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Creative ability Gender identity in sports Goal (Psychology) Self-actualization (Psychology) Sex discrimination against women Sex discrimination in sports Law and legislation Sexism in sports journalism Sports Social aspects Stereotypes (Social psychology) in sports Women athletes Legal status, laws, etcJohns, Geoff
Summary: While dealing with personal issues within the JSA, members Atom Smasher, Black Adam, Mr. Terrific, Dr. Mid-Nite, Sand, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl are abducted by Roulette to participate in her version of gladiator games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2003
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JSABarnes, Katie
Summary: "A richly reported and provocative look at the history of women's sports and the controversy surrounding trans athletes by a leading LGBTQ+ sports journalist. For decades women have been playing competitive sports thanks in large part to the protective cover of Title IX. Since passage of that law, the number of women participating in sports and the level of competition in high school, college,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: "A revolutionary, real-world solution to the problem of unpaid, invisible work that women have shouldered for too long--from a woman tapped by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine as the expert on this topic for a new generation of women"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 1958
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812 LERSargent, Greg
Summary: "The acclaimed and razor-sharp Washington Post writer on the Republican subversion of our democracy, and what must be done to save ourselves before it's too late. American democracy is facing a crisis as fraught as we've seen in decades. Donald Trump's presidency has raised the specter of authoritarian rule. Extreme polarization and the scorched-earth war between the parties drags on with no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 SARCannell, Michael T.
Summary: Documents the nearly two-decade manhunt for a serial bomber in mid-twentieth-century New York, citing the contributions of police captain Howard Finney and psychiatrist James Brussel in developing investigative techniques that would shape new approaches in American law enforcement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 CANSmith, Timothy R.
Summary: " ... Buck Wilder uses hard-working beavers, prickly porcupines, team-spirited ants and nine more of his favorite animal friends to show how nature and life are connected"--Cover verso.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buck Wilder 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177 SMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 177 SMIToriseva, Janne
Summary: The Angry Birds' adventures continue as they visit a pastry fair, play tricks on the pigs, and check out what is burning on the island.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW/Rovio Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ANGWilliams, Andrea
Summary: "The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and her ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANJohnson, Mark
Summary: Doping is as old as organized sports. From baseball to horse racing, cycling to track and field, drugs have been used to enhance performance for 150 years. For much of that time, doping to do better was expected. It was doping to throw a game that stirred outrage. Today, though, athletes are vilified for using performance-enhancing drugs. Damned as moral deviants who shred the fair-play...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Velo Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306 JOHNational Federation of State High School Associations
Contents: Introduction to football officiating -- Game procedures and responsibilities -- Four-person crew mechanics -- Five-person crew mechanics -- The game -- Play -- Keeping it fair -- Appendix. NFHS officiating signals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.3323 OFFRodsky, Eve
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and "the Marie Kondo of relationships" comes an inspirational guide for setting new personal goals, rediscovering your interests, cultivating creativity, and reclaiming your Unicorn Space"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 RODCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 RODHurston, Zora Neale
Summary: "One of the most acclaimed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston was a gifted novelist, playwright, and essayist. Drawn from three decades of her work, this anthology showcases her development as a writer, from her early pieces expounding on the beauty and precision of African American art to some of her final published works, covering the sensational trial of Ruby McCollum, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 HURCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 HURJonson, Ben
Summary: This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. The texts of these plays have all been newly edited for this volume, and are presented with modernized spelling. Stage directions have been added to help actors and directors reconstruct the play the way it would have been performed in the seventeenth century, and the introduction,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford Paperbacks 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.3 JonsonKubo, Mitsurou
Summary: "The president of Kanan High School's drama club is also its only member: Hanataka. Three years from now, Hanataka is going to be a celebrity famous for her sex appeal, but in high school she's timid, unsociable, shabby-looking, and widely disliked. Kinichiro can't help but be fascinated with her, and convinces Usami to have the ouendan cheer for the drama club's performance at the school...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 AGAAllen, Marshall
Summary: "From award-winning ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen, a primer for anyone who wants to fight the predatory health care system--and win. Every year, millions of Americans are overcharged and underserved while the health care industry makes record profits. We know something is wrong, but the layers of bureaucracy designed to discourage complaints make pushing back seem impossible. At least,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2021