Colman, Penny.
Summary: Documents the burial process throughout the centuries and in different cultures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1997
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Publisher / Publication Date: Praeger 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.7 SZAKolpan, Steven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.22 KOLSummary: ... Contains fifty genealogical sketches of heads of households living in what are today Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2012
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3744 WESAndrews, Colman.
Contents: Soups : the warmth of the hearth -- Eggs and cheese : farmhouse basics -- Fish : the generous waters -- Shellfish : the pick of the sea -- Salmon : the magical fish -- Savory pies -- Poultry : fit for a feast -- Pork : the favored meat -- Beef and lamb : from the rich pastures -- Game : wild Ireland -- Offal -- Potatoes : the definitive food -- Vegetables : treasures from the garden -- Bread :...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle 2009
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Summary: Traces the role of three Hawaiian cowboys who became champions at the 1908 Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, detailing how their careers influenced post-annexation Hawaiian identity, island ranching, and the rodeo culture of Cheyenne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humansbelieved that Earth was at the center of the Universe, but all of that changed in the 17th century. Astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523 SABHolten, Katie
Summary: "Inspired by forests, trees, leaves, roots, and seeds, The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape invites readers to discover an unexpected and imaginative language to better read and write the natural world around us and reclaim our relationship with it. In this gorgeously illustrated and deeply thoughtful collection, Katie Holten gifts readers her tree alphabet and uses it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House 2023
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Summary: "A celebrated scholar's history of the American Revolution, from its origins to its aftermath, which emphasizes the contributions of groups usually omitted in this story: Native Americans, African Americans, and women"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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Summary: Prof. Woody Holton (National Book Award-finalist for Unruly Americans) reveals that American icon Abigail Adams was far wiser and wilier than previously known.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ADAMS, ABIGAIL HOLHolton, Woody.
Summary: Examines the original intent behind the writing of the Constitution and how it was shaped by the reactions, occasionally violent ones, of citizens to include a protection of civil liberties and the freedom of the people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.7302 HOLPollan, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 306.45 POLPollan, Michael.
Summary: "In Cooked, Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink.In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food PollanPollan, Michael.
Summary: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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Summary: Documents the stories of four World War II prisoners of war who were tortured by their Japanese captors, describing the events that led to their imprisonment, the brutal conditions that forged their deep bond, and their considerable struggles to re-acclimate to civilian life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5451 COLSwaby, Rachel.
Summary: "Covering Nobel Prize winners and major innovators, as well as lesser-known but hugely significant scientists who influence our every day, Rachel Swaby's ... profiles span centuries of courageous thinkers and illustrate how each one's ideas developed, from their first moment of scientific engagement through the research and discovery for which they're best known"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2015
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Summary: "In this fun, pop culture exploration, two ecological entrepreneurs examine the materials we use in our daily lives, show how they impact the environment, and provide project ideas--from recycling to upcycling and more--to lessen our impact and protect our world. Jam-packed with information, more than 200 photographs and illustrations, and approximately twenty DIY projects, this engaging,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperDesign, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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Contents: Introduction -- Paper -- Hex stool -- Cube lamp -- Book table -- Cardboard tube screens -- Cardboard cantilever chair -- Cardboard shell chair -- Wood -- Un-trashcan -- Guerilla roof rack -- Flat-pack sawhorses -- Door table -- Break-down table -- Flat-pack shelves -- Bedside table -- Scrap lamp -- Two-tone table -- Scrap table -- Bracket chair -- Plastic -- Campaign lamp -- Traffic cone lamp...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: "For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later. At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, the largest passenger steamship of this time, met its catastrophic end after crashing into an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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Summary: "A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018
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Summary: Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 760.092 IVEPollan, Michael.
Summary: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008
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Summary: "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants -- and the equally powerful taboos Of all the things humans rely on plants for--sustenance, beauty, fragrance, flavor, fiber--surely the most curious is our use of them is to change consciousness: to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021