Summary: A look at social change throughout history, as seen through the music, poetry, speeches, and manifestos of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past - and present - including Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Chief Joseph, Muhammad Ali, along with unknown veterans, union workers, abolitionists, and many others never featured in high school textbooks....
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PEOBerlin, Edward A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.572 BERSummary: The first issues of nine of comics' most compelling new titles are collected in this shelf-busting compendium. Discover new horror, drama, fantasy, and science fiction by some of comics' top talent-- writers and artists who will draw readers into their worlds and hook them in a single issue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WILBreslin, Jimmy.
Summary: A satire on the cult of the Mafia tells the story of an inept gang of Sicilian cretins and their criminally foolish plots.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Back Bay Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BreslBreslin, Theresa.
Summary: A collection of classic Scottish tales to entertain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 BREBreslin, Jimmy.
Summary: In his inimitable New York voice, Breslin, "the city's steadiest and most accurate chronicler" (Tom Robbins, Village Voice), gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the mafia--characters like Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Gaspipe Casso (named for his weapon of choice), Thomas "Three-Finger Brown" Lucchese, and Jimmy "The Clam" Eppolito, interwoven with the good rat...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harperluxe 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 364.1060 BREBreslin, Susannah
Summary: "What if your parents turn you into a human lab rat when you're a child? Will that change the story of your life? Will that change who you are? When Susannah Breslin is a toddler, her parents enroll her in an exclusive laboratory preschool at the University of California, Berkeley, where she becomes one of over a hundred children who are research subjects in an unprecedented 30-year study of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Legacy Lit 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRESLIN, SUSANNAH BREBreslin, Theresa
Summary: Dark dragons, ghostly pipers, rude goblins and sly wizards discover the legends that dwell within the ancient castles of Scotland. This highly anticipated book is the latest volume of much-loved Scottish tale treasuries by Carnegie-award-winning children's author Theresa Breslin and Kate Greenaway Medal-longlisted artist Kate Leiper. Explore secret passages beneath Edinburgh Castle, search for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 BREBreslin, Jimmy
Summary: The 72 columns selected here by editor Dan Barry, more than half of which have not been reprinted since initial publication, reveal Breslin at his best, addressing stories of national and global importance but more often uncovering tales of ordinary New Yorkers, by turns tragic or absurd but always gripping to read. Gathered here are the highlights of his consummate deadline artistry: his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library Of America 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 818 BREBreslin, Jimmy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 BREBreslin, Jimmy.
Summary: A street-savvy journey behind the scenes of the Mafia during its golden era chronicles the people, places, and events that defined organized crime and traces the rise and fall of the mob in New York.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1060 BRECoward, Noel
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.91 COWBresson, Robert.
Contents: Mouchette / Robert Bresson -- Aquarelle / Dominique Delouche -- Shakespeare Wallah / James Ivory.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: L'Avant scene 1968
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MOUSummary: "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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: A leading style expert outlines a method for "conscious dressing" that explains how to pursue daily goals by using one's wardrobe choices to promote self-confidence and reflect how one wants to be perceived.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643 BREBrolin, Josh
Summary: Presents the rise of civilization, featuring key historical events presented through live-action re-enactments and computer-generated animation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A&E Television Networks 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 909 MANHazard, Leah
Summary: "A groundbreaking investigation of the uterus--from birth to death, in sickness and in health, throughout history and into our possible future--from a midwife and acclaimed writer Leah Hazard." -- inside front jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 HAZCoward, Noel
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1958
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812 COWCoward, Noel
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1958
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822 COWBREDIN, ALICE
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Publisher / Publication Date: WILTR 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.041 BREBogard, Paul
Summary: Describes how ever-present, modern artificial lights have changed the way humans experience darkness and bemoans the fact that the primal dark sky can no longer influence science and art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown, and Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.566 BOGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environ BogardHazard, Rowland
Summary: "Back pain afflicts more than 3 in 4 adults and costs Americans over $100 billion every year. While most people recover quickly, the disabilities suffered by people who don't generate the vast majority of the costs and heartache. Talking Back offers people disabled by chronic back pain personal strategies for recovering active lives and wellness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.5 HAZBrown, Daniel
Summary: This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adof Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nat'L Ctr For Appropriate 1981