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Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section History Emigration and immigration Glennie, Evelyn Jewish fiction History and criticism Judenvernichtung Memory in literature Scotland Scotland Emigration and immigration Shetland sheepdog Truth in literatureDobson, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 2008
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.341 DOBOwings, Lisa
Summary: "Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about Skara Brae. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 936.1 OWLEdsel, Robert M.
Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDSLevy, Patricia
Summary: "Scotland is a mystical, enchanting country with a rich history stretching back thousands of years. It's a place full of castles, legends of kings and queens, and a vibrant modern culture. This book delves into Scotland's past and explores its unique political and cultural climates, environmental and conservation efforts, religious divisions, festive celebrations, rich linguistic evolutions,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 941.1 LEVLeaf, Christina
Summary: "Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Shetland sheepdogs. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 LEADobson, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 2008
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.341 DOBMullins, Matt.
Summary: Photographs and text introduce scientific concepts related to friction, explaining what friction is and what it affects, describing how people have used friction throughout human history, and providing additional facts, statistics, and a time line.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531.1134 MULRajczak, Kristen.
Summary: Presents information about the Shetland pony, including its physical characteristics, different types, uses, and a history of the breed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.16 RAJForney, Ellen
Summary: "Rock steady: brilliant advice from my bipolar life is the eagerly awaited sequel/companion book to Forney's 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: mania, depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Whereas Marbles was a memoir about her bipolar disorder, Rock Steady turns the focus outward, offering a self-help guide of tips, tricks and tools by someone who has been through it all and come through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2018
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Summary: "In this thrilling true-crime procedural, the creator of Sherlock Holmes uses his unparalleled detective skills to exonerate a German Jew wrongly convicted of murder. For all the scores of biographies of Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the most famous detective in the world, there is no American book that tells this remarkable story--in which Conan Doyle becomes a real-life detective on an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.152 FOXDobson, David
Summary: "Searching for Scotch-Irish Roots is the first book to collect the evidence scattered throughout manuscripts and some published works held in libraries and archives throughout Scotland, especially in the southwest. Mr. Dobson divides the records into five main categories: Church Records, Town (Burgh) Records, Court Records, Miscellaneous Government Records, and University and other private...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 2007
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3411 DobsonFranklin, Ruth.
Summary: What is the difference between writing a novel about the Holocaust and fabricating a memoir? Are Holocaust writings, by their very nature, exempt from criticism and interpretation? Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be truthful--that is, faithful to the facts of history? Is a fictional account of the Holocaust, in the words of Elie Wiesel, "an insult to the dead"? In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 FRAHerman, Gail
Summary: Recounts the journey made by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey to the peak of Mount Everest, the highest location on Earth, highlighting how they used teamwork to make it to the top.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.54 HERKhouw, Petta.
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Publisher / Publication Date: State Library of Ohio 1992
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3771 KhouwMorris, Theresa
Summary: Examines the exponential increase in the United States of the most technological form of birth that exists -- the cesarean section -- and challenges most existing explanations of this unprecedented rise, arguing that there is a new culture within medicine that avoids risk or unpredictable outcomes and instead embraces planning and conservative choices, all in an effort to have perfect births.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.8 MORDobson, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 2007
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.341 DOB VOL. 1Stocker, Shannon
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book biography celebrating Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GLECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB GLENNIE STOLivingstone, Natalie
Summary: "For fans of Downton Abbey comes an immersive historical epic about a lavish English manor and a dynasty of rich and powerful women who ruled the estate over three centuries of misbehavior, scandal, intrigue, and passion. Five miles from Windsor Castle, home of the royal family, sits the Cliveden estate. Overlooking the Thames, the mansion is flanked by two wings and surrounded by lavish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942 LIVLandau, Elaine.
Summary: Describes the characteristics of the Shetland pony, including a history, a discussion of specific traits, and offers information about riding and ownership.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.16 LANBarr, Luke.
Summary: Presents a dramatic account of the 1970 gathering in Provence where such culinary luminaries as James Beard and Julia Child debated and inadvertently launched the modern food movement in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5973 BARMacy, Sue.
Summary: A photographic biography of Annie Oakley, discussing her early life, her prowess with a gun, her stint with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and her enduring image in movies, books, television shows, and plays.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OAKMarcus, Clare Cooper.
Summary: A journey of healing takes Clare Cooper Marcus on a 6-month long solitary retreat to the remote Scottish Island of Iona. Here she experiences a mirroring of her soul and reflects and reviews the life that brought her here to this magical place. Her compelling memoir "Iona Dreaming" is an inspirational account of personal survival and hope in which Clare shares her recovery from a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nicolas-Hays 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARCUS, CLARE COOPER MARCathcart, Brian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.762 CATGreenberg, Jan
Summary: Tells the story behind the creation of "Appalachian Spring," describing Aaron Copland's composition, Martha Graham's intense choreography and Isamu Noguchi's set design.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flash Point 2010