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Agricultural developments in North Carolina, 1783-1860 / by Cathey, Cornelius O.(Cornelius Oliver),author.(CARDINAL)184135;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-220).Preface -- chapter 1. The land, the people, and the tradition -- chapter 2. Post-Revolutionary developments, 1783-1820 -- chapter 3. Land holding and labor -- chapter 4. Agricultural implements in North Carolina, 1783-1860 -- chapter 5. Agricultural reform, 1820-1860 -- chapter 6. Cotton and tobacco, 1820-1860 -- chapter 7. The cereals, 1820-1860 -- chapter 8. Fruits, vegetables, and other minor crops, 1820-1860 -- chapter 9. Care and maintenance of livestock, 1820-1860 -- chapter 10. Agricultural progress, 1783-1860 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects: Agriculture; Agriculture;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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The only woman in the room : why science is still a boys' club / by Pollack, Eileen,1956-author.(CARDINAL)361956;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-266).Bright college years -- Leaving Liberty -- A different kind of math -- Science fair -- Science unfair -- Advanced placement -- Surviving Yale -- Freshman disorientation -- Too much male hormone -- Electricity and magnetism -- The philosophy of existence -- X-10, Y-12, K-25 -- Life on other planets -- Return to New Haven -- The two-body problem -- Statics and dynamics -- Integration and differentiation -- The women who don't give a crap -- Parallel universes -- The sky is blue."Eileen Pollack had grown up in the 1960s and 70s dreaming of a career as a theoretical astrophysicist. Denied the chance to take advanced courses in science and math, she nonetheless made her way to Yale, where, despite finding herself far behind the men in her classes, she went on to graduate, summa cum laude, with honors, as one of the university's first two women to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in physics. And yet, isolated, lacking in confidence, starved for encouragement, she abandoned her ambition to become a physicist. Years later, Pollack revisited her reasons for walking away from the career she once had coveted. She spent six years interviewing her former teachers and classmates and dozens of other women who had dropped out before completing their degrees in science. In addition, Pollack talked to experts in the field of gender studies and reviewed the most up-to-date research that seeks to document why women and minorities underperform in STEM fields. Girls who study science and math are still belittled and teased by their male peers and teachers, even by other girls. They are led to think that any interest or achievement in science or math will diminish their popularity. They are still being steered away from advanced courses in technical fields, while deeply entrenched stereotypes lead them to see themselves as less talented than their male classmates, a condition that causes them to fulfill such expectations and perform more poorly than the boys sitting beside them. "--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Pollack, Eileen, 1956-; Sex discrimination against women; Women scholars; Women scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Minor premise [videorecording] / by Schultz, Eric(Producer),film director.; Moretto, Justin,screenwriter.; Torrey, Thomas,screenwriter.; Ashbrook, Dana,1967-actor.; Ashbrook, Paton,actor.; Sridharan, Sathya,actor.; Bad Theology (Firm),production company.; Relic Pictures,production company.; Utopia (Firm),presenter,publisher.;
Sathya Sridharan, Paton Ashbrook, Dana Ashbrook.Attempting to surpass his father's legacy, a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own experiment, pitting ten fragments of his consciousness against each other.DVD, region 1, NTSC, wide screen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Consciousness; Neuroscientists; Science;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Chasing Moonlight : the true story of Field of dreams' Doc Graham / by Friedlander, Brett.(CARDINAL)294771; Reising, Robert,1933-(CARDINAL)294726;
Chasing Moonlight -- The beginnings: books and balls -- Moonlighting: the minor league years -- Fifteen minutes in the sun: the big game -- Majoring in the minors: a Giant in Scranton -- Crossroads: is there a doctor in the house? -- Northern exposure: "I am here. I am your doctor." -- Miss Flower: the doctor takes a wife -- Chisholm's guardian: caring and compassion for all -- Uncuffed: the big leagues of medical research -- Weird science: chewed paper, uncashed checks, and the search for perpetual motion -- After school: a public servant to the end -- Fact, film, and fantasy.In the movie Field of dreams, the character of Moonlight Graham became a symbol of broken dreams and second chances. Kinsella rescued Graham from the scrap heap; Field of dreams made him famous. Now Friedlander establishes him as a man, and proves that truth is more interesting than fiction.
