Langley, Sharon

Summary: "When Sharon Langley was born, amusement parks were segregated, and African American families were not allowed in. This picture book tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 LAN

Bangley, Bernard

Contents: January -- February -- March -- April -- May -- June -- July -- August -- September -- October -- November -- December -- Patron saints.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 BUT

Lindley, Laura.

Summary: Chronicles the first families of Leelanau County, Michigan.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lindley 1954

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2 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 977.4635 LIN
Call number: NEL 977.4635 LIN
1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 LINDLEY Lindley

Moghul, Haroon

Summary: "With autobiography, theology, and a little comedy, Two Billion Caliphs describes what Islam is, where it comes from, and what it could be"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297.092 MOG

Shapton, Leanne.

Summary: A collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreation swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to meditative swims in pools and oceans as an adult, Shapton contemplates the sport that has shaped her life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHAPTON, LEANNE SHA

Landler, Mark.

Summary: Landler takes us inside the fraught and fascinating relationship between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton--a relationship that has framed the nation's great debates over war and peace for the past eight years.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 327 LAN

Lasley, Tabitha

Summary: "A stunning and brutally honest memoir that shines a light on what happens when female desire conflicts with a culture of masculinity in crisis In her midthirties and newly free from a terrible relationship, Tabitha Lasley quit her job at a London magazine, packed her bags, and poured her savings into a six-month lease on an apartment in Aberdeen, Scotland. She decided to make good on a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LASLEY, TABITHA LAS

Seaton, Bill.

Summary: "Public relations man Bill Seaton describes his fascinating experiences during his tenure at the world famous San Diego Zoo."--Cover [p. 4]

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: SP Press 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590.7 SEA

Ebadi, Shirin

Summary: "For several years the Iranian government tried everything to silence Shirin Ebadi: They arrested her, bugged her phones, attacked her home, shadowed her everywhere she went, seized her office, and nailed a death threat to her front door. But nothing could stop Ebadi from her work as a human rights lawyer defending women, children, and the persecuted in Iran. After several years of harrassment...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EBADI, SHIRIN EBA

Sharpton, Al

Summary: "While the world may know the major names of the Civil Rights movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes fighting the good fight to advance equal justice for all, heeding the call when no one else was listening, often risking their lives and livelihoods in the process. This book shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things--like Pauli Murray, whose early work...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.092 SHA

Peres, Shimon

Summary: A portrait of Israel's first prime minister covers his support of the United Nations 1947 Partition Plan for Palestine, his granting of first exemptions to Orthodox military servicepeople, and his peaceful overtures toward post-Holocaust Germany.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nextbook/Schocken 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.9405 BEN-GURION, DAVID PER

Sharoff, Robert.

Summary: "In the 1910s and 1920s there was more steel going up in Detroit than anywhere outside of New York and Chicago. The result was the country's first high-tech metropolis, a city of lavish monuments and glittering skyscrapers." "The list of major architects who designed buildings for Detroit includes Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Stanford White, Daniel Burnham, Cass Gilbert, Albert Kahn,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2005

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 720.9774 SHA

Sharif, Manal

Summary: A memoir by a Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job, and legal contradictions changed her perspectives.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHARIF, MANAL SHA

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SHARIF SHA

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult Sharif

Miller, Sharee

Summary: "The story of Michelle Obama and her time in the White House, where she led in the growth of a kitchen garden"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OBA

Luttrell, Sharron Kahn

Summary: A volunteer service dog trainer discusses her relationships with an endearing yellow Labrador puppy and its felon partner in the Prison PUP program, describing coming to terms with the inmate's past and the program's requirement to release the dog after training.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 LUT

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LUTTRELL LUT

Brierley, Saroo

Summary: "The miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who rediscovers not only his childhood life and home...but an identity long-since left behind"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRIERLEY, SAROO BRI

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BRIERLEY BRI

Brierley, Saroo

Summary: "The miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who rediscovers not only his childhood life and home ... but an identity long-since left behind"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 BRIERLEY, SAROO BRI

Saran, Suvir.

Summary: The author, born and raised in India and an acclaimed New York City restaurateur and chef, tells the story of moving to the country to raise goats, alpacas, ducks, geese, and chicken on 67 acres. Accompanied by more than 80 recipes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59747 SAR

T, Shaun

Summary: The fitness celebrity discusses his life and the struggles he endured, emphasizing the need to overcome mental obstacles to achieve wellness, and detailing seven principles that can guide success.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 T

Sarton, May

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.52 SAR

Sarton, May

Summary: A journal of the 79th year of author May Sarton describing how she deals with a debilitating illness.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.52 SAR

Styron, William

Summary: The author chronicles his personal battles with severe depression, and offers help to others on how to overcome this disorder.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Modern Library 2007

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1 available in Adult- Biography, Call number: Health Mind Styron

Styron, William

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1990

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 616.8527 STY