Summary: Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 SHEDee, Ruby.
Summary: A retelling of a traditional Liberian tale in which King Leopard invites all the animals to a spear-throwing contest whose winner will marry his daughter and succeed him as king.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt. 1990
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Summary: Military documents reveal decades of deceit about the Vietnam War and myths perpetuated by the mainstream media.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Verity Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 BURRubenstein, David M.
Summary: "What do the most successful investors have in common? David M. Rubenstein, cofounder of one of the world's largest investment firms, has spent years interviewing the greatest investors in the world to discover the time-tested principles, hard-earned wisdom, and indispensable tools that guide their practice.​"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Including archival footage, this film is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KINSummary: An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hodder & Stoughton 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC FLIHedstrom, Gary.
Summary: A guide to troubleshooting and fixing a wide variety of appliances, gadgets, and machinery shows readers how to repair lamps, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, dryers, garbage disposals, blenders, washers, televisions, radios, and other household items.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 640.41 HEDSummary: The Dick Cavett Show was the late-night TV home of the biggest names in music. Cavett so enjoyed talking with Ray Charles that he had him on the show three times, including one where he was Cavett's only guest.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DICSummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIDRabb, Steven
Summary: "If the Founding Fathers surveyed our nation today and together composed a single speech to America, what would they say? The prologue begins to answer that question as it chronicles a current-day reunion of America's Founding Fathers at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Through a stroke of Providence, the Founders have assembled once again to take up their pen and save the country they love....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Liberty For All Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Politic RabbStone, Dan.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: National Endowment for the Arts 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 813 STOWaby, Tasmin
Summary: "Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Great Britain's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 36 amazing drives, from 3-day escapes to 3-week adventures. Explore the majestic Welsh mountains, gaze at the mysterious Stonehenge and cruise grand Scottish moors. Get to Great Britain, rent a car, and hit the road!"--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.1 GREKoontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray)
Summary: Susan Thorton awakens in a hospital, after a near-fatal car crash, to see four men lurking outside her door--men who exactly resemble those who killed her boyfriend years before. Can these be the same men? As she tries to uncover the identities of those stalking her, Susan enters a terrifying nightmare--one from which she may never escape.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 0000
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KOOKeflezighi, Meb
Summary: "Four-time Olympic marathoner Meb Keflezighi shares his lessons on life, family, faith, and running through a reflection on each of the 26 marathons he's run in his storied career. When four-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi ran his final marathon in New YorkCity on November 5, 2017, it marked the end of an extraordinary distance-running career. Meb will be remembered as the only person in history...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2019
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Summary: What an amazing legacy Reg has left for future generations, for not only his family, but all of us. His story of a young boy growing up in rural Northern Michigan during the great depression is eye opening. It captures a picture of daily life that has long since passed and is being forgotten, but is important for all of us to understand, that ultimately led to the creation of the greatest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SPRCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SPRIK, REG SPRGrady, Gary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gamescape Publications 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Recreation GradyMee, Benjamin.
Summary: When Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to an unlikely new home—a dilapidated zoo where more than 200 exotic animals would be their new neighbors—his friends and colleagues thought he was crazy. Mee's dream was to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business. The grand reopening was scheduled for spring, but there was much work to be done and none of it easy for the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Books 2011
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Summary: "The Exiles" of the title are displaced Native Americans, living in late 1950s Los Angeles on Bunker Hill, a depressed area connected to the rest of the city by the Angels Flight trolley. The Indians were already exiles, from the moment they lost their ancestral lands and were confined to reservations. Starting on Friday afternoon and closing Saturday morning, the film follows pregnant Yvonne,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Milestone Film & Video 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EXIVaughn, Sarah
Summary: "Lady "Poppy" Pyppenia is guarded by the Sleepless Knight Cyrenic but becomes endangered when an assassin threatens her life in the new king's reign. As Poppy and Cyrenic try to discover who wants her dead, they must navigate the dangerous waters of life at court and of their growing feelings for one another"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SLESummary: Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne begins making a film for Zachary, son of his oldest friend who was murdered by Zachary's mother. The film's focus shifts to Zachary's grandparents as they fight to win custody of Zachary from the woman who took their son's life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEAMee, Nicholas.
Summary: This is a lively, inspiring beginner's guide to how the universe works. This book contains bite-sized chapters present the discoveries of modern physics, astronomy, and cosmology. It also has background stories of the research and researchers bring the science to life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 MEEMee, Paula
Summary: It is well established that a Mediterranean style diet can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. Now, new evidence suggests that this pattern of eating also reduces the risk of depression too, with those who follow the diet experiencing a significant reduction in symptom severity. Inspired by this fascinating new research, dietitian Paula Mee outlines a healthy eating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5968 MEEGaby, Elena
Summary: Explores the use of implantable technology in the human brain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IGoldsack, Gaby
Summary: Little Red Riding Hood went into the bedroom and gasped in surprise when she saw her grandma. She looked sort of...different. Find out what happens when Little Red Riding Hood talks to a wicked wolf on her way to Grandma's cottage. Enjoy gorgeous illustrations again and again. --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Parragon, an imprint of Cottage Door Press, LLC 2012