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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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This open access book emphasizes that procuring goods at the expense of the environment and those who live there is no longer acceptable. Fortunately, there is now an unstoppable force, created by a collective of diverse stakeholders, driving the sustainability agenda. A company's sustainability standards can only truly be as good as those along its entire supply chain. The purpose of this book is to encourage and inspire companies on their journey
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Publisher
HD Media
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Imagine you are back home from college. It's a beautiful summer evening, and you're pitching in a baseball game when suddenly you can't see the batter, your catcher, the mound beneath your feet. Sandy Greenberg recovered from that moment, but six months later, in the middle of a final exam, he went blind for good, and forevermore. A junior at Columbia University on a full scholarship, Sandy had just started to see the world open up to him. But instead...
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Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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This open access book uncovers the historical context and entrenched beliefs that have perpetuated exclusionary urban landscapes and disadvantage for marginalized groups. It offers an in-depth exploration of the intricate interplay of geographical space, recognizing its pivotal role in shaping our cities and exacerbating spatial injustice. The construction industry, a vital agent in forging accessible environments, often falls short in accommodating
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Disney Book Group, LLC
Language
English
Description
Who would ever believe that, of all places, something bad could happen in Bunnyburrow? When she realizes that something is wrong with her father Stu's crops, Agent JUDY HOPPS, along with inseparable partner NICK WILDE, is determined to find out what's going on! The duo's investigation will unfold through the most modern and advanced buildings and the metropolitan districts of Zootopia. Will they be able to solve the case? Read on to find out!
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Girl's guide (Laura Taylor Namey) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Teenage Flora, still reeling from the loss of her mom, leaves England for sunny Miami, where her constant self-doubt about life, including romance, leads her straight into a love triangle.
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Series
Publisher
Life Drawn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An examination of some of New York rock'n'roll's most iconic figures--The Velvet Underground & Andy Warhol--and the relationship that distorted their lives and changed pop culture. Born from the iconic NY art and music scene of the late '60s and the brilliant, untamed minds of its founding members Lou Reed and John Cale, The Velvet Underground are now considered rock 'n' roll royalty...but that wasn't always so. From surviving off oatmeal and donating...
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English
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Belmont Library Latest: Best of 2023 (January 9, 2024)
Cary Library's Black History Month List 2024
NPR: Books We Love 2023
Women's History Month
Cary Library's Black History Month List 2024
NPR: Books We Love 2023
Women's History Month
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"The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of teenage rock and roll fans, indelibly shaping the trajectory...
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The MacKade Brothers volume 3-4
Publisher
Silhouette Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The Heart of Devin MacKade: Sheriff Devin MacKade has always known his destiny was to serve and protect the small town of Antietam, Maryland. And for a long while he thought that future would include Cassie Connor--the woman he's known, and loved, forever. But when Cassie married the wrong man, Devin did the honorable thing and kept his feelings to himself. Now that Cassie's divorced, Devin can finally follow his heart. The question is, can Cassie?
The...
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Publisher
Angry Robot
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Tomorrow, the funk descends on Manhattan, a noxious cloud which separates the island from the rest of the world and mutates the population. Some generations on, the surviving population exists amid the rubble of modernity, wearing our cast-off clothing, worshipping celebrities as dim gods and using emojis in place or written language. The Island exists in a state of uneasy peace, with each neighborhood an independent fiefdom, protecting itself with...
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Spending the day preparing their favorite treat, hotteok, a brown sugar-filled Korean pancake, to celebrate their father's long-awaited arrival home the next day, sisters Haejin and Hanna wonder how they'll ever make something special in time when their batter is ruined.
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Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"What if depression, anxiety, infertility, insomnia, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's, dementia, cancer and many other health conditions that torture and shorten our lives actually have the same root cause? Our ability toprevent and reverse these conditions - and feel incredible today - is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function - the most important and least understood factor...
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Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Discusses why people are disconnected from their future selves, frequently opting for immediate gratification and making decisions that fail to consider future health and well-being, and offers practical advice for balancing living for today with planning for tomorrow.
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Publisher
Stark House Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nobody Lives Forever: Doc Ganson's career has bottomed out, but he has a plan for the perfect con-a rich widow, ripe for the plucking. All he has to do is convince the big guy, Jim Farrar, to take her on. But Farrar is growing tired of the grifter's life. And he certainly doesn't want to have anything to do with a lowlife like Doc. He misses his life back in Florida, and crazy redhead Tony. But his lawyer, Johnny Doyle, talks him into it. Then Farrar...
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Publisher
Marvel Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Illustrated by New York Times best-selling artist Bea Jackson, this poignant story speaks to Lunella Lafayette's insecurities about her hair as School Picture Day approaches. Sure, Lunella may be a genius Super Hero (Moon Girl), but when someone makes unkind comments about her hair, she questions whether she needs to change it for School Picture Day. She is, after all, still a 13-year-old girl. Ultimately, Lunella figures out the hairstyle that makes...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars, ready for the taking. It's too much to resist for bigoted ex-con Earl Slater. He agrees to take part in a bank robbery with former cop Burke but hesitates when he finds out that one of his partners is black. As tensions mount and the men get closer to their biggest score ever, Earl's hatred erupts, resulting in violent consequences for the heist - and their lives.
18) Kill me tomorrow
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Series
Old cowboys never die volume 3
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Texas good old boys Doolin and Tubbs take on a pair of copy-cat outlaws--and prove they're not getting older, they're getting deadlier--in their latest, greatest adventure form the bestselling Johnstones... Some say the Wild West is no country for old men. But apparently no one told Eli Doolin and Casey Tubbs. This rowdy pair of cowboys may be a bit long in the tooth but--thanks to the success of their new business venture, the D&T Cattle Company--they're...
Author
Publisher
Blue Note
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
None
Description
Charles Lloyd's new studio album features a newly assembled quartet of four distinctive voices with the legendary saxophonist joined by pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Brian Blade. Recorded around Lloyd's 85th birthday concert, this is a majestic body of work that presents Lloyd originals new and reimagined. The double album finds one of the most significant musicians of the twentieth and 21st centuries still at the peak...
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