Beam, Cris.

Summary: An intimate, authoritative look at the foster care system that examines why it is failing the kids it is supposed to protect and what can be done to change it.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.73 BEA

Beam, Alex.

Summary: "At thirty-nine years old, Smith went from charismatic leader to public enemy: how his most seismic revelation -- the doctrine of polygamy -- created a rift among his people [Church of Latter-day Saints]; how that schism turned to violence; and how, ultimately, Smith could not escape the consequences of his ambition and pride. American Crucifixion is a gripping story of scandal and violence,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.3092 BEA

Riffenburgh, Beau

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.89 RIF

Bak, Richard

Summary: "The trans-Atlantic air race of 1927 and the flight that made Charles Lindbergh a hero. The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attracted some of the most famous and seasoned aviators of the day, yet it was the young and lesser known Charles Lindbergh who won the $25,000 Orteig Prize in 1927 for his history-making solo flight in the Spirit of St. Louis. Drawing...

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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 BAK

Bak, Richard

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Publisher / Publication Date: Huron River Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 BAK