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| *B* PHILOSOPHY / RELIGION |
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| Discovering Psychology (Video) |
Zimbardo, Philip |
BF131 .D55 2001 |
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Leading researchers, practitioners, and theorists probe the mysteries of the mind and body. Based on extensive investigation and superior scholarship, this introductory course in psychology features demonstrations, classic experiments and simulations, current research, documentary footage, and computer animation. |
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| Empowering Your Soul Through Meditation |
Singh, Rajinder |
BL627 .R36 2007 (REF) |
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This book is a meditation guide with practical and simple exercises, containing an endorsement from Deepak Chopra who writes: "This outstanding handbook reflects Singh's deep wisdom and realization emerging from divine love and inner fulfillment." The book explores the power and energy of the soul within everyone and how we can use it to transform our lives. It awakens readers to the "empowered soul" and its rich qualities, such as unlimited wisdom, fearlessness, immortality, unconditional love, connectedness, and bliss. |
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| Inner and Outer Peace Through Meditation |
Singh, Rajinder |
BL627 .R35 2007 (REF) |
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This outstanding meditation handbook is by one of the world's great spiritual teachers. His deep wisdom and sympathetic advice, together with the simple exercise techniques he has created, have brought spiritual benefits to thousands. Now he can help guide you on the path to divine love and fulfillment. |
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| *D* HISTORY: GENERAL & OLD WORLD |
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| A Companion To International History 1900-2001 |
Martel, Gordon |
D443 .C577 2007 |
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With 32 articles focused on historical, economic, political and social events and trends of the last century, this first-contact reference gives readers a solid background for future study. Articles cover important background issues such as imperialism, nationalism and shifts in diplomacy, the Triple Alliance and the Entente of 1894 to 1914, the house of cards that fell to reveal world war, inter-war politics and the rise of dictators, the new Europe, decolonization, the series of events leading to constant turmoil in the Middle East, globalization, and the world that emerged from the terrible dust of 9/11. |
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| *E-F* U.S. HISTORY |
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We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes:
Volumes 1-3 (Video) |
Grimberg, Sharon |
E77 .W4 2009 |
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Produced for PBS's American Experience, the miniseries We Shall Remain tells five heartbreaking yet inspiring stories. Together they highlight Native American ingenuity and resilience over the course of 300 years. |
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Burning Faith: Church Arson in the American South |
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Strain, Christopher |
E185.92 .S82 2008 |
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In the 1990s, churches across the southeastern United States were targeted and set ablaze. These arsonists predominately targeted African American congregations and captured the attention of the media nationwide. Using oral histories, newspaper accounts, and governmental reports, Christopher Strain gives a chronological account of the series of church fires. |
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| George Washington's Relations and Relationships in Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Felder, Paula S. |
E312.5 .G34 (REF) |
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An 85-page guide filled with illustrations, photographs, and commentary of colonial history and George Washington's life and visits to Fredericksburg. |
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| "I Tremble For My Country" : Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Gentry |
Hatzenbuehler, Ronald |
E332.2 .H38 2006 |
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Hatzenbuehler argues that Thomas Jefferson, though celebrated as a nationalist, is best understood as a member of the Virginia gentry who viewed the nation through the lens of his native country, the Commonwealth of Virginia. Carefully drawing on Jefferson’s voluminous correspondence, Hatzenbuehler does not shy away from the founding fathers failings but finds much to admire. |
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| Undertaken with Love: A Home Funeral Guide for Congregations and Communities |
Eden, Margalo |
GT3190 .U534 2009 (REF) |
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Undertaken With Love is a manual and study guide written by a group of home funeral advocates across America for: Congregational committees that form to support home funerals for their members, pastors and other spiritual leaders contemplating a home funeral ministry, death education and counseling practitioners , secular social groups that form to support home funerals for their members, and families themselves. |
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| *H* SOCIAL SCIENCES |
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| Business Ratios and Formulas: A Comprehensive Guide |
Bragg, Steven |
HF5691 .B73 2007 |
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For business managers, this guide outlines how to measure corporate performance and select the best measurement tools for the accounting, engineering, logistics, production, and sales departments. About 200 measurements are presented involving finances, efficiency, effectiveness, capacity, and market share, as well as asset utilization, operating performance, cash flows, liquidity, capital structure, return on investment, and market performance. They are presented with a description, explanation of the calculation, an example, and cautions when using. |
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| Understanding Race (Video) |
Dougherty, Lynn |
HT1521 .U52 2004 |
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Race: no gene has substantiated it and no scientist has quantified it, yet it continues to polarize the world’s populations like no other concept. This compelling program examines the history and power of the artificial distinction called "race," viewing it within historical, scientific, and cultural contexts. Topics include the anthropological unity of Homo sapiens; sanctioned discrimination, such as segregation; cultural biases based on racial stereotypes; and the underlying humanity that inextricably links us all. |
