Freedman, Jeri
Summary: "When students leave school and obtain their first job, they will be faced with the issue of investing in retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and IRAs. They're expected to make decisions on a subject of which they lack knowledge. This illuminating guide provides readers with an understanding of the nature of investing for retirement and the advantages of starting early. It clearly explains some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen YA 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 332.024 FREVieira, Mark A.
Summary: "In this official centennial history of the greatest studio in Hollywood, unforgettable stars, untold stories, and rare images from the Warner Bros. vault bring a century of entertainment to vivid life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 384 VIEUhl, Xina M.
Summary: Learning how to save and invest for the future may seem complicated, but this volume simplifies this topic into manageable, understandable bits. While working and earning a salary may be best-known means of increasing wealth, other types of investments are discussed as well. This approachable guide goes through banking basics like opening an account, compounding interest, making deposits, using...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: 332.6 Uhl 2020Yahil, Leni.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 YAHReiman, Tonya.
Summary: Yes--a small word, but the key to opening doors both professional and personal. A "yes" can get you the job, the promotion, or the second date. But getting a "yes" can be tricky. Tonya Reiman explains how communication works--what the words you speak actually say about you, and how the perfect pitch can help you achieve your goals, convince your boss or client you should get the account, give a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2010
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Summary: Reitman offers the first full, journalistic history of the Church of Scientology, in an even-handed account that at last establishes the astonishing truth about the controversial religion. She traces Scientology's development from the birth of Dianetics through to the present day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.936 REIFadiman, Anne
Summary: When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos. The Hmong, traditionally a close-knit and fiercely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Noonday Press/Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1997
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.4 FADKreitman, Edward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Western Springs School of Talent Education 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.873 KREBreihan, Tom
Summary: A narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of twenty pivotal hits at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, which began in 1958, reveals a remarkably fluid and connected story of music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.4216 BREFadiman, Anne
Summary: When three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents were part of a large Hmong community in Merced. The Hmong, traditionally a close-knit and fiercely people, have been less amenable to assimilation than most immigrants,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Noonday Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.461 FADFreitas, Donna
Summary: Sexting. Cyberbullying. Narcissism. Social media has become the dominant force in young people's lives, and each day seems to bring another shocking tale of private pictures getting into the wrong hands, or a lament that young people feel compelled to share their each and every thought with the entire world. Have smartphones and social media created a generation of self-obsessed egomaniacs? ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004.67 FREFadiman, Anne
Summary: "A memoir exploring the author's father's love of wine" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 FADFadiman, Clifton
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 011.7 FADFrydman, Joshua
Summary: Many modern fans of Japanese film, anime, manga, literature and popular music thrill to the images of gods and monsters in the shrouded valleys and craggy peaks of the islands. Yet few in the West understand the long history of Japanese mythology that underpins them. Frydman explores the tapestry of religion, philosophy, imperial propaganda and regional folklore, and considers their place...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Ltd 2022
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Summary: In a move that would forever alter the map of the Middle East, Israel captured the West Bank, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula in 1967's brief but pivotal Six Day War. Cursed Victory is the first complete history of the war's troubled aftermath--a military occupation of the Palestinian territories that is now well into its fifth decade. Drawing on unprecedented access to high-level...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956 BREBregman, Rutger
Summary: "A noted Dutch journalist and economist proposes an outline for a new worldwide Utopia, with central tenets including a shortened work week, a guaranteed basic income for all, wealth redistribution, and open borders everywhere"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "What are the core teachings and beliefs of Judaism? Readers will learn about one of the world's most widely practiced religions through the lens of two different perspectives and dive deep into important figures, sacred texts, holidays, and commandments"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 45th Parallel Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Group 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296 KLEKleiman, Kathy
Summary: "After the end of World War II, top-secret research continued across the United States as engineers and programmers rushed to complete their confidential assignments. Among them were six pioneering women, tasked with figuring out how to program the world's first general-purpose, programmable, all-electronic computer - a machine built to calculate a single ballistic trajectory in twenty seconds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004.092 KLERebman, Nick
Summary: "Look at pictures to figure out what item is on top of another."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR ORANGE REBReisman, Jonathan
Summary: "In this fascinating journey through the human body and across the globe, Dr. Reisman weaves together stories about our insides with a unique perspective on life, culture, and the natural world. Jonathan Reisman, M.D.-a physician, adventure traveler and naturalist-brings readers on an odyssey navigating our insides like an explorer discovering a new world with The Unseen Body. With unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612 REIDemi.
Summary: A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TERNeiman, Garrett
Summary: "It's no secret that our country has a serious problem when it comes to wealth inequality - and systemic racism and patriarchy have only exacerbated the advantages of wealthy white men. Over the past three decades, America's richest white men have only become richer, while those suffering in poverty have only gotten poorer. The divide may seem too great to bridge, but Rich White Men exposes the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Legacy Lit, Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 305.5 NEINeiman, Susan.
Summary: Provides a framework for moral clarity to tackle today's social and political questions, drawing on key Enlightenment virtues--happiness, reason, reverence, and hope--as well as on literature and other contemporary disciplines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Inc. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 NEIRebman, Nick
Summary: Details the Paris Peace Conference, the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, and its aftereffects on Germany from the perspectives of those involved. Additional features include a bullet-point summary of the events, compelling narrative descriptions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, questions to spark critical thinking, sources to guide further research, historical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2018