Teege, Jennifer
Summary: "The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted [by Ralph Fiennes] in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TEEGE, JENNIFER TEEClague, Mark
Summary: "The fascinating story of America's national anthem and an examination of its powerful meaning today. Most Americans learn the tale in elementary school: During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the daylong bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry by British navy ships; seeing the Stars and Stripes still flying proudly at first light, he was inspired to pen his famous lyric. What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 CLAWhite, April
Summary: "From a historian and senior writer and editor at Atlas Obscura, a fascinating account of the daring nineteenth-century women who moved to South Dakota to divorce their husbands and start living on their own terms"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.89 WHIWhite, April
Summary: "Apples to Cider: How to Make Cider at Home takes you on a sweet journey from the orchard to the glass. Within the pages of this book, you'll learn how to make sweet (i.e., non-alcoholic) and hard ciders, including information on pulping, pressing, fermenting, bottling, and more. Find out which apples and what equipment a beginner will need, the processes for making sweet and hard ciders, how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.26 WHIArrol, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arrol House Publishers 1994
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.2 ARRVollmer, April.
Summary: "An inspirational how-to course on Japanese woodblock printing's history and techniques, with guidance on materials and studio practices, step-by-step demonstrations, and examples of finished works by modern masters of the medium as well as historic pieces. An increasingly popular yet age-old art form, Japanese woodblock printing (mokuhanga) is embraced for its non-toxic character, use of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft VollmerHague, Bradley.
Summary: Accompany scientists as they embark on a recent, specific deepwater exploration that illuminates new knowledge about our oceans and enables young readers to observe the processes involved in marine exploration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.2 HAGHague, William
Summary: A major biography of abolitionist William Wilberforce, the man who fought for twenty years to abolish the Atlantic slave trade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921WILBERFORCE, WILLIAM HAGAtria, Travis
Summary: "By the 1930s, Briggs was considered "the Louis Armstrong of Paris," and was the peer of the greatest names of his time, from Josephine Baker to Django Reinhardt. In 1940, he was arrested and sent to the prison camp at Saint Denis. Based on groundbreaking research and including unprecedented access to Briggs's oral memoir, this is a crucial document of jazz history, a fast-paced epic, and an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRIGGS, ARTHUR BRIAppel, Gerald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Financial Times Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6 APPGlass,̌ Cyril.
Summary: Comprehensively encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world in a single, scholarly volume. Features over 1400 fully revised entries including a wide range of new entries covering the contemporary Islamic scene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297.03 GLAHarris, Duchess
Summary: "In 1947, black baseball player Jackie Robinson broke through Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Robinson himself, his wife, Rachel, and broadcaster Red Barber. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.357092 HARPrince, April Jones.
Summary: Presents the life of the man who escaped slavery in Maryland to become a speaker and writer for abolition and the rights of African Americans and women, focusing on his childhood and youth as a slave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 921 DOUSayre, April Pulley
Summary: "Squirrels wrestle. Squirrels leap. Squirrels climb. Squirrels sleep. If you followed a squirrel for a day, what would you see? Climbing branches, storing seeds, making homes in tree holes, and maybe even flying! [The creators of this book offer] a glimpse into this fascinating world. Discover different kinds of squirrels as the scamper, eat, andfinallysleep."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAYAral, Sinan
Summary: "Social media connected the world--and gave rise to fake news and increasing polarization. Now a leading researcher at MIT draws on 20 years of research to show how these trends threaten our political, economic, and emotional health in this eye-opening exploration of the dark side of technological progress. Today we have the ability, unprecedented in human history, to amplify our interactions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 ARATongue, Stephen D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarge Publications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.483 TONSayre, April Pulley
Summary: "Enter woodpecker world and get a bird's eye view of everyday life: hiding from hawks, feeding hungry chicks, and drilling holes to build homes. Woodpeckers are nature's home builders, creating holes that many other animals live in when the woopeckers move on. A variety of woodpecker species fly through these pages--perhaps some that live near you!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2015
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Contents: What are you shopping for? -- Understanding what hooks you and what unhooks you : trigger and aftershocks, values and vision -- Your shopping self-portrait -- Becoming financially fit -- What are you really shopping for? -- Countering the pressure to consume -- Mindful shopping -- Enlisting the body and the heart -- Recruiting the mind and the soul -- What if I start again?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trumpeter 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8584 BENSayre, April Pulley
Summary: Frogs are amazing creatures, and this book offers young readers an up-close and revealing peek at their everyday lives. Follow them from egg to tadpole to froglet crawling up onto land for the first time. Watch them resting on a favorite log, searching for food, and leaping through the air. And see how frogs are unique, individual beings with rich lives all their own in the wild.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAYSayre, April Pulley
Summary: "Take a sloth's-eye view of the world in this beautiful and informative photographic picture book. Young readers will see where sloths live, what they eat, how they hide from predators, and much more. They'll learn about the creatures that interact with and depend on sloths in the interconnected and fragile tropical forest ecosystem"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2022
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Summary: "How can a leaf become a fish? Two children find out as they observe life in and around a stream"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.6 SAYSayre, April Pulley
Summary: "A photographic non-fiction picture book about the wonder of snowfall and the winter water cycle"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAYSayre, April Pulley
Summary: Simple text and photographs explore the science behind the transformation that trees undergo in the fall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publising Division 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAYSayre, April Pulley
Summary: "Live the lizard life by exploring the behaviors of 28 different types of lizards. Imagine swooping through the air, curling into a circle, and even running across water!"-- Jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights 2019