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Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation by Percy, Jen;
© 20251111, Doubleday Books
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Forgotten Americans who made history / by Gagne, Tammy,author.(CARDINAL)351390; 12 Story Library (Firm)(CARDINAL)789201;
Mary Elizabeth Bowser spies on the South -- Myra Colby Bradwell works for women's rights -- Claudette Colvin quietly fights for civil rights -- Philo T. Farnsworth pioneers TV technology -- Elizabeth Jennings help desegregate NYC streetcars -- Percy Julian makes medical advances with chemistry -- Dave Kopay, gay athlete, breaks sports barrier -- Henrietta Lacks is immortal in death -- US Senator Edmund Ross saves a presidency --Roger Sherman helps shape US government -- Sybil Ludington spreads the alarm -- Security guard Frank Wills uncovers Watergate break-in -- Fact sheet -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index.Ages 8-12.Grades 3-7.760LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Social reformers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The dark crystal [videorecording] / by Henson, Jim.(CARDINAL)136810; Oz, Frank.(CARDINAL)791143; Odell, David.; Baddeley, John.; Garlick, Stephen.; Buck, David.; Jones, Trevor,1949-; Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)332237; ITC Entertainment Group.; Jim Henson Home Entertainment (Firm); Lord Grade.;
Director of photography, Oswald Morris; production design, Harry Lange; editor, Ralph Kemplen; music, Trevor Jones.Voices: John Baddeley, Stephen Garlick, David Buck, Barry Dennen, Percy Edwards, Michael Kilgarriff, Lisa Maxwell, Brian Muehl.Jen, a Gelfling, is told of a prophesy by his master; He must return a crystal shard to the all-powerful Dark Crystal, making it whole again, and restoring light to the world.MPAA rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Good and evil; Animated films.; Fantasy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 21
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Working Americans, 1880-2010. by Derks, Scott.(CARDINAL)218175;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1880-1899 Introduction -- Developments in oil -- Buck Blanchard, traveling book salesman -- 1885 innovations -- Jan Matzeliger, revolutionized the shoe making industry -- 1886 innovations -- James "Jake" Ritty, invented the cash register -- 1900-1909 Introduction -- Marguerite Globman, attempted to invent streetcar fender -- An antitoxin for laziness -- Milton S. Hershey, created Hershey's chocolate -- Chocolate timeline -- Henry Wood, improved sales through mail-order seed catalog -- 1910-1919 Introduction -- James Murray Spangler, invented upright vacuum cleaner -- Vacuum cleaner timeline -- Domestic labor-saving invention timeline -- Harnessing heredity -- Grace Wiedersein, created the Campbell's kids -- Commercial canning timeline -- Food and food brand timeline -- Madam C.J. Walker, founded successful hair care business -- 1920-1920 Introduction -- Using the vacuum tube to hear -- Allan Kusse, harvested, shaped and distributed ice -- Refrigeration timeline -- Gideon Sundback, revolutionized the zipper -- Joseph Ridgeway, stock pool manager on Wall Street -- 1930-1939 Introduction -- George Mecherle, established State Farm automobile insurance -- Off the record: snuff -- Donald Davis, created innovative Wheaties ad campaign -- Radio timeline -- General Mills timeline -- Herbert Thomas Kalmus, invented technicolor -- Photographic film timeline -- 1940-1949 Introduction -- William J. Woods, made electric light affordable -- Electric light bulb timeline -- Lt. (Dr.) Mary Sears, overcame prejudices in the U.S. Navy -- Something new and strange in plastics -- Percy Lebraon Spencer, invented the microwave -- 1950-1959 Introduction -- Edwin Howard Armstrong, father of FM radio -- New York City in 1954 -- Large electronic machines -- Jack Simplot, created a fortune from french fries -- Jack Kilby, revolutionized the electronics industry -- Notable inventions of the 1950s -- 1960-1969 Introduction -- Coca-cola broadens its coverage -- Norton Simon, created multimillion dollar Hunt's empire -- Dr. Harry Coover, helped discover super glue -- Notable inventions of the 1960s -- Benjamin Eisenstadt, inventor of Sweet-n-low -- 1970-1979 Introduction -- Roy and Dotty Eargle, created successful antique business -- Bette Nesmith Graham, invented liquid paper -- History of office equipment -- First color telecast -- Hank Selman, pioneered computer leasing -- Notable inventions of the 1970s -- 1980-1989 Introduction -- Stephen Hassenfeld, fine tuned Hasbro's GI Joe -- Notable American toy timeline -- James Kennedy Jarrett, super accurate rifle guru -- Savannah River nuclear facility timeline -- Kidcorder: sold as a toy -- Bill Reindollar, created cash register repair service -- Business machines timeline -- 1990-1999 Introduction -- Marie Moffett, visionary of hydrogen fuel cells -- Jerry D. Neal, vanguard in emerging cell phone market -- Cell phones and wireless communications timeline -- Maurice Jennings, launched the Biscuitville restaurant chain -- Fast food and chain restaurant timeline -- Toying with science -- 200-2010 Introduction -- Rey Banatao, created a greener surfboard -- William Thomas Davis, launched Thomas Creek Brewery as retiree -- Gorm Bressner, industrial designer with many patents -- 3-D printing spurs a manufacturing revolution.
Subjects: Businesspeople; Businesspeople; Inventors; Inventors; Working class; Working class;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Lives of the poets / by Schmidt, Michael,1947-(CARDINAL)709289;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 941-958) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; English poetry; American poetry; Poets, American; Poets, English;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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Music in the 20th century / by Huang, Hao.(CARDINAL)733812;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 762-776) and index.
Subjects: Bibliographies.; Biographies.; Music;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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