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Backus, C. K. (Charles K.) Crittenden, S. S. (Stephen Stanley) Laliberte, Richard. Lowell, D. O. S. (Daniel Ozro Smith) McGovern, George S. (George Stanley) Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley) O'Mara, S. M. (Shane M.) Strang, James Jesse Strauss, Barry S. Zim, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer)Stause, Chrishell
Summary: "For fans of Open Book and Sell It Like Serhant, a heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix's hit reality show Selling Sunset"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STAUSE, CHRISHELL STAStrang, James Jesse
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 1961
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1854
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Summary: Documents the conservation scientist author's diving exploration of the Phoenix Islands in an effort to establish an act to preserve the region's healthy and abundant sea life that also addresses the needs of Kiribati's fishing industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.9736 UNDStrauss, Barry S.
Summary: An account of the 480 B.C. battle that rendered Athens the dominant power in Greece documents its importance as an event that made possible the foundation of western traditions, citing in particular the contributions of history's first woman commander. The battle of Salamis in 480 B.C. was the most important naval encounter of the ancient world. In the narrow strait between the island of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2004
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Summary: The exciting, dramatic story of one of history’s most famous events—the death of Julius Caesar—now placed in full context of Rome’s civil wars by eminent historian Barry Strauss.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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Summary: "The story of one of history's most decisive and yet little known battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, which brought together Antony and Cleopatra on one side and Octavian, soon to be emperor Augustus, on the other, and whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 STRSummary: Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late director's nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Includes on-screen appearances by Allen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURSummary: "The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Westernlore Press 1955
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STRANG, JAMES JESSE BAC1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 921 STR
Crittenden, S. S. (Stephen Stanley)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Press of Greenville News 2002
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 975.7 CRIZim, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer)
Summary: An illustrated guide to the identification of 129 common birds in the United States and southern Canada, describing their physical characteristics and habitats. Includes a table listing migration dates and nesting and feeding habits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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Summary: "Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. Every day, we put one foot in front of the other-yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantagesit gives us? In this book, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains. From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612 O'MAMcGovern, George S. (George Stanley)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.91 MCGMerwin, W. S. (William Stanley)
Summary: Oracular and elegant, W. S. Merwin's poetry reveals a heightened sense of what is essential to human consciousness: the fragile framing of nature, the mysteries of memory and perception, the inescapable fact of our mortality. In a career spanning seven decades- from his brilliant emergence as the winner of the Yale Younger Poets' Prize in 1952 to his recent term as U.S. Poet Laureate-he has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 MERMerwin, W. S. (William Stanley)
Contents: A mask for Janus (1952) -- The dancing bears (1954) -- Green with beasts (1956) -- The drunk in the furnace (1960) -- The moving target (1963) -- The lice (1967) -- The carrier of ladders (1970) -- Writings to an unfinished accompaniment (1973) -- The compass flower (1977) -- Opening the hand (1983) -- The rain in the trees (1988) -- Travels (1993) -- The vixen (1996) -- The river sound (1999)...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 MERMerwin, W. S. (William Stanley)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1988
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Contents: pt.I., The Munsey line.-pt. II. The Hopkins line.-pt. III. Who's who in some allied families.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Privately printed 1920
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1 available in Reference Office, Call number: R-Gen 929.2 MUNSEY LowellMerwin, W. S. (William Stanley)
Summary: Oracular and elegant, W. S. Merwin's poetry reveals a heightened sense of what is essential to human consciousness: the fragile framing of nature, the mysteries of memory and perception, the inescapable fact of our mortality. In a career spanning seven decades- from his brilliant emergence as the winner of the Yale Younger Poets' Prize in 1952 to his recent term as U.S. Poet Laureate-he has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 MERMerwin, W. S. (William Stanley)
Summary: "The First Four Books of Poems gathers all the poetry from W. S. Merwin's early books, including his celebrated debut, A Mask for Janus, which won the Yale Younger Poets Award in 1952. In these poems, readers can witness the maturation of a commanding poetic voice, one which has profoundly marked American literature in the latter half of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 MERMerwin, W. S. (William Stanley)
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1996
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Summary: Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president--the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co. 2009
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Contents: You can beat arthritis -- Everyday exercise solutions -- Targeted exercises -- Programs for living -- Everyday food solutions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 2003