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Cascadia's fault : the deathly earthquake that will devastate North America / by Thompson, Jerry.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Earthquake prediction; Earthquakes; Natural disasters; Natural disasters; Natural disasters; Tsunamis; Tsunamis;
© c2011., HarperCollins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Baby Bear, Baby Bear, what do you see? / by Martin, Bill,1916-2004; Carle, Eric;
Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way.
Subjects: Animals; Bears; Mother and child; Stories in rhyme;
© 2007., Henry Holt ; Distributed in Canada by H.B. Fenn,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The water walker / by Robertson, Joanne,1960-;
The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, all the way to Lake Superior. The water walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine inspires and challenges us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water and our planet for all generations. Her story is a wonderful way to talk with children about the efforts that the Ojibwe and many other Indigenous peoples give to the protection of water - the giver of life.LSC
Subjects: Traditional ecological knowledge; Human ecology; Native peoples; Water conservation; Environmental protection; Ojibwa Indians;
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Big Bear / by Wiebe, Rudy,1934-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Big Bear, 1825?-1888.; Cree Indians; Cree Indians; Cree Indians; Indians of North America; Indians of North America;
© 2008., Penguin,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The land knows me : a nature walk exploring Indigenous wisdom / by Joseph, Leigh.; Schnitter, Natalie.;
"Through the Squamish language and cultural traditions, learn about indigenous plant relationships and how we are all connected to nature through plant-based foods, medicines, and materials"--Ages 6 to 11.
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Illustrated works.; Traditional ecological knowledge; Ethnobotany; Plants, Useful; Wild plants, Edible; Squamish (B.C.);
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The Gotti Wars : taking down America's most notorious mobster / by Gleeson, John,1953 July 14-author.;
'The Gotti Wars' is a riveting, decades-in-the-writing memoir from the determined young prosecutor who, in two of Americas most celebrated trials, managed to convict famed mob boss John Gotti - and subsequently took down the Mafia altogether. Goodreads Giveaway.
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Personal narratives.; Gleeson, John, 1953 July 14-; Gotti, John; Gangsters; Public prosecutors;
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This will not pass : Trump, Biden and the battle for America's future / by Martin, Jonathan(Newspaper reporter),author.; Burns, Alexander,author.;
With stunning, in-the-room detail, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns show how both our political parties confronted a series of national traumas, including the coronavirus pandemic, the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the political brinksmanship of President Biden's first year in the White House. From Donald Trump's assault on the 2020 election and his ongoing campaign of vengeance against his fellow Republicans, to the behind-the-scenes story of Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate and his bitter struggles to unite the Democratic Party, this book exposes the degree to which the two-party system has been strained to the point of disintegration. More than at any time in recent history, the long-established traditions and institutions of American politics are under siege as a set of aging political leaders struggle to hold together a changing country.
Subjects: Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Trump, Donald, 1946-;
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The forgotten girls : a memoir of friendship and lost promise in rural America / by Potts, Monica,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Growing up gifted and poor in small-town Arkansas, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of reading and learning, even as they navigated the challenges of their declining town and tumultuous family lives--broken marriages, alcohol abuse, and shuttered stores and factories. They pored over the giant map in their middle school classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape. In the end, Monica got out, but Darci, along with the rest of their circle of friends, did not. Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Monica discovered what she already intuitively knew about the women in Arkansas: Their life expectancy had steeply declined--the sharpest such fall in a century. Most painfully, her once talented and ambitious best friend was now a single mother of two, addicted to meth and prescription drugs, jobless and nearly homeless. What had happened in the years since Monica had left? Why had she escaped while Darci hurtled toward what Monica fears will be a tragic end? What was killing poor white women--and would Darci survive her own life?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Potts, Monica; Potts, Monica.; Female friendship; Poor women; Rural poor; Women drug addicts; Women journalists;
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A girl's guide to missiles : growing up in America's secret desert / by Piper, Karen Lynnea,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A poignant, surreal, and fearlessly honest look at growing up on one of the most secretive weapons installations on earth, by a young woman who came of age with missiles. The China Lake missile range is located in a huge stretch of the Mojave Desert, about the size of the state of Delaware. It was created during the Second World War, and has always been shrouded in secrecy. But people who make missiles and other weapons are regular working people, with domestic routines and everyday dilemmas, and four of them were Karen Piper's parents, her sister, and--when she needed summer jobs--herself. Her dad designed the Sidewinder, which was ultimately used catastrophically in Vietnam. When her mom got tired of being a stay-at-home mom, she went to work on the Tomahawk. Once, when a missile nose needed to be taken offsite for final testing, her mother loaded it into the trunk of the family car, and set off down a Los Angeles freeway. Traffic was heavy, and so she stopped off at the mall, leaving the missile in the parking lot. Piper sketches in the belief systems--from Amway's get-rich schemes to propaganda in The Rocketeer to evangelism, along with fears of a Lemurian takeover and Charles Manson--that governed their lives. Her memoir is also a search for the truth of the past and what really brought her parents to China Lake with two young daughters, a story that reaches back to her father's World War II flights with contraband across Europe. Finally, it recounts the crossroads moment in a young woman's life when she finally found a way out of a culture of secrets and fear, and out of the desert."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Piper, Karen Lynnea, 1965-; Piper, Earl Marwin, 1922-2005.; Piper, Mary Dahlstrom.; Naval Ordnance Test Station (China Lake, Calif.); United States. Office of Strategic Services; Guided missiles; Electronic technicians; Young women; Cold War.;
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The threat : how the FBI protects America in the age of terror and Trump / by McCabe, Andrew(Andrew George),1968-author.;
The former deputy director of the FBI recounts his career; discusses how law enforcement battles terror threats, Russian crime, and attacks by the White House itself on the U.S. Constitution; and offers details of the events leading up to his firing by Donald Trump.
Subjects: McCabe, Andrew (Andrew George), 1968-; Trump, Donald, 1946-; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.; Terrorism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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