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Summary: "Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food meets Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle in this part memoir, part how-to guide by Tamar Haspel (author of the Washington Post column Unearthed) about the unexpected joys of what she calls "first-hand food"--meals we grow, forage, fish, or even hunt from the world around us"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HASPEL, TAMAR HASSummary: Offers information and instructions on living a greener, more self-sufficient lifestyle, including how to build a log cabin, how to raise livestock, and how to make candles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 BACThurow, Stephanie
Summary: "With over thirty-five years of combined experience, homesteaders Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn have taught thousands of people across the globe how to garden, preserve food, tend backyard chickens, cook from scratch, and care for their families with natural homemade alternatives. Now, their homesteading knowledge and instruction can be found in one place with Small-Scale Homesteading. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 THUKoppel, Ted
Summary: In this tour de force of investigative reporting, Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America's power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 363 KOPEsaki-Smith, Anna
Summary: "This book provides a new, innovative way for students to navigate the college application landscape. It shows students how selecting a college can be a strategic tool to direct one's future, rather than a frenzied exercise in applying to what others have deemed the "best" universities for everyone regardless of their career goals"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 ESACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 ESAUnited States
Contents: Legislative Branch -- Judicial Branch -- Executive Branch: the President -- Executive Branch: Departments -- Executive Branch: independent agencies and government corporations -- Other international organizations -- Selected bilateral organizations -- Commonly used agency acronyms -- History of agency organizational changes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Claitor's Publishing Division 2017
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 353 UNIBortins, Leigh A.
Summary: "Children are natural learners, and building a core foundation at an early age is critical to their success both educationally and in life. Yet academic excellence is lacking in many school systems throughout the country. In this book, education expert and author Leigh A. bortins incoroprates the best ideas from the ancients and gives parents the tools to revive classical learning"--Page 4 of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2010
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Summary: "A comprehensive guide to designing homeschool curriculum, from one of the country's foremost homeschooling experts-now revised and updated! Homeschooling can be a tremendous gift to your children-a personalized educational experience tailored to each kid's interests, abilities, and learning styles. But what to teach, and when, and how? Especially for first-time homeschoolers, the prospect of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 371.04 RUPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.04 RUPBauer, Susan Wise
Summary: This book will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an education from preschool through high school -- one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Home educators Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise outline the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 373 BAUGrundset, Eric
Contents: Developing a Massachusetts and Maine research strategy -- Major research centers in Massachusetts and Maine and elsewhere -- Geographical factors: affecting research in Massachusetts and Maine -- Pre-revolutionary events in the province of Massachusetts -- General histories of the American Revolution in Massachusetts -- General revolutionary war sources -- The government of massachusetts as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.374 GrundsetGrundset, Eric.
Contents: Developing a South Carolina and Tennessee research strategy -- Major research centers in North Carolina and Tennessee and elsewhere with pertinent Revolutionary War collections -- Geographical factors affecting research in North Carolina and Tennessee -- Pre-revolutionary events in the Province of North Carolina -- General histories of the American Revolution in North Carolina and Tennessee --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 2016
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3756 GRUMcCranie, Stephen
Summary: "After being forced to leave her space-colony home when her dad was fired, Amy starts to adapt to a new life on Earth. High school seems difficult at first, but a close group of friends begin to make the transition easier for her"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MCCGrundset, Eric
Contents: Developing a Connecticut research strategy -- Major research centers in Connecticut and elsewhere with Revolutionary War collections -- Geographical factors affecting research in Connecticut -- Pre-revolutionary events in the Colony of Connecticut -- General histories of the American Revolution in Connecticut -- General Revolutionary War sources -- The Government of Connecticut as a Colony and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 2016
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 974.6 GRUHolsman, Jessica
Summary: So many students feel anxious, stressed, and overwhelmed at the thought of starting high school. But what if you can love high school, form amazing friendships, grow your self-esteem, and get an excellent education all at the same time? High school is all about learning how to learn. In The High School Survival Guide, readers will learn everything from setting up the ideal study space to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Media 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 373.18 HOLSummary: "Accuracy is fundamental to genealogical research. Without it, a family's history would be fiction. This manual presents the standards family historians use to obtain valid results. These standards apply to all genealogical research, whether shared privately or published. They also apply to personal research and research for clients, courts, and other employers. The standards address...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ancestry.com, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company 2019
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.1 GENSummary: In the seven years since the previous edition debuted, we have seen an extraordinary evolution in the way we create and share knowledge. This seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has been prepared with an eye toward how we find, create, and cite information that readers are as likely to access from their pockets as from a bookshelf. It offers updated guidelines on electronic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 CHI1 available in Reference, Call number: R 808 CHI
Clifford, Denis
Summary: Estate planning sounds difficult--but most people just need a few basic documents. Let Plan Your Estate show you how to protect your loved ones from legal hassles and financial uncertainty after your death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.05 CLISummary: This course of 15 half-hour lectures presents different procedures for locating sources of ancestors' records in America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2014
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929 DISCall number: DVD 929 DIS
Grundset, Eric
Summary: Rhode Island in the American Revolution: A Source Guide for Genealogists and Historians provides detailed information on the availability of manuscript and archival material that exists for the Ocean State for the period of the Revolutionary War along with listings of historical and genealogical studies that have been published and which supplement the original sources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3745 GrundsetSummary: J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2023: For Preparing Your 2022 Tax Return delivers hands-on and practical advice for everyday taxpayers getting ready to file their 2022 taxes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 343.7305 J.KSummary: J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2019 puts America's most trusted tax advice to work to help you with your 2018 tax return. Reader-friendly and easy to use, this book answers your most pressing questions to help you maximize your tax savings. You'll learn how the latest tax law and IRS changes apply to your specific situation, and you'll find expert advice on sheltering income, planning, claiming...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 336.24 J.KGreenwood, Val D.
Summary: "In every field of study there is one book that rises above the rest in stature and authority and becomes the standard work in the field. In genealogy that book is The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. It instructs the researcher in the timeless principles of genealogical research, while identifying the most current classes of records and research tools. It is both a textbook and an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1 GREKhalil, Aya
Summary: The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2020