Summary: To a growing number of Mexicans and Latinos in the Americas, narco-traffickers have become icons, glorified by musicians who praise their fame and success. In this new constituency, they represent a pathway out of the ghetto, nurturing a new American dream fueled by money, drugs, and violence. The film is an explosive look at the drug cartels' pop culture influence on both sides of the border...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NARSchwarcz, Luiz
Summary: "A literary sensation in Brazil and now a global publishing event, Luiz Schwarcz's wise and tender memoir bravely interrogates the story of his own ordeal of depression in the context of a family story of murder, dispossession, and silence-the long echo of the Holocaust across generations When Luiz Schwarcz was a child, he was told little about his grandfather and namesake Láios-"Luiz" in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHWARCZ, LUIZ SCHSummary: Examines big-game hunting, breeding, and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa and the consequences of treating animals as commodities.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TROSchwarcz, Joe
Summary: "Eating has become a confusing experience. Should we follow a keto diet? Is sugar the next tobacco? Does fermented cabbage juice cure disease? Are lectins toxic? Is drinking poppy seed tea risky? What's with probiotics? Can packaging contaminate food? Should our nuts be activated? What is cockroach milk? We all have questions, and Dr. Joe Schwarcz has the answers, some of which will astonish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECW Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3002 SCHSchwarz, Geraldine
Summary: "Those Who Forget, published to international awards and acclaim, is journalist Géraldine Schwarz's riveting account of her German and French grandparents' lives during World War II, an in-depth history of Europe's post-war reckoning with fascism, and an urgent appeal to remember as a defense against today's rise of far-right nationalism"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SCHWARTZ SCHSchwartzel, Erich
Summary: "An eye-opening and deeply reported narrative that details the surprising role of the movie business in the high-stakes contest between the U.S. and China"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 SCHSchwarz, Alan
Summary: "A groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--and its serious effects on children, adults, and society. More than 1 in 7 American children are getting diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)--three times what experts have said is appropriate--making it one of the most mishandled and debated conditions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 SCHSchwarz, Richard W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Pub. Association 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.924 SCHStern, Jerome (Jerome H.)
Contents: The shapes of fiction -- A cautionary interlude -- From accuracy to zigzag : an alphabet for writers of fiction -- Readables : where to learn more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 STESchatz, Kate
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling team behind Rad American Women A-Z comes an illustrated collection of radical and transformative political, social, and cultural movements in American history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 SCHSuri, Jeremi
Summary: "In Civil War by Other Means, Jeremi Suri, shows how the victory of the Union was never secure and the resistance to it began immediately. Key Confederate figures fled to exile in Mexico after their defeat and returned when they could safely resume their former lives once the threat of Northern domination had been quashed. Many antebellum influences and attitudes lived on secretly, and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 SURSchwarz, Barb
Contents: Introduction -- So you're selling your house -- Ready, stage, sell: home staging guidelines that work -- Staging magic: how to stage each room in your house -- Taking the staging magic outside -- Getting it done: it's commitment time -- Staging on a dime -- Showing your staged house: lights! music! action! -- Welcome to Barb's house: staging to live! -- What do you do when you need help? ASPs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.12 SCHSchwarz, Christopher
Contents: Cabinets. 18th century dry sink ; Enfield Shaker cabinet ; Adding age to cherry ; Understanding wipe-on finishes ; Shaker hanging cabinet ; Making stub tenon doors ; American wall cupboard ; Build a better cabinet ; Fitting inset doors -- Boxes. The 1839 school box ; Sliding lid box -- Chests. A better blanket chest design ; Better finger joints ; Best crackle finish ; A simple sea chest --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Popular Woodworking Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690 SCHMartin, Jerome
Summary: "A colorful information book filled with 100 fascinating and mind-blowing facts. Scientists and historians have discovered a lot about our past, our future and how the world works, but SO MUCH remains unknown. What is dark matter? How fast could a T. rex run? How did Mary Queen of Scots keep her dying wishes secret from her enemies? This exciting book explores the edges of human knowledge and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Limited 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 032.02 MARMartin, Jerome
Summary: This information book provides a simple introduction to the world of the ancient Maya. It describes their bustling cities and tall temples, their religious beliefs, the customs of their kings and nobles, and their passion for cacao. Perfectly suited to beginner readers, it is full of facts, illustrations, and photographs of historical artefacts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MARPohlen, Jerome.
Summary: "There's more to Michigan than beautiful forests, shuttered factories, and miles and miles of stunning shoreline. Armed with this offbeat travel guide, you'll soon discover the strange underbelly of the Great Lakes State. Michigan has monuments to fluoridation, snurfing, the designer of the Jefferson nickel, and the once-famous Mr. Chicken, as well as festivals honoring tulips, Christmas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Independent Pub Group 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 POHJerome, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 693.1 JERKagan, Jerome.
Summary: "In this overview of human emotions, a widely respected psychologist and author addresses the ambiguities and embraces the controversies that surround this intriguing subject. An insightful and lucid thinker, Jerome Kagan examines what exactly we do know about emotions, which popular assumptions about emotions are incorrect, and how scientific study must proceed if we are to uncover the answers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 KAGMartin, Jerome
Summary: Introduction to earth sciences is full of colorful illustrations and presented in an engaging format.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Temple University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.394 RABSchatz, Dennis
Summary: The Uncover series combines the best elements of a book with plastic model elements embedded in cutaway pages to help readers truly "uncover" the mysteries of what makes things work. A fascinating three-dimensional presentation allows in-depth, hands-on exploration of the subject at hand. This unique "model" is easily observed, layer by layer, system by system just by turning a page, until an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Dolphin 2018
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Nature UncoverOughton, Jerrie.
Summary: A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 OUGSwartz, Mimi
Summary: "In Ticker, Texas Monthly executive editor and two-time National Magazine Award winner Mimi Swartz takes readers behind the scenes of perhaps the greatest medical and technological quest of our time, as she follows pioneering heart surgeon O.H. "Bud" Frazier and his partner, Dr. Billy Cohn, in Frazier's lifelong effort to develop, perfect, and successfully implant an artificial heart in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRAZIER, O. HOWARD SWABruner, Jerome S. (Jerome Seymour)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 1986