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The bond king : how one man made a market, built an empire, and lost it all / by Childs, Mary(Business journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the host of NPR's Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, ruthless investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards. $10,000 and countless casino bans later, he was hooked: so he enrolled in business school. The Bond King is the story of how that whiz kid made American finance his casino. Over the course of decades, Bill Gross turned the sleepy bond market into a destabilized game of high risk, high reward; founded Pimco, one of today's most powerful, secretive, and cutthroat investment firms; helped to reshape our financial system in the aftermath of the Great Recession-to his own advantage; and gained legions of admirers, and enemies, along the way. Like every American antihero, his ambition would also be his undoing. To understand the winners and losers of today's money game, journalist Mary Childs argues, is to understand the bond market-and to understand the bond market is to understand the Bond King"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Gross, William H. (William Hunt), 1944-; Bonds; Capitalists and financiers; Finance; Investments;
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Longhouses / by Gurtler, Janet.;
Simple text and photographs present longhouses, their construction, materials and features of the home.LSC
Subjects: Longhouses; Indians of North America;
© c2013., Weigl Educational Publishers,
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Wigwams / by Gurtler, Janet.;
Simple text and photographs present wigwams, their construction, materials and features of the home.LSC
Subjects: Wigwams; Indians of North America;
© c2013., Weigl Educational Publishers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Teepees / by Gurtler, Janet.;
Simple text and photographs present teepees, their construction, materials and features of the home.LSC
Subjects: Tipis; Indians of North America;
© c2013., Weigl Educational Publishers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Subnautica. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Return to the world of 4546B with subnautica below Zero. Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Set one year after the original subnautica, below Zero challenges you to survive the icy biomes both above and below the surface. Craft tools, scavenge for supplies, and unravel the next chapter in the subnautica story.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Animated blood, fantasy violence, mild language).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 25 GB storage required ; PS4 Pro enhanced.
Subjects: Action adventure video games.; Video games.; Sony video games.; Science fiction video games.; Role playing video games.; Playstation 4 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Computer adventure games; Human-alien encounters; Extraterrestrial beings; Subnautica Below zero (Game); Underwater construction; Underwater exploration;
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Daughter of the merciful deep / by Penelope, L.,1978-author.;
""Our home began, as all things do, with a wish." Jane Edwards hasn't spoken since she was eleven years old, when armed riders expelled her family from their hometown along with every other Black resident. Now, twelve years later, she's found a haven in the all-Black town of Awenasa. But the construction of a dam promises to wash her home under the waters of the new lake. Jane will do anything to save the community that sheltered her. So, when a man with uncanny abilities arrives in town asking strange questions, she wonders if he might be the key. But as the stranger hints at gods and ancestral magic, Jane is captivated by a bigger mystery. She knows this man. Only the last time she saw him, he was dead. His body laid to rest in a rushing river. Who is the stranger and what is he really doing in Awenasa? To find those answers, Jane will journey into a sunken world, a land of capricious gods and unsung myths, of salvation and dreams made real. But the flood waters are rising. To gain the miracle she desires, Jane will have to find her voice again and finally face the trauma of the past"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Black towns; Dams; Drowning victims; Gods, African; Imaginary places; Magic; Mute persons; Spirits;
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The wind rises [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Blunt, Emily,actor.; Criss, Darren.; Gordon-Levitt, Joseph,1981-actor.; Grey, Jennifer,1960-; Herzog, Werner.; Krasinski, John,1979-actor.; Macy, William H.,1950-; Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-film director.; Patinkin, Mandy.; Short, Martin.; Tucci, Stanley.; Whitman, Mae,1988-; Wood, Elijah,1981-; Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm);
John Krasinski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, William H. Macy, Werner Herzog, Mandy Patinkin, Elijah Wood, Darren Criss, Jennifer Grey, Mae Whitman.Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Bluray.
Subjects: Horikoshi, Jiro; Aeronautical engineers; Airplanes; Animated films.; Biographical films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Fighter planes; Video recordings for children.;
© 2014., Touchstone Home Entertainment,
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The wind rises [videorecording] / by Blunt, Emily,actor.; Criss, Darren.; Gordon-Levitt, Joseph,1981-actor.; Grey, Jennifer,1960-; Herzog, Werner.; Krasinski, John,1979-actor.; Macy, William H.,1950-; Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-film director.; Patinkin, Mandy.; Short, Martin.; Tucci, Stanley.; Whitman, Mae,1988-; Wood, Elijah,1981-; Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm);
John Krasinski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, William H. Macy, Werner Herzog, Mandy Patinkin, Elijah Wood, Darren Criss, Jennifer Grey, Mae Whitman.Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, NTSC ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Horikoshi, Jiro; Aeronautical engineers; Airplanes; Animated films.; Biographical films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Fighter planes; Video recordings for children.;
© 2014., Touchstone Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Garden tool set [equipment] : trowel, transplanter & cultivator. by Please return all components in the container.;
"The Yardworks Tool Set heads are constructed from durable carbon steel and features a hammer-tone finish. The rubberized tool handle grips are ergonomic for optimal comfort. Set includes: Trowel, transplanter and cultivator."--from Manufacturer.
Subjects: Gardening tools.; Equipment.; Library of things.; Outdoor and leisure.;
© , Fiskars Group.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Grace is gone : a novel / by Elgar, Emily,author.;
From the author of 'If You Knew Her' comes a story about a tight-knit English community whos rocked by the murder of a mother, the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, and the secrets that lie concealed beneath a carefully constructed facade.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Missing persons; Mothers and daughters; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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