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The management gurus : lessons from the best management books of all time

Lauer, Chris, 1966-

Publication Date

2008

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Call Number

658 MAN

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SD_ILS:165240

Literature is back : using the best books for teaching readers and writers across genres

Fuhler, Carol J.

Publication Date

2007

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Books

Call Number

372.41 FUH

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SD_ILS:170388

Check these out : one librarian's catalog of the 200 coolest, best, and most important books you'll ever read

Sheridan, Gina, author.

Publication Date

2015

Format:

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Call Number

011.73 SHE

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SD_ILS:379383

The sales gurus : lessons from the best sales books of all time

Clancy, Andrew B.

Publication Date

2010

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Call Number

658.85 CLA

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SD_ILS:260960

Best books for boys : a resource for educators

Zbaracki, Matthew D.

Publication Date

2008

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Call Number

028.55 ZBA

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SD_ILS:179228

Games with books : 28 of the best children's books and how to use them to help your child learn, from preschool to third grade

Kaye, Peggy, 1948-

Publication Date

2002

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Call Number

028.534 KAY

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SD_ILS:37668

The complete stories

Capote, Truman, 1924-1984, author.

Publication Date

2013

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CAP

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SD_ILS:631750

Taste of home best of comfort food diet cookbook

Taste of Home Books.

Publication Date

2013

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Call Number

641.5635 TAS

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SD_ILS:287135

Taste of home best loved recipes.

Taste of Home Books.

Publication Date

2012

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Call Number

641.5973 TAS

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SD_ILS:270946

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The incident of the book in the nighttime

Delany, Vicki, 1951- author.

Publication Date

2025

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DEL

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SD_ILS:726341

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Fodor's Florence & Tuscany

Humphreys, Liz (Journalist), author.

Publication Date

2025

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914.55104 HUM 2025

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SD_ILS:786077

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Pizza and Taco. 9, Coolest club ever!

Shaskan, Stephen, author, illustrator.

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2025

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SHA

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