Berridge, Kate.
Summary: Millions have visited the museums that bear her name, yet few know much about Madame Tussaud. This intelligent, pragmatic businesswoman had both a ringside seat and a cameo role in the French Revolution, then went on to plant the seed of our obsession with celebrity. Writer Berridge tells her complete story for the first time, drawing upon sources including Tussaud's memoirs and historical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TUSSAUD, MARIE BERMiller, Derek L.
Summary: Making crayons is a dramatic and captivating process. First, wax is heated in massive siloes until it is molten. After the wax is mixed with the pigment, the crayons are molded and cooled before their labels are added. This book guides readers as the fascinating process unfolds, explaining the function of each ingredient that gives us our fun crayons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 665.5 MILNelson, Robin
Summary: "How does hot wax become a colorful crayon? Captivating photos and text guide readers through the process"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 547 NELBrezina, Corona
Summary: "Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, once declared, "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society." The Internal Revenue Service includes the statement on a web page of inspirational and entertaining quotes on taxes, a subject about which many teens lack practical knowledge. This engaging volume explains the many types of taxes, some of which young adults may already...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen YA 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 336.2 BRELassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASMartin, Isaac William.
Contents: Introduction: the riddle of rich people's movements -- The revolution of 1913 -- Populism against the income tax -- The Sixteenth Amendment repealers -- The most sinister lobby -- The power of women -- The radical rich -- Strange bedfellows -- The temporary triumph of estate tax repeal -- Conclusion: the century of rich people's movements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 336.24 MARVogt, Gregory.
Summary: Describes the objects that reside in the Milky Way galaxy, including stars, nebulas, clusters, and black holes, and explains what astronomers have discovered about other galaxies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 523.1 VOGStille, Darlene R.
Summary: An introduction to the Milky Way with information about its formation and characteristics. Includes diagrams, fun facts, a glossary, and stunning full-color illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.1 STIBrown, Brandon R.
Summary: "Planck's Law, an equation used by physicists to determine the radiation leaking from any object in the universe, was described by Albert Einstein as 'the basis of all twentieth-century physics.' Max Planck is credited with being the father of quantum theory, and his work laid the foundation for our modern understanding of matter and energetic processes. But Planck's story is not well known,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PLANCK, MAX BROWinn, Patrick
Summary: "Nestled in the Golden Triangle of China, Burma, and Nepal, the Wa nation has existed and thrived for over five decades. Like mountain peoples from Chechnya to the Ozarks, the Wa like to do things their own way. A tribal authority called the United Wa State Army (or UWSA) controls their native terrain. The UWSA makes laws, defends the motherland, and builds roads and schools. It even issues...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2024
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Summary: "What does it mean to live for your ideals ... and to risk dying for them? This book tells the story of young American radicals who sensed a moment of unprecedented promise for American life--politically, socially, culturally--and struggled to bring it about, only to see a cataclysmic war sweep it away. Based on six years of extensive archival research, Jeremy McCarter's dramatic narrative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCMoorhouse, Roger
Summary: "In The Forgers, Roger Moorhouse unfolds this never-before-told history Holocaust resistance, illuminating the remarkable story of Polish diplomats, Jewish activists, Japanese bureaucrats, and ordinary people the world over who systematically forged as many as 10,000 passports and saved hundreds, potentially thousands, of Jewish lives. Drawing upon first-hand accounts and survivor testimony...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 MOOBehnke, Alison.
Summary: Introduces the ancient city of Angkor Wat and explains the archaeological process behind its discovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.602 BEHMcTier, Moiya
Summary: "After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by others, the Milky Way would like a chance to speak for itself. All one hundred billion stars and fifty undecillion tons of gas of it. It all began some thirteen billion years ago, when clouds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 523.1 MCTLevy, Debbie
Summary: "The Earth is facing a climate crisis that it can't fight on its own. Luckily, the Earth has another important power: the power of people! And people have the power to change, protect, innovate, and invent. Thanks to the power of nature and the ingenuity of people, change is in the air!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2024
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Summary: A tax expert explains the audit process, the different types of audits, and how to appeal an audit, and includes profiles of the people most likely to be audited by the IRS. Learn when to speak up, or to keep quiet. How to gather the right documents, and helps to understand what the auditor is thinking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2010
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Summary: Presents scientific findings about seven celestial wonders of the Milky Way, including the Great Nebula, Omega Centauri, and UY Scuti.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.1 AGUAnnin, Peter
Summary: "In 2000, a transformative climate-driven 'megadrought' swept over the Colorado River watershed. By the early 2020s, levels on the river's two largest reservoirs were hitting record lows and threatening the water supply for forty million people. Outside the West, water stocks are stressed even in states with bountiful rainfall such as Florida. From coast to coast, conventional measures to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 628.1 ANNBarlett, Donald L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 336.2416 BARKeenan, Sheila
Summary: Three fictional stories, told in graphic novel format, about soldiers in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War who were aided by combat dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KEELupiano, Vincent dePaul
Summary: "The massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is recognized yearly throughout France with the same profundity as the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers in the United States. The Oradour Massacre is taught in school in France and the anniversary is commemorated every year. Today, Oradour is a destination for people interested in one of the most horrific events in French history....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2023
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Summary: A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist takes us inside the world revealed by the Panama Papers, a landscape of illicit money, political corruption, and fraud on a global scale. Jake Bernstein offers a disturbing and sobering view of how the world really works and raises crucial questions about financial and legal institutions we may once have trusted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 BERBrown, Dorothy A.
Summary: "An exposé of racism in the American taxation system from a law professor and expert on tax policy. Dorothy A. Brown became a tax lawyer to get away from race. As a young Black girl growing up in the South Bronx, she'd seen how racism limited the lives of her family and neighbors. Her law school classes offered a refreshing contrast: tax law was about numbers, and the only color that mattered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021