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Summary: Presents an analysis of the recent increase of poverty in the United States, even among the middle class, describing twelve steps that can be undertaken to give the poor more equitable access to housing, education, and health care.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SmileyBooks 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.22 SMIAdolph, Anthony.
Summary: "A book that demonstrates how the reader may trace his or her Irish family history using family trees, the internet, contact information and other resources"--Publisher supplied.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.1 ADOSmiley, Tavis
Summary: "A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death. Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile and almost--ultimately--unable to live,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACKSON, MICHAEL SMIDavids, Kenneth
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Hoehling, A. A. (Adolph A.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Madison Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.5 HOEDalin, David G.
Summary: In 1921, the beneficiary of an appointment the British would live to regret, Haj Amin al-Husseini became the mufti of Jerusalem, the most eminent and influential Islamic leader in the Middle East. For years, al-Husseini fomented violence in the region against the Jews he loathed and wished to destroy. Forced out in 1937, he eventually found his way to the country whose legions he desperately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 DALReed, Adolph L.
Summary: "Adolph L. Reed Jr.-- New Orleanian, political scientist, and, according to Cornel West, "the greatest democratic theorist of his generation"-- takes up the urgent task of recounting the granular realities of life in the last decades of the Jim Crow South"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 REEAbazov, Rafis
Summary: "Dominated by mountains, the rugged nation of Tajikistan has a striking landscape that readers are able to examine in beautiful detail in the pages of this informative guide to one of Central Asia's most unique countries. Stunning photographs and helpful maps accompany main text and sidebars that highlight Tajikistan's government, history, geography, and culture. As readers discover what life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 958.6 ABAMalis, Carol.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherbo Pub. Group 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.4 MALLavin, Talia
Summary: The unapologetic journalist and anti-discrimination activist recounts her immersive investigation into white supremacy to reveal how it proliferates online, exposing a rampant Web subculture of religious extremism, misogyny, racism and anti-Semitism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.56 LAVHartman, Davida
Summary: The Growing Up Book for Boys explains the facts behind the growth spurts, body changes and mood swings of adolescence for boys aged 9-14 on the autism spectrum. The pre-teen and teenage years are a confusing time when bodies start acting with a will of their own, friendships change and crushes start to develop. Using direct literal language and cool colour illustrations, this book tells boys...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.042 HARJarvis, Jeff
Summary: Argues that the growth of social networking and increased openness online is beneficial in the digital age and can lead to increased collaboration and changes in the way people organize, govern, teach, and learn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 JAROlivier, Daria.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.07 OLIPavia, Audrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley Pub. 2005
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Roithmayr, Daria.
Summary: "This book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws and now the inauguration of our first black president, blacks and Latinos possess barely a nickel of wealth for every dollar that whites have. Why have we made so little progress? Legal scholar Daria Roithmayr provocatively argues that racial inequality lives on because white...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Univ Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 ROIFaris, Stephan.
Summary: While reporting from Darfur, journalist Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and began to wonder what current and impending--and largely unanticipated--crises such changes have in store for the world. Here, he provides some answers. Global warming will spur the spread of many diseases. The warming world will shift huge populations and potentially redraw...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.25 FARVaroufakis, Yanis
Summary: "After being swept into power with the left-wing Syriza party, Varoufakis attempts to renegotiate Greece's relationship with the EU--and sparks a spectacular battle, with global implications. Varoufakis's new position sends him ricocheting between mass demonstrations in Athens, closed-door negotiations in drab EU and IMF offices, and furtive meetings with power brokers in Washington, D.C. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VAROUFAKIS, YANIS VARBalis, Andrea
Summary: "A cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in U.S. history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare. At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like witches. As Senator Joe McCarthy took up this mantle to hunt down "communists" in the U.S., citizens grew terrified of being accused, so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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Summary: In this stimulating volume, readers learn about the elements of the weather, such as temperature, wind, humidity, clouds, precipitation, and atmospheric pressure. They also examine weather satellites, Tornado Alley, condensation, and the water cycle. Vocabulary boxes offer additional guidance to readers, and the Compare and Contrast and Think About It sidebars provide students with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.6 RANDakin, Karla.
Contents: Sources of inspiration -- Shapes and patterns -- Creating living spaces -- Wildlife friendly spaces -- Plant-driven environments -- The predesign phase -- Site analysis -- Program -- Master planning and conceptual design -- Design development and construction documents -- Contracts, construction, and maintenance -- The evolving frontier of landscape design.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9671 DAKPavia, Audrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howell Book House 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.9322 PAVHoehling, A. A. (Adolph A.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: T. Yoseloff 1958
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 HOEHoehling, A. A. (Adolph A.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Madison Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.4514 HOEHoehling, A. A. (Adolph A.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1984