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Board books Brazil Social conditions International Space Station. Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Political aspects Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Social aspects Space stations Design and construction Sports Brazil United States Politics and government 2017- World Cup (Soccer) (2014 : Brazil) Political aspects World Cup (Soccer) (2014 : Brazil) Social aspectsFilter By Subjects
Board books Brazil Social conditions International Space Station. Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Political aspects Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Social aspects Space stations Design and construction Sports Brazil United States Politics and government 2017- World Cup (Soccer) (2014 : Brazil) Political aspects World Cup (Soccer) (2014 : Brazil) Social aspectsSummary: Following in the footsteps of Planet Earth and Life, this epic eight-part blockbuster is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound, and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature. Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. Each episode focuses on a particular habitat and reveals how its people have created astonishing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2011
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SUTSwaney, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mascot Books Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 SWAPitino, Rick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4092 PITSmart, Ninian
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Publisher / Publication Date: UCMBT 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291 SMAAntin, Evan
Summary: "Star of Animal Planet's Evan Goes Wild and People magazine's "Pet Vet" Dr. Evan Antin takes readers beyond his viral Instagram posts right into the wild world with him. World Wild Vet is an up close and personal look at planet earth, in all its wild glory. But beyond the laugh-out-loud stories and dangerous encounters with some of our planet's most exotic creatures, it is a clarion call to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANTIN, EVAN ANTChambers, Ailin
Summary: Learn how to draw your very own superheroes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 743.4 ChaFarsad, Negin
Summary: "Negin Farsad is an Iranian-American-Muslim female stand-up comedian who believes she can change the world, one joke at a time. In HOW TO MAKE WHITE PEOPLE LAUGH, Farsad shares her personal experiences growing up as the "Other" in an American culture that has no time for nuance. Writing bluntly and hilariously about the elements of race we are often too politically correct to discuss, Farsad...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FARSAD, NEGIN FARPitkin, Daisy
Summary: On the Line takes readers inside a bold five-year campaign to bring a union to the dangerous industrial laundry factories of Phoenix, Arizona. Workers here wash hospital, hotel, and restaurant linens and face harsh conditions: routine exposure to bio-hazardous waste, injuries from surgical tools left in hospital sheets, and burns from overheated machinery. Broken U.S. labor law makes it nearly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.88 PITPixin, Weng
Summary: "Let's Not Talk Anymore weaves together five generations of women from Weng Pixin's family, each at age 15. Her lineage is full of breakages -- her great grandmother Kuān is sent away from her family in South China, her grandmother Mèi is adopted by a neighbor to help with housework, and her mother Bīng is heartbroken by her father's estrangement. Pixin's own story centers on her feelings of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 PIXSivin, Carole.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Davis Publications 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 731.75 SIVZirin, Dave
Summary: "A veteran sportswriter interviews high school athletes, college athletes, pro athletes and others involved in the nationwide movement to "take a knee" in response to police brutality"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 ZIRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.4 ZIRLitvin, Nikolai.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 LITSaval, Nikil.
Summary: Drawing from popular books, movies, comic strips and an abundance of management literature and business history, this surprising "secret history" shows how the white-collar world came to be, from the mid-19th century to today, and reveals what it might become.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 SUTEntin, Cindy
Summary: Invites young readers to learn the numbers one through ten by counting the vehicles, equipment, and uniforms of firefighters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE ENTGitlin, Marty
Summary: "This title tells the story of Major League Baseball, from its beginnings more than a century ago to its status today as the home of America's pastime. Readers will learn about the league's greatest stars, coaches, and dynasties, as well as the most iconic ballparks and sport-rocking scandals. Features include infographics, a glossary, websites, source notes, and an index."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.397 GITJoosten, Titia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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Summary: "A stunning memoir of a mother and daughter's survival in WWII and their subsequent lifelong struggle with faith. In this captivating and elegantly illustrated graphic memoir, Miriam Katin retells the story of her and her mother's escape on foot from the Nazi invasion of Budapest. With her father off fighting for the Hungarian army and the German troops quickly approaching, Katin and her mother...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn and Quarterly 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KATLibin, Nicole
Summary: There are no perfect parents and no perfect kids―just perfect moments. Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World features mindfulness strategies and activities that are easy for anyone to do anywhere. It’s a mindful parenting guide for caregivers and children to practice being totally present, so everyone feels noticed, respected, and heard. These guided techniques are simple, quick, fun, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 LIBNixon, David
Summary: In 1984 President Ronald Reagan gave NASA the go-ahead to build a Space Station. A generation later, the International Space Station is an established and highly successful research centre in Earth orbit. The history of this extraordinary project is a complex weave of powerful threads - political, diplomatic, financial and technological among them - but none is more fascinating than the story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Circa Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.442 NIXNixon, Kari
Summary: "For readers of Mary Roach and Adam Diamond, an innovative look at the histories of different epidemics and what it meant for society, alongside what lessons different diseases have to teach us as society battles the novel Coronavirus"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.4 NIX(NEW NATION)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 AMEHersh, Eitan
Summary: "Who is to blame for our broken politics? The uncomfortable answer to this question starts with ordinary citizens with good intentions. We vote (sometimes) and occasionally sign a petition or attend a rally. But we mainly "engage" by consuming politics as if it's a sport or a hobby. We soak in daily political gossip and eat up statistics about who's up and who's down. We tweet and post and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, INC. 2020