Summary: "Sometimes things come to people out of the blue and seemingly for a reason. The Anishinaabe word for this is nigika. The stories contained in this collection reached Howard Webkamigad nearly eighty years after they were recorded, after first being kept in their original copper wire format by the American Philosophical Society and later being converted onto cassettes and held by Dr. James...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Tickle, Phyllis.

Contents: No palms in my purse -- Mardi Gras and other portals into mystery -- Of swallowtails in particular -- Watching and waiting -- Final sanity -- On just such a morning -- The bleeding birds -- Runaway son -- Garden myths -- Father and son -- Through the veil torn -- Patron saints and a story of grief -- Dance of the fireflies -- Ascension day.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Loyola Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 242 TIC

Senker, Cath.

Contents: Introduction -- Betty Friedan : founder of the US women's movement -- Ella Baker : struggling for civil rights -- Barbara Castle : the most powerful woman in Britain -- Mary Quant : fighting for fashion freedom -- Women in 1970 -- Summary -- Other important figures -- Stories of women in the 1960s : timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist Wom Senker

Summary: Describes life in the Great Lakes Region through stories, poems, and essays.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2003

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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Word St. Antoine

Yolen, Jane.

Contents: The King of the cats -- The Mouse and the cat -- The pious cat -- Why the cat falls on her feet -- Ramb and Amb -- Why tiger is angry at cat -- Cat and rat -- What folks around the world say about cats -- Where these stories come from.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2005

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.24 YOL

Powell, Marie

Summary: "The Arctic and Subarctic region stretches across Alaska and northern Canada. Traditional Stories of the Arctic and Subarctic Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Inuit, Iñupiat, and Woodland Cree. 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,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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Miller, Robert H. (Robert Henry)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Press 1995

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Dowswell, Paul.

Summary: A collection of true stories about men, women, and animals whose feats of courage have captured the imaginations of millions of people.

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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Pub. 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DOW

Tickle, Phyllis.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Loyola Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 242.38 TIC

Le Carre, John

Summary: "From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, John Le Carre has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his highly anticipated memoir, Le Carre is as funny as he is incisive, reading into...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LE CARRE LEC

Bragg, Rick

Summary: "From the best-selling, Pulitzer prize-winning author of All Over But the Shoutin' and The Best Cook in the World, a collection of his irresistible columns from Southern Living and Garden & Gun A collection of wide-ranging and endearingly personal columnsby the celebrated author, newspaper columnist, and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg, culled from his best-loved pieces in Southern Living and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 975 BRA

Contents: The courage to persevere. Isabel Allende ; Kelly Stone ; Jako ; Cheri Honkala ; Cora Lee Johnson ; Mary Pipher ; Rhea Seddon ; Faith Popcorn ; Michele Lee -- The courage to listen to your heart. Judith Orloff ; Barbara Brennan ; Susan Winston ; Janelle Goetcheus ; Lynne Twist ; Rebecca Black ; Barbara Trent ; Elizabeth Pirruccello Newhall -- The courage to challenge. Anita Roddick ; Kory...

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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help Martin

Tickle, Phyllis.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Loyola Press 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.2663 TIC

Meister, Cari

Summary: Retells the classic German tale of Rapunzel in the tower, along with the similar tales of Clotilde from the Philippines, and Petrosinella from Italy.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MEI

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MEI

Summary: Music has been a constant in human history, an intermingling of voice and instrument that for all its local variation and increasing sophistication nevertheless endured in more or less the same form for centuries. Then came recording--and music was forever transformed. Soundbreaking, an eight-part event television series, traces this ongoing sonic revolution, and explores the nexus of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Francis, John

Summary: "Join the Planetwalker, John Francis, on an exploration of kindness, great and small. From the kindness John has experienced in his own life, to the history of how kindness has helped to shape our laws, morals, and communities, read many inspirational stories from around the world." --publisher's website.

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Publisher / Publication Date: What on Earth Publishing 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177.7 FRA

Rubalcaba, Jill

Summary: "Have you ever wondered about the real location of the Garden of Eden? Or how Moses could have parted the Red Sea? Well, archaeologists have wondered, too, and they have some ideas. Journey to the ancient world through lovely retellings of popular bible stories paired with classical art. Explore fascinating archaeological discoveries that illuminate how or where these stories might have...

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 220.95 RUB

Summary: (1st work) The teacher from the Black Lagoon: On the first day of school, a young boy expects the worst when he discovers that his new teacher, Mrs. Green, is the "monster." (2nd work) What's under my bed?: Mary Ann and Louie are convinced there is something scary under their beds. (3rd work) By the light of the Halloween moon: A spying cat, a watchful witch, a hobgoblin sprite, all are scary...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2004

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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TEA

Colfer, Chris

Summary: "A combination travel guide, encyclopedia, and exciting fan compendium, this ultimate guidebook includes sections such as "Who's Who," "Places to Go," and "Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Things" that explore the backgrounds and histories of the many characters, places, and magic items throughout the beloved Land of Stories series. This book also includes bonus chapters, insider information...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC COL

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COL

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION COL

Lao, She

Summary: Stories by a Chinese writer. They range from A Man Who Doesn't Lie, which is a caricature of a habitual liar, to The Grand Opening, on a hospital which gives VD patients injections of tea.

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Hawaiʻi Press 1999

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAO

Summary: "A groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience: Disability Visibility brings together the voices of activists, authors, lawyers, politicians, artists, and everyday people whose daily lives are, in the words of playwright Neil Marcus, "an art . . . an ingenious way to live." According to the last census, one in five people in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 DIS