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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 787.8716 MCDDuraffourg, Willy
Summary: "This graphic novel explores the youth of the author of The Lord of the Rings, and his traumatic experience of the battlefields of the First World War, which will forge the imagination of his literary work" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ablaze Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 TOLKIEN, J.R.R. DURBailey, Issac J.
Summary: "An award-winning journalist deals forthrightly with what it means to be black in Trump Country. In A Black Man in Trumpland, South Carolina-based journalist Issac J. Bailey reflects on a wide range of topics that have been increasingly dividing Americans, from police brutality and Confederate symbols to poverty and respectability politics. Bailey has been honing his views on these issues for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 BAIBaier, Molly J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lost Coast Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947 BAIKramer, Barbara
Summary: Presents the life of Harriet Tubman, highlighting her brave actions on the Underground Railroad that helped lead more than seven hundred slaves to freedom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KRAKreamer, Anne
Summary: A provocative evaluation of modern issues related to aging describes the author's decision to stop fighting the aging process and discusses interviews and experiments she conducted to address key questions about midlife sexuality and age discrimination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self care KreamerKramer, Wayne.
Summary: In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw, primal, and, when things were clicking, absolutely unstoppable. Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, all but assuring their time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 FRANK, ANNE LINKramer, Barbara
Summary: Lin-Manuel Miranda brought hip-hop to Broadway with his popular musical Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda introduces readers to this award-winning writer and his creative process. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MIRKramer, Barbara
Summary: "The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world. We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen ofTalk" wasn't always so fortunate. She suffered through a rough childhood and went on to use her personal struggles as motivation. Oprah's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WINKramer, Clara
Summary: Polish-born Kramer, president of the Holocaust Resource Foundation at Kean University, recounts her life as a frightened, hungry teenager during the Holocaust who, along with her family, was rescued by righteous gentiles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 KRAMER, CLARA KRASummary: Featuring contributions from an award-winning, bestselling group of Black voices, past and present, this powerful poetry anthology elicits vital conversations about race, belonging, history and faith to highlight Black joy and pain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: "An honest, funny, and inspiring primer on learning to "come home" to your truest and happiest self from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Be a Bawse. With the signature blend of vulnerability, wisdom, and humor that has endeared her to millions of fans, Lilly Singh offers a fresh take on how to feel fulfilled and find happiness in the face of life's challenges. Everyone knows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 SINBremer, Krista.
Summary: A full-length account of a Pushcart Prize-winning essay describes the author's experiences as the journalist wife of a Libyan-born Muslim with whom she lives in the American south, a relationship that has endured prejudices and respective views about family and parenting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.6 BREMER, KRISTA BREKilmer, Val
Summary: "Legendary actor Val Kilmer shares the stories behind his most beloved roles, reminisces about his star-studded career and love life, and reveals the truth behind his recent health struggles in a remarkably candid autobiography. Val Kilmer has played so many iconic roles over his nearly four-decade film career. A table-dancing Cold War agent in Top Secret! A troublemaking science prodigy in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KILMER, VAL KILKrakel, Dean
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sierra Club Books 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.875 KRAKrames, Jeffrey A.
Contents: The exceptional seven and the traits that defined them -- Place the customer at the epicenter of the business model : Michael Dell and the art of the customer -- Create an authentic learning organization : how Jack Welch converts learning into results -- Focus on solutions : Lou Gerstner on creating a customer-obsessed IBM -- Prepare the organization for drastic change : Andy Grove on strategic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 KRAKrawec, Patty
Summary: "Weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance, Krawec helps readers see settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Settler colonialism tried to force us into one particular way of living, but the old ways of kinship can help us imagine a different future. Krawec asks, What would it look like to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 KRAKramer, Barbara
Summary: Meet Pope Francis. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas. He's also the first Pope to replace a living one! Learn all about the Pontiff in this Level 1 reader, carefully leveled for an early independent reading or read aloud experience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KRAKramer, Barbara.
Summary: Explores the life and accomplishments of astronaut Neil Armstrong, from his childhood in Ohio through his years with NASA, including his famous moon landing and other space flights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1997
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ARMSTRONG KRAKramer, Sydelle
Summary: Brief profiles of such hard-hitting players as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, and Miguel Cabrera.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KRAKramer, Sydelle.
Summary: Whose hands were so big he held the basketball like a grapefruit? Which center singlehandedly changed the way defense was played? From Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, young hoops fans can read about eleven legendary players in this exciting look at basketball's greatest slam-dunking, hoop-hanging superstars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 KRALeamer, Laurence
Summary: Describes the brutal killing of a young black man and subsequent conviction of two Klansmen in 1981 Alabama and the civil suit that exposed the true motives and philosophy of the organization and ultimately bankrupted them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 LEAMurray, Lilly.
Summary: A celebration of 50 famous people from around the world who made history and changed the world for the better, with art from award-winning artist Ana Albero.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lincoln Children's Books 2018