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Summary: "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.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Summary: On June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and his fiancee Mildred Jeter traveled from Caroline County, VA, to Washington, D.C. to be married. Later, the newlyweds were arrested, tried and convicted of the felony crime of miscegenation. Two young ACLU lawyers took on the Lovings case, fully aware of the challenges posed. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor on June 12, 1967 and resulted...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2013

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LOV

Irwin, Barbara J.

Summary: Passing the NCLEX-RN exam is not just about what you know--it's about how you think. With expert critical thinking strategies and targeted practice, Kaplan's NCLEX-RN 2017 Strategies, Practice & Review shows you how to leverage your content knowledge to think like a nurse.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378 NCL

Irwin, Barbara J.

Summary: The NCLEX-RN exam tests how you'll apply the medical knowledge you've gained in real-life situations. In NCLEX-RN Premier 2017, Kaplan's all-star nursing faculty teaches you 10 critical thinking pathways to help you break down what exam questions are asking. Eight chapters end with practice sets to help you put these critical thinking principles into action

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing, a division of Kaplan, Inc. 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610 NCL

Desai, Mihir A. (Mihir Arvind)

Summary: The Harvard Business School professor draws upon literature, film, philosophy, and history to argue that, at the core of finance and financial practices, there is a place for principles, ethics, and humanity.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332 DES

Summary: Complementing the British Library exhibit, provides an overview of the Hogwarts curriculum, covering thousands of years of magic history and displaying artifacts released from the Library's archives, previously-unseen materials, and items from throughout the world.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 823 HAR

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 823 ROW

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J823 HAR

Teffi, N. A. (Nadezhda Aleksandrovna)

Summary: In 1918, in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Teffi, whose stories and journalism had made her a celebrity in Moscow, was invited to read from her work in Ukraine. She accepted the invitation eagerly, though she had every intention of returning home. As it happened, her trip ended four years later in Paris, where she would spend the rest of her life in exile. None of this was...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Books 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TEFFI, N.A TEF

Hemmleb, Jochen

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mountaineers Books 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 HEM

Liebling, A. J. (Abbott Joseph)

Contents: The sweet science -- The Earl of Louisiana -- The jollity building -- Between meals -- The press.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.52 LIE

Cooper, J. A. (John A.)

Summary: "Wise up about dinosaurs! From Alamosaurus to Yunnanosaurus, here's a detailed guide to the these amazing animals that lived millions of years before us" -- page 1 of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media, an imprint of Black Rabbit Books 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 COO

Coleman, J. A. (James A.)

Summary: "... packed with information on heroes and heroines, mythical beasts, imaginary characters, legendary artifacts, mythological places and celebrated historical figures ...The scope of the book ... covering ... many cultures and countries ..."--Dust jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Arcturus 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291 COL
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 398 COL

Jance, J. A. (Judith A.)

Summary: "Driven by a compulsion that challenges his self-control, the man calling himself Charles Milton prowls the rodeo circuit, hunting young women. For years, he has been meticulous in his methods, abducting, murdering, and disposing of his victims while leaving no evidence of his crimes--or their identities--behind. Indigenous women have become his target of choice, knowing law enforcement's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in New Large Print, Call number: LP FIC JAN

Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)

Summary: "Walter F. White led two lives: one as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and the NAACP in the early twentieth century; the other as a white newspaperman who covered lynching crimes in the Deep South at the blazing height of racial violence. Born mixed race and with very fair skin and straight hair, White was able to "pass" for white. He leveraged this ambiguity as a reporter, bringing to light...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WHITE, WALTER F. BAI

O'Toole, G. J. A. (George J. A.)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1984

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.89 OTO

Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)

Summary: A look at the president's tumultuous first four months in office examines the events he presided over, including the founding of the United Nations, the Nazi surrender, the liberation of concentration camps, and the decision to drop the bomb.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)

Summary: "From the New York Times best-selling author of The Accidental President comes the thrilling story of the 1948 presidential election, one of the greatest election stories of all time, as Truman mounted a history-making comeback and staked a claim for a new course for America."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 BAI

Hamler, A. J. (Anthony J.)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Linden Pub. 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.08 HAM

Hamler, A. J. (Anthony J.)

Summary: Anyone who has ever entertained knows that guests inevitably end up in the kitchen--so what better place to showcase your woodworking? Why not add a hand-crafted focal point--a kitchen island or handsome touches such as a cutting board, spice rack, or rolling pin? Whether you are outfitting your own kitchen or looking for a gift idea for a fellow foodie, The Woodworker's Kitchen has a range of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Popular Woodworking Books 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 HAM

Kozloski, A. J. (Arnold J.)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tab Books 1985

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.12 KOZ

McMichael, A. J. (Anthony J.)

Summary: When we think "climate change," we think of man-made global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. But natural climate change has occurred throughout human history, and populations have had to adapt to its vicissitudes. Tony McMichael, a renowned epidemiologist and a pioneer in the field of how human health relates to climate change, is the ideal guide to this phenomenon, and in his...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 MCM

Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)

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Summary: Chronicles Detroit's dramatic transition from an automobile manufacturing center to a highly efficient producer of World War II airplanes, citing the essential role of Edsel Ford's rebellion against his father, Henry Ford.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.53 BAI

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 BAI

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.531 BAI

Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.72 BAI

Jacobs, A. J.

Summary: Raised in a secular family but interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to attempt to obey the Bible as literally as possible for one full year. He vows to follow the Ten Commandments. To be fruitful and multiply. To love his neighbor. But also to obey the hundreds of less publicized rules: to avoid wearing clothes made of mixed fibers; to stone adulterers....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220 JAC

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220 JAC

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 220 Jac

Jacobs, A. J.

Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America's foundational document?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishing 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 JAC

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