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Summary: "A picture biography of educator and politician Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 was the first Black woman elected to Congress and in 1972 was the first Black candidate from a major political party (the Democratic party) to run for the United States presidency. An afterword with additional information, photographs, and source lists are included"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1989
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanwell Pub. 1991
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 386.224 SHIShipley, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanwell Pub. 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.224 SHIFussell, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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Summary: When retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal and former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell co-wrote Team of Teams, they drew on their experience transforming the U.S. military s Special Forces into a flexible and nimble force that could defeat Al-Qaeda s decentralized network in Iraq. They proved that the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of small teams could be scaled up to large organizations,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2017
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Summary: Looks at World War II in Europe, from D-Day to the fall of Berlin, from the perspective of the American infantry soldiers who fought, capturing the horrors and hardships of battle while dealing with issues of leadership, strategy, and tactics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2003
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Summary: Sweden is a strikingly beautiful country with a reverence for the natural environment. Its extremes in geography, climate, and history have given rise to a population that values honesty, self-sufficiency, and harmony. Swedes are a rights-driven, modern, and tech-savvy people who also retain a deep respect for their own cultural legacy. A good background knowledge of the beliefs and values that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanwell Pub. 1992
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Summary: "The Road to Middle-earth, Tom Shippey's classic work, now revised and expanded in paperback explores J. R. R. Tolkien's creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien's professional background led him to write The Hobbit and create a timeless charm for millions of readers. He argues convincingly that the source of Tolkien's inspiration lay not just in his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828.912 SHIRosselli, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.1 ROSBissell, Tom
Summary: In April 1975, as Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, former Marine officer John Bissell was glued to his television, racked with anguish and horror as his country abandoned a cause for which so many of his friends had died. This book is his son Tom's reckoning with the Vietnam War and its impact on his father, his country, and Vietnam itself. Bissell also explores the many debates about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7043 BISKumove, Shirley
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.9 KUMCorriher, Shirley.
Summary: The 230 recipes in this cookbook demonstrate the roles of ingredients and techniques, offering instruction on how to correct recipes. Covers everything from the rise and fall of cakes, through unscrambling the powers of eggs, and why red cabbage turns blue during cooking but red peppers do not.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 CORRSagawa, Shirley
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business School Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.408 SAGShirley, Craig
Summary: In Mary Ball Washington, New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley uncovers startling details about the inner workings of the Washington family. He vividly brings to life a resilient widow who singlehandedly raised six children and ran a large farm at a time when most women’s duties were relegated to household matters. Throughout, Shirley compares and contrasts mother and son,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadside 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WASHINGTON, MARY BALL SHIThomas, Shirley
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Publisher / Publication Date: Springboard Publications 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 THOHanson, Shirley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.83 HANRussert, Luke
Summary: "Look for me there," news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in Tim's footsteps and carving out a highly successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics on television, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus, LLC. 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 736.4 REFAbbott, Shirley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 1981
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973 ABBJump, Shirley
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square One Publishers 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.066 KAWRundell, Katherine
Summary: Sometime religious outsider and social disaster, sometime celebrity preacher and establishment darling, John Donne was incapable of being just one thing. In his myriad lives he was a scholar of law, a sea adventurer, a priest, an MP - and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language. Along the way he converted from Catholicism to Protestantism, was imprisoned for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boynton/Cook Publishers 1996