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Abnormalities, Human Etiology Animal intelligence Asperger's syndrome in children Austria Vienna History 20th century Asperger's syndrome in children Patients Austria Vienna History Asperger, Hans Harry S. Truman Federal Building (Washington, D.C.) Irish question Large type books Rain forest animals Juvenile literature United StatesSheff, David
Summary: From David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy (2008), and Nic Sheff, author of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines (2008), comes the ultimate resource for learning about the realities of drugs and alcohol for middle grade readers. This book tells it as it is, with testimonials from peers who have been there and families who have lived through the addiction of a loved one, along with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Y 616.86 SHESheff, David.
Summary: Combines personal stories and experiences with cutting edge research to describe a new way of treating substance addiction as well as accompanying mental illnesses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 SHECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 SHESummary: "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: Rizzoli Electa 2023
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Summary: "From Rosh Hashanah and Passover to Hanukkah and weekly shabbat dinners, this joyous celebration of all the Jewish holidays offers a treasury of 130 recipes gathered from 30 influential chefs and food professionals around the globe, whose shared stories illuminate the diversity of the Jewish diaspora and its cuisine. As contributor Mitchell Davis puts it, the meal is the holiday. Whether it's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: In Cambodia, between 1975 and 1979, two million people died at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Twenty years later, not one member had been held accountable for the genocide. Haunted by the image of one of them, Comrade Duch, photographer Nic Dunlop set out to bring him to life, and thereby to account. "I needed to understand how a seemingly ordinary man ... could turn into one of the worst mass...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.604 DUNScheff, Duncan.
Summary: An introduction to the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of electric eels, animals that live in the rivers of South America's rain forests and can create and give off electricity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree Steck-Vaughn 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 597 SCHScheff, Leonard.
Summary: Uses simple Buddhist principles an easily understandable way, this book may help readers replace the anger in their lives with a newfound contentment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 SCHWatts, Nic
Summary: "When C.L.R. James's play "Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History" opened in London featuring Paul Robeson in 1936, it marked the first time black actors starred on the British stage in a play written by a black playwright. But after this groundbreaking play ended its run, the script was lost for almost seventy years. Then a draft copy was found among...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 972.94 WATScheff, Duncan.
Summary: An introduction to the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the giant panda, an endangered type of bear which lives in the mountain forests of southwestern China.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Steadwell Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.78 SCHScheff, Matt
Summary: This title offers readers cool facts about hovercrafts, including what they're made of, what they can do, and how they are used.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.3 SCHNic Dhiarmada, Bríona
Summary: One hundred years ago, during Easter Week, 1916, rebel Irish leaders and their followers staged an armed uprising in the city of Dublin in an attempt to overthrow British rule and create an autonomous Irish republic. One week later, their rebellion ruthlessly quashed by British forces, the surviving insurgents were jailed and many of their leaders quickly executed. Though their rebellion had...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Notre Dame Press 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 941.5 NICSharma, Nik
Summary: "In this groundbreaking book, Nik Sharma, scientist, food blogger, and cookbook author, guides home cooks on an exploration of flavor via 125 recipes. He demonstrates how to convert approachable spices, herbs, and commonplace pantry items into tasty, simple dishes, providing inspiration and knowledge to both home cooks and seasoned chefs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 SHAShenk, David
Summary: DNA does not make us who we are. Journalist David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic "giftedness," and presents new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual. Integrating cutting-edge research from a wide swath of disciplines, Shenk maintains the problem isn't our inadequate genetic assets, but our inability, so far, to tap into what we already...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 SHEShere, Jeremy.
Summary: An entertaining and informative guide to where renewable energy has been, where it is today, and where it's heading.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.79 SHESeneff, Stephanie
Summary: "The Silent Spring of our time From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world's most commonly used weedkiller is responsible for debilitating chronic diseases, including cancer, liver disease, and more Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Nearly 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicide are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 SENBurns, Ric.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.71 BURMedina, Nico
Summary: A history of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s spotlights the heroic efforts of AIDS activists who fought for medical research and new medicines, for proper health care for patients, and for compassionate recognition of people with AIDS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "For those days when you feel like you just can't take it anymore...Everybody struggles. Whether you're breaking down in tears at the grocery store, on the verge of cussing out your toxic family member or coworker, screaming at cars in traffic, or feeling completely alone and friendless on a Saturday night--we've ALL been there. The struggle is REAL. And it's okay to NOT feel okay sometimes....
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 SHESherr, Lynn
Summary: The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite. This is a rich portrait of a fascinating woman whose life intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America. Warm and admiring but unsparing, it makes this extraordinarily talented and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 RIDE, SALLY SHESherr, Lynn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.082 SHESheffer, Edith
Summary: "Hans Asperger, the pioneer of autism and Asperger syndrome in Nazi Vienna, has been celebrated for his compassionate defense of children with disabilities. But in this groundbreaking book, prize-winning historian Edith Sheffer exposes that Asperger was not only involved in the racial policies of Hitler's Third Reich, he was complicit in the murder of children"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 616.85882 SHESheffer, Edith
Summary: Presents an exploration of the sobering history behind Asperger's Syndrome that reveals child psychiatrist Hans Asperger's influence by Nazi psychiatry and his use of one of the Reich's deadliest killing centers to experiment on disabled children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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Summary: You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. Later, as you're about to get back to work, a colleague taps you on the shoulder to chat. At home, screens get in the way of quality time with your family. Another day goes by, and once again, your most important personal and professional goals are put on hold. What would be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2019