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Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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Summary: "When Fannie Farmer learned to cook in the late 1800s, recipes could be pretty silly. They might call for "a goodly amount of salt" or "a lump of butter" or "a suspicion of nutmeg." Girls were supposed to use their "feminine instincts" in the kitchen (or maybe just guess). Despite this problem, Fannie loved cooking, so when polio prevented her from going to college, she became a teacher at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FARKryst, Cheslie
Summary: "The text read, "By the time you get this . . ." This is the story of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, in her own words. When the world awoke on the morning of January 30, 2022, many were shocked to learn of the tragic death of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst. For most people, the news was unfathomable. How could a young woman in the prime of her life--a pageant queen, accomplished attorney,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forefront Books 2024
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Summary: Frommer's EasyGuides contain punchy, concise prose by our expert local journalists, which gives readers all they need to know to plan the perfect vacation. This includes reviews for travel venues in all price ranges, as well as information on culture and history that will enhance any trip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frommer Media LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.53 FROHiss, Tony
Summary: "From the veteran New Yorker staff writer and award-winning author of The Experience of Place: an urgent, resounding call to protect half the earth's land--and thereby millions of its species--by 2050, that gives us the tools to think big about the planetand our role in conserving it. Beginning in the North American Boreal Forest that stretches through Canada, and roving across the continent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.75 HISMatsuyama, Misa
Summary: The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering-and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size-this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world. This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9525 MATMist, Rosalind.
Summary: "An introduction to asteroids, comets, and meteors, including what they are made of, where they are, and how they interact with other bodies of the solar system"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: QEB Pub. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.44 MISMims, Christopher
Summary: "A Wall Street Journal reporter travels the globe to tell the story behind the misleadingly simple phrase online shoppers increasingly take for granted: "arriving today." From factory laborers in Vietnam to longshoremen at the port of LA to truckers crawling our interstate highways to robots lurking in Amazon's "dark warehouses," here is an eye-opening investigation of the way online commerce...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers 2021
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Summary: "This level 2 reader discusses facts about the outer most planets in the solar system"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: QEB Pub. 2012
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Summary: "Join us on a journey to the wonderful, whimsical world of unicorns! Just follow the clear and simple steps to draw all sorts of cute characters and charming scenes... such as Twinkletoes dancing for her friends, Merrydown playing with her puppy, or Blossom baking a rainbow cake"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcturus 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 704.9 TURMims, Ben
Summary: "The air fryer is the newest must-have kitchen appliance and it's easy to see why: fried foods come out perfectly crispy and crunchy, using little to no oil, and at a fraction of the calories -- all ready in less time and with less mess. With the air fryer's versatility, whether you're frying, baking, or roasting, you may never turn your oven on again!" -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.7 MIMCushing, Mims.
Summary: Peripheral neuropathy has reached epidemic proportions in recent years. This condition has numerous causes, but can be associated with diseases such as HIV, alcoholism, diabetes, and lupus and may result from medical treatments such as chemotherapy. Symptoms include pain, numbness, loss of balance, and tingling or burning in the extremities. Although widespread, neuropathy is not well...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Demos Medical Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Med CushingRiss, Suzanne
Summary: "Close to 50 percent of marriages in America fail, leading to about 1.5 million divorces a year. But for Suzanne Riss and Jill Sockwell, who've been there and done that, there's no comfort in statics, only community. Community is the one thing that can turn the shattering experience of divorce into a tolerable one-and, finally, a positive one. And community is what the authors offer in their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 RISMatsuyama, Misa
Summary: "Succulents for Beginners is the perfect introduction to this friendly and forgiving plant family. Misa Matsuyama--the bestselling author of The Gardener's Guide to Succulents--shows you how to plant and maintain the most popular varieties of succulents and cacti with reassuring advice and minimum fuss...The month-by-month format and simple, yet thorough, instructions will have you referring to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Concert film of KISS appearing live in Las Vegas in a concert that was scheduled to be broadcast over the Internet. Servers set up to send the performance to the Web crashed, causing the Internet showing to be cancelled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pixelon.com 2005
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KISRobbins, Missy
Summary: In this hard-working manual for home cooks who aspire to master the art of pasta cooking, the James Beard Award-winning chef/owner of the acclaimed Lilia and Misi in Brooklyn presents recipes for 40 handmade pasta shapes and 100 Italian American, regionalItalian and modern dishes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.822 ROBVineyard, Missy.
Summary: "The Alexander Technique (AT) is a remarkably simple but powerful method for learning to skillfully control how your brain and body interact, allowing you to better coordinate your movements while increasing the accuracy of you mind's thought and perceptions."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marlowe & Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 VINBiss, Eula
Summary: Upon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear: fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in children's food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding the conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616 BISBiss, Eula.
Summary: A volume of essays by the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize-winning author of The Balloonists considers her mixed heritage as the daughter of a Jamaican father and white mother who embraces a West African faith, the legacy of the Reconstruction as taught in public schools, and the nation's misconceptions about pioneer nobility.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 BISFranklin, Missy
Summary: "What does it take to become a champion? Gold medalist Missy Franklin, along with her parents, D.A. and Dick, tell the inspirational and heartwarming story of how Missy became both a legendary athlete and a happy and confident woman, something they accomplished by doing things their own way and making the right choices for their family. The word relentless has many meanings for swimmer Missy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DUTTON D 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRANKLIN, MISSY FRAWolfe, Missy.
Summary: An historical account of the early history of Greenwich, Conn., as told through the words of Elizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake Hallett.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot Press 2012