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| Protecting Children From Predators (Video) |
Van Zandt, Clinton |
HV6250.4 .C48P76 2005 |
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This video is a chance for a one-on-one with Dr. Van Zandt where he passes on his years of experience with the FBI working child abduction cases. He explains to the viewers how to educate children on this difficult subject and the red flags/indicators for caregivers to be on the watch for in order to help protect children from predators. |
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| *J* POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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| Immigration in the United States |
Dvorak, William |
JV6465 .I4595 2009 |
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This book discusses trends in immigration in the United States, including the demographic makeup of today’s newcomers, the status of undocumented workers, their impact on the economy and culture, and the trepidation felt by many native-born citizens toward these new residents. |
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| *L* EDUCATION |
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| Flexibility in Verb Use: Evidence From a Multiple-N Diary Study |
Naigles, Letitia |
LB1103 .S6 2009 |
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Flexibility and productivity are hallmarks of human language use. The current study tests competing hypotheses of the achievement of flexibility and some kinds of productivity against data on children’s first uses of their first-acquired verbs. Eight mothers recorded their children’s first 10 uses of 34 early-acquired verbs, if those verbs were produced within the window of the study. These diary records provided the basis for a description of the pragmatic, semantic, and syntactic properties of early verb use. |
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| Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches |
Harper, Shaun |
LB2342.92 .S78 2008 |
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Informed by relevant theories, each chapter focuses on a different population for whom research confirms that engagement and connectivity to the college experience are problematic, including: low-income students, racial/ethnic minorities, students with disabilities, LGBT students, and several others. The forward-thinking practical ideas offered throughout the book are based on the 41 contributors’ more than 540 cumulative years of full-time work experience in various capacities at two-year and four-year institutions of higher education. |
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| Teaching Strategies That Prepare Students for High-Stakes Tests |
Tileston, Donna |
LB3051 .T563 2008 |
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Tileston, a teaching consultant and software developer, joins with Darling, a founder of an education software company, to provide this guide for educators on preparing students for "high-stakes tests" such as placement and standardized exams. This book also explains the idea of declarative knowledge, and how to take advantage of cultural and academic diversity to produce better results at the end of the year. |
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| Higher Education and the Civil Rights Movement |
Wallenstein, Peter |
LC214.22 .S68H54 2008 |
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The story of desegregation of American universities has been sorely neglected, out of those institutions' shame, no doubt, and the desire to sweep an ugly past under the rug. This collection of 7 essays begins to correct that lack with two case studies of the struggles of five individual students. |
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| Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace -- One School at a Time |
Mortenson, Greg |
LC2330 .M67 2007 |
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The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Talibans backyard. The book describes Mortenson's transition from a mountain-climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and educating girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He did this by co-founding the Central Asia Institute, which has built over 78 schools in the most remote areas of the countries. |
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| Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap: Strategies to Reach Every Student |
Tileston, Donna |
LC4091 .T54 2009 |
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Improve achievement in diverse classrooms with a six-part framework to help learners become motivated, create connections from prior knowledge, and acquire procedural and declarative knowledge. This research-based book offers a comprehensive set of instructional strategies that have been proven to make a significant difference in student learning when diverse cultures and poverty come into play. This practical resource provides the key structures for working effectively with students of differing cultures and poverty, ensuring higher student achievement in the diverse classroom. |
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| *M* Music |
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| Die Zauberflöte (Video) |
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Metropolitan Opera |
M1500 .M939 Z32 2000 |
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The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflote,) is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. In this opera a young man is enlisted to rescue the Queen of the Night's daughter from a sorcerer. Kathleen Battle, Luciana Serra, Francisco Araiza, Manfred Hemm, Kurt Moll, Barbara Kilduff, Heina Zednik, Andreas Schmidt, soloists; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine, conductor. |
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| *P* LANGUAGE / LITERATURE |
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| Oxford Spanish Dictionary |
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Galimberti Jarman, Beatriz |
PC4640 .O94 2008 (REF) |
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When the Oxford University Press produced the expanded second edition of its Spanish dictionary in 2001, it was broadened to include 275,000 words and phrases and contained 450,000 translations. The hefty tome covered both European and Mexican Spanish. This edition expands the second by 25,000 words (about half on each side of the dictionary) and 50,000 translations. To catch contemporary words and usages, a combination of Web-based technology and vetting by native speakers was employed, resulting in the addition of technological and business vocabulary, as well as slang and buzz words. |
