Author: Stetka, Bret, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 612.82 STETKA
Format: Books
Summary: The popular science writer behind Medscape.com chronicles the evolution of the human brain, explaining its distinct characteristics while sharing informed perspectives on the role of the brain in epigenetics and near-future technologies. Just 125,000 years ago, humanity was on a path to extinction, until a dramatic shift occurred. We used our mental abilities to navigate new terrain and changing climates. We hunted, foraged, tracked tides, shucked oysters--anything we could do to survive. Before long, our species had pulled itself back from the brink and was on more stable ground. What saved us? The human brain--and its evolutionary journey is unlike any other. In A History of the Human Brain, Bret Stetka takes us on this far-reaching journey, explaining exactly how our most mysterious organ developed. From the brain's improbable, watery beginnings to the marvel that sits in the head of Homo sapiens today, Stetka covers an astonishing progression, even tackling future brainy frontiers such as epigenetics and CRISPR. Clearly and expertly told, this intriguing account is the story of who we are. By examining the history of the brain, we can begin to piece together what it truly means to be human.
Author: Berens, Charlie, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 977
Format: Books
Summary: A hilarious full-color guide to Midwestern culture, from comedian and journalist Charlie Berens, creator and host of the viral comedic series "The Manitowoc Minute." Berens shares all the information you need to survive in the greatest place on earth--the Midwest! Some may think the Midwest is just a bunch of bland flyover states, but as any born-and-bred Midwesterner (like Berens) knows, you'll find rich cultures and traditions proving we're more than just fifty shades of milk. If you're ready to navigate the Midwest, Berens helps you find the distinctive, beautiful, and bizarre American culture you've been looking for. -- adapted from inside front cover. Inspired by my comedy tours across the Midwest and life growing up in Wisconsin, this book is an exploration into my favorite region on Earth. Some may think the Midwest is just a bunch of bland flyover states filled with less diversity than a Monsanto monoculture. But scratch that surface with your buck knife and you'll find rich cultures and traditions proving we're more than just fifty shades of milk. So whether you're a born-and-bred Midwesterner looking to sharpen your skill at apologies or a coastal elite visiting the in-laws for the holidays, this book will help you navigate the Midwest, with everything from the best flannel looks to dating and mating rituals (yes, casserole is involved) to climbing the corporate corn silo to how to handle a four-way stop--and every backyard brat fry in between. And for those of you who don't like reading, don't worry--we've got pictures! Toss in illustrations, sidebars, quizzes, and jokes worthy of a supper club stall and The Midwest Survival Guide is just the walleye-deep look into this distinctive, beautiful, and bizarre American culture you've been looking for.
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author. Mowat, Barbara A., editor. Werstine, Paul, editor.
Published: 2020 1996
Call Number: 822.33
Format: Books
Summary: "The lost twin sons of the old merchant Egeon--both named Antipholus--find themselves in Ephesus, without either one even knowing of the other's existence. Meanwhile, Egeon has arrived in search of the son he thinks is still alive--and has been sentenced to death for the "crime" of being from Syracuse. To add to the confusion, the two Antipholuses have twin servants, both named Dromio. As the four men unwittingly encounter each other, the play is crammed with wildly escalating misunderstandings before the truth emerges and Egeon is pardoned. "--Provided by publisher.
Author: Rogers, Matt (Thriller writer), author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F ROGERS
Format: Books
Summary: King and Slater are independent operators, outlawed from their government for good, free to deliver vigilante justice to those who need it most. In Las Vegas, they offer their services to a woman about to serve a decade in prison for a crime she didn't commit. What begins with the infiltration of an unlicensed club in Chinatown, unravels into al all-out war against retired cops, bent judges and sociopath district attorney and the legion of hired muscle who serve them. It's a good thing King and Slater are bred for mayhem... - Back cover.
Author: Rogers, Matt (Thriller writer), author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F ROGERS
Format: Books
Summary: Hunting the leftover scum from a corrupt judge's human trafficking operation, King and Slater dig up the name of a bank used to wash all the dirty money leaving Vegas in duffel bags. It brings them to an offshore tax haven - the city of Freeport on Grand Bahama. There, a narcissistic psychopath named Dylan Walcott runs an airtight financial empire, with a smorgasbord of companies under his belt. Soon enough King and Slater's vigilante acts lead them, inevitably, to the downtrodden. They befriend an elderly couple in Freeport, victims of loan sharking in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. All roads lead to Walcott, who's cast his predatory gaze over every survivor in need of quick cash across the archipelago. His greed knows no bounds, ruining lives both offshore and in his own backyard. Walcott won't ever back down, and King and Slater must reconsider what they're getting themselves into. When titans clash, the loser falls hard....
