Brimner, Larry Dane
Summary: "Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving wanted to live out their married life near family in Virginia. However, the state refused to let them--because Richard was white and Mildred was black. After being arrested and charged with a crime, the Lovings were forced to leave their home--until they turned to the legal system. In one of the country's most prominent legal battles, Loving v....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.845 BRIMullins, Sasha.
Summary: A history of women bikers profiles women from today's motorcycle scene including Cher, Julia Roberts, and Rosie O'Donnell; and provides inspirational stories of everyday women whose biking experiences have helped them overcome adversity or marked their family lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 MULMcCammon, Sarah
Summary: A work of memoir and investigative journalism on the exvangelical movement: its origins; stories of its members; and massive social, cultural and political impact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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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 JONNearing, Helen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 NEARobb, Alice
Summary: "An incisive exploration of ballet's role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet. Ballet is an art full of hyper-feminine trappings, but beneath the ornate costumes and exaggerated stage makeup, traits like thinness, stoicism, and submission are valued above all else....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROBB, ALICE ROBLehmann, Devra
Summary: "Socrates: A Life Worth Living traces the life and ideas of one of Western Civilization's founding philosophers, whose influence is still felt more than two thousand years later. Socrates is famous for how he died, executed by the Athenian government for corrupting the youth of Athens, but his most important contribution was to challenge the people around him to test their ideas and beliefs in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2022
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Summary: Paying homage to Lou Reed's groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth anniversary, this first-hand account of the album's impact on the LGBTQIA+ community captures a pivotal moment when those long silenced were finally given a voice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 DOOKiernan, Denise
Summary: "All across the world, among hundreds of cultures, over centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But in America, we didn't have an official Thanksgiving holiday until the 1800s. The holiday Americans know today exists because of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, a spirited letter-writing campaign, a sympathetic president, and a civil war."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J394.2649 KIEKarbo, Karen.
Contents: The importance of being brash -- Strive to defy categorization -- The necessity of having an aviator in your life -- How to stick to your knitting -- The impracticality of marriage -- Making the most of a dysfunctional relationship -- Some thoughts on denial -- Fear management, the Hepburn way -- Thinking like a legend -- Twenty-two ways to get your Hepburn on.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HEPBURN, KATHARINE KARGilman, Charlotte Perkins
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Wisconsin Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GILMAN, CHARLOTTER PERKINS GILLinehan, Marsha
Summary: Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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Summary: If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, then what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she began a quest to better understand what the Bible is and how it is meant to be read. What she discovered changed her--and it will change you too. Drawing on the best in recent scholarship and using...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.6 EVACollins, Paul
Summary: Describes the personal and professional life of the master of the horror behind "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and other classic works, including a discussion of his rocky relationship with his wealthy adoptive father and his time spent working as an editor and reviewer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POE, EDGAR ALLAN COLMcAlary, Brooke
Summary: "Are you constantly striving to keep up with life's busy expectations? It's easy to feel consumed with the desire to "succeed" and "acquire" and miss the simple opportunities waiting for you to slow down: a walk in the forest, sharing laughter with family, a personal moment of gratitude...Slow provides practical advice and fascinating insights into: messiness to mindfulness, decluttering to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 158.1 MCAFine, Doug.
Summary: Like many Americans, Doug Fine enjoys his creature comforts, but he also knows full well they keep him addicted to oil. So he wonders: Is it possible to keep his Netflix and his car, his Wi-Fi and his subwoofers, and still reduce his carbon footprint? Inan attempt to find out, Fine moves to a remote ranch in New Mexico, where he brazenly vows to grow his own food, use sunlight to power his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.72 FINRiess, Jana.
Contents: Choosing practices -- Fasting in the desert -- Meeting Jesus in the kitchen, or not -- Lectio divination -- Nixing shoppertainment -- Centering prayer, er, the Jesus prayer ... Look! A squirrel! -- Unorthodox Sabbath -- Thanksgiving every day -- Benedictine hospitality -- What would Jesus eat? -- Seven ... five ... three times a day will I praise you -- Generosity -- Practice makes imperfect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 RIEThompkins, Allison V.
Summary: "Allison Thompkins was born with cerebral palsy and a mission to improve the world for people with disabilities. In this book written with one finger and eye movements, Allison shares eight essential spiritual practices to help people with disabilities connect with the Divine and live joyful, meaning-filled lives: surrender, prayer, grace, synchronicity, meditation, gratitude, service, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 204.4 THOBecker, Barbara (Barbara Anne)
Summary: ""We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love," Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood. When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die? With a keen eye towards that which makes life worth living,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021