Gibson, Larry S.
Summary: The only biography of Thurgood Marshall endorsed by his immediate family covers his life from his upbringing to his landmark work with the NAACP and his appointment as the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARSHALL, THURGOOD GIBHaymon, S. T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.914 HAYHoobler, Dorothy
Summary: Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler share a collection of handwritten love letters that offers a surprising and intimate portrait of the men who occupied the White House. From George Washington to Barack Obama, these are not the presidents we see in history books. Instead, when they courted the women they wanted to marry, or seduced women outside of their marriage, they often showed a side the public...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: CD 920 AREEisenhower, John S. D.
Summary: Eisenhower offers a surprising portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman, the Civil War general whose path of destruction cut the Confederacy in two, broke the will of the Southern population, and earned him a place in history as "the first modern general." Yet behind his reputation as a fierce warrior was a sympathetic man of complex character.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 SHERMAN, WILLIAM T EISSummary: "A comprehensive biography of the life of artist-poet Kahlil Gibran and his development as an artist transcending geographical boundaries of East and West--includes many rare photographs and images of his work"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GIBRAN, KHALIL G. GIBWilson, Thomas B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hunterdon House 1987
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3713 WILGiblin, James.
Summary: Traces the life of the third president of the United States and discusses his many non-political accomplishemts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JEFGibson, Bob
Contents: The pitched battle -- Mechanics -- Stuff -- Corners -- Scenarios -- The other guys -- Things that a fellow just has to deal with -- Atmosphere -- Towering figures -- Makeup -- Forty years of change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 GIBGiblin, James.
Summary: Explores the life of the dangerous and destructive dictator Adolf Hitler whose aggressive foreign policies set off World War II and caused the deaths of over 6 million Jews. He committed heinous crimes against humanity worldwide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2002
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 921 HITGiblin, James.
Summary: Examines the family life and career of the first American president, also discussing myths and legends, monuments to Washington, and Mount Vernon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASGibson, Kirk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.357 GIBGolson, Barry.
Summary: In 2004, Barry Golson wrote an article for AARP magazine about Mexican hot spots for retirees longing for a lifestyle they couldn't afford in the United States. A year later, he and his wife Thia joined in the growing trend: they sold their Manhattan apartment, packed up their SUV, moved to the surfing and fishing village of Sayulita ( population 1,500) on Mexico's Pacific coast, and spent a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972 GOLWoodward, Hobson.
Contents: Poet of London -- Aboard for Jamestown -- Ocean bound -- Hurricane -- Rogue wave -- Devil's land -- Angel's garden -- New life -- Rebellion -- Away to Virginia -- Relief from home -- Forest people -- Blood in the snow -- Poison -- Bound for England -- Blackfriars surprise -- Bermuda ghosts -- After the storm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.9163 WOOJazynka, Kitson
Summary: "Biography of Buzz Aldrin for beginner readers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JAZJazynka, Kitson.
Summary: "Find out about the life of Rosa Parks and how her actions in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 helped end racial segregation in America. This book follows the same standards as other National Geographic Readers with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach that kids love. The life story of Rosa Parks has enduring lessons to teach us and this biography should appeal to kids,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Children's Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PARRachman, Gideon
Summary: "The author of Easternization, an award-winning journalist, offers an intimate look at the rise of strongman leaders around the globe, charting the most urgent political story of our era. We are in a new era: authoritarian leaders have become a central feature of global politics. Since 2000, self-styled strongmen have risen to power in capitals as diverse as Moscow, Beijing, Delhi, Brasilia,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.53 RACBabson, Steve.
Summary: For more than 50 years, Detroit attorney Ernie Goodman fought the good fight for social justice, among other things defending sit-down strikers during the 1930s auto strikes, and litigating important labor and civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. This scholarly but quite readable biography presents a detailed portrait of Goodman's life, showing how this child of Jewish immigrants...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOODMAN, ERNIE BABLewis-Kraus, Gideon.
Summary: Offers accounts of the author's pilgrimages to three holy sites in search of personal direction, describing the hundreds of miles trekked and the people encountered along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 LEWWilliams, Michael Vinson
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arkansas Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EVERS. MEDGAR WILO'Donnell-Gibson, Patricia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stuartrose Pub. LLC 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 O'DONNELL-GIBSON, PATRICIA ODOBisson, Terry.
Summary: Presents the life and times of the African American preacher who led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TURDobson, Patrick.
Contents: A leap into the prairie sea -- I'm going to Helena, Montana : the Kansas cities -- Don't worry, kid, you'll be all right : Lawrence, Topeka, Saint Marys, Wamego -- It's the best you're gonna find here : Manhattan, Randolph, Marysville -- You'll find everything you need there : Beatrice, Nebraska; Wilber -- The Jims : Friend, Hastings, Hansen, Minden -- It's better to try something and apologize...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.804 DOBGibson, Arthur Hopkin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 Gibson1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 709 GIB
Schlachter, Terese
Summary: "The biography of Colonel Greg Gadson (Ret.) co-written with writer and video producer Terese Schlachter, details Gadson's remarkable and inspirational journey from his grievous wounding as a battlefield commander in Iraq to becoming the spiritual coach of the New York Giants, a major film and television actor, and motivational life coach and outdoor-adventure enthusiast"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schaffner Press 2023