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The passionate economist : finding the power and humanity behind the numbers / by Swonk, Diane.(CARDINAL)672383;
The Forest Gump syndrome -- Igniting a passion -- The first in white-collar downsizing -- Doing economics right : a road map -- Tapping the power with applications -- Testing our credibility -- Getting further established -- Moving out of the 1980s -- The "jobless" recovery -- Changes underway in credit markets and the Fed -- A "virtuous" cycle -- Crisis at home and abroad -- The second shoe drops -- Fertile ground for asset bubbles -- Y2K and other monsters of 2000 -- The economics of the Internet -- Old rules for the new economy -- Applying rules 1 and 2 -- Hitting a wall -- Applying rule number 3 -- Risk management at the Fed -- Benchmark revisions -- A scapegoat or an 800-pound gorilla? -- The quiet before the storm -- A recessionette? -- A fundamental disconnect -- Framing the outlook -- Structural change -- A shallow pool of answers -- Reading the tea leaves -- The optimism and devotion of the young.
Subjects: Economists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Understanding the world's greatest structures [videorecording] : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity / by Ressler, Stephen J.,teacher.; Leven, Jon,film director.(CARDINAL)554917; Scarbrough, Wendy,film director.; Blandford, James,film producer.(CARDINAL)849607; Guide (work):Ressler, Stephen J.Understanding the world's greatest structures : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity, course guidebook.©2011.; Teaching Company,production company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Course guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-202).Producer, James Blandford ; directors, Jon Leven, Wendy Scarbrough.Studio crew, Jim Allen and [five others] ; editor, Rich Bernett.Lecturer: Professor Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy at West Point."Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey of our world's most remarkable structural masterpieces, one informed by the fundamentals of structural engineering and their underlying scientific principles."--Publisher.DVD; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Educational films.; Instructional films.; Structural design.; Structural engineering.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Social dance / steps to success / by Wright, Judy Patterson,1946-(CARDINAL)393877;
Posture, centering, and frame : moving like a dancer -- Music structure : hearing reliable cues in the music -- Ear-foot coordination : connecting with the music -- Partner dynamics and etiquette : communicating effectively -- Basic steps, transitions, and variations : preparing to dance -- Foxtrot : dancing regally -- Swing : looking jazzy -- Waltz : moving stately -- Polka : having fun -- Cha-cha : being flirtatious -- Rumba : reflecting romance -- Tango : expressing attitude -- Salsa/mambo : adding flavor -- Rules of the road : demonstrating good floor craft -- Turn technique and styling : looking good on the dance floor -- More dance options : adjusting to new situations -- Rating your progress.
Subjects: Sound recordings.; Ballroom dancing;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Building the medieval world / by Sciacca, Christine,1976-;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction : architecture in medieval life -- Mirror of the medieval world. The castle -- Church spaces -- Medieval cities, towns, and countryside -- Documenting historical buildings -- Medieval construction methods -- Focus : architecture inside and out -- Architecture in stories and symbols. Architecture in Scripture -- Architecture in medieval literature -- Saints and their architectural symbols -- The Virgin Mary and the church -- Focus : architecture takes center stage -- Architecture beyond buildings. Architecture in the margins -- Triumphal arches and niches of honor -- Framing charts and texts -- Structuring compositions -- Focus : architecture abstracted.
Subjects: Architecture, Medieval.; Architecture and society; Architecture, Medieval, in art.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The complete guide to decks : plan and build your dream deck includes complete deck plans. by Black & Decker Corporation (Towson, Md.)(CARDINAL)434000; Creative Publishing International.(CARDINAL)651462;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Gallery of inspiring decks -- Deck planning & design -- Evaluating your site -- Deck construction codes -- Determining lumber size -- Understanding loads -- Developing your deck plan -- Working with building inspectors -- How to build a deck -- Structural support -- Installing a ledger -- Locating post footings -- Digging & pouring footings -- Installing posts -- Installing beams -- Hanging joists -- Framing low-profile decks -- Framing multi-level decks -- Framing decks on steep slopes -- Working with angles -- Creating curves -- Framing for insets -- Decking -- Decking patterns -- Laying decking -- Stairs -- Building stairs -- Building stairways with landings -- Deck railings -- Deck railing basics -- Curved railings -- Composite railing systems -- Glass-panel railings -- Steel cable railings -- Copper tube railings -- Finishing & maintaining your deck -- Cleaning, sealing & coloring a deck -- Finishing a new wood deck -- Maintaining a deck -- Repairing a deck -- Cleaning vinyl & composite decking -- Deck materials & tools -- Footings & structural lumber -- Wood decking -- Composite decking -- Fasteners & hardware -- Metal connecting hardware -- Screws & nails -- Flashing -- Footing forms -- Specialty tools -- Custom deck projects -- A deck for entertaining -- A deck for livability -- A deck with power -- Hot tub deck -- Underdeck enclosure -- Ground level walkout deck -- Second-story walkout deck -- Inside corner deck -- Island deck -- Wraparound deck -- Angled deck -- Platform deck -- Multi-level deck -- Casual curve deck."Teaches the process of designing, building and maintaining a deck. Includes the latest contemporary options, such as how to work with eco-friendly wood and reclaimed plastic"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Decks (Architecture, Domestic);
