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[2018] | First edition. | W.W. Norton & Company | xiv, 576 pages ; 25 cm | English | Available at another branch
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[2018] | Unabridged. | Random House Audio | 15 audio discs (18 hr., 39 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. "The overlap is strong, and the knowledge flows in both directions," say the authors, because astrophysicists and military planners care about many of the same things: multi-spectral detection,...
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[2017] | Penguin Books | xiii, 235 pages ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 612 Cas |
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2017 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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2017 | OverDrive | Penguin Publishing Group | English | Checked Out
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"A gleefully gruesome look at the actual science behind the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible deaths you can imagine What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China? Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco's famed Exploratorium Museum, and writer Cody Cassidy explore...
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2011 | 1st ed. | Delacorte Press | 189 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 394.12 ZIM |
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2011 | OverDrive | Random House Children's Books | English | Available Online
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2011 | Random House Children's Books | English | Available Online
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Shares the author's adventures and experiences gained while traveling the world in search of highly unusual meals.
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[2019] | Second edition, revised & updated. | vii, 472 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 28 cm | Available at another branch
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[2016] | 470 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. | Available at another branch
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2016 | OverDrive | Workman Publishing Company | English | Available Online
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Praised as the "bestest travel guide ever" (Mary Roach) and "a joy to read and reread" (Neil Gaiman), Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of travel books: "Odds are you won't get past three pages without being amazed" (San Francisco Chronicle). It rocketed to the top of bestseller lists and has over 626,000 copies in print since its publication in late 2016. Now the best gets better and the weirdest gets weirder with this completely revised and updated...
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2008 | Boston Mills Press | 336 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 782.42 HUD |
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How, where, when, and why the best-named bands got their names; with notes on band name origins, genres, the best album titles, and names-still-available.
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[2014] | First edition. | Rosen Publishing | pages cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 612.8 STR |
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2019 | First edition. | Crown Books for Young Readers | 218 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm | English | Available at another branch
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2019 | OverDrive | Random House Children's Books | English | Available Online
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"A humorous look at how famous people got caught, including Joan of Arc, Blackbeard, Al Capone, and more! From the award-winning team that brought you How They Croaked and How They Choked. Outlaw, assassin, art thief, and spy, these fourteen troublemakers and crooks--including Blackbeard the pirate, Typhoid Mary, and gangster Al Capone--have given the good guys a run for their money throughout the ages. Some were crooked, some were deadly, and some...
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c2005 | 1st ed. | W.W. Norton | ix, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 510 BUR |
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[2016] | First edition. | Infamous | 115 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. | English | Available at another branch
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2003, c1997 | 1st Mariner Books ed. | Houghton Mifflin | xii, 162 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 423 GOR |
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Uses imaginative examples to illustrate the meaning of words from abrogate, brouhaha, and cachinnate to susurration, truculence, and voluble.
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c2003 | HarperCollins | xxi, 678 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 973 DAV | |
c1990 | Crown | xv, 462 p. ; 24 cm. |
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p2011 | 20th anniv. ed., rev., updated, expanded, abridged. | Distributed by Recorded Books | 5 sound discs (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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2011 | OverDrive | Anniversary | HarperCollins e-books | English | Available Online
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2011 | Anniversary | HarperCollins e-books | English | Available Online
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A New York Times bestseller · More than 1.6 Million Copies Sold!
"Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!" —People magazine
From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Kenneth C. Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than five hundred years of American history. In this revised, expanded,
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2006 | Rev. ed. | 95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 745.5 WIL | |
1999 | 79 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 x 23 cm. | Available at another branch
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A funny and useful book with 18 duct tape projects.
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c2000 | Walker | ix, 337 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 530.11 BOD |
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[2015] | Adams Media | 128 pages : color illustrations ; 14 x 20 cm | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 004.6 EMO |
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"If you think you're good at coming up with imaginative emoji combinations, think again! The Emoji-to-English Dictionary challenges you to step up your game with more than 100 phrases that will have you ROFL. This unique guide gives you the lowdown on the most hilarious and unexpected emoji phrases around. Divided by topic, each chapter translates dozens of emoji combinations into plain ol' English, so that you can quickly incorporate them into your...
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[2016] | 181 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 415.92 SHE |
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All her life, Eden Sher has suffered from dyscommunicatia (n. the inability to articulate a feeling through words.). Then, one day, she decided that, whenever she had an emotion for which she had no word, she would make one up. The result of this is The Emotionary, which lives at the intersection of incredibly funny and very useful. Chock full of words you always wanted/never knew you needed, often accompanied by illustrations of hilarious and all-too-familiar...
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[2017] | Rodale | ix, 374 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 153.4 Nye |
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2017 | OverDrive | Recorded Books, Inc | English | Available Online
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2017 | OverDrive | Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale | English | Available Online
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"Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. In 'Everything All at Once,' Bill Nye will help you find yours. With his call to arms, he wants you to examine every detail of the most difficult problems that look unsolvable--that is, until you find the solution. Bill shows you how to develop critical thinking skills and create change, using his 'everything all at once' approach that leaves no stone unturned."--Amazon.com....
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[2017] | First edition. | W.W. Norton & Company | xiii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 363.7 Dou |
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2017 | OverDrive | W. W. Norton & Company | English | Available Online
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2017 | W. W. Norton & Company | English | Available Online
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"Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Here to Eternity is an immersive global journey that introduces compelling, powerful rituals almost entirely unknown in America. In rural Indonesia, she watches a man clean and dress his grandfather's mummified body, which has resided in the family home for two years. In La Paz, she meets Bolivian natitas (cigarette-smoking,...
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2016. | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | Simon & Schuster | 353 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 153.98 WEI |
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[2016] | Unabridged. | Simon & Schuster | 12 audio discs (approximately 14.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | Available at another branch
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2016. | Large print edition. | Thorndike Press | 617 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | Available at another branch
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An acclaimed travel writer examines the connection between surroundings and innovative ideas, profiling examples in such regions as early-twentieth-century Vienna, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, and Silicon Valley. --Publisher.
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2018. | First edition. | Random House | xi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm | English | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 811.6 MIR |
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2018 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Books on Tape | English | Available Online
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2018 | OverDrive | Random House Publishing Group | English | Checked Out
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of affirmations to inspire readers at the beginning and end of each day.
"When the world is bringing you down, Gmorning, Gnight! will remind you that you are awesome."—Booklist
Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create...
"When the world is bringing you down, Gmorning, Gnight! will remind you that you are awesome."—Booklist
Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create...
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2018 | Tenth Anniversary Edition-- Updated with New Material. | Harpercollins | xviii, 345 pages ; 21 cm |
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c2009 | 1st ed. | Harper | xiv, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | On Shelf
Overton High - Teen Non-Fiction 158 Rub | |
[2015] | Revised edition. | HarperCollins | xviii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm | Available at another branch
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2009 | OverDrive | Unabridged | HarperAudio | English | Available Online
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2009 | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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c2009 | Harper | 1 bag (Black and yellow) ; 30 x 44 cm. + 10 books, discussion questions, author's biography, "Tips for starting a successful Book club" and instructions for Book Club in a Bag program. | English | Available at another branch
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"Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project. In this lively and compelling account --- now updated with new material by the author --- Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months...