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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 FARFinn, Peter
Summary: Drawing on newly declassified files, this is the story of how a book forbidden in the Soviet Union became a secret CIA weapon in the ideological battle between East and West. In May 1956, an Italian publishing scout paid a visit to Russia's greatest living poet, Boris Pasternak. He left carrying the manuscript of Pasternak's first and only novel, entrusted to him with these words: "This is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.73 FINFinn, Peter
Summary: "For thousands of years, sailors have watched the ocean from the decks of their ships. And many returned from their voyages with tales of mermaids! This accessible text brings together myths from cultures all over the world and highlights the interesting stories of P. T. Barnum's Feejee Mermaid of the 1800s as well as the original "Little Mermaid" fairytale. Readers will explore possible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 FINFinn, Peter
Summary: "From the co-author of The Zhivago Affair, a finalist for the National Books Critics Circle Award, comes the riveting story of a wealthy heiress who joined the OSS and was the only American woman in uniform to be captured by the Germans; her imprisonmentamong the Nazi elite and daring escape in 1945 comprise one of the more remarkable untold episodes of WWII. Gertrude "Gertie" Legendre was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEGENDRE, GERTRUDE SANDFORD FINNFord, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636 FORLower, Wendy
Summary: "A single photograph-an exceptionally rare "action shot" documenting the horrific final moment of the murder of a family-drives a riveting process of discovery for a gifted Holocaust scholar"-- This book is about the potential of discovery that exists, if we choose to delve into it. It is also about the voids that exist in the history of genocide. Perpetrators of genocide not only kill, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 LOWSichol, Lowey Bundy
Summary: From an Idea to Google is a behind-the-computer-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest search engine. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn about the company that even earned its own catchphrase: Google it!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.7 SICPower, Samantha.
Summary: Reveals Sergio Vieira de Mello's powerful legacy of humanity and ideological strength in the context of his troubleshooting attempts in Lebanon in the aftermath of Israel's 1982 invasion; in his taming of the Khmer Rouge and his repatriation of four-hundred-thousand Cambodian refugees in the early nineties; in his efforts to negotiate an end to the slaughter in Bosnia; in his struggle to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MELLO, SERGIO VIERIA DE POWPower, Samantha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.663 POWFirme, Tom
Summary: "Learn about the history of the Cold War (1945-1991) in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 909.825 FIRTower, Jeremiah
Summary: "An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs Table Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this book tells you exactly how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 395 TOWProQuest (Firm)
Summary: The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the best-known statistical reference in the country. As a comprehensive collection of statistics of the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, it is a snapshot of America and its people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 317.3 PROPower, Bob
Summary: This book surveys the history of the Lamborghini automobile including its designs, performance, and popularity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2222 POWPower, Samantha
Summary: Pulitzer Prize winning humanitarian Samantha Power offers an urgent response to the question "What can one person do?" In this memoir, Power transports us from her childhood in Dublin to the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the White House Situation Room and the world of high-stakes diplomacy. In 2005, her critiques of U.S. foreign policy caught the eye of newly elected senator Barack Obama, who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POWCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POWER, SAMANTHA POWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B POWER POWBower, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Healthy House Institute 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.5 BOWBower, Tom
Summary: After a childhood spent on Hollywood film sets, Meghan Markle fought hard for stardom. But even when she landed her breakthrough role on Suits, her dream of worldwide celebrity remained elusive until she met the man who would change her life--Prince Harry. Their whirlwind romance culminated with Meghan's ultimate fairy tale ending: their 2018 wedding at Windsor Castle. Finally, the world was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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Summary: "This STEM/STEAM picture book tells the story of Edith Clarke, the innovator who solved an electrical mystery and built the first graphing calculator--from paper, an accomplishment that helped her become of the first woman electrical engineer in America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CLAFirme, Tom
Summary: "Learn about the history of colonialism throughout the world in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 325.32 FIRFirme, Tom
Summary: "Learn about the history of World War II (1938-1945) on the European and North African fronts in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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Summary: "Learn about the history of the conflict between Israel and certain Arab countries that have opposed Israel's existence since the country was formed in 1948 in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 956.04 FIRFirme, Tom
Summary: "Learn about the history of the Vietnam War (1957-1975) in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.7 FIRPower, Carla
Summary: "Nicola, Christianne, and Marie are mothers who discovered too late that their sons had been radicalized online and had flown from the West to join the tens of thousands of foreign ISIS fighters in Syria. Too often extremists are portrayed as having sprung from the earth as irredeemable killing machines, but these women underscore the deeper truth that no one is born a terrorist, and they have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.325 POWRau, Dana Meachen
Summary: Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET CHAVEZDower, John W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton/The New Press 1999