Summary: Whether you're interested in fine jewelry or mineralogy, this book provides in-depth information about all the major gem types. The text reveals the riches of the Earth from raw minerals to jewelry pieces. It also explains the science, history, and mythology that surround the gems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 553.8 GEMScheunemann, Pam
Summary: Shows projects that can be done from scrap metal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Craft ScheunemannClark, Anna (Anna Leigh)
Summary: "When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city's water supply to a source that corroded Flint's aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.6 CLACopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environ ClarkSummary: Explores the three categories of mineral resources found within the earth (power resources, gem stones, and metals) and how they have been utilized for the advancement of civilization.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TREAbraham, David S.
Summary: Our future hinges on a set of rare metals that few of us have even heard of. In this eye-opening book, a natural resource strategist reveals the critical importance of these transformative elements to our technological lifestyle and the consequences of our reliance upon them, including geopolitical instability and environmental degradation. To see our growing dependency, you need only look at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 330 ABRGotthelf, Philip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6321 GOTPercy, Benjamin
Summary: "From award-winning author Benjamin Percy comes an explosive, breakout speculative thriller in which a powerful new metal arrives on Earth in the wake of a meteor shower, triggering a massive new "Gold Rush" in the Midwest and turning life as we know it on its head. The first of a cycle of novels set in a shared universe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PERKatz, Susan B.
Summary: "Books are made with paper. But what if we tried to make a book with metal? Copper, tin, gold, silver-would any of those materials work to make a book? Find out more about metal, its properties, and how it is produced. Then decide if you really could make a book out of metal"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Science Can KatzBeiser, Vince
Summary: "How the metals we need to power technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and murder-and how we can do better. An Australian multimillionaire's plan to mine the ocean floor. Garbage pickers in Nigeria risking their lives to salvage e-waste amid nightmarish pollution. A Bill Gates-backed entrepreneur harnessing artificial intelligence to find metals in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books
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Summary: "Half fable, half manifesto, this brilliant new take on the ancient concept of cash lays bare its unparalleled capacity to empower, enchant, and control us. Frederick Kaufman tackles the complex history of money, beginning with the earliest myths and wrapping up with Wall Street's byzantine present-day doings. Along the way, he exposes a set of allegorical plots, stock characters, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.4 KAULlywelyn, Morgan
Summary: The post-Change Sycamore River band discovers that metal is starting to deteriorate at the same time the world is pushed into global war, forcing them to rely on each other to survive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LLYTaubes, Frederic
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684 TAUSummary: This metal detector has 4 distinct modes that allow you to correctly search for the favored metals including iron, aluminum, gold, bronze, silver and their articles. The disc and notch modes mean you can ignore unwanted metal improving detection effciency. The LCD display allows you to see detection mode, sensitivity level, battery condition, and volume level. The underwater metal detector is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 0000
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Summary: "Why are so many women feeling anxious, stressed out, and depressed, and why are they not getting the help they need? Over the past decade, mood disorders have skyrocketed among women, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed as men. Yet in a healthcare system steeped in gender bias, women's complaints are often dismissed, their normal emotions are pathologized, and treatments routinely fail to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: On the periodic table, three-quarters of all the elements are classified as one sort of metal or another. Divided into five sections, this program provides a thorough overview of metals: Metals in Our World (includes iron, lithium, magnesium, mercury, potassium, silver, sodium, uranium, zinc); Alkali Metals (history and properties of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium);...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Gutierrez, Annette Goliti
Summary: Outdoor style often comes at a high price, but it doesn't have to. This lushly designed guide empowers you to create your own show-stopping containers made from everyday materials such as concrete, plastic, metal, terracotta, rope, driftwood, and fabric. The 23 step-by-step projects are affordable, made from accessible materials, and most importantly, gorgeous. They include new spins on old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 GUTAmerican Institute of Architects
Summary: A reference for building design and construction professionals. The twelfth edition features: up-to-date codes and standards, with over 300 new drawings, tables, and diagrams; new coverage of building resiliency, emphasizing the building envelope; material properties and performance analyses, with expanded materials selection; environmental factors including climate, thermal comfort,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2016
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 720.28 ARCAmen, Daniel G.
Summary: New hope for those suffering from conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, addictions, PTSD, ADHD and more. Though incidence of these conditions is skyrocketing, for the past four decades standard treatment hasn't much changed, and success rates in treating them have barely improved, either. Meanwhile, the stigma of the "mental illness" label-damaging and devastating on its...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program begins with an examination of atomic structure-presented in terms of protons, neutrons, and electrons-and the idea that bonding is related to the filling of electron shells to create more stable particles. Examples of metals and their usefulness are presented, and the relationship between properties and structure is examined. Other processes demonstrated include the formation of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Szaky, Tom.
Summary: "In this fun, pop culture exploration, two ecological entrepreneurs examine the materials we use in our daily lives, show how they impact the environment, and provide project ideas--from recycling to upcycling and more--to lessen our impact and protect our world. Jam-packed with information, more than 200 photographs and illustrations, and approximately twenty DIY projects, this engaging,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperDesign, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 SZALombardo, Jennifer
Summary: "In the past, mental health was rarely discussed; it was seen as a private or even embarrassing issue, and anyone with a mental illness was generally expected to keep it to themselves. Today, however, many people have recognized the benefits of being open and honest about mental health. Through informative fact boxes, helpful graphic organizers, and engaging text, readers learn the basics about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.89 LOMSummary: The DSM-5-TR is a comprehensive and critical resource for clinical practice. It features a new disorder--prolonged grief disorder--as well as codes for suicidal behavior available to all clinicians of any discipline without the requirement of any other diagnosis. With contributions from over 200 subject matter experts, this updated volume boasts updates based on scientific literature. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 616.89 DIAPatterson, James
Summary: U.S. soldiers who served in overseas conflicts--from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan--share true stories of the actions that earned them some of America's most distinguished military medals, up to and including the Medal of Honor. They never acted alone, but always in the spirit of camaraderie, patriotism, and for the good of our beloved country. There has never been a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company
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Summary: "Revelatory memoir and cultural criticism that connects popular fantasy and our perceptions of mental illness to offer an empathetic path to compassionate care. Growing up, K.J. Aiello was fascinated by magical stories of dragons, wizards, and fantasy, where monsters were not what they seemed and anything was possible. These books and films were both a balm and an escape, a safe space where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECW Press 2024