Moss, Jason.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 MOSHarris, Duchess.
Summary: John Lewis is an influential African American politician who played a key role in the civil rights movement. He raised awareness of racial discrimination and violence in the 1960s. This book explores Lewis's activism and political career. Includes infographics and glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LEWIS HARHaley, John West
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East Books 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7441 HALCayne, Candis
Summary: "Trailblazing transgender actress, activist, and style icon Candis Cayne has spent a lifetime learning how to see herself for who she really is, and along the way has taught herself and others how to celebrate inner beauty as the perfect starting point for outer radiance. Drawing from her personal journey to self-acceptance and comprised of a unique combination of cross-barrier, body-positive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 CAYMohn, Reinhard
Summary: A legendary entrepreneur and father of the global media giant Bertelsmann offers penetrating insights into his motives, beliefs, and hopes as one of the world's foremost businesspeople.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174 MOHCline-Ransome, Lesa
Summary: Ethel L. Payne always had an ear for stories. Seeking truth, justice, and equality, Ethel followed stories from her school newspaper in Chicago to Japan during World War II. It even led her to the White House briefing room, where she broke barriers as one of the first black journalists. Ethel wasn't afraid to ask the tough questions of presidents, elected officials, or any one else in charge,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PAYCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio PayneMosler, Layne.
Summary: "A delicious memoir that takes us from Buenos Aires to New York to Berlin as the author, driven by wanderlust and an unrelenting appetite, finds purpose, passion, and unexpected flavor. Layne Mosler's search for her next meal based on a recommendation from a cab driver starts in Buenos Aires: After leaving a tango club following a terrible turn on the dance floor, she impulsively asks her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOSLER, LAYNE MOSKohn, Howard.
Summary: A memoir of reconciliation between a man and his father as the son comes to terms with his father's farm in Saginaw Valley, Michigan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Books 1988
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.447 KOHBruyneel, Johan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.62 BRUHaynie, Miriam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dietz Press 1959
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Layle, Paige
Summary: ""For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. All my struggles and feelings were supposedly universal, and the real difference was that I was just a weak, manipulative, selfish, emotional baby. I had to toughen up. But as much as everyone tried to convince me, I knew it couldn't be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me than everyone else. Whilst the people around me...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2024
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Summary: In 1990, investigative journalist Les Payne embarked on a nearly thirty-year-long quest to interview anyone he could find who had actually known Malcolm X. Setting Malcolm's life not only within the Nation of Islam but against the larger backdrop of American history, the book traces the life of one of the twentieth century's most politically relevant figures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 X, MALCOLM PAYJoey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 JOESohn, Amy
Summary: "A narrative history about Anthony Comstock, US Postal Inspector and vice hunter, and the remarkable women who opposed him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COMSTOCK, ANTHONY SOHDoyne, Maggie
Summary: "Maggie's story begins in suburban New Jersey, in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world during a gap year before starting college. During her travels, the trajectory of her life alters when she has a surprise encounter with a Nepali girl breaking rocks in a quarry. Maggie decides to invest her life savings of five thousand dollars to buy a piece of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOYNE, MAGGIE DOYGarcia, Mayte
Summary: A candid assessment of the iconic musician's personal and professional life by his first wife traces their long-distance courtship, marriage, and creative partnership as well as the challenges that compromised their romance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GARCIA, MAYTE GARJoey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 JOECurry, Dayna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2002
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Summary: "Hilarious essays about awkward run-ins with celebrities, the nature of celebrity, and what it says about our culture, by the Executive Editor of People Magazine. --Provided by the publisher"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COYNE, KATE COYCoyne, Susan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.028 COYSwayze, Patrick.
Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood life and a remarkable love, this memoir is both entertainment and inspiration. In February 2008, Patrick announced he had been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. Always a fighter, he refused to let the disease bring him to his knees, and his bravery has inspired both his legion of fans and cancer patients everywhere.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SWAYZE, PATRICK SWAJones, Johnny Joey
Summary: "In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has discovered the power of battle-forged friendships. Suffering a life-changing injury while deployed in Afghanistan, he faced a daunting recovery. But coming home would have been much harder without the support of his brothers and sisters in arms. In Unbroken Bonds of Battle, Joey tells the stories of those very warriors, who for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox News Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.0092 JONMayle, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.9 MAYPayne, Katharine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1998