Sánchez, Aarón
Summary: Chef and television personality Aarón Sánchez recounts his formative years and how he fell in love with the culinary world. From a summer spent in New Orleans with Paul Prudhomme during his adolescent years, to a short-lived stint in culinary school, to ups and downs in New York City's ever-changing restaurant scene, and ultimately to the dizzying world of food television, Sánchez draws...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SANCHEZ, AARON SANSanche, Heather
Summary: "In this charming tale for kids, the classic life story of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, is told along beautiful illustrations. The book goes through his childhood to his enlightenment, chronicling the ups and downs he faced along the way"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bala Kids, an imprint of Shambhala Publications, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BUDFagan, Cary
Summary: "On May 10, 1940, the Nazi Army invaded Belgium, setting into motion the refugee story of Cary Fagan's father, Maurice. Maurice was only 12 at the time, and he and his family had no idea they would never again return to Brussels, the city of his birth. Instead, they would travel through France, Spain, and Portugal, running from war. Every time they thought they might be safe, Maurice would try...
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Publisher / Publication Date: OwlKids Books Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FAGGeary, Don.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Betterway Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.08 GEAGury, Al.
Summary: "This guide explores one of the great traditions of Western painting: alla prima, or direct, painting. Bold brushwork and a painterly surface are the hallmarks of this renowned technique, and one of the great masters of alla prima was Arthur DeCosta, the legendary Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts teacher." "In Alla Prima, author Al Gury reveals the step-by-step lessons he learned in his years...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751 Gury 2008Garay, Anthony
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Publisher / Publication Date: How Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.1 GARGeary, Rick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25092 HELGardy, Jennifer
Summary: "What works all day and night to give you energy and keep you healthy? Your guts, that's what! You probably know that your digestive system (aka your guts) takes everything that you eat and drink, keeps what your body needs, and poops out the rest. But that's not all it does for you! It Takes Guts explores of all the amazing things that happen when we eat and drink: the different tools that the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2021
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Summary: The creator of the award-winning culinary website Nibbles & Feasts delivers 38 easy recipes for fresh-made Mexican drinks and popsicles that feature a variety of fruity and flowery flavors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.862 SANSanchez, Anita
Summary: Filled with playful illustrations and fun facts that celebrate the extraordinary in the ordinary, this nonfiction picture book explores an unexpectedly crucial resource for wildlife: puddles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: Describes the process of decomposition, discussing the role of decomposers such as sharks, vultures, and earthworms, and includes experiments demonstrating how decomposition supports new life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 581.7 SANSanchez, Sonia
Summary: Does Your House Have Lions? explores the life of Sonia Sanchez's brother - a vibrant young man who left the South for New York, immersed himself in the city's gay subculture, and became a victim of AIDS in the first years of the pandemic. Sanchez describes her brother's alienation from his family and his illness and death from AIDS with her characteristic tenderness. Told in the voices of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 SANThompson, Gare.
Summary: Discusses the Monitor and the Virginia, ironclad warships that confronted each other at the Civil War battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia, detailing what became of the ships after the battle and how the sunken Monitor was later investigated by scientists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2003
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Summary: Traces the author's journey from the painful deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of the United States, where she endured five jobs, crime, and a painful marriage before the birth of a daughter inspired her writing career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.08 GEAGeary, James
Summary: "A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom."--Stephen Fry. In this whimsical book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns demonstrate the essence of creativity. Geary reasons that wit is both visual and verbal, physical and intellectual: there's the serendipitous wit of scientists, the crafty wit of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.7 GREGeary, Rick
Summary: "An authentic narrative of the final days in Billy the Kid's brief and turbulent life." --Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1552 GEASacher, Jason.
Summary: "Like tying a Windsor knot or brewing a perfect cup of coffee, knowing how to hang art on your wall is a hallmark of everyday style and nuts-and-bolts know-how. The where, what, and whys of hanging art are an overlooked, under-appreciated line of inquiry. Most of us simply wing it with a quick eyeball and a swing of the hammer. How hard can it be? we think. What can go wrong? The answer, of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 749.7 SACSancha, Sheila.
Summary: Traces a year in the Lincolnshire village of Gerneham, from ploughing through sowing, harvesting, and threshing, with illustrations of village life inspired by the fourteenth-century Luttrell Psalter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1982
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 942.037 SANSacher, Jason.
Summary: "Though Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most beloved figures in American history and millions of people visit the Lincoln Memorial each year, few are familiar with the intriguing stories behind this national monument. In authoritative yet friendly text and handsome watercolor illustrations, this volume reveals fascinating facts about the monument's design and construction, historic events...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books Llc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.3 SACMarshall, Garry.
Summary: In My Happy Days in Holly wood, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to the joys and challenges of working with the Fonz and the young Julia Roberts, the "street performer" Robin Williams, and the young Anne Hathaway, among many others. This honest, vibrant, and often hilarious memoir reveals a man whose career has been defined by his drive to make people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2012
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 MARSHALL, GARY MARThompson, Gare.
Summary: A biography of the woman who, with the assistance of her devoted teacher Annie Sullivan, achieved success and fame despite being blind and deaf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2003
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KELWills, Garry
Summary: In this examination of the life of a founding father, renowned historian Wills takes a fresh look at the life of James Madison, from his rise to prominence in the colonies through his role in the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the first Constitutional Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MADWills, Garry
Summary: Garry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks on a timely and necessary reconsideration of the Qur'an, leading us through perplexing passages with insight and erudition. What does the Qur'an actually say about veiling women? Does it justify religious war? There was a time when ordinary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017