Subjects: Biographies.; Graham, Doc, 1879-1965.; Field of dreams (Motion picture); Baseball players; North Caroliniana.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Philip K. Dick : a comics biography / by Queyssi, Laurent,author.(CARDINAL)787415; Gauvin, Edward,translator.(CARDINAL)488800; Marchesi, Mauro,artist.(CARDINAL)805521;
Includes bibliographical references.One of the greatest writers in science fiction history, Philip K. Dick is mostly remembered for such works as Blade Runner, Minority Report, and Total Recall. His dark, fascinating work centered on alternate universes and shifting realities in worlds often governed by monopolistic corporations and authoritarian governments. His own life story seems a tussle with reality, cycling through five marriages and becoming increasingly disjointed with fits of paranoia and hallucinations fueled by abuse of drugs meant to stabilize him. His dramatic story is presented unvarnished in this biography.
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Biographies.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Nonfiction comics.; Dick, Philip K.; Authors, American;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The Nazis next door : how America became a safe haven for Hitler's men / by Lichtblau, Eric,author.(CARDINAL)489191;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-257) and index.Prologue: A Name from the Past -- Liberation -- The Good Nazis -- "Minor War Crimes" -- Echoes from Argentina -- Tilting at Swastikas -- In the Pursuit of Science -- Out of the Shadows -- "An Ugly Blot" -- The Sins of the Father -- A Good Party Spoiled -- "An Innocent Man" -- Backlash -- Ivan the Terrible -- The Road to Ponary -- Appendix.The shocking story of how America became one of the world's safest postwar havens for Nazis. Until recently, historians believed America gave asylum only to key Nazi scientists after World War II, along with some less famous perpetrators who managed to sneak in and who eventually were exposed by Nazi hunters. But the truth is much worse, and has been covered up for decades: the CIA and FBI brought thousands of perpetrators to America as possible assets against their new Cold War enemies. When the Justice Department finally investigated and learned the truth, the results were classified and buried. Using the dramatic story of one former perpetrator who settled in New Jersey, conned the CIA into hiring him, and begged for the agency's support when his wartime identity emerged, Eric Lichtblau tells the full, shocking story of how America became a refuge for hundreds of postwar Nazis.
Subjects: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Anti-communist movements; Nazis; Refugees; War criminals; Espionage, American; Cold War.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 15
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What blood won't tell : a history of race on trial in america / by Gross, Ariela J.,1965-(CARDINAL)308330;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The common sense of race -- Performing whiteness -- Race as association -- Citizenship of the "little races" -- Black Indian identity in the allotment era -- From nation to race in Hawai'i -- Racial science, immigration, and the "white races" -- Mexican Americans and the "Caucasian cloak".
Subjects: Minorities; Race discrimination;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Careers in engineering / by Garner, Geraldine O.(CARDINAL)374419;
Subjects: Engineering;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Great Depression and World War II : 1929 to 1949 / by Carlisle, Rodney P.(CARDINAL)157654;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Family and daily life -- Material culture -- Social attitudes -- Cities and urban life -- Rural life -- Religion -- Education -- Science and technology -- Entertainment and sports -- Crime and violence -- Labor and employment -- Military and wars -- Population trends and migration -- Transportation -- Public health, medicine, and nutrition."Two major historical events dominated the period from 1929 to 1949: the Great Depression and World War II. When the stock market crashed in October of 1929, economic hardship struck many Americans. Over the next 10 years the economy fell into a deep depression, alleviated only by vast government expenditures on wartime materials manufacturing when the United States entered World War II in 1941. America's social and cultural life underwent profound changes during this period, with women and minorities finding new opportunities as a consequence of the war. Great strides were also made in science and technology"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Depressions; Education; Families; Labor market; National characteristics, American; Technology; World War, 1939-1945.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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We make it better : the LGBTQ community and their positive contributions to society / by Rosswood, Eric,author.(CARDINAL)625152; Archambeau, M. Kathleen,author.(CARDINAL)810984;
Includes bibliographical references.Activism -- Business -- Dance -- Film & Television -- Government & Military -- Music -- Religion -- Science -- Sports -- Literature.A top American gay activist shares inspirational stories of queer icons in a series of revealing close-ups, first-person accounts, and intimate snapshots of LGBTQ pioneers and heroes.
Subjects: Queer theory.; Sexual minorities.; Sexual minorities; Gender identity.; Identity (Psychology); Queer theory.; LGBTQ+ people.; Sexual minorities.; Gender identity.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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