Doane, Alfred A. (Alfred Alder)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doane Family Association of America 1984
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.2 DOASummary: Examines many aspects of the ancient and endangered fish, from the mythical to the historical, biological, and environmental.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 338.3 AUERoosa, Christopher A.
Summary: Christopher A. Roosa grew up the eldest son of Apollo 14 astronaut and command module pilot Stuart A. Roosa. As a child of the space program, Christopher had a ringside seat at the dinner table of one of twenty-four Americans who had either entered lunar orbit or landed on the moon. The first book written by an offspring of an Apollo astronaut to focus on growing up in that era, Son of Apollo...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Readers of physical books leave traces: marginalia, slips of paper, fingerprints, highlighting, inscriptions. All books have histories, and libraries are not just collections of books and databases but a medium of long-distance communication with other writers and readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 MONBuder, Madonna
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.092 BRUMurphy, Audie
Summary: America's most decorated soldier of World War II describes his experiences fighting his way across Europe, portraying the brutalities of war from the perspective of the infantry soldier in campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France and Germany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 MURPHY, AUDIE MURWallace, Audra
Summary: Often called the crown jewel of Maine, Acadia National Park contains more than 47,000 acres of gorgeous coastal landscapes. As they explore the park, readers will learn about its plants, wildlife, and geographic features. They will also discover how the landscapes were formed, when people first arrived in the area, why the land was chosen to be a national park, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.1 WALLorde, Audre
Summary: "First published over forty years ago, The Cancer Journals is a startling, powerful account of Audre Lorde's experience with breast cancer and mastectomy. Long before narratives explored the silences around illness and women's pain, Lorde questioned the rules of conformity for women's body images and supported the need to confront physical loss not hidden by prosthesis. Living as a "black,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LORDE, AUDRE LORLorde, Audre.
Summary: The writings of poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crossing Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 LORGroom, Winston
Summary: Groom has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 629.13 GROWeintraub, David A. (David Andrew)
Summary: "Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. NASA plans to send astronauts to Mars orbit by the 2030s. SpaceX wants to go by 2024, while Mars One wants to land a permanent settlement there in 2032. As we gear up for missions like these, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already inhabit the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 523.43 WEIKing, Coretta Scott
Summary: The life story of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular twentieth-century American civil rights activist--as told fully for the first time, toward the end of her life, to one of her closest friends Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising black parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 KING, CORETTA SCOTT KinLorde, Audre
Summary: "A definitive selection of prose and poetry from the self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet," for a new generation of readers. Audre Lorde is an unforgettable voice in twentieth-century literature, one of the first to center the experiences of black, queer women. Her incisive essays and passionate poetry-alive with sensuality, vulnerability, and rage-remain indelible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LORWallace, Audra
Summary: "Learn all about Yellowstone National Park, including how it was formed, which wildlife can be found there today, and how it is affected by environmental issues"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.7 WALWallace, Audra.
Summary: Known as Washington’s “gift from the sea,” the Olympic Peninsula is home to everything from ice-capped mountains and dense rain forests to rushing rivers and rugged Pacific Coast shores. Readers will visit Olympic National Park to tour the peninsula’s beautiful landscapes and catch a glimpse of its many native plants and animals. They will also learn how the park came to be, how people are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.7 WALBaudar, Pascal
Summary: "Fermentation has been used for thousands of years by people all around the world. It is the easiest and safest way to preserve fresh food, and nature provides all that's required: salt, plants, sometimes water, and the beneficial lactic acid bacteria found everywhere. When we ferment a food we transform it, making it more delicious and nutritious and creating new and wonderful flavors that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2020
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Summary: Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops. Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at the legendary Motown Records. With era-defining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI 921 FakirLorde, Audre
Summary: "At once a searing indictment of a racist, patriarchal society and a manual for claiming an intersectional identity, Sister Outsider is a comprehensive collection of the lauded poet and writer Audre Lorde's most famous and influential works of nonfiction prose. Sister Outsider depicts the idea of "difference"--Whether through race, gender, or sexuality--as a powerful tool for empowerment that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 LORLorde, Audre.
Summary: A collection of over three hundred poems by twentieth-century African-American poet Audre Lorde, featuring works from nine volumes published between 1968 and 1993.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2000
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kessinger Publishing 1953
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 947.08 SVAKessler, David A.
Summary: "Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag. But it's harder to understand why we can't seem to stop eating even when we know better. When we want so badly to say "no," why do we continue to reach for food? Dr. David Kessler, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 613.2 KESTudor, Daniel
Summary: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors. North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and which forces each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.93 TUDTudor, Tasha.
Summary: Rhyming verse and pictures introduce the numbers from one to twenty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Young Readers 2000