Dove, Rita
Summary: "A piercing, unflinching new volume offers necessary music for our tumultuous present, from "perhaps the best public poet we have" (Boston Globe). In her first volume of new poems in twelve years, Rita Dove investigates the vacillating moral compass guiding America's, and the world's, experiments in democracy. Whether depicting the first Jewish ghetto in sixteenth-century Venice or Black Lives...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 DOVJameson, Karen
Summary: "Jewel beetles, hummingbirds, rainbow boas, giant clams, and more burst from the pages in metaphor and rhyming verse."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.472 JAMDove, Rita.
Summary: A new collection by a much celebrated poet, former Poet Laureate of the United States Rita Dove. From the opening sequence, "Cameos," which probes the private griefs and dreams of a working-class family, to the emblematic grace of a living legend like Rosa Parks, who acquiesced to public life in order to "serve the public good," these poems explore the intersection of individual fates with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 DOVDove, Rita.
Summary: Prologues: Bridgetower -- Prologue of the rambling sort. Prodigy: (Re)naissance -- Capriccio -- Friedrich Augustus Bridgetower discovers the purposes of fatherhood -- Lines whispered to a pillow -- Recollection, preempted -- Paris, panting -- What doesn't happen -- Windsor -- Mrs. Papendiek's diary (1) -- Marine Pavilion, Brighthelmston -- Wardrobe lesson -- Mrs. Papendiek's diary (2) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 DOVDove, Rita.
Summary: Here in one volume is a selection of the extraordinary poems of Rita Dove, who, as the nation's Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, brought poetry into the lives of millions of people. Along with a new introduction and poem, Selected Poems comprises Dove's collections The Yellow House on the Corner, which includes a group of poems devoted to the themes of slavery and freedom; Museum, intimate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 DOVAsim, Jabari
Summary: Complemented by black-and-white photos, a young readers' adaptation of the acclaimed memoir by the late civil rights activist recounts her upbringing in Jim Crow-era North Carolina and her fight for equality and justice in America's military environments,churches and courtrooms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROUDone, Phillip
Summary: "After more than thirty years in the classroom, award-winning teacher Phil Done decided that it was time to retire. His days of teaching schoolchildren may have come to an end, but a teacher's job is never truly done, and he set out to write the greatest lesson of his career: a book for educators and parents that would pass along everything he learned about working with kids. The result is this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.102 DONHurley, Kameron
Summary: "The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer, including "We Have Always Fought," which won the 2013 Hugo for Best Related Work. The Geek Feminist Revolution will also feature several entirely new essays written specifically for this volume."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 HURCamerota, Remo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mark Batty 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.7309 CAMDole, Bob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 DOLDore, Madeleine
Summary: "Any given day brings a never-ending list of things to do. There's the work thing, the catch-up thing, the laundry thing, the creative thing, the exercise thing, the family thing, the thing we don't want to do, and the thing we've been putting off, despite it being the most important thing. Even on days when we get a lot done, the thing left undone can leave us feeling guilty, anxious, or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Bell & Sons 1897
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 JAMDamerow, Gail.
Summary: Advice for choosing, purchasing, raising, housing, and showing all breeds of chickens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.5 DAMCapron, Janet.
Summary: New York City, 1971, a balmy August evening: Just seven blocks from her childhood home, a young woman walks into a Park Avenue apartment and into the troubled arms of her first trick. So begins Blue Money- a mostly true account of life in New York's gritty downtown scene- and an intimate, no-holds-barred portrait of prostitution in the lawless era before AIDS and the War on Drugs. Janet quickly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Unamed Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAPCamenson, Blythe.
Summary: Offers a step-by-step guide to the publishing process, including examples of synopses and queries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 CAMFevang, Tove.
Summary: "More than 30 appealing projects--including shawls, scarves, afghans, wrist warmers, placemats, and pillows--can be found in the pages of this introductory guide to the enjoyable art of crochet..."--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trafalgar Square 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.434 FEVDamerow, Gail
Summary: "This accessible introductory guide features original photography tracking the growth and care of a small flock of backyard ducks, and addresses everything the beginner duck keeper needs to know to be successful, including breed selection, housing, feeding, health care, understanding behavior, and egg and meat production"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.5 DAMDamerow, Gail.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.27 DAMCamelo, Wilson.
Summary: Presents a brief history of the United States Air Force and explores its structure, training, and career paths.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 358.4 CAMHove, Carol
Summary: Learn about makerspaces with Make It Yourself! Collages & Sculptures! Young makers will discover what makerspaces are and how to hold maker events. Kids will make crayon mosaics, metal wind chimes, cardboard cityscapes, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Special techniques and tips help kids make the most of their makerspace experiences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798 CAMKnausgsård, Karl Ove
Summary: "Two world-class writers reveal themselves to be the ultimate soccer fans in these collected letters Karl Ove Knausgaard is sitting at home in Skåne with his wife, four small children, and dog. He is watching soccer on TV and falls asleep in front of the set. He likes 0-0 draws, cigarettes, coffee, and Argentina. Fredrik Ekelund is away, in Brazil, where he plays soccer on the beach and watches...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 896 KNACapron, Laurence.
Summary: How should you grow your organization? It is one of the most challenging questions an executive team faces and the wrong answer can break your firm. The problem is most firms' growth strategies emphasize just one type of growth but firms falling into this implementation trap usually end up losing out to a competitor whose approach is more inclusive. Drawing on decades of research and teaching,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 CAPDamerow, Gail
Summary: "Whether you're raising a few backyard chickens or a flock of 100, this is the book you need to keep your birds healthy and safe. With the most up-to-date information on shelter, food, eggs, chicks, health care, and meat, this time-tested authority can help beginners and seasoned pros alike find success with a flock."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2017