Edmonds, Chris (Christopher Waring)
Summary: "Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the treacherous final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives--then and now"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EDMONDS, RODDIE EDMSummary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDEdmonds, Chris (Christopher Waring)
Summary: "Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is theinspiring truestory of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives--then and now. Captured in the Battle of the Bulge, Master Sergeant Roddie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 EDMONDS, RODDIE EDMSummary: This film reveals the untold story of a Filipina American garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, who almost became the female Beatles.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC FANNielsen, Larry A.
Summary: "In 'Nature's Allies', Larry Nielsen profiles the lives of eight pioneers-- John Muir, Ding Darling, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, Billy Frank Jr., Wangari Maathai, and Gro Harlem Brundtland-- all individuals from modest backgrounds who have influenced the course of conservation over the past century, showing us better ways to live in balance with nauture. Some famous and some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 NIESummary: Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects: the car, the airplane, the smartphone, the rocket, the robot, and the telescope.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD BRECopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BRECurtin, Jeremiah
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2089 CURCurtin, Jeremiah
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 CURSummary: International art sensation Keith Haring blazed a trail through the legendary art scene of '80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. Haring's message targeted the underlying threat of violence, sexual exploitation, and political oppression. His art was shown in over one hundred group and solo exhibitions during his lifetime and he continues to be celebrated today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KEIHardin, David
Contents: The daughter of the confederacy : Winnie Davis -- The conqueror's son : Tom Sherman -- The general's last battle : Ulysses S. Grant -- The diarist : Mary Boykin Chesnut -- The crippled knight : John Bell Hood -- That devil Forrest : Nathan Bedford Forrest -- The mad woman : Mary Todd Lincoln -- The good hater : Joseph E. Johnston -- The legend : Robert E. Lee -- The turncoat : George H. Thomas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ivan R. Dee 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US HardinCurti, Leonardo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 CURMardini, Yusra
Summary: Traces the author's life-changing rescue of a boatload of fellow refugees and how it inspired her to compete on the 2016 Refugee Olympic Team in Rio de Janeiro, tracing her subsequent advocacy on behalf of people who have been forced from their homes by war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARDINI, YUSRA MARHarding, Debora
Summary: "For readers of Educated and The Glass Castle, a harrowing, redemptive and profoundly inspiring memoir of childhood trauma and its long reach into adulthood. One Omaha winter day in November 1978, when Debora Harding was just fourteen, she was abducted at knifepoint from a church parking lot. She was thrown into a van, assaulted, held for ransom, and then left to die as an ice storm descended...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARDING, DEBORA HARHarding, Rachel
Summary: "Level 1 of a complete self-study English-language course that combines easy-to-use visual learning with crystal-clear grammar explanations, practice exercises, and free audio."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dk Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.24 HARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.24 HARBrown, Tami Lewis
Summary: "...a... picture book biography of modern art icon Keith Haring, celebrating the ways his life embodied the message: art is for everyone."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARHarding, Jennie.
Summary: "[A] comprehensive guide to the characteristics and curative properties of 130 of the most useful healing herbs. Each spread offers a summary of the herb by its common name, its properties, uses, availability, and safety information. Herbs are shown in their various forms, and a color photograph of its leaf or flower against a black background captures the herb's beauty as never...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.7 HARHarding, Rachel
Summary: "Level 2 of complete self-study English-language course that combines easy-to-use visual learning with crstyal-clear grammar explanations, practice exercises, and free audio."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.24 HARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.24 HARHarding, Wes
Summary: This is more than just a story about a fat guy turned triathlete. Destined to Run tells Wes Harding's story of traveling through life and overcoming the immense challenges that have been tossed in front of his feet. Though he has stumbled and often fallen, he always had the strength and courage to get back up again while never losing faith in God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mascot Books Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARDING, WES HARHardin, David
Summary: "A brief, elegant memoir of the author's work as a Red Cross volunteer delivering emergency water to residents of Flint, Michigan, Standpipe sets the struggles of a city in crisis against the author's personal journey as his mother declines into dementia and eventual death. Written with a poet's eye for detail and quiet metaphor, Standpipe is an intimate look at one man's engagement with both...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belt Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARDIN, DAVE HARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI South HardinHaining, Peter.
Summary: Argues that the legendary character Sweeney Todd was an actual historical figure who committed his crimes in eighteenth-century London and was victimized by the poverty and crime that was prevalent in the underworld of that time period.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Robson 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 TODD, SWEENEY HAIJardine, Alison
Summary: If you want to start making great art on your iPad, then this book is for you! Even if you have absolutely no experience in art, you will learn fundamental art-school principles, a diversity of iPad art techniques, and then be ready to take the leap into making original artworks on your iPad. Innovative in scope, Make Great Art on Your iPad is structured around the classic genres of art, such...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ILEX 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 776 JARSummary: From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California's newly legal cannabis trade. But as aggressive regulations bogart the market, can they each keep their green American dream alight?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LADSummary: Discover the essential facts about Marvel Comics' timeless heroes such as Captain America, Spider-Man, and Iron Man, and villains like Thanos, Loki, and Kingpin. Keep up with the ever-expanding Marvel Universe with this new edition of DK's best-selling Marvel Encyclopedia. Updated and expanded, this definitive Who's Who of Marvel Comics reveals vital info and secret histories of more than 1200...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 741.5 MARHartung, Tammi
Summary: A thorough resource explains how to plant, grow and harvest more than 100 herbs and details their many uses in cooking, home beauty and home healing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2011