Summary: Yes, I Am - The Ric Weiland Story chronicles the LGBTQ pioneer & unknown founder of Microsoft. With his newfound wealth, he turned to philanthropy. During his life, he donated more than $200m to fund more than 60 non-profit organizations. His efforts still have a massive impact today. However, as his wealth grew, Ric seemed to slip further into self-doubt, depression, and a kind of impostor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC YESWaller, Douglas C.
Summary: "The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Wild Bill Donovan, tells the story of four OSS warriors of World War II. All four later led the CIA. They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had-- Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey. Disciples is the story of these dynamic agents and their daring espionage and sabotage in wartime Europe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WALWeichmann, Louis J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.13 WEIGagne, Tammy
Summary: An introduction to the ecosystems of wetlands, discussing what types of animals live in a wetland, where wetlands can be found and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wonder Books, an imprint of The Child's World 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.68 GAGRyan, Jack.
Summary: Includes updates on many of the performers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Glendower Media LLC 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 RYAMasson, J. Moussaieff (Jeffrey Moussaieff)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 993 MASBarghoorn, Linda
Summary: "Swamps, bogs, marshes are all wetland biomes teaming with life. Located on every continent except Antarctica, wetlands are diverse and necessary for a healthy planet. Readers will enjoy learning about swamp creatures such as alligators and snakes, and the many kinds of fish and plants that thrive in wetlands."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.68 BARWallace, Marianne D.
Summary: Identifies wetland plants and animals and where they can be found. Where can you find these intriguing plants and animals? These and many, many more live in bogs, marshes, and swamps found all over North America. Delightful full-color illustrations and lively descriptions help not only in identifying wetland types but also introduce plants and animals and provide enjoyment for the whole family....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 577.68 WALSummary: Richard Resnick explains genome sequencing in this TEDTalk, spelling out its uses and potential abuses. Sequencing is helping to extend human lives, with applications ranging from early cancer detection to the creation of drought-resistant, genetically-modified crops. But what if insurance companies begin to require genetic screening prior to issuing policies? There is already a lab that tests...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Amid revelations about faulty prewar intelligence and a scandal surrounding the indictment of the vice president's chief of staff and presidential adviser, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Frontline goes behind the headlines to investigate the internal war that was waged between the intelligence community and Richard Bruce Cheney, the most powerful vice president in the nation's history. In "The Dark...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DARCohen, Adam (Adam Seth)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DALJackson, John N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Toronto Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 386.47 JACMebane, Jeanie
Summary: Freshwater marshes are found throughout the United States and in many countries around the world. And in every marsh, there is an opportunity to view dozens of species of animal life. Written in a rhyming cumulative style like The House that Jack Built, At the Marsh in the Meadow portrays the wetlands food chain, showing how all forms of life, from the mud at the bottom of the marsh to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016
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Summary: From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx - whose novels are infused with her knowledge and deep concern for the earth - comes an urgent and riveting history of wetlands, their ecological role and how the loss of them threatens the planet. Fens, bogs, swamps and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four illuminating parts Proulx documents the emergence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council 2003
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.68 CWIHoagman, Walter J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Board of Trustees 1998
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.68 HOALowry, Beverly
Summary: "In 1948, in the most stubbornly Dixiefied corner of the Jim Crow south, society matron Idella Thompson was viciously murdered in her own home: stabbed some hundred and fifty times with pruning shears, she was left face-down in one of the bathrooms. Her daughter, Ruth Dickins, was the only other person in the house. She told authorities a Black man she didn't recognize fled the scene, but no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 LOWCwikiel, Wilfred.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.68 CWICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Nature CwikielStreep, Meryl
Summary: Examines Louisiana before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina and explains the importance of restoring the wetlands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamscape Media 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HURErickson, Vernon D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1997
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3775 BIRBosch, Sammy
Summary: These projects will get kids crafting while they learn about wetland animal habitats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.59 BOSConrad, Vicki
Summary: "The Florida Everglades are made up of nine different ecosystems supporting an astonishing variety of wildlife-panthers, manatees, snails, frogs, and a rainbow of bird species. But for years, the Everglades were threatened. They needed a voice to speak up for them. Marjory Stoneman Douglas became that voice. Her book "A River of Grass" helped the world see the irreplaceable beauty and value of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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Summary: "Swamps, marshes, and wetlands are humid, wet, and full of surprising danger. However, people have lived and thrived in these places for centuries. This book presents to young readers the challenges and rewards of living in a wet environment and focuses on how residents have adapted technology so they can live and work in these unusual habitats. The text also explores the importance of wetlands...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.68 MATMcNamee, Lyn
Summary: "Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. New Zealand, or Aotearoa (the Land of the Long, White Cloud ) as it is known by the Maori population, is a land of myth and reality, contrast and contradiction, rolling hills and glacial mountains, native bush and gentle farmland. Its people are friendly and welcoming and will often go the extra mile to help you without expecting anything in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2022