting with sharp and lively critique to show how the high cost of parenthood and our increasingly unstable job market have imploded the middle-class American Dream for many families, and offers surprising solutionsfor how we might change things. Families today are squeezed on every side--from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.5 QUAThielges, Alissa
Summary: "What sounds do guinea pigs make? Find out the answer and spark kids' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction approach to guinea pigs. Can my guinea pig run around my room? Questions that kids would ask and well-researched, easy-to-understand answers teach readers about life with guinea pigs, including pet care, behaviors, and sounds, such as their signature wheeking....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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Summary: "Can I take my lizard on a walk? Spark kids' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction book about lizards. From the "cuddly" bearded dragon to large iguanas, lizards make interesting pets. Nine questions that kids would ask and well-researched, easy-to-understand answers teach readers about life with these reptiles, including terrarium needs, handling techniques, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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Summary: "Meet the Paint Horse breed in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Paint horses are smart and quick. They win rodeo events. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers chomping at the bit to read more. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary and create...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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Summary: A collection of well-known pirate tales, abridged and adapted for younger readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2011
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Summary: "Based on a viral video comes the story of one boy's positive energy and how a sunny outlook can turn everything around. It's a new day and Ayaan has woken up on the wrong side of the bed, where nothing feels quite right. What if he doesn't know the answer at school? What if he messes up? But as he sets out that morning, all it takes is a few reminders from his mom and some friends in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2020
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Summary: "Meet the Arabian horse breed in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Arabian horses are strong and tough. They often win long races. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers chomping at the bit to read more. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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Summary: "Meet the Quarter Horse breed in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Quarter horses are fast and powerful. They often win short races. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers chomping at the bit to read more. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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Summary: Ayaan loves being a sueprhero and offering a helping hand, but when two classmates tell him he does not look like a superhero, Ayaan's father assures him that superheros come in all shapes and sizes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2022
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Summary: Becoming a teacher to fulfill her passion for fourteen-year-old boys, Celeste Price, an eighth grade teacher in suburban Tampa, sets her sights on Jack Patrick, who willingly accepts her terms for a secret relationship while she destroys his life for herown pleasure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2013
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Summary: "Meet the Clydesdale horse breed in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Clydesdale horses are large draft horses, built to work and pull. Their feet are as big as dinner plates! Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers chomping at the bit to read more. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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Summary: "Why do ferrets hide their toys? Find out the answer and spark kids' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction book. Long and furry, ferrets are perpetual explorers with high energy and a mischievous spirit. Nine kid-friendly Q&As teach readers about life with a pet ferret, including their behavior, playful antics, and tendency to run into walls. Engaging questions draw in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023