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Summary: In the tradition of "Black Hawk Down," The Good Soldiers takes an unforgettable look at the heroes and the ruined soldiers fighting in the Iraq War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7044 FINFrance, David
Summary: "From the creator of and inspired by the seminal documentary of the same name--an Oscar nominee--the definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, and the powerful, heroic stories of the gay activists who refused to die without a fight. Intimately reported, this is the story of the men and women who, watching their friends and lovers fall, ignored by public officials,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.1969 FRAFinkel, David
Summary: "Brent Cummings, an Iraq war veteran, has come home feeling he survived one war only to find himself in the midst of another one. The country he loves and defended for twenty-eight years seems to be unraveling in front of his eyes. Raised to believe in a vision of America that values fairness, honesty, and respect for others, Cummings is increasingly engulfed by the fear and anger sweeping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FINKEL, DAVID FINFinkel, David
Summary: From a MacArthur Fellow and the author of The Good Soldiers, a profound look at life after war.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 362.86 FINFRANCE, DAVID
Summary: Our Fathers is history at its best--as intimate as a diary, as immediate and epic as a novel. When, in early 2002, a team of Boston Globe reporters broke open the pedophilia scandal around Father John J. Geoghan--and then Paul Shanley, Joseph Birmingham, and hundreds of other priests in Boston and across the country--the entire American Catholic Church spun into crisis. But by that time, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BRDWY 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.73 FRAFinkel, David
Summary: In the tradition of "Black Hawk Down," The Good Soldiers takes an unforgettable look at the heroes and the ruined soldiers fighting in the Iraq War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7044 FINFinkel, David
Summary: In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced "the surge" as the newest plan for winning the Iraq war. But the strategy's true story remained unknown to many Americans--until now.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2011
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Summary: Grade 3-5-Twenty-nine recipes, divided by subject, include "Tusken Raider Taters," "Yoda Soda," "C-3PO Pancakes," and so on. Really, they are ordinary, basic recipes, clearly written, and easy to make. Much prepared food is called for, from refrigerator pizza dough to Kit Kat candy bars. The illustrations are a surrealistic combination of food and Star Wars figures that are the same size as or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 DAVSummary: Enter the mythical world of the Gargoyles and get to know the ancient creatures that once guarded a medieval Scottish fortress, and who now have come alive at night to protect the city of Manhattan from evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GARSummary: After not being able to recall the time he spent on an Israeli Army mission during the Lebanon War, Ari attempts to unravel the mystery by traveling around the world to interview old friends and comrades. As the pieces of the puzzle begin to come together, his memory begins to return in illustrations that are surreal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WAL1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WAL
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Summary: Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 SHEFrankeny, Frankie.
Summary: A cookbook with twenty-nine recipes in five categories: Breakfasts, snacks, main courses, desserts, and drinks. "Star Wars" fans of all ages can cook up more out-of-this-world fun in this second collection of intergalactic recipes. This cookbook features healthy snacks, delicious dishes, sweet treats and easy main courses. Contains color photos and recipes, wipe-clean pages and a plastic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 FRAFrank, Matthew Gavin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 FRAFrank, Matthew Gavin
Summary: "Blending elements of reportage, memoir, and incantation, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a stunning investigation into the role of carrier pigeons in South African diamond smuggling. Nearly every town along South Africa's infamous diamond coast has been deemed "overmined." Before the area fully becomes a series of abandoned outposts, journalist Matthew Gavin Frank drives from Oranjemund,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1336 FRASummary: "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: A survey of life on the nation's campuses offers detailed profiles of the best colleges and rankings of colleges in dozens of different categories, along with a wealth of information and applications tips.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House 2023
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Contents: CD 1, Festival Mondial du Jazz d'Antibes, La Pinède, Juan-les-Pins, France (July 25, 1969). Introduction by André Francis -- Directions -- Miles runs the voodoo down -- Milestones -- Footprints -- 'Round midnight -- It's about that time -- Sanctuary -- The theme --
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia/Legacy 2013
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Summary: In 1921, Françoise Frenkel--a Jewish woman from Poland--fulfills a dream. She opens La Maison du Livre, Berlin's first French bookshop, attracting artists and diplomats, celebrities and poets. The shop becomes a haven for intellectual exchange as Nazi ideology begins to poison the culturally rich city. In 1935, the scene continues to darken. First come the new bureaucratic hurdles, followed by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRENKEL, FRANOISE FREJames, Franke.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.72 JAMFrenkel, Sheera
Summary: "Once one of Silicon Valley's greatest success stories, Facebook has been under constant fire for the past five years, roiled by controversies and crises. It turns out that while the tech giant was connecting the world, they were also mishandling users' data, spreading fake news, and amplifying dangerous, polarizing hate speech ... Drawing on their unrivaled sources, Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 FREFranken, Al
Summary: The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRANKEN, AL FRACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B FRANKIN FRAFrankiel, Tamar
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Lights Publishing 1997