Stosz, Sandra
Summary: "Today, our nation is like a ship being tossed in tumultuous seas. The winds and waves of change have divided and distanced our society, threatening to wash away the very principles our nation was founded upon. Now more than ever, our nation needs leaders with the moral courage to stand strong and steady-leaders capable of uniting people in support of a shared purpose by building the trust and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Köehlerbooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 STOGould, Jonathan
Summary: "Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Try a Little Tenderness," and "Respect," a song he wrote and recorded before Aretha Franklin made it her own. As the architect of the distinctly southern, gospel-inflected style of rhythm & blues associated with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REDDING, OTIS GOUHume, Mark
Summary: "A unique and radiant memoir about fatherhood and fly fishing. Fishing was Mark Hume's passion since he was a young boy, a lifeline through a childhood marked by impermanence. When he became a father, he knew he wanted to pass on his love of fishing and the natural world to his daughters. Most of all, he wanted to give them hope for their future even as they were growing up during an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HUME, MARK HUMFoa, Edna B.
Summary: Growing up can be stressful for any teenager, but it is considerably harder for many adolescents who suffer from an anixiety disorder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 618.9 Foa,EGarner, Dwight
Summary: "The New York Times book critic gathers his literary chorus to capture the pure pleasure of reading and eating in this comic, soulful, semi-autobiographic treasure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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Summary: Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 CONLadin, Joy
Contents: Introduction: shipwrecked with God -- The genesis of gender -- Trans experience in the Torah -- Close encounters with an incomprehensible God -- Reading between the binaries -- Knowing the soul of the stranger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brandeis University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.3086 LADPower, Carla
Summary: If the Oceans Were Ink is Carla Power's eye-opening story of how she and her longtime friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities. Their friendship-between a secular American and a madrasa-trained sheikh-had always seemed unlikely, but now they were frustrated and bewildered by the battles being...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2015
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Summary: "In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master's degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But the economy had a different idea. As the Great Recession reared its ugly head, jobs were scarce. After some searching, however, Jill was lucky enough to snag one of the few librarian gigs left in her home state of Ohio. The catch?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 GRUNENWALD, JILL A GRUKramer, Barbara
Summary: Lin-Manuel Miranda brought hip-hop to Broadway with his popular musical Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda introduces readers to this award-winning writer and his creative process. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MIRRodenberg, Shawna Kay
Summary: "A heart stopping memoir of a wrenching Appalachian girlhood and a multilayered portrait of a misrepresented people, from Rona Jaffe Writer's Award winner Shawna Kay Rodenberg. When Shawna Kay Rodenberg was four, her father, fresh from a ruinous tour in Vietnam, spirited her family from their home in the hills of Eastern Kentucky to Minnesota, renouncing all of their earthly possessions to live...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RODENBERG,SHAWNA KAY RODKuhn, William M.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010
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Summary: Offers a guide to creating an intentional life that emphasises the beauty of the natural world, the importance of gaining new perspectives, the joys of real human connection, and the peace that comes from living in harmony with one's own values.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2020