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Atomic spy : the dark lives of Klaus Fuchs / by Greenspan, Nancy Thorndike,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The gripping biography of a notorious Cold War villain--the German-born British scientist who handed the Soviets top-secret American plans for the plutonium bomb--showing a man torn between conventional loyalties and a sense of obligation to a greater good"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Fuchs, Klaus Emil Julius, 1911-1988.; Spies; Spies; Spies; Espionage, Soviet; Espionage, Soviet; Physicists; Nuclear weapons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Small things like these / by Keegan, Claire,author.;
"It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church. Already a bestseller in France and certain to be read worldwide for generations to come, Small Things Like These is a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy from one of our most critically lauded and iconic writers"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Catholic Church; Convents; Families; Girls; Merchants; Reformatories for women; Small cities; Unmarried mothers; Workhouses;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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How to talk to a science denier : conversations with Flat Earthers, climate deniers, and others who defy reason / by McIntyre, Lee C.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In How to Talk to a Science Denier, Lee McIntyre tells the story of his own adventures in talking face to face with science deniers and their victims-including a Flat Earth convention in Denver, coal miners in rural Pennsylvania, and fishermen in the Maldives-and what he learned from the experience"--
Subjects: Science; Science; Pseudoscience.; Truthfulness and falsehood.; Reasoning.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Call the midwife. [videorecording] / by Agutter, Jenny,actor.; Bassett, Linda,actor.; George, Helen,1984-actor.; Main, Laura,1981-actor.; Parfitt, Judy,1935-actor.; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-actor.; Ritchie, Charlotte,1989-actor.; Thomas, Heidi,1967-creator,screenwriter.; Tricklebank, Ann,television producer.; Tucker, David,1947 March 28-television director.; television adaptation of (work):Worth, Jennifer,1935-2011.Call the midwife.; BBC Studios,publisher.; Neal Street Productions,production company.;
Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Laura Main, Charlotte Ritchie, Linda Bassett.The midwives enter the 1970s, which brings with it new challenges for Nonnatus House - and to British society. The Seventies start as they mean to go on, with Nonnatus House plunged into disarray when activists staging a bid for independence blockade access to the Isle of Dogs. Amid the poverty and uncertainty of life in a declining Docklands, the midwives must also face cases of manic depression, gonorrhea, spina bifida, abortion - and an apparently immaculate conception.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Female friendship; Midwifery; Midwives; Nuns; Poor; Poverty; Pregnant women; Childbirth; Convents;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Call the midwife. [videorecording] / by Agutter, Jenny,actor.; Bassett, Linda,actor.; George, Helen,1984-actor.; Main, Laura,1981-actor.; Parfitt, Judy,1935-actor.; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-actor.; Ritchie, Charlotte,1989-actor.; Thomas, Heidi,1967-creator,screenwriter.; Tricklebank, Ann,television producer.; Tucker, David,1947 March 28-television director.; television adaptation of (work):Worth, Jennifer,1935-2011.Call the midwife.; BBC Studios,publisher.; Neal Street Productions,production company.;
Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Laura Main, Charlotte Ritchie, Linda Bassett.The midwives of Nonnatus House continue to face complex medical and personal dilemmas as the multi-award-winning drama returns for a thirteenth series. It's 1969 and more babies than ever are being born in hospital. Pressure on maternity beds remains extremely high across the country. However, Poplar is coping better than most due to the popularity of home births under the auspices of the sisters. And a new midwife-training scheme sees Nonnatus House welcome a host of new midwives. The recruits face social problems arising from the docks, concerns among the Nigerian and Sylheti communities and health challenges from Cerebral Palsy, Tetanus and TB.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Female friendship; Midwifery; Midwives; Nuns; Poor; Poverty; Pregnant women; Childbirth; Convents;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The last chairlift : a novel / by Irving, John,1942-author.;
Growing up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past, Adam goes to Aspen, where he was conceived, to learn the truth about his mother, a former slalom skier and ski instructor, and meets some ghosts, which are not the first or the last ones he sees.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Authors; Family secrets; Fathers and sons; Mothers and sons; Spirits;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Fish / by Lear, Lee-Ann.;
The Purple Series follows the Blue Series. As the Purple Series progresses, the following concepts are introduced: long vowels in vowel-consonant-e pattern ("marker" <e> marks the preceding vowel long) -- consonant digraphs <kn> and <wr> -- replace <e> suffixing convention -- 3 syllable words -- suffix <-y>, <-er>, <-ful>, <-est>, and <-ly> -- prefix <un-> and <re-> -- High Frequency Words: "their", "some", "where/there".
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Dyslexia-friendly books.; Other Decodables.; Phonics.; Decodable books.; Fishes; Reading; English language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Biking / by Lear, Lee-Ann.;
The Purple Series follows the Blue Series. As the Purple Series progresses, the following concepts are introduced: long vowels in vowel-consonant-e pattern ("marker" <e> marks the preceding vowel long) -- consonant digraphs <kn> and <wr> -- replace <e> suffixing convention -- 3 syllable words -- suffix <-y>, <-er>, <-ful>, <-est>, and <-ly> -- prefix <un-> and <re-> -- High Frequency Words: "their", "some", "where/there".
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Dyslexia-friendly books.; R-Controlled Vowels.; Phonics.; Decodable books.; Cycling; Reading; English language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Puffins / by Lear, Lee-Ann.;
The Purple Series follows the Blue Series. As the Purple Series progresses, the following concepts are introduced: long vowels in vowel-consonant-e pattern ("marker" <e> marks the preceding vowel long) -- consonant digraphs <kn> and <wr> -- replace <e> suffixing convention -- 3 syllable words -- suffix <-y>, <-er>, <-ful>, <-est>, and <-ly> -- prefix <un-> and <re-> -- High Frequency Words: "their", "some", "where/there".
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Dyslexia-friendly books.; Ending Spelling Patterns.; Phonics.; Decodable books.; Spellings: VCe pattern.; Puffins; Reading; English language;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Niagara Falls / by Lear, Lee-Ann.;
The Purple Series follows the Blue Series. As the Purple Series progresses, the following concepts are introduced: long vowels in vowel-consonant-e pattern ("marker" <e> marks the preceding vowel long) -- consonant digraphs <kn> and <wr> -- replace <e> suffixing convention -- 3 syllable words -- suffix <-y>, <-er>, <-ful>, <-est>, and <-ly> -- prefix <un-> and <re-> -- High Frequency Words: "their", "some", "where/there".
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Dyslexia-friendly books.; Other Decodables.; Phonics.; Decodable books.; Reading; English language;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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