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Built to survive natural disasters / by Romero, Libby.;
"[This book is] all about ingenious ways to make buildings safe in the face of fires, floods, quakes, and more"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Structural design; Buildings; Natural disasters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wonders of the world / by Steele, Philip,1948-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 22, 54), Internet addresses and index.An introduction to the seven ancient wonders as well as modern wonders of the world.
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient; Civilization, Modern; Curiosities and wonders; Historic buildings; Historic sites; Antiquities; Architecture; Seven Wonders of the World;
© 2007., Houghton Mifflin,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Louvre : the many lives of the world's most famous museum / by Gardner, James,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Some nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection. Yet few of them are aware of the remarkable history of that place and of the buildings themselves-a fascinating story that historian James Gardner elegantly chronicles in the first full-length history of the Louvre in English. More than 7,000 years ago, men and women camped on a spot called le Louvre for reasons unknown; a clay quarry and a vineyard supported a society there in the first centuries AD. A thousand years later, King Philippe Auguste of France constructed a fortress there in 1191, just outside the walls of a city far smaller than the Paris we know today. Intended to protect the capital against English soldiers stationed in Normandy, the fortress became a royal palace under Charles V two centuries later, and then the monarchy's principal residence under the great Renaissance king François I in 1546. It remained so until 1682, when Louis XIV moved his entire court to Versailles. Thereafter the fortunes of the Louvre languished until the tumultuous days of the French Revolution when, during the Reign of Terror in 1793, it first opened its doors to display the nation's treasures. Ever since-through the Napoleonic era, the Commune, two World Wars, to the present-the Louvre has been a witness to French history, and expanded to become home to a legendary collection, including such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo, whose often-complicated and mysterious origins enliven a colorful narrative that rivals the building's grand stature"--
Subjects: Musée du Louvre; Louvre (Paris, France);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sleep no more / by Krentz, Jayne Ann,author.;
"New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz returns with the first novel of The Lost Night Files, an exciting new romantic suspense trilogy about a night that changed three women forever--but that none of them can remember. They were strangers when they met and are now friends with the same goal: to discover what was done to them that long-ago night--because whatever happened has left them all with mysterious new abilities ..."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Abandoned buildings; Asylums; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Podcasts; Psychic ability;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The canoe shop : three elegant wooden canoes anyone can build / by Kulczycki, Chris,1958-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-149) and index.
Subjects: Canoes and canoeing; Boatbuilding;
© c2001., Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The LEGO ideas book : you can build anything! / by Dolan, Hannah.;
"Unlock your imagination with this colorful treasury of more than 200 new building ideas created by LEGO fan builders. Learn tips and tricks to become a better builder. Find out how professional LEGO designers get their ideas and meet the fan builders. Get inspired to make your own LEGO creations with ideas to build your dream home, create an alien sports center, design a time machine, grow your own brick-built rooftop garden, and much more. There is no limit when it comes to LEGO ideas. What will you build?"--
Subjects: LEGO toys; Models and modelmaking;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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Maker lab : 28 super cool projects : build, invent, create, discover /
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Subjects: Science projects; Science;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The most magnificent team / by Spires, Ashley,1978-;
"Captures the emotional ups and downs of working with others in this celebration of collaboration in the creative process. As the girl perseveres through technical and emotional challenges, she learns that mistakes don't mean failure and setbacks are just part of the route to success"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Picture books.; Building; Cooperation; Cooperativeness; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Christmas spirits on Tradd Street / by White, Karen(Karen S.),author.;
"Melanie Trenholm should be anticipating Christmas with nothing but joy-- after all, it's only the second Christmas she and her husband, Jack, will celebrate with their twin toddlers. But the ongoing excavation of the centuries-old cistern in the garden of her historic Tradd Street home has been a huge millstone, both financially and aesthetically. Local students are thrilled by the possibility of unearthing more Colonial-era artifacts at the cistern, but Melanie is concerned by the ghosts connected to it that have suddenly invaded her life and her house-- and at least one of them is definitely not filled with holiday cheer ... And these relics aren't the only precious artifacts for which people are searching. A past adversary is convinced there is a long-lost Revolutionary War treasure buried somewhere on the property Melanie inherited-- untold riches rumored to have been brought over from France by the Marquis de Lafayette himself and intended to help the Colonial war effort. It's a treasure literally fit for a king, and there have been whispers throughout history that many have already killed-- and died-- for it. And now someone will stop at nothing to possess it-- even if it means destroying everything Melanie and Jack hold dear"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Ghost stories.; Ghosts; Relics; Haunted houses; Treasure troves; Historic buildings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Old MacDonald had a woodshop / by Shulman, Lisa; Wolff, Ashley;
A female Old MacDonald builds a farm in her workshop.
Subjects: Tools; Building; Farms; Stories in rhyme;
© c2002., G.P. Putnam's Sons,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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