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Asim, Jabari

Summary: A biography of the former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read, and his triumphant pursuit of a college education.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012

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

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

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB WASHINGTON ASI

Van Lente, Fred

Summary: A graphic biography of America's first president blends true facts with humorous illustrations to bring American history to life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VAN

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3 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAS

Brown, Daniel

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from Eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 797.123 BRO

Kilmeade, Brian.

Summary: When General George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied--thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring. Washington realized that he couldn't beat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 KIL

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.4 KIL

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 KIL

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.4 KIL

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US Kilmeade

Brown, Daniel

Summary: This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adof Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013

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Irving, Washington

Summary: An annotated edition of "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.," which contains more than thirty essays, sketches, and tales by nineteenth-century American writer Washington Irving, including "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IRV

Washington, George

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.43092 LEN

Washington, Peter.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 1995

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Irving, Washington

Summary: From the Publisher: America's first internationally acclaimed author, Washington Irving, was also one of the first to write about its then far-western frontier. After seventeen years in Europe, the famous author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" returned to America and undertook an extensive three-month journey through present-day Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Describing scenery and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.02 IRV

Washington, Kerry

Summary: In this profoundly moving and beautifully written memoir, the award-winning actor and activist provides an intimate view into both her public and private worlds as she chronicles her life's journey thus far, sharing how she discovered her truest self and, with it, a deeper sense of belonging.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WASHINGTON, KERRY WAS

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio Washington

Washington, Margaret.

Summary: The autobiography of the pioneer for racial and sexual equality discusses her years as a slave in upstate New York and describes the spiritual revelations that turned her into an abolitionist.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1993

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRUTHE, SOJOURNER TRU

Washington, George

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1966

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.26 WAS

Washington, George

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.41 WAS

Washington, Maya

Summary: An award-winning narrative and documentary filmmaker and daughter of a football legend retraces her father's journey from the segregated South to Michigan State during the peak of the civil rights movement and his journey as an NFL pioneer after the 1967draft.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WASHINGTON, GENE WAS

Bijan, Donia.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 641.5092 BIJ

Borman, Tracy

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "Anne Boleyn may be best known for losing her head, but as Tudor expert Tracy Borman reveals in a book that recasts British history, her greatest legacy lies in the path-breaking reign of her daughter, Elizabeth. Much of the fascination with Britain's legendary Tudors centers around the dramas surrounding Henry VIII and his six wives and Elizabeth I's rumored liaisons. Yet the most fascinating...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BOR

Amidon, Ervan L. (Ervan Lloyd)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: E.L. Amidon 1986

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1 available in Reference Office, Call number: GEN 929.2 Ami

Borman, Tracy.

Summary: Chronicles the achievements of Matilda of Flanders, the ruthless wife of William the Conqueror, who eschewed the traditional views of women in medieval society.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATILDA, QUEEN BOR

Stevens, Bryna.

Summary: Relates how a determined aunt and a boy who swallowed a knife made it possible for young George Frederic Handel to study music despite his father's strong objections.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1990

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB HANDEL STE

Freedman, Bryn.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Faber and Faber 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 FRE

Borman, Frank

Summary: An autobiography by the former astronaut who flew Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 missions, and later served as a diplomat and then president of Eastern Airlines.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1988

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.45 BOR

Bream, Shannon

Summary: "A book about the families in the Bible"-- "In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God's plans can turn our worlds upside down. She tells the story of Jochebed, a mother who took enormous risks to protect her son, Moses, from Pharaoh. Could Jochebed have imagined that God's actual design for her son involved flight into...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fox News Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.8 BRE

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Christ Bream

Loewinsohn, Briana

Summary: "Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden, a forest, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman, her early memories as a child, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to a parent who struggles with mental illness. Gorgeously illustrated in a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LOEWINSOHN, BRIA LOE

Bryant, Jen

Summary: Presents an illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PIP

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