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Hand hewn : the traditions, tools, and enduring beauty of timber framing / by Sobon, Jack,1955-author.(CARDINAL)727565;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-259) and index.The making of a timber framer -- An intimacy with wood -- History of the craft in America -- Reading an old building -- Hand tools -- Design, architecture & geometry -- Why timber framing is relevant today.Hand Hewn is a gorgeous celebration of the traditions and artistry of timber-frame building, a 7,000-year-old craft that holds an enduring attraction for its simple elegance and resilience. Internationally renowned timber-frame architect and craftsman Jack A. Sobon offers a fascinating look at how the natural, organic forms of trees become the framework for a home, with profiles of the classic tools he uses to hand hew and shape each timber, and explanations of the engineering of the wooden joinery that connects the timbers without a single nail. Inspiring photos of Sobons original interior home designs, as well as historical examples of long-lived structures in Europe and North America, make this a compelling tribute to the lasting value of artisanal craftsmanship and a thoughtful, deliberate approach to designing buildings.
Subjects: Wooden-frame houses; Wooden-frame houses;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The complete guide to greenhouses & garden projects : greenhouses, cold frames, compost bins, trellises, planter beds, potting benches & more. by Black & Decker Corporation (Towson, Md.)(CARDINAL)434000;
Includes bibliographical references (page 236) and index.Garden projects : Seed starter rack -- Cold frame box -- Raised planting bed -- Raised planting bed & cover -- Simple potting bench -- High-low potting bench -- Built-in potting bench -- Greenhouse tables -- Compost bin -- Easy compost corral -- Rain barrel -- Strawberry barrel -- Solar produce dryer -- Bamboo trellis -- Sandwich board trellis -- Trellis planter -- Planer with hanging trellis -- Diamond trellis -- Versailles planter -- Planter boxes -- Hypertufa planter -- Hypertufa birdbath -- Copper / bamboo border -- Copper lantern -- Cedar garden bench -- Tiled garden bench -- Mini garden shed -- Cast concrete ornaments -- Stepping stones -- Concrete landscape & garden borders.Greenhouses : Choosing a greenhouse -- Where to site your greenhouse -- Greenhouse styles -- Greenhouse elements -- Custom Victorian greenhouse -- DIY gabled greenhouse -- Freestanding kit greenhouse -- PVC hoophouse -- Shed-style greenhouse --Demonstrates how to design and build greenhouses and other garden structures such as compost bins, benches, and trellises, through instructions and color photographs.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Greenhouses; Garden structures;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 22
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Dr. Bob's drugless guide to balance female hormones / by DeMaria, Robert,1954-(CARDINAL)689353;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Endocrine gynecology.; Women; Women; Naturopathy.; Estrogen.; Hormone therapy.; Women.; Womyn.; Estrogen.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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James Joyce's A portrait of the artist as a young man : a casebook / by Wollaeger, Mark A.,1957-(CARDINAL)782570;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-360).The Portrait in perspective / Hugh Kenner -- The problem of distance in A portrait of the artist / Wayne Booth -- The style of the troubled conscience / Hélène Cixous -- A portrait of the artist / Patrick Parrinder -- The challenge : "ignotas animum" (an old-fashioned close guessing at a borrowed structure) / Fritz Senn -- The name and the scar : identity in The Odyssey and A portrait of the artist as a young man / Maud Ellmann -- Stephen's diary in Joyce's Portrait : the shape of life / Michael Levenson -- Framing, being framed, and the Janus faces of authority / Vicki Mahaffey -- Thrilled by his touch : the aestheticizing of homosexual panic in A portrait of the artist as a young man / Joseph Valente -- Portrait of an aesthete / Emer Nolan -- The woman of the Ballyhoura Hills : James Joyce and the politics of creativity / Marian Eide -- Goodbye Ireland I'm going to Gort : geography, scale, and narrating the nation / Marjorie Howes -- Between Stephen and James : portraits of Joyce as a young man / Mark Wollaeger.
Subjects: Joyce, James, 1882-1941.; Young men in literature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Building green : a complete how-to guide to alternative building methods : earth plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, living roofs / by Snell, Clarke.(CARDINAL)674680; Callahan, Tim,1954-(CARDINAL)464539;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Ecological houses.; Sustainable buildings;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 16
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