Friddell, Claudia
Summary: "Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BANMagris, Claudio.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 949.6 MAGPescio, Claudio.
Summary: Examines the life and art of Rembrandt against the historical, political, and religious background of the period.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Bedrick Books 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 759.492 REMRendina, Claudio.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Locks Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.092 RENGray, Gary
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798 GRAGrady, Cynthia
Summary: In 1942, children's librarian Clara Breed discovers that her young Japanese-American patrons are being relocated and gives them stamped and addressed postcards so they can write to her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 GRAKalb, Claudia
Summary: "A look at genius, through portraits of 12 iconic figures in fields ranging from music to medicine, to explore what leads certain people to reach their creative heights early in life, whereas others don't uncover their potential until their later years"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Partners, LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.3 KALOshry, Claudia
Summary: "A tongue-in-cheek advice book from one of the most famous funemployed millennials in Manhattan and founder of the Instagram account Girl With No Job"-- The origins of Oshry's pop culture obsessions can be traced back to household debates over boy bands, and her flair for the dramatic. As a social media influencer, she shares a behind-the-scenes look at the life of an Instagram sensation,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OSHRY, CLAUDI OSHDray, Philip.
Summary: Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray shines a light on a little known group of men: the nation's first black members of Congress. These men played a critical role in pushing for much-needed reforms in the wake of a traumatic civil war, including public education for all children, equal rights, and protection from Klan violence. But they have been either neglected or maligned by most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.81 DRADray, Philip.
Summary: Presents a life of the African American journalist who was born a slave and went on to become a respected teacher and journalist, and who is best remembered for her campaign through her writings to eliminate lynching in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WELFriddell, Claudia.
Summary: When Joseph Pulitzer first saw the Statue of Liberty's head in Paris, he shared sculptor Auguste Bartholdi's dream of seeing France's gift of friendship stand in the New York harbor. Pulitzer loved words, and the word he loved best was liberty. Frustrated that many, especially wealthy New Yorkers, were not interested in paying for the statue's needed pedestal, Pulitzer used his newspaper, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PULKalb, Claudia.
Summary: "Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? In this surprising and inventive look at the evolution of mental health, respected journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic figures through the lens of modern psychology, weaving groundbreaking research into biographical narratives that are deeply embedded in our culture. From Marilyn Monroe's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.89 KALFrady, Marshall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRAGray, Martin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 GRARomo Edelman, Claudia
Summary: From a girl who loved performing for her family in Texas to one of "Time" magazine's most influential people, Selena Gomez is an emblem of her generation whose empathy and courage have guided her throughout her career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GOMBlay, Zeba
Summary: "An Empowering and Celebratory Portrait of Black Women-from Josephine Baker to Aunt Viv to Cardi B. In 2013, film and culture critic Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term #carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. As she says, it was "a way tocarve out a space of celebration and freedom for Black women online." In this collection of essays, Blay expands on this initial idea by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.48 BLAGeary, Rick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25092 HELMckesson, DeRay
Summary: "We have never been the voiceless, proclaims activist DeRay Mckesson, we have been the unheard. And the message that must now be heard is that inequality is neither hardwired nor inevitable. We have a system that was designed to favor some at the expense of others, and because it was designed, it can be redesigned. Indeed, we can live in a society of equity, justice, and joy. In August 2014,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 MCKWray, T. J.
Contents: Introduction: Why a book about adult sibling grief? -- Shock : dealing with the news -- Denial : this can't be happening! -- The reactions of others : why can't you understand? -- Searching for solitude : to go within -- Anger : how dare this happen! -- Guilt, regret, and conflicts : shoulda, coulda, woulda -- Depression : how low can you go? -- Dreams : one last visit -- Faith, religion, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2003
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Summary: "The stories of Sara Delano and Jennie Jerome, before and after birthing their sons, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, consecutively."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GRAGordy, Berry.
Summary: Now the man who made Motown, the revolutionary who shattered the color barrier in the American entertainment industry, the visionary who forever changed the way the world hears its music, finally breaks his silence after decades of rumor, gossip and misinformation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1994
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Summary: "A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found-from the star of the iconic film Dirty Dancing"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2001
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Summary: "Straight off the slopes and into the spotlight, Heather Gay is known to dish God's honest truth. Whether as a businesswoman, mother, or television personality, Heather is unafraid to blaze a new trail; even if at the isolation of her family, friends, and church. Heather was born and bred Mormon. Growing up in Utah, not even the snow-capped mountains could draw attention from the state's most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023