Author: Holzner, Steven, author. Wohns, Daniel, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 530 HOLZNER
Format: Books
Summary: Positioned for students (and parents) who just want the key concepts and a few examples--without the review, ramp-up, and anecdotal content--The Essentials For Dummies series is a perfect solution for exam-cramming, homework help, and reference. "From force and motion to momentum and energy, Physics Essentials for Dummies bypasses the fluff and focuses solely on the critical concepts taught in an introductory physics course. Discover how physics plays into every aspect of the world around you. Explore displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration and learn how they fit together." --Back cover
Author: Carter, Rita, 1949- author. Aldridge, Susan, author. Page, Martyn (Editor), author. Parker, Steve, 1952- author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: 612.8 CARTER
Format: Books
Summary: "Reveals every aspect of the human brain's anatomy and how it functions with extraordinary clarity. Fully updated to include the latest cutting-edge technology and research, such as brain implants and stimulation, how memory works, and the far-reaching changes that take place in the brain during early life. Hundreds of incredible images allow you to explore the brain in unprecedented detail."--Back cover.
Author: Rogers, Matt, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F ROGERS
Format: Books
Summary: Black operations killer Will Slater has a choice to make. Continue putting his life on the line for his country despite the unrest brewing below his stoic exterior ... or get out. Muster the courage to tell his employers how he feels, accept that he's rapidly approaching his physical and mental limits, ask permission to step away from his role as a human wrecking ball... But he knows they won't let him out, not with the state secrets swimming around in his head. There's exceptions the upper echelon simply cannot allow. Slater's been a vigilante once. He knows the pain of isolation, the stress that comes from making an enemy of the shadow world. And that's avoiding the real dilemma - if he goes, Jason King must choose between the woman he loves and his brother-in-arms.
Author: Rogers, Matt, author.
Published: 2019
Call Number: F ROGERS
Format: Books
Summary: "King and Slater have fought and warred all over the globe, from the desolate plains of the Russian Far East to the extreme altitudes of Nepal. Now, chaos strikes them at home - New York goes dark as malicious code infects the power grid in a devastating cyberattack. More than eight million people across the five boroughs. No power, no running water, no sanitation. Food supplies will be exhausted within two days, and there's no one to restock the shelves. The government has no solution to the myriad problems that come with a major city losing electricity for a prolonged period. All King and Slater know is the code used to knock out critical substations initiated in the heart of Manhattan, and so begins a harrowing race against the clock to get the lights back on before the city plunges into anarchy. They don't have much time - it doesn't take long for people to panic. As they fight deeper into the bowels of the city, they realize there was a reason New York was targeted. Make as many enemies as they do, and it's bound to catch up to you eventually ..."--Provided by publisher
Author: King, Stephen, 1947- author.
Published: 2017 1981
Call Number: F KING
Format: Books
Summary: The city's Highway 784 extension is being constructed right through every aspect of Bart Dawes's existence -- his home, his neighborhood, and the plant where he works. But something's happening inside his head, a complete and irrevocable burnout of the mental circuit breaker that keeps a mild-mannered person like Bart from turning to violent means. He's not about to give up everything without a fight.
Author: King, Stephen, 1947- author.
Published: 2016 1982
Call Number: F KING
Format: Books
Summary: A future world game show offers convicts a chance at freedom if they can run to escape hi-tech killers, and Ben Richards is determined to do so.
Author: Knoll, Jessica, author.
Published: 2015
Call Number: F KNOLL
Format: Books
Summary: "In a riveting debut novel that reads like Prep meets Gone Girl, a young woman is determined to create the perfect life--husband, home, and career--until a violent incident from her past threatens to unravel everything and expose her most shocking secret of all. Twenty-eight-year-old New Yorker Ani FaNelli seems to have it all: she's a rising star at The Women's Magazine, impossibly fit, perfectly groomed, and about to marry Luke Harrison, a handsome blueblood. But behind that veneer of perfection lies a vulnerability that Ani holds close and buries deep--a very violent and public trauma from her past that has left her constantly trying to reinvent herself. And only she knows how far she would go to keep her secrets safe. When a documentary producer invites Ani to tell her side of the chilling incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, she hopes it will be an opportunity for public vindication. Armed with the trappings of success--expensive clothes, high-powered byline, a massive engagement ring--she is determined to silence the whispers of suspicion and blame from her past, and prove once and for all how far she's come since Bradley. She'll even let them film her lavish wedding on Nantucket, the final step in her transformation. But perfection doesn't come without cost. As the wedding and filming converge, Ani's meticulously crafted facade begins to buckle and crack--until an explosive revelation offers her a final chance at redemption, even as it rocks her picture-perfect world. Equal parts glitz and darkness, and with a singular voice and twisting plot, Luckiest Girl Alive reads like Sex & the City--if Carrie Bradshaw had a closet full of skeletons instead of shoes. In Ani FaNelli, Jessica Knoll has created a complex and vulnerable heroine who you'll be rooting for to the very last page"-- "This riveting debut novel follows a young woman striving to create the perfect life-- husband, home, career-- until a violent incident from her past threatens to unravel everything and expose her most shocking secret of all"--
Author: Britton, Dan, author. Page, Jimmy, author Gordon, Jon, 1971- author.
