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American Civil War (1861-1865) Constitutional history Constitutional history United States 19th century Epic poetry, Greek History Legislation Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Influence United States United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Law and legislation United States. 13th-15th Amendments.Toner, Jacqueline B.
Summary: Via a pirate theme, teaches school-age children techniques to reduce and overcome feelings of jealousy and envy through writing and drawing activities and self-help exercises and strategies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 152.4 TONJones, Jacqueline
Summary: "Before, during, and after the US Civil War, Boston's Black workers were barred from the skilled trades, factory work, and public-works projects. In Boston, as in cities across the North, white abolitionists focused virtually all their energies on the plight of enslaved Black Southerners, while refusing to address the challenges faced by their Black neighbors. The author presents inspiring and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.4 JONMarcus, Jacqueline B.
Summary: "No carbs? No problem! If you don't know what to eat when you can't eat carbs, this book will show you more than 100 easy and delicious options. Recipes for snacks, lunches, entrées, sides, salads and breakfasts with all the flavor and none of the carbs will keep you satisfied throughout the day. And a useful introduction will help you brush up on keto basics and inspire you to cut out the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Publications International, Ltd. 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510.9 BOYContents: Director's preface / Susan Weber Soros -- Foreword / Jacqueline M. Atkins -- Introduction / J.M. Atkins -- Maps -- Time line 1895-1945: The Asia Pacific War and its precedents, 1895-1945 / Yumiko Yamamori. -- Part I. Setting the context: Ch.1. Setting the context / J.M. Atkins -- Ch.2. Propaganda on the home fronts: clothing and textiles as message / J.M. Atkins -- Ch.3. Propaganda precedents:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published for the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York by Yale University Press 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 940.5488 ATKSwain, Roger B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons & Burford 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 SWASummary: The story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work. Through unprecedented access to family members, archival materials, and his work, this program presents the most complete portrait of the artist, bearing witness to a legacy just at the moment it is evolving.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WYEPascal, Janet B.
Summary: "The Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets! The Tower of London draws more than 2 million visitors a year! Almost 1,000 years old and first built by William the Conqueror in 1066, the tower has been a fortress, a palace, a zoo, and an exhibit site for the amazing Crown Jewels. But the tower's reputation as a prison is probably what accounts for its popularity! Two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 942.1 PASJones, B. J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hollym International 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.7 JONJones, Margaret B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 098.3 JONStavros, Jacqueline M.
Summary: Conversations are at the core of how we interact. We all know that conversations influence us, but we rarely stop to think about how much impact they have on our well-being and our ability to thrive. This book shows how Appreciative Inquiry (AI)--one of the most widely used new approaches for fostering positive change for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities--can help everyone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, a BK Life Book, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 STAHeriteau, Jacqueline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co., c1994. 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633.7 HeriteauTower, Jeremiah
Summary: "An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs Table Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this book tells you exactly how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 395 TOWAkçam, Taner
Contents: The Ottoman state and its non-Muslim populations -- The Union and progress era -- Turkish nationalism -- What led to the decision for genocide? -- The decision and its aftermath -- The question of punishing the "Turk" -- Ottoman government initiatives -- The Turkish national movement's position on the genocide -- The final phase of the trials -- Why the postwar trials failed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.62 AKCFoner, Eric.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.01 FONFoner, Eric
Summary: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner relates the dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 FONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 FONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 FONFoner, Eric.
Summary: This new examination of the years of Emancipation and Reconstruction during and immediately following the Civil War emphasizes the era's political and cultural meaning for today's America. Historian Foner overturns numerous assumptions growing out of the traditional understanding of the period, which is based almost exclusively on white sources and shaped by (often unconscious) racism. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 FONTone, Joe
Summary: The dramatic true story of two brothers living parallel lives on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border -- and how their lives converged in a major criminal conspiracy. José Treviño was a devoted family man working as a bricklayer in Texas. Back in Mexico, his younger brother Miguel was ascending to the top ranks of Los Zetas, a notoriously bloody drug cartel. One day José showed up at a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 TONFoner, Eric
Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar comes a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 FONFoner, Eric
Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time. The Declaration of Independence announced equality as an American ideal, but it took the Civil War and the subsequent adoption of three constitutional amendments to establish that ideal as American law. The...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 342.73 FONTozer, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: L. Ashley 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391 TOZFoner, Eric.
Summary: In a landmark work of deep scholarship and insight, Foner gives us a life of Lincoln as it intertwined with slavery, the defining issue of the time and the tragic hallmark of American history. The author demonstrates how Lincoln navigated a dynamic political landscape deftly, moving in measured steps, often on a path forged by abolitionists and radicals in his party, and that Lincoln's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 FONFoner, Nancy
Summary: "An in-depth look at the many ways immigration has redefined modern America. The impact of immigrants over the past half century has become so much a part of everyday life in the United States that we sometimes fail to see it. This deeply researched bookby one of America's leading immigration scholars tells the story of how immigrants are fundamentally changing this country.An astonishing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 FONHomer
Summary: Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Homer's Odyssey is the best and best loved modern translation of the greatest of all epic poems.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014