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A skyscraper reaches up / by Burns, Kylie.;

Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses, and index."Engineers design skyscrapers to help solve the challenge of making room for a large number of people on a small piece of land. Young readers will learn about the steps in the engineering design process and see what shapes and materials are used in construction to make tall buildings stable. A link to interactive activities online plus an activity in the book allow readers to create skyscrapers that can withstand weight, weather, natural disasters-and time!"--Provided by publisher.Grades 4-6.Guided reading: O.LSC

Subjects: Skyscrapers; Skyscrapers;

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Blink : the power of thinking without thinking / by Gladwell, Malcolm,1963-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices in an instant -- in the blink of an eye -- that actually aren't as simple as they seem? Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.

Subjects: Decision making.; Intuition.;

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The short, the long and the tall : short stories / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Cox, Paul,1957-illustrator.; Archer, Jeffrey,1940-Short stories.Selections.;

"Jeffrey Archer ... joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox to re-imagine twenty of his most popular and fêted short stories alongside ... watercolor illustrations in The Short, The Long and the Tall. Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and ends up falling in love; and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life forever. Revel in the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter she will never forget. Discover the haunting story about four men whose characters are tested to the point of death. Finally, a short parable about how pointless war is, and how decent people are caught up in the crossfire of their leaders' ambitions"--

Subjects: Short stories.;

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Downsizing [videorecording] / by Payne, Alexander,1961-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Johnson, Mark,1945 December 27-film producer.; Taylor, Jim,1962-screenwriter,film producer.; Chau, Hong,actor.; Damon, Matt,actor.; Egeberg, Ingjerd,actor.; Kier, Udo,actor.; Lassgård, Rolf,1955-actor.; Sudeikis, Jason,actor.; Waltz, Christopher,actor.; Wiig, Kristen,1973-actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher,presenter.; Ad Hominem Enterprises (Firm),production company.; Gran Via Productions,production company.;

Editor, Kevin Tent ; director of photography, Phedon Papamichael.Matt Damon, Christopher Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Udo Kier, Rolf Lassgard, Ingjerd Egeberg.When scientists find a way to shrink humans to five inches tall, Paul Safrane and his wife Audrey decide to ditch their stressed out lives in order to get small and live large in a luxurious downsized community. Filled with life-changing adventures and endless possibilities, Leisureland offers more than riches, as Paul discovers a whole new world and realizes that we are meant for something bigger.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Feature films.; Human experimentation in medicine; Body size; Self-realization;

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Castle shade : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes / by King, Laurie R.,author.;

"A queen, a castle, a dark and ageless threat--all await Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in this chilling new adventure. The queen is Marie of Roumania: the doubly royal granddaughter to Victoria, Empress of the British Empire, and Alexander II, Tsar of Russia. A famous beauty who was married at seventeen into Roumania's young dynasty, Marie had beguiled the Paris Peace Conference into returning her adopted country's long-lost provinces, single-handedly transforming Roumania from a backwater into a force. The castle is Bran: a tall, quirky, ancient structure perched on high rocks overlooking the border between Roumania and its newly regained territory of Transylvania. The castle was a gift to Queen Marie, a thanks from her people, and she loves it as she loves her own children. The threat is ... now, that is less clear. Shadowy figures, vague whispers, the fears of girls, dangers that may only be accidents. But this is a land of long memory and hidden corners, a land that had known Vlad the Impaler, a land from whose churchyards the shades creep. When Queen Marie calls, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are as dubious as they are reluctant. But a young girl is involved, and a beautiful queen. Surely it won't take long to shine light on this unlikely case of what would seem to be strigoi? Or, as they are known in the West ... vampires"--

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Russell, Mary (Fictitious character), 1900-; Holmes, Sherlock; Women private investigators; Murder; Vampires;

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Pete's dragon [videorecording] / by Fegley, Oakes,actor.; Halbrooks, Toby,screenwriter.; Hall, Craig(Actor); Howard, Bryce Dallas,1981-actor.; Lowery, David,film director,screenwriter.; Redford, Robert,actor.; Urban, Karl,1972-actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Marmorstein, Malcolm.Pete's dragon.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Karl Urban, Oakes Fegley, Craig Hall, Wes Bentley, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jim McLarty, Tim Wong.For years, Mr. Meacham has told tales of the fierce dragon deep in the woods. To his daughter, Grace, these stories are little more than tall tales, until she meets Pete. Pete is a mysterious ten-year-old with no family who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for action, peril and brief language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.