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| The College Writer: A Guide To Thinking, Writing, and Researching |
VanderMey, Randall |
PE1408 .V36 2009 |
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Combining streamlined basic writing instruction with outstanding accessibility, THE COLLEGE WRITER is an all-in-one writing resource for students at any skill level. The clear visual format helps students grasp larger concepts by linking them to pertinent examples. Throughout the text, numerous student and professional writing samples highlight important features of academic writing--from voice to documentation--and offer models for students' own papers. |
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| Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia |
Murphy, Bruce |
PN41 .B4 2008 (REF) |
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Long recognized as the supreme reference on world literature, Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia is the single-most complete one-volume encyclopedia available for those with a serious interest in the subject. More than 10,000 entries explore all aspects of literature from around the world: biographies of poets and playwrights, novelists and belletrists; plot synopses and character sketches from important works; historical data on literary schools, movements, terms, and awards; myths and legends; and more. |
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| Bloom's Literary Themes: Alienation |
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Hobby, Blake |
PN56 .A45A45 2009 |
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In literature, the theme of alienation is frequently represented through characters that are psychologically isolated from society. This volume contains 19 essays that explore the role of alienation in such works as The Bell Jar, Waiting for Godot, The Iliad, and many other works. |
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| Bloom's Literary Themes: The Labyrinth |
Hobby, Blake |
PN56 .L223L325 2009 |
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In literature, labyrinths can represent many things: complication and difficulty, interconnectedness, creativity, and even literature itself. This new title discusses the role of the labyrinth in “The Garden of Forking Paths,” Great Expectations, Ulysses, and many others. The Labyrinth unravels this theme for literature students through 19 critical essays. |
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| Bloom's Literary Themes: The Hero's Journey |
Hobby, Blake |
PN56.5 .H45H47 2009 |
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The hero's journey, a quest that leads to self-discovery, has been central to literature since the earliest epics. Covering the role of the hero’s journey in Beowulf, The Lord of the Rings, Moby-Dick, and To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hero’s Journey contains about 20 original and reprinted essays and critical analyses that discuss the role of the title’s subject theme in a great work of literature. |
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| Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism: Volumes 215, 216, 217 |
Harris, Laurie Lanzen |
PN761 .N56 (REF) |
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Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles approximately four to eight literary figures who died between 1800 and 1899 by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. |
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| Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism: Volumes 221, 223 |
Harris, Laurie Lanzen |
PN771 .G27 (REF) |
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This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists, of 1900 to 1999 -- the era most frequently studied in high schools. |
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| American Sublime |
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Alexander, Elizabeth |
PS3551 .L3494A8 2005 |
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In her fourth remarkable collection, Elizabeth Alexander voices the outcries, dreams, and histories of an African American tradition that goes back to the slave rebellion on the Amistad and to the artists' canvases of nineteenth-century America. In persona poems, historical narratives, jazz riffs, sonnets, elegies, and a sequence of ars poetica, "American Sublime is Alexander's most vivid and varied collection and affirms her place as one of America's most lively and gifted writers.” |
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| Antebellum Dream Book |
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Alexander, Elizabeth |
PS3551 .L3494A84 2001 |
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In surprising turns through different American cities, mindsets, and eras, and through the strange rhythms of dreaming, the celebrated poet Elizabeth Alexander composes her own kind of improvisational jazz. Antebellum Dream Book offers a music of resistances as well as soaring flights of fancy: the conflicts of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and after; a mother's struggle to see through a postpartum fog; a vision in which the poet takes on the narrative voice of Muhammad Ali. |
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| First Family |
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Baldacci, David |
PS3552 .A446F57 2009 |
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Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, back from their harrowing and near-fatal adventure in the blockbuster #1 bestseller Simple Genius, return in a mesmerizing new thriller. A daring kidnapping turns a children's birthday party at Camp David into a national security nightmare, but the hostage is not who anyone would expect. The First Lady enlists the services of King and Maxwell to bring the child back safely. With Michelle still recovering from her own demons the pair are pushed to the limit, with forces aligned on all sides against them, and the line between friend and foe impossible to define... or defend. |
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| Social Issues In Literature: Racism in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird |
Mancini, Candice |
PS3562 .E353T645 2008 |
