Xinran
Summary: An unprecedented, intimate account of the lives of modern Chinese women, told by the women themselves--true stories of the political and personal upheavals they have endured in their chaotic and repressive society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 XINDowns, Kieran
Summary: ""Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to archery. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 799.3 DOWXinran
Summary: An extraordinary work of oral history that illuminates the diverse ways in which the Chinese perceive and understand their own modern history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.0092 XINSetiya, Kieran
Summary: "There is no cure for the human condition: life is hard. But Kieran Setiya believes philosophy can help. He offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world. In this profound and personal book, Setiya shows how the tools of philosophy can help us find our way. Drawing on ancient and modern philosophy as well as fiction, history,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 SETCulin, Stewart
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 CULSummary: "A comprehensive biography of the life of artist-poet Kahlil Gibran and his development as an artist transcending geographical boundaries of East and West--includes many rare photographs and images of his work"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GIBRAN, KHALIL G. GIBKiernan, Denise
Summary: "All across the world, among hundreds of cultures, over centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But in America, we didn't have an official Thanksgiving holiday until the 1800s. The holiday Americans know today exists because of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, a spirited letter-writing campaign, a sympathetic president, and a civil war."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J394.2649 KIEJornet, Kilian
Summary: "Training for the Uphill Athleete translates theory into methodolgoy to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourslef to your endurance goals. This is the only book that presents training principles for athletes who regularly partipate in distance running, ski mountaineering, skimo, and other sports that require optimum fitness and customized strength....This book collectes the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Patagonia Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.428 JORKerman, Piper.
Summary: With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424--one of the millions of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem KermanLi, Cunxin
Summary: In a memoir of life in Maoist China, the author describes how he was taken from his family in rural China to study ballet in Beijing, his rise in the world of Chinese ballet, and his defection at age eighteen to the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LI, CUNXIN LIMalkin, Michelle.
Summary: In her shocking new book, Malkin goes where the mainstream media refuse to tread. She digs deep into the records of President Obama's staff, revealing corrupt dealings, questionable pasts, and abuses of power throughout his administration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 MALRuskin, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828 RUSStipovich, Kiera
Summary: Ultimate Appetizer Ideabook is a cook's gold mine. Chock-a-block with updated classics, modern-day favorites, and totally unique recipes for hosts of all skill levels, every single preparation is photographed so party planners can envision their array of treats. The 225 recipes cover everything from dips, spreads, and one-bite nibbles to heartier fare requiring a fork or a spoon as well as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Cook StipovichConnolly, Kieron
Summary: During the 1960s, America became embroiled in an increasingly unpopular war fighting communism in Vietnam. Antiwar sentiment led to mass youth protests, which occasionally turned deadly. With the Soviet Union breaking up in the late 1980s, the United States was the sole superpower. But it quickly became the target of Islamist terrorism, as 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the War on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2017
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Summary: Explains numerous mythical creatures and where in the world the myth was created.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.24 CONKiernan, Denise
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City comes the fascinating story of America's national day of thanks and of the tenacious and inspiring Sarah Josepha Hale, a nineteenth-century woman who made establishing this holiday her life's mission-one brought to fruition by the wise support of Abraham Lincoln"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.2649 KIEKiernan, Denise.
Summary: Looks at the valuable contributions made by the thousands of women who worked at a secret uranium-enriching facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee during World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom KiernanSalkin, Allen.
Summary: A brand-new and revised edition of the hilarious guide to the national anti-holiday made famous by Seinfeld , complete with never-before-seen material, photos, and illustrations on how to prepare and enjoy your very own Festivus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2008
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Bethencourt, Kahran
Summary: "From Kahran and Regis Bethencourt, the dynamite husband and wife duo behind CreativeSoul Photography, comes GLORY, a photography book that shatters the conventional standards of beauty for Black children. Featuring a foreword by Amanda Seales With stunning images of natural hair and gorgeous, inventive visual storytelling, GLORY puts Black beauty front and center with more than 100...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 779.2089 BETHunkin, Oliver
Summary: Retells the story of Christian, who flees from the City of Destruction and makes his way, through much adversity, to the Celestial City.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Morgan & Scott 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HUNBelkin, Lisa
Summary: The multigenerational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the murder of a police officer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crime Mur BelkinCarson, Ciaran
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CARCurtin, 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 CURHunkin, Tessa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2003