Hall, Cally.
Contents: How this book works -- What are gemstones? -- How gemstones are found -- Where gemstones are found -- Physical properties -- Crystal shapes -- Optical properties -- Natural inclusions -- Faceting -- Polishing, carving, and engraving -- Gems through the ages -- History and folklore -- Synthetic gemstones -- Imitation and enhancement -- Color key -- Precious metals -- Cut stones -- Organics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 553.8 Hall 2002Rall, Ted.
Summary: As many as 1.4 million citizens with security clearance saw some or all of the same documents revealed by Edward Snowden. Why did he, and no one else, decide to step forward and take on the risks associated with becoming a whistleblower and then a fugitive? Rall delves into Snowden's early life and work experience, his personality, and the larger issues of privacy, new surveillance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.1273 RALStall, Chris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountaineers 1989
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.0977 STATeatro Alla Scala
Summary: Verdi's opera tells the tragic tale of Violetta, who is dying of consumption and leaves her beloved Alfredo at the request of his father, only to be reunited with him shortly before her death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthaus Musik 2008
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA TRASummary: In this landmark living history series, a Victorian tenement in the heart of London's East End has been painstakingly brought back to life. Host Michael Mosley joins a group of 21st century families as they move in and experience the tough living and working conditions of the Victorian poor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VICFall, Leo
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK FallGall, Carlotta
Summary: Describes the toll taken on the U.S., Afghanistan, and Pakistan since the September 11 attacks through ordinary citizens' accounts of fighting and first-hand descriptions from Taliban warlords, intelligence thugs, American generals, and Afghani politicians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1047 GALGall, Chris
Summary: "Jumbo details the story of the world's first wide body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other plane at the time and played a pivotal role in allowing middle class families to afford overseas travel. Author and illustrator Chris Gall,himself a licensed pilot, shows how an innovative design, hard work by countless people, and ground-breaking engineering put the jumbo jet in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.133 GALFall, Cheryl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 FALTall, J. J.
Summary: The submarine revolutionized naval warfare, progressing from the crude, steam-driven craft of the American Civil War to the silent nuclear machines that can cruise for months underwater without surfacing -- only limited by the endurance of their crews -- and carry intercontinental missiles mounting multiple nuclear warheads. Submarines and Deep-Sea Vehicles traces the history of these vessels,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 623.8 TALFall, Cheryl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDG Books Worldwide 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.44 FALWall, Elissa.
Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect; forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2008
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 289.3092 WALL, ELISSA WalWall, Elissa.
Summary: In September 2007, a packed courtroom in St. George, Utah, sat hushed as Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age fourteen. This harrowing and vivid account proved to be the most compelling evidence against Jeffs, showing the harsh realities of this closed community and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2009
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Gall, Chris
Summary: "DIVE! is a fascinating introduction to the comprehensive, world history of diving by award-winning artist Chris Gall. How do you breathe underwater? What tools can we use to go deeper and deeper into the oceans? And...what's down there? Two-thirds of our Earth is covered in ocean, yet only 5% of it has been explored. DIVE deep into our long history of sea exploration to learn why, how, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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Summary: Literature of theology and church history in the United States and Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: J. Westall and Co., printers, New York. 1847
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Summary: Released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, this nonfiction picture book offers a step-by-step explanation of how the Apollo 11 spacecraft worked, as told by a young enthusiast. Includes glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793 WALSummary: The Book Keepers follows the uplifting journey of a husband who keeps his wife's dream alive by becoming the spokesperson for her book after her death. Carol Wall's debut memoir, about cancer, friendship, and cultivating an open heart, was a breakout success. But joy turned to tragedy when the breast cancer she wrote about returned, and she died months after its publication. Carol's husband,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BOOSummary: A biography of Salvador Dali, the Spanish painter and self-styled genius. "Presents Dali's entire oeuvre--painting, sculpture, writing, fashion and film--in the context of his extraordinary life and international career"--Container
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment 1999
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DALWall, Ashley
Summary: A fun-filled friendship story about our favorite things that go…CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES! Luke can’t believe his eyes when he looks from his window and sees a bulldozer outside…with his name on it! He feels like the luckiest boy in the world vrooming around with his best buddy, his dog Bobo. But the fun is only getting started when his friends ride in on a dump truck, steamroller, and excavator....
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Publisher / Publication Date: MamaBear Books, LLC 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WALWall, Carol
Summary: Describes how a period of transition in the journalist author's life marked by her empty nest, a recent illness and her aging parents led her to forge a deep friendship with a gifted Kenyan gardener with whom she transformed her yard and shared long-buried secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 WALWall, Elissa.
Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect, being forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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Summary: "We've all asked ourselves the question. Looking up at the night sky, it's almost impossible NOT to wonder: Are we alone in the universe? In [this book], Space.com senior writer Dr. Michael Wall treats that question as merely a jumping-off point. He considers, for instance, the myriad of questions that would arise once we do discover life beyond Earth (an eventuality which, top NASA officials...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 WALAll, Sherrie
Summary: "When you understand how your memory actually works, you are better equipped to optimize it. In The Neuroscience of Memory, neuropsychologist Sherrie All offers readers a seven-step approach to memory enrichment drawn from evidence-based neuroscience. With this guide, readers will learn to enhance brain and memory function, and stay mentally sharp as they age"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2021