Subjects: Children's films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Best friends; Dragons; Forest rangers; Orphans;

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Seduced / by White, Randy Wayne,author.;

"Hannah Smith returns in the stunning new adventure in the New York Times-bestselling series by the author of the Doc Ford novels. A fishing guide and part-time investigator, Hannah Smith is a tall, strong Florida woman descended from many generations of the same. But the problem before her now is much older even than that. Five hundred years ago, Spanish conquistadors planted the first orange seeds in Florida, but now the whole industry is in trouble. The trees are dying at the root, weakened by infestation and genetic manipulation, and the only solution might be somehow, somewhere, to find samples of the original root stock. No one is better equipped to traverse the swamps and murky backcountry of Florida than Hannah, but once word leaks out of her quest, the trouble begins. "There are people who will kill to find a direct descendant of those first seeds," a biologist warns her--and it looks like his words may be all too prophetic"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Murder;

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Downsizing [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Payne, Alexander,1961-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Johnson, Mark,1945 December 27-film producer.; Taylor, Jim,1962-screenwriter,film producer.; Chau, Hong,actor.; Damon, Matt,actor.; Egeberg, Ingjerd,actor.; Kier, Udo,actor.; Lassgård, Rolf,1955-actor.; Sudeikis, Jason,actor.; Waltz, Christopher,actor.; Wiig, Kristen,1973-actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher,presenter.; Ad Hominem Enterprises (Firm),production company.; Gran Via Productions,production company.;

Editor, Kevin Tent ; director of photography, Phedon Papamichael.Matt Damon, Christopher Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Udo Kier, Rolf Lassgard, Ingjerd Egeberg.When scientists find a way to shrink humans to five inches tall, Paul Safrane and his wife Audrey decide to ditch their stressed out lives in order to get small and live large in a luxurious downsized community. Filled with life-changing adventures and endless possibilities, Leisureland offers more than riches, as Paul discovers a whole new world and realizes that we are meant for something bigger.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Feature films.; Human experimentation in medicine; Body size; Self-realization;

For private home use only.

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The Eden Test / by Sternbergh, Adam,author.;

"Seven Days. Seven Questions. Forever Changed. That's how The Eden Test, a week-long getaway, advertises itself for couples in trouble. And that's what Daisy, a talented actress, has signed up for, in the hopes of saving her marriage. It's a tall order, seeing as her husband Craig plans on leaving her for another woman. In fact, his bags are packed in the back of the car as he drives to the cabin in the woods in upstate New York. But spending time together is nice and Craig enjoys the solitude of the cabin, the nearby lake, and the apple orchard. He'd even like the quirky small town, if it wasn't for a few locals calling him a city idiot. Maybe this could actually work? But Craig doesn't know that Daisy, one of the best actresses no one has ever heard of, has her own secrets, including a burner phone she's been using to text someone else. Their marriage was already under duress but now the lies and secrets are coming so fast it's hard to keep up ... "--

Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Adultery; Marriage; Married people; Secrecy;

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Betrayal road / by Feehan, Christine,author.;

The stranger frequenting Azelie Vargas's local coffee shop is a sight to behold. He's tall, dark, muscular, and a complete distraction. She's worried one look from his striking silver eyes will have her acting a fool. But it's not a look that sets Azelie aflame -- it's the way he boldly tells her every dark, dirty thing he'd like to do to her. She should be scandalized. Instead, all she wants to do is say yes. Andrii "Maestro" Federoff is in San Francisco on club business. Torpedo Ink needs information to bust up a human trafficking ring, and Maestro has found his mark. After weeks of stealthy observation, he's not sure if Azelie is involved directly, or if she's just working for some bad people. What he does know is that he needs to get close to her fast, and soon he can't get enough. What began as a setup quickly turns real. But no matter how hot they burn, Maestro's betrayal could leave their hearts smoldering in the ashes.

Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Gangsters; Man-woman relationships; Motorcycle clubs; Motorcyclists;

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