Scarpa, Linda
Summary: "Gregory Scarpa, Sr. was a stone-cold killer in the Colombo crime family, but to Linda, he was also a loving, devoted father. She reveals what it was like to grow up in the violent world of the mob and to come to grips with the truth about her father and the devastation he wrought"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 SCARPA, LINDA SCARockliff, Mara
Summary: Presents the life of the creator of the Esperanto language, describing how the hostilities of Zamenhof's multiethnic childhood home inspired him to create a universal language to connect others and promote peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ZAMSummary: "The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past-cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MYTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MYTHubbs, Carl L. (Carl Leavitt)
Summary: "Organized by fish family, with sections on waters of the Great Lakes region, zoogeography, field study and collection, preservation of fishes for study, fish identification, anatomy, terminology, and more, Fishes of the Great Lakes Region is comprehensive in its scope and breadth of information--truly the classic book on Great Lakes fishes. The book also documents a half century of changes in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2004
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 597.176 HUBThompson, Mark L.
Summary: "For the first time, a historian and seasoned mariner looks beyond the specific circumstances of individual shipwrecks in an effort to reach a clearer understanding of the economic, political, and psychological factors that have influenced the 25,000 wrecks on the Great Lakes over the past 300 years. Looking at the entire tragic history of ship-wrecks on North America's expansive inland seas,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 THOGray, Mary L. (Mary Lackritz)
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.73 GRAThompson, Mark L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.245 THOGardner, Mark L.
Summary: Draws on primary sources, including newspaper reports, to recreate the hour-by-hour story of the James-Younger gang's last robbery, the ensuing manhunt and the bloody final shootout on the Watonwan River.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1552 GARGardner, Mark L.
Summary: Draws on primary sources to recreate Sheriff Pat Garrett's manhunt for Billy the Kid, the Wild West's most notorious outlaw, and offers a dual biography of the two legendary larger-than-life figures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1991
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 386.22 THOHart, Carl L.
Summary: "From one of the world's foremost experts on the effects of recreational drugs on the mind and body, a powerful argument that the greatest dangers from drugs flow from their being illegal, and a field guide to their use as part of a responsible and happy life. Dr. Carl Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former Chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.973 HARCary, Mara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.41 CARTrump, Mary L.
Summary: The #1 bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough examines America's national trauma, rooted in our history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration's corrupt and immoral policies, and reveals what must be done to rebuild our faith in leadership.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.0973 TRUHubbard, Rita L
Summary: "A picture book biography sharing the inspiring and incredible true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio WalkerBorges, Marco
Summary: "Accessible and easy-to-follow, The Greenprint is a movement to embrace your absolute best and healthiest life. Through his more than two decades of experience working with clients, including some of the world's biggest celebrities, and spearheading exercise and nutrition research, Borges developed the groundbreaking "22 Laws of Plants," which he's determined are the most important plant-based...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 BORHitchcock, Darcy E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Earthscan 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4083 HITSonnino, Piera
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SONAllen, Pam
Summary: Learn to: cast on, knit in the round, measure the gauge of a knitted piece, and more; master techniques with step-by-step instruction; practice your skills on projects and patterns included in the book; view step-by-step knitting demonstrations online"--Cover. This friendly, hands-on guide shows you how to create beautiful, timeless pieces, whether you're just picking up needles for the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 ALLSummary: Of the many themes that characterize U.S. history, immigration is one of the most constant and most pervasive. Since the first European and African immigrants began arriving in North America during the early seventeenth century, immigrants have steadily poured into what is now the United States. During the early twenty-first century, that flow has continued unabated--the major difference being...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grey House Publishing/Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Service 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Society 1991
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2 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 945.634 MCDBongino, Dan
Summary: Using FBI documents, Bongino unspools a complex sequence of corruption behind desperate multimillion-dollar plans to stop Trump's re-election. He reveals the outrageous actions of Robert Mueller's investigators, delves into the disturbing presence of Obama's fixer, and shows that the case against Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was stoked by a Flynn-fixated paid operative. In the final chapter, Bongino...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Post Hill Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 BONRosenstock, Barb
Summary: "Known for both his paintings and stained-glass windows, Marc Chagall rose from humble beginnings to become one of the world's most renowned artists. Admired for his use of color and the powerful emotion in his work, Chagall led a career that spanned decades and continents, and he never stopped growing. This lyrical narrative shows readers, through many different windows, the pre-WWI childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knoff 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHAIacoboni, Marco.
Summary: Draws on recent scientific findings in neuroscience to introduce the concept of mirror neuron "smart cells" that enable a person's ability to understand fellow humans, in an account that evaluates the role of mirror neurons in a range of aspects from morality and addiction to political affiliations and consumer choices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: WW Publishers 1990