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Korda, Michael

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "His epic narrative begins with Rupert Brooke, "the handsomest young man in England" and perhaps its most famous young poet in the halcyon days of the Edwardian Age, and ends five years later with Wilfred Owen, killed in action at twenty-five, only one week before the armistice. With bitter irony, Owen's mother received the telegram informing her of his death on November 11, just as church...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2024

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Golenbock, Peter

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Summary: "In Baseball Heaven, bestselling baseball author Peter Golenbock returns with the sequel to his highly praised Whispers of the Gods, bringing to life more baseball legends through timeless interviews"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2024

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Lee, Jen Sookfong

Summary: "What drives people to search for new homes? From war zones to politics, there are many reasons why people have always searched for a place to call home. In Finding Home: The Journey of Immigrants and Refugees we discover how human migration has shaped our world. We explore its origins and the current issues facing immigrants and refugees today, and we hear the first-hand stories of people who...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 304.8 LEE

Dearborn, Mary V.

2 holds on 1 copy

Summary: V. S. Pritchett called her "a genius." Gore Vidal described her as a "beloved novelist of singular brilliance... Of all the Southern writers, she is the most apt to endure..." And Tennessee Williams said, "The only real writer the South ever turned out, was Carson." She was born Lula Carson Smith in Columbus, Georgia. Her dream was to become a concert pianist, though she'd been writing since...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B MCCULLERS DEA

Smith, Elliott

Summary: "Juneteenth is the celebration of the day enslaved people in Texas were were told they were freed. This book explores Juneteenth's little-told history, from the first Jubilee to the making of a national holiday"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.263 SMI

Skomal, Gregory

Summary: "As shark attacks continue to rise along the coast of New England, Dr. Greg Skomal, the leading great white shark expert in the country, takes readers on a gripping exploration of these apex predators and the factors in their resurgence"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597.3 SKO

Wimmer, Chris

Summary: "From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology. The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many individuals who are considered legends by modern readers were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous - or...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 WIM

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 WIM

Choy, Catherine Ceniza

Summary: "Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0495 CHO

Lankford, Andrea

Summary: "As a park ranger with the National Park Service's law enforcement team, Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful (and dangerous) landscapes across America, from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon. But though she had the support of the agency, Andrea grew frustrated with the service's bureaucratic idiosyncrasies, and left the force after twelve years. Two decades...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.2 LAN
1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLE

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crime Lankford

Maté, Gabor

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Summary: "From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based--and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition." -- Amazon.com

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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Mind Mate

Dubus, Andre

Summary: "During childhood summers in Louisiana, Andre Dubus III's grandfather taught him that men's work is hard. As an adult, whether tracking down a drug lord in Mexico as a bounty hunter or grappling with privilege while living with a rich girlfriend in New York City, Dubus worked--at being a better worker and a better human being. In Ghost Dogs, Dubus's nonfiction prowess is on full display in his...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton 2024

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Grush, Loren

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Summary: "When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots--a group then made up exclusively of men--had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.4 GRU

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.4 GRU

Lance, Rachel

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Summary: "This is a previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers-men and women-who exposed themselves to extraordinary risks to make D-Day a success"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2024

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DiGregorio, Sarah

Summary: "Impelled by the premature birth of her daughter, a journalist explores how modern medicine has changed regarding the care of babies born too early and of the ethical issues that can be involved"--Kirkus.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 DIG

Beard, Mary

Summary: The best-selling author of The Fires of Vesuvius presents a comprehensive history of the social and political world of the Roman emperors including Julius Caesar, Nero, Alexander Severus, Caligula, and Marcus Aurelius.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton Company 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 BEA

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