Shere, Jeremy.
Summary: An entertaining and informative guide to where renewable energy has been, where it is today, and where it's heading.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013
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Summary: "Essays regarding natural features of Isle Royale National Park and other locations pertaining to trees and nature."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2017
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Summary: A history of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s spotlights the heroic efforts of AIDS activists who fought for medical research and new medicines, for proper health care for patients, and for compassionate recognition of people with AIDS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Social What MedinaNix, Megan
Summary: "An inspiring memoir and work of fierce advocacy by a mother whose child is born deaf, leading her to investigate and expose a preventable virus that causes more childhood disabilities than any other--but is kept quiet by the medical community. One virus causes more birth defects and disabilities in children than any other infectious disease, yet 93% of Americans don't know it exists. In 2015,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NIX, MEGAN NIXSherr, Lynn.
Summary: The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite. This is a rich portrait of a fascinating woman whose life intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America. Warm and admiring but unsparing, it makes this extraordinarily talented and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, "Samuel Adams was the man." With high-minded ideals and bare-knuckle tactics, Adams led what could be called the greatest campaign of civil resistance in American history. Stacy Schiff returns Adams to his seat of glory, introducing us to the shrewd and eloquent man who supplied the moral backbone of the American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio AdamsSheen, Barbara.
Summary: Profiles the life and career of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PHESchiff, Stacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 848.912 SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOIN SCHMedina, Nico
Summary: Presents the life of one of the bestselling artists of all time, from her start singing in front of her father's Baptist congregation to being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRASchiff, David.
Summary: Elliott Carter (1908-2012) was the foremost composer of classical music in America during the second half of the 20th century. Over the course of a career that spanned seven decades, he consistently produced works that critics hailed as creatively daring, intellectually demanding, and emotionally complex. Distancing himself from the various "schools" and movements that grew and waned in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARTER, ELLIOTT SCHMedina, Nico
Summary: Julius Caesar was a force to be reckoned with as a savvy politician, an impressive orator, and a brave soldier. Born in Rome in 100 BC, he quickly climbed the ladder of Roman politics, making allies--and enemies--along the way. His victories in battle awarded him the support of the people, but flush from power, he named himself dictator for life. The good times, however, would not last much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CAEMedina, Nico
Summary: "Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America in this exciting addition to the Who Was? Series! Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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Summary: Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET KHANSchiff, Stacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 NABNeff, James
Summary: In a book based on newly released documents, the author sheds a new light on the historic battle between U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa during the Senate Rackets Committee hearings and beyond during 1957 to 1964.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.921 NEFSchiff, Stacy.
Summary: The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 932.02 SCHSchiff, Stacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1994
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Summary: Shen profiles women of color who pushed the boundaries, rewrote the rules, and led the way for the women in the communities to follow in their footsteps. From the big screen to the halls of NASA; from the courts of the US OPen to the Supreme Court, these short (one- to three-page) articles will inspire you to embrace your authentic self and live your life in full color. -- adapted from back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SHEShen, Ann.
Summary: "Bad Girls Throughout History features some of the fiercest women of all time - the famous, the infamous, and the ones you haven't even heard of yet. Explore the notable works, impressive feats, and striking portraits of these wild women from around the globe who challenged the status quo"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom ShenSchiff, Karenna Gore.
Contents: Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Mother Jones -- Alice Hamilton -- Frances Perkins -- Virginia Durr -- Septima Poinsette Clark -- Dolores Huerta -- Helen Rodriguez-Trias -- Gretchen Buchenholz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Books/Hyperion 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SCHAlonzo, Rebecca Nichols.
Summary: Rebecca Nichols Alonzo recounts the events surrounding her father's murder, describing how a church member who refused to give up control when Robert Nichols took over as pastor tormented and threatened her family, until the night that Rebecca's life was shattered forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2010