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Bissell, Richard M. (Richard Mervin) 1909-1994 Constitutional history United States Constitutional law United States Johnson, Clarence L 1910-1990 Land, Edwin H 1909-1991 Powers, Francis Gary 1929-1977 Stories without words U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) Ward, Lynd 1905-1985 Wood-engraving, AmericanShipton, Alyn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.65 SHIAmar, Akhil Reed
Summary: "A leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the past two decades and illuminates the Constitution's spirit and ongoing relevance When the stories that lead our daily news involve momentous constitutional questions, present-minded journalists and busy citizens cannot always see the stakes clearly. In The Constitution Today, Akhil Reed Amar, America's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342 AMAAmar, Akhil Reed
Summary: "From Illinois to Alabama, and from Florida to Utah, our laws and legal debates arise from distinctive local settings within our vast and varied nation. As the renowned scholar Akhil Amar explains, Abraham Lincoln's argument against the legality of succession can be traced to his Midwestern upbringing, just as a close look at the Florida legislature and state Supreme Court reveals the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342 AMAAmar, Akhil Reed
Summary: "Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar tells the story of America's constitutional conversation during its first eighty years--from the Constitution's birth in 1760 through the 1830s, when the last of America's early leaders died. Amar traces the threadsof Constitutional discourse, uniting history and law in a narrative that seeks both to reveal this history anew and to make clear who was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.7302 AMAAmar, Akhil Reed.
Summary: Explores the little-understood relationship between the written Constitution and the many external factors that shape the interpretations of this foundational document.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2012
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Summary: Dr. Waller "shares wisdom from his ministry, extreme adventures, and longtime marital arts experience to inspire and offer moral guidance to navigate the complex challenges today's men face in daily life". -- inside jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 WALBeer, Amy-Jane.
Summary: Presents an introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of gazelles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.6469 BEEBeer, Amy-Jane.
Summary: Presents an introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of zebras.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2009
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Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of muskrats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.35 BEEBeer, Amy-Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.9322 BEEBeer, Amy-Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2008
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Summary: Boykin reveals how his military duty worked in tandem with his faith to bring him through the bloody storms of foreign battle-- and through the political firestorm that ambushed him in his own country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Faith Words 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BOYKIN, WILLIAM G BOYFeld, Brad.
Contents: Introduction -- Philosophy -- Communication -- Startup company life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2013
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Contents: Reading pictures / Art Spiegelman -- Prelude to a million years -- Song without words -- Vertigo -- On "Prelude to a Million Years" -- The equinox idea -- On "Song Without Words" -- On "Vertigo" -- The Book and the woodblock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 761.2 WARBurpo, Todd.
Summary: Todd Burpo shares his son Colton's experiences having visions of heaven after a near-fatal illness, describing what Colton saw in heaven and the lessons he has learned about faith and love after listening to Colton's stories of his time with Jesus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grupo Nelson 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 460 BURPO, TODD BURWard, Lynd
Summary: From the eve of the Great Depression to the onset of World War II, Lynd Ward, America's first great graphic novelist, bore witness to the roiling, dizzying national scene as both a master printmaker and a socially committed storyteller. His medium of expression, the wordless "novel in woodcuts," was his alone in the United States, and he quickly brought it from bold iconic infancy to a still...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 761.2 WARWurst, Spencer F. (Spencer Free)
Contents: Enlistment and premobilization training, 112th infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard -- Mobilization, basic, and small unit training -- Company, battalion, regimental, and First Army maneuvers, 1941 -- Units in turmoil: Pearl Harbor, Southern training camps, and war-time expansion -- From the 112th infantry to parachute school, Fort Benning -- First assignment: 507 Parachute Infantry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Casemate 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WURReel, Monte
Summary: In A Brotherhood of Spies, award-winning journalist Monte Reel reveals how the U-2 spy program, principally devised by four men working in secret, upended the Cold War and carved a new mission for the CIA. This secret fraternity, made up of Edwin Land, best known as the inventor of instant photography and the head of Polaroid Corporation; Kelly Johnson, a hard-charging taskmaster from Lockheed;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 327.127 REECreed, Patrick.
Summary: Amid all the stories of tragedy and heroism on September 11, there is one tale that has yet to be told--the gripping account of ordinary men and women braving the inferno at the Pentagon to rescue friends and co-workers, save the nation's military headquarters, and defend their country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presidio Press/Ballantine Books 2008
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Summary: "David Beckham starred for great soccer teams in England, Spain, and the United States. Off the field, he's one of the biggest superstars in sports. Read about the life of a soccer celebrity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BECFinn, Carrie.
Summary: Discusses ways to solve honesty issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2007
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Summary: "Kind Kendra" explains what it means to be brave, and how to be confident in uncomfortable situations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2007