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The Social Issues in Literature series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature in a unique format designed to support cross-curricular studies. Each volume explores a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully-selected content representing a variety of perspectives. |
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| I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee |
Shields, Charles |
PS3562 .E353Z85 2008 |
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"To Kill a Mockingbird "is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. Yet, author Harper Lee is a mysterious figure who leads a very private life in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, refusing to give interviews or talk about the novel that made her a household name. What emerges in this riveting portrait is the story of an unconventional, high-spirited woman who drew on her love of writing and her Southern home to create a book that continues to speak to new generations of readers. |
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| The Time Traveler's Wife (Audio) |
Niffenegger, Audrey |
PS3564 .I362T56 2005 |
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This novel explores the perfect marriage, one that is tested by challenges the couple can neither control nor predict. Clare first met her future husband, Henry, when he was 30 years her senior. However, as a result of Henry’s Chrono-Displacement Disorder, when the couple married, they were only separated by eight years. Unable to stop shifting in time, Henry attempts to coup with the emotional trauma of missing and revisiting portions of his life. |
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| A Confederacy of Dunces |
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Toole, John Kennedy |
PS3570 .O54C66 2000 |
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This book was rejected by countless publishers and submitted by the author's mother years after his suicide, the book won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. John Kennedy Toole's hero, Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures." |
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| Endpoint and Other Poems |
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Updike, John |
PS3571 .P4E53 2009 |
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A stunning collection of poems that John Updike wrote during the last seven years of his life and put together only weeks before he died for this, his final book. He looks back on the boy that he was, on the family, the small town, the people, and the circumstances that fed his love of writing, and he finds endless delight and solace in "turning the oddities of life into words." The poems range from the fanciful to the celebratory, capturing the flux of life. |
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| Island of Saints: A Story of the One Principle That Frees the Human Spirit |
Andrews, Andy |
PS3601 .N5525I85 2005 |
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Set in a period simmering with anger and suspicion, Island of Saints offers the very real chronicle of a small town preparing itself for the worst the world has to offer. Blending his unique style of historical accuracy with unparalleled storytelling, New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrews offers a tale of war, faith, and forgiveness-illuminating the one principle that frees the human spirit. |
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| *Q* SCIENCE |
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| Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants |
Taylor, Thomas |
QE905 .T39 2009 |
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This book provides up-to-date coverage of fossil plants from Precambrian life to flowering plants, including fungi and algae. It begins with a discussion of geologic time, how organisms are preserved in the rock record, and how organisms are studied and interpreted and takes the student through all the relevant uses and interpretations of fossil plants. |
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| *T* Auto / Technology* |
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| Women in the Military (Video) |
PA Veterans Museum |
UB 418 .W65 W66 2009 |
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Since America's founding, women have been driven by patriotic zeal to serve their country, while concurrently pursuing greater economic and social opportunity. From uncommon soldiers who disguised themselves to fight and nurses that faced horrific wounds to those who proudly wear the uniform in battle zones today, women have contributed to our military might in ways unknown to most Americans. This is their story. It is a tale of pride and love of country; a quest for status and recognition; a journey of dedication to the freedoms we all relish. |
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| *Z* BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LIBRARY SCIENCE |
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| Measuring Your Library's Value: How to do a Cost-Benefit Analysis for Your Public Library |
Elliott, Donald |
Z731 .M367 2007 |
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For public libraries serving populations of 50,000 and more, this volume describes how to do a cost-benefit analysis in determining the value of the library's service to its users. Elliott developed and tested this methodology in a research project from 1994 to 2003 at the St. Louis Public Library and School of Business at Southern Illinois U. Edwardsville. They explain the fundamentals, considerations, preparations, and methods for measuring library benefits, costs, and return to taxpayer and donor investments. |
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| 100 Must-Read Classic Novels |
Rennison, Nick |
Z5916 .R46 2006 |
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From the publishers of the popular, Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of writing that has made an everlasting impression on our literary heritage. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly set out on a journey of discovery. |
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| 100 Must-Read Life-Changing Books |
Rennison, Nick |
Z5916 .R46 2008 |
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Novels that transform our ideas about human possibilities, biographies that celebrate the achievements of extraordinary individuals, polemical works of nonfiction that oblige us to alter our views of the world or of human society: all of us can remember reading at least one book that made us think about the world anew. Here is a selection of the best. |
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