Published: 2014
Call Number: 248.4
Format: Books
Summary: The guide to creating simplicity in your world and developing a discipline for life, now in an expanded edition. One Word explains how to simplify your life and business by focusing on just one word for the entire year. The simplicity of choosing one word makes it a catalyst for life change. Clutter and complexity lead to procrastination and paralysis while simplicity and focus lead to success and clarity. By celebrated authors Dan Britton, Jimmy Page, and Jon Gordon, One Word That Will Change Your Life shows you how to cut through to the core of your intention for the next year. It offers an action plan and simple process to discover your word for the year. It also explains how your one word will impact the six dimensions of your life - mental, physical, emotional, relational, spiritual, and financial. This second edition includes even more stories demonstrating the impact of embracing the One Word call to action. It explores the legacy of taking a focused approach to your life and outlines six new dimensions to the Action Plan.
Author: Mauzy, Barbara E., author.
Published: 2014
Call Number: 748.2
Format: Books
Summary: The lead-free glass which became PYREX glass was patented in May 1915, and is found in almost every kitchen in the United States. The focus of this book is on the earliest decades of their history, particularly as it relates to the vintage American kitchen. Mauzy includes catalogue and advertising art that makes this collector's guide an interesting history for browsers and historians. Corning's PYREX® glassware was created in the early 1900s to meet the needs of the expanding American railroad system, but American housewives' love of this recognizable, useful, and popular glass grew from the vast assortment of kitchen glass that followed. PYREX® brand kitchen glass was the first product that allowed one to prepare, cook, and store in the same piece, and as the twentieth century progressed, PYREX® options increased and color was added. You can usually tell what year a person got married by the color of the PYREX® in the kitchen cabinet! This expanded edition explores those colors along with the clear ovenware, Flameware, laboratory glass and now for the first time, restaurantware. There are more than 150 additional color photographs, advertisements, and catalog pages proving once again that this is the most inclusive and necessary book in print on this subject of PYREX®.
Author: Phillips, David A.
Published: 2013
Call Number: 133.335
Format: Books
Summary: The Complete Book of Numerology reveals the underlying meaning behind the numbers in your life and enables you to understand the connection between your numerological patterns and your degree of abundance, health, and general well-being. Overall, delving into the world of numbers will provide you with a simple and accurate way to decipher your experiences in the same manner that a road map helps you navigate a route that you haven't previously traveled.
Author: Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 author.
Published: 1994 1965
Call Number: 364.1523
Format: Regular print
Summary: An account of the senseless murder of a Kansas farm family and the search for the killers.
Author: Redford, Robert actor. Duvall, Robert. actor. Close, Glenn, 1947- actor. Hanks, Tom. actor. Davis, Geena. actor.
Published: 2022 1984
Call Number: 3-MOVIE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Roy Hobbs' boyhood dream of being a baseball superstar is shattered when he meets a mysterious woman, but years later, overcoming physical pain, he has a chance to lead his team to the pennant; a washed-up ballplayer becomes coach to one of the All-American Girls Baseball league teams in 1943, and finds himself drawn back into the enthusiasm of the sport; tells how the Oakland Athletics general manager, Billy Beane, tried to use statistics to find better players without resorting to the larger budgets big-market teams were able to employ.
Author: Trier, Joachim, film director, screenwriter. Vogt, Eskil, screenwriter. Robsahm, Thomas, 1964- film producer. Ottmar, Andrea Berensten, film producer. Coutté, Olivier Bugge, 1970- film editor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: WORST NORWEGIA
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young woman battles indecisiveness as she traverses the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path.
Author: Perifel, Pierre, film director. Cohen, Etan, screenwriter. Ross, Damon (Producer), film producer. Huntley, Rebecca (Producer), film producer. Rockwell, Sam, voice actor.
Published: 2022
Call Number: BAD
Format: Video disc
Summary: A crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet: becoming model citizens. Never have there been five friends as infamous as these guys: dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake, chill master of disguise Mr. Shark, short-fused 'muscle' Mr. Piranha, and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, aka 'Webs.' But when, after years of countless heists and being the world's most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison: they will go good. Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade, an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, they set out to fool the world that they've been transformed. Along the way, though, Mr. Wolf begins to suspect that doing good for real may give him what he's always secretly longed for: acceptance. So, when a new villain threatens the city, can Mr. Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become the Good Guys?
Author: Kogonada, film director, screenwriter, editor of moving image work. Park, Theresa, 1967- film producer. Goldman, Andrew, film producer. Kaplan, Caroline, film producer. Mezey, Paul, film producer.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: AFTER
Format: Video disc
Summary: A father becomes determined to repair the android boy living with his family, who is beloved by his young adopted daughter, when he becomes unresponsive. When his young daughter's beloved companion, an android named Yang, malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.
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