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Abernathy, Ralph 1926-1990 Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. Cookbooks Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 La Rochefoucauld, Robert de 1923-2012 Large type books Nineteen sixty-three, A.D Presidents United States Biography Juvenile literature Shuttlesworth, Fred L 1922-2011 Southern Christian Leadership Conference.Downing, Julie.
Summary: On the eve of his great operatic triumph "Don Giovanni," Mozart looks back on the events of his life that led to this moment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bradbury Press 1991
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB MOZART DOWBrowning, Frank
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3411 BROHess, Barbara.
Contents: Willem de Kooning: An Erasure 6 -- From Rotterdam to New York 10 -- De Kooning's Women: Scandal and Success 30 -- De Kooning in East Hampton: Almost a Pastorale 50 -- Launching into the Third Dimension: Sculptures 62 -- Between Remembering and Forgetting: Late Paintings, the 1970s and 1980s 72.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taschen 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.3 HESDowning, Antonio Michael
Summary: "Blending mythology and memory, Saga Boy follows a young Black immigrant's vibrant personal metamorphosis"-- Growing up as a willful boy in a tiny village in the tropical forests of Trinidad, Downing was steeped in the legacies of his scattered family, the vibrant culture of the island, and the weight of its colonial history. Following his grandmother's death, he was sent to live with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOWNING, ANTONIO MICHAEL DOWDowling, Robert M.
Summary: "A major new biography of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright whose brilliantly original plays revolutionized American theater"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 O'NEILL, EUGENE DOWDownie, Leonard
Summary: "At a time when the role of journalism is especially critical, Leonard Downie, the former executive editor of the Washington Post writes about his nearly 50 years at the newspaper and the importance of getting at the truth"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOWNIE, LEONARD, JR. DOWDrotning, Phillip T.
Summary: Stories of fourteen blacks who determined to escape from the ghetto and succeeded.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cowles Book Co. 1970
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 1992
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Local MaddyBrowning, Diane
Summary: "In 1820, the Brontë family traveled to their new home on the edge of Haworth Moor. There, the Brontë sisters and their brother were given the freedom to explore and expand their imaginative minds, providing the inspiration needed to create literary masterpieces that would be enjoyed for generations to come. In The Brontës of Haworth Moor: How the Three Daughters of a Country Parson Became the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BROCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People BronteFleming, Candace
Summary: "Readers are told the story of Helen Martini's care for lion and tiger cubs, and her emergence as the Bronx Zoo's first woman zookeeper"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MARBrowning, Norma Lee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Regnery Co. 1963
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MADDY, JOE BRO1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 780.729 BRO
Giblin, 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 WASKiki
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Ecco Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KIKI KikiKatz, C.J.
Contents: Volume 1. One loaf at a time : the baking that brought us together while remained apart during COVID-19 -- Volume 2. One bowl at at time : the soups, stews, and bowls of comfort that brought us together while we remained apart during COVID-19.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Bake KatzKix, Paul
Summary: "A scion of one of the most storied families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucald was raised in magnificent chateaux and educated in Europe's finest schools. When the Nazis invaded and imprisoned his father, La Rochefoucald escaped to England and learned the dark arts of anarchy and combat--cracking safes and planting bombs and killing with his bare hands--from the officers of Special...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, ROBERT DE KIXPollack, Pam.
Summary: "In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J.K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET ROWLINGPenn, Kal
Summary: "Kal Penn's unlikely career arc has taken him from nerdy American kid from an immigrant family in the New York suburb of Montclair, New Jersey, to world-famous actor, to White House staffer under President Obama, and back to actor again. Now, in You Can'tBe Serious, he reflects on the most ridiculous, offensive, and rewarding moments that have stood out during his journey. With intelligence,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PENN, KAL PENKuo, Michelle
Summary: Michelle Kuo arrived in the rural town of Helena, Arkansas, as a Teach for America volunteer in 2004, bursting with optimism and drive. But she soon encountered the jarring realities of life in one of the poorest counties in America. In this unforgettable memoir, Michelle shares the story of her complicated but rewarding mentorship of one student, Patrick Browning, and his remarkable literary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 371.826 KUOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KUO, MICHELLE KUOBlack Elk
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BLACK ELK NEIKoh, EJ
Summary: "After living in America for over a decade, Eun Ji's parents return to Korea for work, leaving fifteen-year-old Eun Ji and her brother behind in the family's new California home. Overnight, Eun Ji finds herself in a world made strange in her mother's absence. Her mother writes letters over the years seeking forgiveness and love-letters Eun Ji cannot understand until she finds them years later...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KOH, EJ KOHBak, Richard
Summary: "The trans-Atlantic air race of 1927 and the flight that made Charles Lindbergh a hero. The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attracted some of the most famous and seasoned aviators of the day, yet it was the young and lesser known Charles Lindbergh who won the $25,000 Orteig Prize in 1927 for his history-making solo flight in the Spirit of St. Louis. Drawing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 BAKDorling Kindersley, Inc. (COR)/ Wiffen, Charles (EDT)
Summary: A visual guide to one thousand years of classical music introduces composers, performers, instruments, and key works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2012
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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