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American Red Cross Biography Juvenile literature Barton, Clara 1821-1912 Barton, Clara 1821-1912 Juvenile literature Christian life Creative thinking Families Religious aspects Christianity Home Religious aspects Christianity Nurses Nurses United States Biography Juvenile literature Problem solvingSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: Profiles the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who organized efforts to bring nursing care to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and who went on to become the founder of the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET BARTONLakin, Patricia
Summary: A brief biography of the woman who overcame her shyness to become a teacher, a nurse during the Civil War, and founder of the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2004
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LAKSummary: "The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past-cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MYTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MYTKross, Ethan
Summary: "An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how we can harness it to live healthier, more satisfying, and productive lives. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2021
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Summary: Celebrates the talents of DC Comics artist Alex Ross in a collection of his drawings, sketches, limited edition prints, and other artwork, all reproduced in full color, accompanied by a study of his creative process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROSMurphy, Frank
Summary: Presents an introduction to the life and achievements of Clara Barton, from her childhood in Massachusetts and her early career as a schoolteacher to her accomplishments as a field nurse during the Civil War and her founding of the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 BARKress, Nancy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 KRESummary: Clara Barton wanted to help people from the time she was a child. She turned her compassion for others into several careers, including teaching and nursing. Risking her life to assist soldiers during the Civil War turned her into an American hero. She went on to found the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BARTON PROKriss, Alexander
Summary: "A therapist reveals the role of videogames in the lives of his patients, showing the positive impact playing videogames has had and can have, and how they connect us to our humanity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 794.801 KRIWagner, Rodd.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallup Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.409 WAGKloss, William.
Summary: Series of 24 lectures (each approximately 30 min. long) surveying the history of American art from its colonial origins until just before World War I.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 MasterworksReif, Fred
Summary: "Sometimes, the seemingly most insignificant gestures can lead to life enhancing events ... That's what happened over 50 years ago when I met Fred Reif. We were five young strangers who came together to form a 'Jug Band' for a few laughs at some parties ... or, hopefully, get a gig at the new and growing 'Coffee House; venues where Folk Music was usually featured. We presented Fred with a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fred Reif 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.643 REIKrass, Peter.
Summary: Explores the life and career of the industrialist who made his fortune in the steel industry, and who was also one of the nation's greatest philanthropists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARNEGIE, ANDREW KRAReid, Georgina
Summary: From street gardens in LA to grand country estates in Auckland; tiny rental gardens in Sydney to plant packed suburban Brisbane backyards, this book is a visceral and immersive exploration of the exceptional and ordinary ways people around the world find truth, beauty, purpose and connection through the act of gardening. The book is a culmination of the five years the author and photographer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.022 REIContents: Beyond the Basics: Cast-Ons 15 -- Beyond the Basics: Bind-Offs 29 -- Beyond the Basics: Blocking 38 -- Beyond the Basics: Increases 51 -- Beyond the Basics: Decreases 61 -- Beyond the Basics: Working with Two Yarns 74 -- Beyond the Basics: Reading Charts 89 -- Beyond the Basics: Knitted Lace 103 -- Beyond the Basics: Short-Rows 115 -- Beyond the Basics: Seams 127 -- Beyond the Basics: Grafting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave Press LLC 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 REDBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 920 BAGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 BagieuSummary: The astonishing true story of three men who make the chance discovery, at the age of nineteen, that they are identical triplets, separated at birth and adopted to different parents. The trio's joyous reunion in 1980 catapults them to fame but it also sets in motion a chain of events that unearths an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes far beyond their own lives, a secret that goes to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD THRCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THRCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE THRSummary: From dusk till dawn (107 min.): The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dimension Home Video 2000
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FROGross, Terry.
Summary: The award-winning host of National Public Radio's Fresh Air presents a selection of her interviews with some of the most celebrated actors, musicians, writers, artists, and comics of the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Entertain GrossTello, Edd
Summary: "Edgar wants nothing more than to live his life out loud. But telling the truth about his sexuality isn't so easy in his traditional Mexican-American family, and his Amá has made it clear she won't accept who he is. Things get even harder when Edgar's macho father returns home after months away, and the house erupts into fighting and simmering tension. Edgar worries what would happen if he told...
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Publisher / Publication Date: West 44 Books, an imprint of Enslow Publishing 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TELArons, Ron
Summary: This book(let) provides an introduction to the concepts of mind maps, a tool which can take your research skills to new levels you never imagined were possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014