Wong, Phyllis Michael
Summary: "Phyllis Michael Wong tells the stories of the "Gossard Girls," women who sewed corsets and bras at factories in Ispheming and Gwinn in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, from the early twentieth century to the 1970s. Particularly as the Upper Peninsula's mines were exhausted and its stands of timber depleted, the Gossard Girls' income sustained both their families and the local economy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2022
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Summary: "A beautiful love letter to Black joy, as a source of self-preservation and survival as well as a form of resistance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704.9 CRURoberts, Robin
Summary: "Drawing on advice and knowledge she gleaned from conversations with loved ones, spiritual practices, and life experiences, Robin offers a window into how she feeds her own mind, spirit, and soul and invites readers to do the same. With a deeply personal touch, she explains that just like any skill, optimism requires practice and demonstrates how we can shift our mindsets and give ourselves...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 ROBNguyen, Viet Thanh
Summary: "The highly original, blistering, and unconventional memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer, which has now sold over one million copies worldwide. With insight, humor, formal invention, and lyricism, in A Man of Two Faces Viet Thanh Nguyen rewinds the film of his own life. He expands the genre of personal memoir by acknowledging larger stories of refugeehood,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press,an imprint of Grove Atlantic 2023
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Summary: "A collection of essays in which the author discusses the small and large things that delight him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2023
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Summary: "Would you like to add more joy to the world? Get crafting! Create a joke jar to help people when they need a laugh. Craft a set of bamboo chimes to make cheerful music. Stitch a cute pocket "hug" to remind a loved one you care. These fun crafts will help you spark joy in your home, at school, in your community, and beyond"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Craft VanBlumenthal, Karen.
Summary: A history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States. Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and the continuing battle for women's rights, Blumenthal examines the root causes of the current debate around abortion and repercussions that have affected generations of American women. This book intends to facilitate difficult discussions and awareness of a topic that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 342.73 BLUWimberly, Ronald
Summary: "A soaring graphic biography that casts new light on the first African-American fighter pilot. On the eve of World War I, Eugene Bullard was a refugee of the Jim Crow South who was determined to find a place where a Black man would be treated as a fellow human being. His search took him from rural Georgia to the streets of Paris, from the vaudeville stage to the boxing ring, and finally, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BULLARD, EUGENE WIMFig, Joe
Summary: Twenty-four painters, video, mixed- media artists, sculptors, photographers reveal highly idiosyncratic production tools, techniques, quotidian habits, strategies for getting work done: music they listen to; hours they keep; relationships with gallerists, curators, friends, family, fellow artists that sustain them outside the studio.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709.2 FIGAnderson, Carlotta R.
Summary: "All-American Anarchist chronicles the life and work of Joseph A. Labadie (1850-1933), Detroit's prominent labor organizer and one of early labor's most influential activists. A dynamic participant in the major social reform movements of the Gilded Age, Labadie was a central figure in the pervasive struggle for a new social order as the American Midwest underwent rapid industrialization at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LABADIE, JO ANDSexton, Colleen A.
Summary: "The sun sets, and an aye-aye wakes up! Learn all about how the awesome aye-aye survives the forest at night"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.8 SEXLederer, Bob
Summary: "On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the New York Jets' historic achievement, a nostalgic, inside look from the men who composed the team behind Joe Namath's Super Bowl III win, filled with exclusive insights and stories from the surviving players, coaches, and management of that championship team whose victory changed the landscape of American football"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.332 LEDMorgan, Robert
Summary: "Over 170 years after his death, Edgar Allan Poe remains a figure of enduring fascination and speculation for readers, scholars, and devotees of the weird and macabre. In Fallen Angel, acclaimed novelist and poet Robert Morgan offers a new biography of this gifted, complicated author. Focusing on Poe's personal relationships, Morgan chronicles how several women influenced his life and art....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana State University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B POE MORDawidziak, Mark
Summary: "A Mystery of Mysteries is a brilliant biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author's life through the prism of his mysterious death and its many possible causes. It is a moment shrouded in horror and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, at just forty, in a painful, utterly bizarre manner that would not have been out of place in one of his own tales of terror....
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B POE DAWBurling, Alexis
Summary: "In today's high-tech, fast-paced world, the job market is incredibly competitive. Searching for even part-time summer work, much less the perfect job, can be time-consuming and challenging. Fortunately, this title has readers covered, with practical tips for honing in-person networking skills and using a variety of reputable online resources to find the positions most suited for their passions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 650.14 BURGreene, Brenda
Summary: Who knows why employers choose their final candidates? The employer! Whether looking at a Fortune 500 company or a small start-up, to land and excel at the job you want, you need to cut through all the contradictory information out there about securing your new job. Learn from the Fortune 500 HR managers, directors and vice presidents about résumés, cover letters, interview questions, virtual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WillLeeJack Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 GREHarjo, Joy
Summary: Joy Harjo, the first Native American to be appointed Poet Laureate of the United States, details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, grounded...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARJO, JOY HARWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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Summary: "Life in colonial America differed depending on where you lived. Some places depended on the body of water they lived by. Some places were already bustling towns. But no matter the colony, one way America grew was through the kids that lived and grew up there! In this book, readers delve into the family life, schooling, food, clothing, and other ways of life of kids who lived during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 973.2 QUITresch, John
Summary: "A biography of Edgar Allan Poe with an emphasis on his engagement with the scientists and scientific discoveries of his era"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POE, EDGAR ALLAN TREFlorio, John
Summary: "...recount[s] the politically and racially charged rivalry between African-American boxing champion Joe Louis and white German boxer Max Schmeling, which grew between their 1936 and 1938 matches. Tracing both men's careers from inception until they hung up their gloves, the authors illuminate how emblematic each was to his country while exploring the social issues of the day."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.83 FLOHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Greece and Rome, including peasant, slave, Olympic pankratist, laborer, fuller, gladiator, and soldier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Examines the life and career of one of the NFL's most iconic players.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MONTANA, JOE DUNRogers, D. Laurence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Historical Press 1993
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