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(Fictitious character) Marvel, Ms Fiction (Fictitious character) Squirrel Girl Fiction Audiobooks Cartoons and comics Coast redwood California, Northern Coast redwood Ecology California, Northern Forest canopies California, Northern Forest conservation California, Northern Superheroes Fiction Tree climbing California, Northern AnecdotesFrankfurt, Harry G.
Summary: After the success of his work "On bullshit," Frankfurt looks at the other side of the philosophical coin. If bullshit resides in the realm of subjective perception, then truth points to what lies outside that realm. Frankfurt is praised for his ability to speak to a wide general audience. Thus, On Truth is required reading for anyone who wishes to understand the function of truth in our culture.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 121 FRAPerdue, Theda
Summary: Historians Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green paint a portrait of the infamous Trail of Tears. Despite protests from statesmen like Davy Crockett, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay, a dubious 1838 treaty drives 17,000 mostly Christian Cherokee from their lush Appalachian homeland to barren plains beyond the Mississippi. For 4,000, this brutal forced march leads only to their death.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 975.004 PERShannon, Timothy J. (Timothy John)
Summary: Occupying territory between Canada and New York, the Six Nations of the Iroquois League held a strategic position near French, Dutch, and English interests. Although they were formidable adversaries, the Iroquois learned they could strengthen themselves more effectively by forging alliances than by waging war. Skillfully remaining neutral during North America's Anglo-French wars, they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.0497 SHAThomas, Evan
Summary: An account of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 is told through the commands of four naval leaders, including two American commanders and two Japanese admirals, and offers insight into how the war reflected profound cultural differences.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.5426 THOPreston, Richard
Summary: Famous for immersing himself in his subjects, Preston turns his considerable writing talents to the fascinating study of wild tree canopies. To research this book, Preston learned how to climb giant trees, camped out in them, and interviewed countless forestry experts to offer listeners an in-depth examination of how and why these giant trees should be preserved.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 585.5097 PRESummary: When Doreen Green, also known as Squirrel Girl, volunteers to teach a high school computer programming class, she discovers that one of her students is Kamala Khan, who moonlights as the superhero Ms. Marvel.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC 2018