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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 SARBenn, Carl
Summary: Examines the events leading up to the War of 1812 and the major phases of the war, and describes the views of all parties--the Indians and the Canadians as well as the United States and Great Britain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.52 BENHaselton, Martie Gail
Summary: Identifies the sources of behavioral and physiological changes attributed to a woman's hormone cycles, revealing a hidden adaptive intelligence in the body's hormones and how an awareness of protective hormonal activity can help women to make better-informed decisions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 HASEhrlich, Paul R./ Tobias, Michael Charles/ Harte, John (CON)
Summary: "Hope on Earth is the thought-provoking result of a lively and wide-ranging conversation between two of the world's leading interdisciplinary environmental scientists: Paul R. Ehrlich, whose book The Population Bomb shook the world in 1968 (and continues to shake it), and Michael Charles Tobias, whose over 40 books and 150 films have been read and/or viewed throughout the world. Hope on Earth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Univ of Chicago Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577 EHRPaul, Alan
Summary: "New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers' most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and American history. The Allman Brothers Band's Brothers and Sisters was not only the band's best-selling album, at over seven million copies sold, but it was also a powerfully influential release, both musically and culturally, one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Afro-Atlantic Histories" brings together a selection of more than 400 works and documents by more than 200 artists from the 16th to the 21st centuries that express and analyze the ebbs and flows between Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe. The book is motivated by the desire and need to draw parallels, frictions, and dialogues around the visual cultures of Afro-Atlantic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DelMonico Books, ARTBOOK/D.A.P. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704.03 AFRJeans, Deborah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ferrets 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.9766 JEAKimball, Jeana
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Publisher / Publication Date: That Patchwork Place 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 KIMVargas Llosa, Mario
Summary: "From its origins, the liberal doctrine has represented the most advanced forms of democratic culture, and it is what has most defended us from the inextinguishable "call of the tribe." This book hopes to make a modest contribution to that indispensable task. In The Call of the Tribe, Mario Vargas Llosa surveys the readings that have shaped the way he thinks and has viewed the world over the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.51 VARRappaport, Doreen.
Contents: Preparing for war : The soldier with the pen : Peter Brown -- The oath : Francis Salvador -- "Yours, Portia" : Abigail Adams -- The decision : George Washington -- Tarnation Sybil! : Sybil Ludington -- A question of justice : Grace Growden Galloway -- The spy : James Armistead -- The recruit : Robert Shurtliff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.3 RAPSartore, Joel.
Summary: Offers a close-up look at nature photography of grizzly bears, and includes a scientific experiment, a glossary, and ready-reference facts on the creature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: a cappella 2002
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Summary: Traces the story of a renegade group of soldiers, scientists, and spies who were sent into Axis territory to spy on and sabotage Germany's nuclear weapons research and prevent Hitler from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.8 KEACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.8 KEAKean, Sam
Summary: "Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn't everything, it's the only thing--no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 KEADeJean, Joan E.
Summary: Explains how Paris became a modern city, from the urban designs of the seventeenth century, to its transformation to a city of parks and boulevards, to its emergence as a cultural center of art and wealth by the mid-nineteenth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.361 DEJKean, Sam
Summary: "A young readers adaptation of the bestselling book The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary human history of the periodic table."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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Summary: Offers tales of victims affected by brain injuries and diseases, early studies of the function of the brain, and the history of neuroscience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.4 KEAScarre, Christopher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937.06 SCAFritz, Jean.
Summary: Traces the life of the French nobleman who fought for democracy in revolutions in both the United States and France.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's 1999
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB LAFAYETTE FRIJocelyn, Marthe
Summary: "A smart and charming middle-grade mystery series starring young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans of Lemony Snicket and The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency. Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JOCJones-Radgowski, Jehan
Summary: "With the stroke of a pen, President Abraham Lincoln freed the South's enslaved people in the midst of the brutal U.S. Civil War. Or did he? Who did the Emancipation Proclamation really free? What effect did it have on the course of the Civil War? And what became of the inkstand with which he wrote the famous document? Find the answers to these questions and discover more of what an artifact...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.714 JONBean, Anita
Summary: "Whether you already live a vegan lifestyle, embrace a meat-free day each week, or you simply want to try some amazing flavor combinations, The Vegan Athlete's Cookbook will help you create fuss-free, healthy meals proving once and for all that vegan foodcan be super simple and incredibly tasty. Anita Bean's latest book is bursting with over 100 exciting vegan recipes, which are easy and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sport 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56362 BEABean, Anita.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.2083 BEAScarre, Christopher.
Summary: Discusses the ancient Minoan civilization of Knossos, Crete, as manifested by the excavations of that city by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003