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Autobiographies. bibliography Biographies. biography Cookbooks. Guidebooks. Informational works.Rader, Peter
Summary: Traces the infamous rivalry between two renowned nineteenth-century actresses, sharing insights into their personalities, ambitions, and relationships with each others' lovers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 RADFeder, Kenneth L.
Summary: "Here's a full-color travel guide to national parks and national monuments that have a strong connection to the lives of America's First Peoples"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 FEDBaker, Peter
Summary: "The inside story of the four years when Donald Trump went to war with Washington, from the chaotic beginning to the violent finale, told by revered journalists Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker--an ambitious and lasting history of the full Trump presidency that also contains dozens of exclusive scoops and stories from behind the scenes in the White House,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 BAKBaker, Peter
Summary: "Co-authored by the Chief White House correspondent at The New York Times and the Washington columnist at the The New Yorker, this is a biography any would-be power broker must own: the story of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state James A. Baker III, the man who ran Washington when Washington ran the world. In the latter half of the twentieth century, no Republican won...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAKER, JAMES ADDISON BAKGorsuch, Neil M. (Neil McGill)
Summary: "This rich collection offers Neil Gorsuch's most salient writings and speeches from his over three decades of thinking about the law as a student, practitioner, professor, judge, and now justice. For court watchers and the general public alike, it provides essential insight into his judicial philosophy and his views on the Constitution and the role of judges in our modern republic"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 349.73 GORHillary, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.89 HILRaden, Aja
Summary: "Decoding how we behave, Aja Raden's The Truth About Lies illuminates situations where we are better off lying-to ourselves and at times to others-and why it can be a healthy psychological mechanism. Fibbing, prevaricating, stretching the truth, white lies, of omission, of commission. Lying is so pervasive that we have countless words for it. But have you ever considered why you believed a lie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 177 RADRadner, Gilda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RADNER, GILDA RADRöder, Thomas
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Publisher / Publication Date: Freedom Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.086 RODRaden, Aja
Summary: An account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history shares insights into the role of precious gemstones in triggering cultural movements, political dynasties, and wars, while exploring how jewels reflect darker aspects of human nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.59 RADReader, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 960 REAGeter, Hafizah
Summary: "Hafizah Augustus Geter disrupts the myths of America's origins and contemporary America through her experiences as the queer Nigerian-born daughter of a Muslim Nigerian woman and a Black American man from a Southern Baptist family in Jim Crow Alabama. A unique combination of gripping memoir and Afrofuturist thought, The Black Period follows Hafizah on a journey that tells her at every turn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Summary: "A panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theology. Since the earliest days of Christianity, theologians expressed pervasive anxiety about Jews as equal members of society and, with European expansion in the early modern period, that anxiety extended to people of color. This troubling legacy still haunts us today. Christian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2023
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Summary: "A survey of the history and future of human exploration, replete with fun facts about the results of cultural exchanges and the discovery of new frontiers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.9 RADRader, Robert Dwight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Village Press 1977
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4635 RADNader, Ralph
Summary: One of corporate America's greatest enemies profiles twelve CEOs, including The Body Shop's Anita Roddick, Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard and Vanguard's John Bogle, whom he believes performed extraordinarily well as business leaders and civic reformers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2023
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Summary: Surveying the state of American society and the economy, offers solutions for saving the country, including cracking down on corporate crime, rebooting civic education, and innovating new programs to create job growth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 NADNader, Ralph.
Summary: "Ralph Nader has fought for over fifty years on behalf of American citizens against the reckless influence of corporations on our society. At this pivotal political moment, Americans are more disillusioned with their political leaders than ever. Large majorities tell pollsters that big corporations have too much political power. The ever tightening influence of big business on the mainstream...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322.3 NADCaper, William.
Summary: "In 1798 the Governor of Australia came across an odd-looking animal. It had a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver, and webbed feet with claws. He shipped the mysterious creature to scientists in England. Perhaps they could figure out what it was. Little did the Governor of Australia know that it would take scientists almost 100 years to fully unravel the mystery of what this rare...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.29 CAPElder, Robert
Summary: Describes the life of the American statesman and political theorist who served as Vice President under John Quincy Adams and argued in favor of slavery and laid the groundwork for the South to secede the Union.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CALHOUN, JOHN C. ELDLerer, Seth
Summary: Children's Literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from Where the Wild Things Are to Harry Potter. Seth Lerer here explores the iconic books, ancient and contemporary alike, that have forged a lifelong love of literature in young readers during their formative years. Along the way,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.89282 LERThompson, Kester.
Summary: From Martinis and Manhattans to sparkling Bellinis and fruity, frozen daiquiris, this user-friendly collection of cocktail recipes will turn anyone into an outstanding bartender! Arranged by spirit type and filled with enticing photographs, it's the perfect introduction to the intimidating world of drink-making. Hundreds of fabulous concoctions are included, from traditional to trendy, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imagine Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.21 THOWarraich, Haider
Summary: "There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today's modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation about death and dying started by Dr. Sherwin Nuland's classic How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.9 WARCarder, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moody Press 1992