Shevory, Thomas C.

Summary: The Great Lakes are a remarkable repository of millions of years of complex geological transformations and of a considerably shorter, crowded span of human history. Over the course of four summers, Thomas Shevory rode a bicycle along their shores, taking in the stories the lakes tell--of nature's grandeur and decay, of economic might and squandered promise, of exploration, colonization,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Holt, Thomas C. (Thomas Cleveland)

Summary: The civil rights movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. In The Movement, Thomas C. Holt provides an informed and nuanced understanding of the origins, character, and objectives of the mid-twentieth-century freedom struggle, re-centering the narrative around the mobilization of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2021

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Dent, Thomas C.

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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1997

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Foster, Thomas C.

Summary: What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character - and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill 2003

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Mitchell, C. Thomas.

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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 720.108 MIT

Gannon, Thomas C.

Summary: "Thomas C. Gannon's Birding While Indian spans more than fifty years of childhood walks and adult road trips to deliver, via a compendium of birds recorded and revered, the author's life as a part-Lakota inhabitant of the Great Plains. Great Horned Owl, Sandhill Crane, Dickcissel: such species form a kind of rosary, a corrective to the rosaries that evoke Gannon's traumatic time in an Indian...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press 2023

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Thomas, C. D.

Summary: It is accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged the natural world. Yet what if this narrative obscures a more hopeful truth? In "Inheritors of the Earth", renowned ecologist and environmentalist Chris D. Thomas overturns the accepted story, revealing how nature is fighting back. Many animals and plants actually benefit from our presence, raising biological diversity in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 THO

Jefferson, Thomas

Summary: HIST Thomas Jefferson, best known as the author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and as our third president, was an extraordinarily accomplished man with wide-ranging interests. From 1784 to 1789, he was America's envoy to France, during which time he also traveled widely on the European continent. From his extensive writings during these years, editors Wilson and Stanton (both with...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 1999

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Fischer, Thomas

Summary: With this opulent volume, Thomas Fischer presents a comprehensive and unique exploration of the Roman military of the imperial era. With over 600 illustrations, the costumes, weapons and equipment of the Roman army are explored in detail using archaeological finds dating from the late Republic to Late Antiquity, and from all over the Roman Empire. The buildings and fortifications associated...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Casemate Publishers 2019

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George, Jean Craighead

Summary: This guide to the outdoors provides advice and instructions on camping, building shelters, finding water, and cooking outdoors. Some activities may require adult supervision.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2009

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Contents: Introduction -- Season in New York -- Season in Chicago -- Season in San Francisco -- Season in Southern California -- Street scene / by Elmer Rice -- Journey's end / R.C. Sherriff -- Wings over Europe / Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne -- Holiday / by Philip Barry -- Front page / by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur -- Let us be gay / by Rachel Crothers -- Machinal / by Sophie Treadwell --...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead 1929

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Homans, Jennifer

Summary: "The New York Times called him "the Shakespeare of dancing." He appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Arguably the greatest choreographer who ever lived, George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century. His radical approach to choreography reinvented the art of dance and his richly imaginative ballets made him a legend. Yet, Balanchine's life was as dramatic as his...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022

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Homans, Jennifer.

Summary: Unique among the arts, ballet has no written texts or standardized notation. It is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. A ballerina dancing today is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements recall a lost world of courts, kings, and aristocracy, but her steps are also marked by the dramatic changes in dance...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010

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Summary: "From ongoing reports of police brutality to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black Americans, 2020 brought a renewed awareness to the deep-rootedness of racism and white supremacy in every facet of American life. Edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, The Black Agenda is the first book of its kind-a bold and urgent move towards social justice through a profound collection of essays...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022

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Troupe, Thomas Kingsley.

Summary: Describes what it was like to live as a settler in Colonial America.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012

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Homans, John.

Summary: Journalist John Homans explores the dog's complex place in our world and how it came to be. Evolving from wild animals to working animals to nearly human members of our social fabric, dogs are now the subject of scientific studies concerning pet ownership, evolutionary theory, and even cognitive science. They are also subject to many of the same questions of rights and ethics as people, and the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2012

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George, Jean Craighead

Summary: A child rescues a young crow that has fallen out of his nest during a storm, then tries to prove to Sis that Crowbar is a very smart bird.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021

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Tombs, Robert

Summary: "The English and Their History presents the momentous story of England "first as an idea, and then as a kingdom, as a country, a people and a culture." Here, in a single volume, is a fresh and comprehensive account of the English and their history. With extraordinary insight, Robert Tombs examines language, literature, law, religion, politics, and more while investigating the sources of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1993

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Thomke, Stefan H

Summary: "When it comes to innovation, relying on intuition won't cut it anymore. Whether it's improving customer experiences, trying out new business models, or developing new products, even the most experienced managers often get it wrong. This is especially true in the online world, where predicting customer behavior is virtually impossible. Managers can, however, discover whether a new product,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2020

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Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas.

Summary: "World-renowned personality expert reveals the truth about something we all want more of-confidence Millions of people are plagued by low self-confidence. But in Confidence, personality expert Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic shows us that high confidence makes us less likeable, less employable, and less successful in the long run. He reveals the benefits of low confidence (including being more...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013

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Lomas, Tim

Summary: "A short, reader-friendly treatment of happiness from a leading figure in positive psychology"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2022

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