Becksvoort, Christian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 749.213 BECMeckler, Laura
Summary: "In this searing and deeply researched examination of the promises and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler aims to uncover where the problem lies and to shed light on what's being done to move forward-in housing, in education, and in the promise of shared community. In the late 1950s, Shaker Heights became a national model for housing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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Summary: "A history of the rise and lasting impact of Black liberation groups in America, as seen through the Shakurs, one of the movement's most prominent and fiercely creative families, home to Tupac and Assata, and a powerful incubator for today's activism, scholarship, and artistry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Summary: "A countdown of five of the most dangerous snake encounters provides thrills as readers learn about the biological, social, and hunting characteristics of these slithering predators"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.96 GISTaylor, Patricia A.
Summary: Focuses on the selection, care and garden design for plants that thrive in shaded locations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.954 TAYWatson, Aldren Auld
Summary: Describes the history, community, and daily life of the early American furniture maker, the types of wood he chose, his shop, tools, techniques, and business affairs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1974
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Summary: From armchairs and chaises longues to cabinets and nightstands, the period between the late 1930s and early 1970s was one of the most productive, inventive and exciting eras for objects and furniture in the home. Post-war optimism combined with new manufacturing methods and material techniques to create an explosion of new design and objects of desire. 00The appetite for mid-century modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2022
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Summary: "The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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Summary: Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowners have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2017
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Summary: "The girls' names were Padma and Lalli, but they were so inseparable that people in the village called them Padma Lalli. Sixteen-year-old Padma sparked and burned. Fourteen-year-old Lalli was an incorrigible romantic. They grew up in Katra Sadatganj, an eye-blink of a village in western Uttar Pradesh crammed into less than one square mile of land. It was out in the fields, in the middle of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 FALEngler, Nick.
Summary: Learn the techniques for making tables and chairs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Press 1995
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 720.88 PLUHuber, Jeanne.
Summary: Ranging from shelving units and cabinets to window seats, an illustrated manual explains how to create a wide variety of beautiful and efficient built-in projects to suit any home or décor, with how-to instructions geared to readers of all skill levels, advice on materials and hardware, safety tips, and more than six hundred photographs featuring a host of built-in ideas and solutions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sunset Books 2009
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Summary: Antique experts Leigh and Leslie Keno describe more than a dozen of their most fascinating treasure hunts and extraordinary discoveries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 749.213 KENMattison, Christopher.
Summary: The subject of this narrative is the generic snake. Intended for amateur herpetologists and general naturalists the work treats the origin, evolution and classification of snakes and then discusses morphology and function, how and where snakes live (habitat, adaptations and world patterns), feeding, defense, and reproduction. A chapter deals with the relationships of snakes and humans, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597 MATSummary: "The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Civitas Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.649 DYSBurgan, Michael
Summary: "From appearances in films and animated features to interpretations as a Muppet and breakfast cereal mascot, Dracula has been the inspiration for many other fictional vampires and is now an established figure in pop culture. Created by Bram Stoker in his 1897 Gothic horror novel, Count Dracula is a nobleman who uses his powers as a vampire to dominate his victims. Even though Dracula didn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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Summary: Reclaims such classical spiritual disciplines as meditation, prayer, fasting, study, solitude, confession, worship, and celebration for the modern Christian meditative life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1988
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Summary: "Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, behavior, and extinction of sabertooth cats"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friedman/Fairfax Publishers 2000
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Summary: "Henry Irving is Victorian London's most celebrated actor and theater impresario. He has introduced groundbreaking ideas to the theater, bringing to the stage performances that are spectacular, shocking, and always entertaining. When Irving decides to open his own London theater with the goal of making it the greatest playhouse on earth, he hires a young Dublin clerk harboring literary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2020
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Summary: Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than seven hundred employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2014