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Summary: "As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2009
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 917.47 DULGup, Ted.
Summary: During the Great Depression, the impoverished residents of Canton, Ohio were offered ten dollars to pen their tales of woe. Seventy-five years later, author Ted Gup came across these moving stories and made it his goal to chronicle the families' subsequent generations. Here, Gup's sweeping narratives embody the struggles faced by the quintessential American family over the last several decades.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2010
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Summary: Alex Haley traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. He follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boy's abduction to America and continued throughout the generations that followed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America/Sound library 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 929.2 HALSummary: Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 SHEBrennan-Jobs, Lisa
Summary: A frank, smart, and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents, artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs, Lisa Brennan-Jobs' childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2018
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 BRENNAN-JOBS BREGaines, Chip
Summary: The star of the popular "Fixer Upper" television program shares his personal journey in both business and in life on his way to success as an entrepreneur and television personality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 921 GAINES, CHIP GAIValdes, Alisa.
Summary: Author Alisa Valdes reveals how falling in love with a conservative cowboy forced her to rethink the feminist beliefs she's always held dear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 813.6 VALStone, Oliver
Summary: Oliver Stone spent years writing unproduced scripts before the international success of Platoon in 1986. Here, Stone recounts those formative years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 STONE, OLIVER STOWest, Allen
Summary: An engrossing account of the inspiring life and uncensored views of a veteran, patriot, former Congressman, conservative icon, and warrior for personal liberty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 328.73 WESLarson, Erik.
Summary: Dual stories of two disparate men, one a genius, and the other a killer. The geuius is Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless communication. The murderer is the notorious Englishman, Dr. H. H. Crippen. Their lives intersect during the criminal chase.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 364.1523 LARRoker, Al
Summary: "These days, the road to success can feel jam-packed with scheduling, networking, nonstop hustle, and flat-out absurdity. And no one knows that better than Al Roker -- beloved cohost of The Today Show, weatherperson extraordinaire, and the man we all secretly wish we could turn to for wisdom and wisecracks in our everyday lives. From his college days as a polyester-suit clad weather forecaster...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 070.4 ROKO'Reilly, Bill.
Summary: Makes charges about how politicians, the clergy, and families are failing to protect those in their care, presenting strong statements about personal responsibility and self-reliance in today's uncertain world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.931 O'REGrim, Patrick.
Summary: Philosophical examination of the wide range of decisions all of us encounter in pursuing our lives. Professor Grim places the accent on individual choice covering questions about evolution and ethics, about whether punishment is justified by retribution or by deterrence and about the differing lessons drawn from life's worst horrors by both religious and anti-religious traditions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 170 GRI Part 1 of 2Call number: CD 170 GRI Part 2 of 2
Howe, Ben Ryder.
Summary: It starts with a gift. When Ben Ryder Howe's wife, the daughter of Korean immigrants, decides to repay her parents' self-sacrifice by buying them a store, Howe, an editor at the rarefied Paris Review, agrees to go along. Things soon become a lot more complicated. After the business struggles, Howe finds himself living in the basement of his in-laws' Staten Island home, commuting to the Paris...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 920 HOWRather, Dan
Summary: "In a collection of original essays, the venerated television journalist, Dan Rather, celebrates our shared values and what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like. Writing about the institutions that sustain us, such as public libraries, public schools, and national parks; the values that have transformed us, such as the struggle for civil rights; and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 323.6 RATVerducci, Tom
Summary: "With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 796.357 VERKerman, Piper.
Summary: "With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424-- one of the millions of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 365.43 KERBarry, John M.
Summary: Barry explores the development of the fundamental ideas of church and state through the story of Roger Williams. The first to link religious freedom to individual liberty, Williams helped shape the balance of religion and politics seen in America today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 974.502 WILLIAMS, ROGER BarryBarry, John M.
Summary: Barry explores the development of the fundamental ideas of church and state through the story of Roger Williams. The first to link religious freedom to individual liberty, Williams helped shape the balance of religion and politics seen in America today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2012
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 974.502 WILLIAMS, ROGER BarryNoga, Cari.
Summary: January 15, 2009. Hudson River, New York City. Robby Palmer, a 12-year-old boy with autism, witnesses the 'Miracle on the Hudson' from a sightseeing ferry and becomes obsessed with the birds that caused the plane crash. Passengers Deborah and Christopher are trying to escape their infertility struggle when Flight 1549 plunges them into the icy river. Preacher's wife Brett Stevens has hidden a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC NOGGaines, Chip
Summary: The husband-and-wife stars of the popular "Fixer Upper" television program share the story of their life together, from how they met in Waco, Texas, to their success as entrepreneurs and television personalities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 920 GAIRundell, Katherine
Summary: Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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Summary: January 15, 2009. Hudson River, New York City. Robby Palmer, a 12-year-old boy with autism, witnesses the 'Miracle on the Hudson' from a sightseeing ferry and becomes obsessed with the birds that caused the plane crash. Passengers Deborah and Christopher are trying to escape their infertility struggle when Flight 1549 plunges them into the icy river. Preacher's wife Brett Stevens has hidden a...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015