Spencer, Elizabeth
Summary: Over the course of a career that spanned six decades, the southern novelist and short story writer Elizabeth Spencer established herself as one of the finest literary artists of a generation that included Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and Eudora Welty. This definitive volume brings together three remarkable novels: The Voice at the Back Door, her powerful masterpiece about racial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SPESteves, Rick
Summary: "You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe. With Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door, you'll learn how to: Plan your itinerary and maximize your time ; Pack light and right ; Find good-value hotels and restaurants ; Travel smoothly by train, bus, car, and plane ; Avoid crowds and tourist scams ; Hurdle the language barrier ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel 2022
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Summary: "The martial art of tae kwon do is based on more than 5,000 years of Korean tradition. It's a combat system that focuses not only on physical performance but also on mental and spiritual wellness. The name of this martial art loosely means foot, fist, and discipline, and tae kwon do combines the strength of the body with the agility of the mind. Today, tae kwon do is a popular martial art for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.815 CORAdamson, Thomas K.
Summary: Presents information on tae kwon do, including basic skills, training, competitions, and safety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone/Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.815 ADAKirby, David
Summary: "A revealing book about how government, law enforcement, and bureaucratic interests are seizing our property, our children, our savings, and our fundamental American rights-and how to fight back. Liberty and justice for all is the bedrock of American democracy, but has America betrayed our founders' vision for the nation? In When They Come For You, New York Times bestselling author David Kirby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 KIRBailar, Schuyler
Summary: "Just a few years ago, Schuyler Bailar rose to national and international prominence when he became the first openly transgender athlete to compete on an NCAA Division 1 team in any sport. A top high school prospect, Schuyler had been recruited by Harvard for the women's team, but after taking a gap year to address mental health and ultimately to transition, Schuyler swam instead for Harvard's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 BAIColapinto, John
Summary: "A New York Times bestselling writer explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us. Finally, a vital topic that has never had its own book gets its due"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.2 COLAlley, Zoe B.
Summary: As his plans are spoiled over and over again, the wolf keeps trying to find his dinner, in this retelling of five well-known stories and fables.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2008
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Contents: Death in the tall grass -- The Battle of Hill 861 -- Khe Sanh Combat Base -- The Battle of Khe Sanh Village -- Muscle Shoals -- The walking dead -- "Should we withdraw from Khe Sanh?" -- "Hell in a very small place" -- The Battle of Hill 861 Alpha -- "Tanks in the wire" -- The Battle of Hill 64 -- "We are not going to be defeated at Khe Sanh" -- "What the hell is out there?" -- "Proud to be a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 JONAlvarez, A. (Alfred)
Contents: Finding a Voice -- Listening -- The Cult of Personality and the Myth of the Artist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 801.92 ALVFerris, William
Summary: Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, Give My Poor Heart Ease puts a searing selection of the artistically and emotionally rich voices from this invaluable documentary record....
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.643 FERSummary: The men and women in Invisible Hands reveal the human rights abuses occurring behind the scenes of the global economy. These narrators--including phone manufacturers in China, copper miners in Zambia, garment workers in Bangladesh, and farmers around the world--reveal the secret history of the things we buy, including lives and communities devastated by low wages, environmental degradation, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McSweeney's 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 INVPatterson, James
Summary: The House Next Door (with Susan DiLallo): Married mother of three Laura Sherman was thrilled when her new neighbor invited her on some errands. But a few quick tasks became a long lunch-and now things could go too far with a man who isn't what he seems ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PATSummary: From The Voice of the Martyrs comes the dramatic, animated retelling of the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of the last surviving apostle, John. Journey with Jesus and encounter His miracles, His astonishing teaching, and His unsurpassed bravery. Discover the power and love of Jesus Christ and see why His followers risked all to carry His message to the ends of the earth. Children...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gateway Films (Vision Video) 2011
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Summary: Provides information about the Civil War, from how the war started to what life was like in the North and South.
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Publisher / Publication Date: little bee books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 OHLJacobson, Sidney.
Contents: The motorcycle diarist -- The plight of Latin America, 1953 -- Back on the road -- Cuba -- Victory -- Crisis after crisis -- The revolutionary -- The Congo misadventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GUEVARA, ERNESTO JACOhlin, Nancy
Summary: Presents information on the American Revolution, from how the war started to the pivotal persons, battles, and places during the war, and provides little known facts and trivia on daily life in colonial America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 OHLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 OHLSummary: Examines the myth and reality of Che Guevara including his friendship with Castro, his world travels, his days as guerilla leader and his death at age 39.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1997
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHESchneider, Jack
Summary: "A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door is about the right-wing agenda to dismantle public education, assessing the myriads of ways our education system is being eroded with privatization measures that exacerbate inequality"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.973 SCHEatwell, Piu Marie.
Summary: Examines the accuracy and falsehood of beliefs English-speakers hold about France and the French in such areas as food, women, sex, sanitation, manners, history, culture, the city of Paris, vacations, and foreign relations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944 EATHarts, Minda
Summary: "A guide for girls of color looking to find their voice and claim space as they prepare for high school, college, and their careers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.235 HARBirkerts, Sven.
Summary: "In The Art of Time in Memoir, critic, editor, and memoirist Sven Birkerts examines the human impulse to write about the self. "Memoir is, for better and often for worse, the genre of our times," Birkerts writes. But what makes one memoir memorable and another self-serving? What determines the difference between graceful disclosure and sensational self-exposure? Birkerts argues that the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.93592 BIRDennett, D. C. (Daniel Clement)
Summary: A leading philosopher offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind that explores the deep interactions of evolution, brains, and human culture, demonstrating the role of culture in installing memes, including language, in the mind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017
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Summary: In 1962, Ezra Jack Keats's picture book The Snowy Day introduced readers to young Peter, the first African American protagonist in a full-color children's book, who traipsed alone through the snowy, wondrous sidewalks of New York City. The book was a runaway success, capturing the Caldecott Medal and selling more than two million copies. In The Snowy Day and subsequent books, Keats's awareness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Museum, under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America 2011