Freeman, Martha
Summary: "A collection of biographies of twenty groundbreaking women scientists who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 FREFreeman, Anna Harber
Summary: "The most renowned Native American Indian potter of her time, Maria Poveka Martinez learned pottery as a child under the guiding hands of her Ko-ōo, her aunt. She grew up to discover a new firing technique that turned her pots black and shiny, and made them-and Maria-famous. This inspiring story of family and creativity illuminates how Maria's belief in sharing her love of clay brought success...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Cleopatra Thea Philopator was a woman no man could resist: strong, beautiful, and intelligent, she knew how to manipulate the patriarchal political system of Ancient Egypt to work in her favor. In many ways she seemed to have it all, so what could have driven her to take her own life at such a young age? From her noble birth to her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony to her...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CLEMariza.
Contents: Loucura -- Medo -- Maria Lisboa -- Montras -- Há uma música do povo -- Menino do bairro negro -- Meu fado meu -- Duas lágrimas de orvalho -- Cavaleiro monge -- Recusa -- Há palavras que nos beijam -- Feira de Castro -- Desejos vãos -- Primavera -- Chuva -- Ó gente da minha terra.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Times Square Records 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN MARSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: Explores the life of World War II French resistance fighter Marthe Cohn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHIFyleman, Rose
Summary: A kindly fairy uses her purchases only for a short time, then releases them for their own good or the good of others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Unicorn 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FYLRock, Bretman
Summary: Celebrating self, identity, queerness, and his Filipino heritage, the original superstar influencer and Internet darling presents a funny and fabulous collection of essays, drawings, recipes, how-tos, and never-before-seen photos that go beyond what is known of him from social media.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROCK, BRETMAN ROCHawkins, Martha
Summary: "This is the heartbreaking and uplifting tale of one woman who just wouldn't give up"--Cover, p. 4.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 976.1 HAWFreymann, Saxton.
Summary: Brief text and photographs of carvings made from vegetables introduce the world of emotions by presenting leading questions such as "Are you feeling angry?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 152.4 FRECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social Emo Freymann 1999Greenman, Ben.
Summary: An exploration of the life and legacy of Prince discusses his vibrant and prolific output, the paradigm-shifting ideas in his music, and his wide-ranging impact on modern culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PRINCE GREBregman, Rutger
Summary: It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest. Humankind makes a new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 BRECopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 BREFriedan, Betty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Books 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 FRISummary: Covers all U.S. and Canadian models of rear wheel drive (RWD) General Motors Company Oldsmobile Cutlass, Cutlass Supreme, F-85, 4-4-2, for model years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 Oldsmobile CutlassSummary: Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children, and he's heading on an adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2016
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Juv SChilton Book Company
Summary: Covers Chevrolet Vega 1971-77, Chevrolet Monza 1975-80, Pontiac Astre 1975-77, Pontiac Sunbird 1975-80, Oldsmobile Starfire 1975-80 and Buick Skyhawk 1975-80, for model years 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 General Motors VegaBregman, Rutger
Summary: By providing a new historical perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history, Rutger Bregman sets out to prove that we are in fact hard-wired for kindness, geared toward cooperation rather than competition, and more inclined to trust rather than distrust one another. And this fact has huge implications for how society functions.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 909 BRECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 909 HumFrohman, Jesse.
Summary: In August 1993, when Nirvana was in New York to perform at the legendary Roseland Ballroom, Jesse Frohman photographed them for the London Observer s Sunday magazine the last formal photo shoot in which Cobain participated before he committed suicide on April 5th, 1994. Over the course of ninety photographs, Cobain seems an almost feral creature, by turns gentle, playful, defiant, suffering, or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2014
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 COBAIN, KURT FROFyleman, Rose
Summary: A kindly fairy uses her purchases only for a short time, then releases them for their own good or the good of others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FYLKleeman, Jenny.
Summary: What if we could have babies without having to bear children, eat meat without killing animals, have the perfect sexual relationship without compromise or choose the time of our painless death? To find out, Jenny Kleeman has interviewed a sex robot, eaten a priceless lab-grown chicken nugget, watched foetuses growing in plastic bags and attended members-only meetings where people learn how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult KleemanSummary: A hilarious, biting look at everyday office life. The show revolves around David Brent, the oblivious general manager of a paper company who instigates petty office rivalries.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2004
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV OFFForeman, Grant
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1936
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976 FORMarton, Kati.
Summary: Renowned author Kati Marton tells how her journalist parents survived the Nazis in Budapest and were imprisoned by the Soviets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARTON, KATI MARSen, Amartya
Summary: "From Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, a long-awaited memoir about home, belonging, inequality, and identity, recounting a singular life devoted to betterment of humanity. The Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is one of a handful of people who may truly be called"a global intellectual" (Financial Times). A towering figure in the field of economics, Sen is perhaps best known for his work on poverty and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022