Jasper, Joy Waldron.
Summary: In the first terrifying moments of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the crew of the USS Arizona could not have imagined the horrors that awaited them on that "Day of Infamy," December 7th, 1941. The battleship Arizona--exploded when an armor-piercing bomb ignighted its forward munitions, creating a thunderclap that rocked the skies; 1.177 men were killed on the Arizona--more than half the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5426 JASDelgado, Jason
Summary: "The memoir of Jason Delgado, a US Marine scout sniper and MARSOC's first lead sniper instructor. The fight for Jason Delgado's life and soul began when he was just a boy. He ultimately escaped the death and drugs of a crime-riddled Bronx by way of the United States Marine Corps. However, after earning his way into the esteemed ranks of the service's famed Scout Snipers, Delgado saw that old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DELGADO, JASON DELSummary: For 46 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man behind Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping. A loving portrait of the man in the yellow suit, features extraordinary footage of Spinney's earliest collaborations with Jim Henson as it traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IMeacham, Jon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.53 MEASummary: It is the story of the most influential figures of the 20th century, those who caused and those who cured our most troubled times. A parallel biography of the most significant figures of the twentieth century from the last shot fired in the First World War to the victory of Mao Zedong. A story of the power to lead and mislead, to inspire and to cause mass destruction. This is a series, at its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TITWilson, G. Willow
Summary: Ms. Marvel crashes the school Valentine's Day dance in order to thwart Loki, the Asgardian trickster god.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide 2015
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Summary: "Since the publication of the first edition of [this book], the United States has lived through two economic downturns, an outbreak of terrorism, and the onset of an epidemic of hate directed against immigrants, especially undocumented Latinos and Middle Eastern people. On a more hopeful note, the country elected and re-elected its first black president and has witnessed the impressive advance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 454.2012 DELDelgado, James P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 910.9163 DELDelgado, James P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 1991
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 940.5426 DELKramer, Mattea/ Comerford, Jo (CON)/ Dana, Samantha (CON)/ Heady, Sheila (CON)/ Hellman, Chris (CON)
Summary: From history of the budget process to detail about the ongoing conflict in Washington, from charts explaining where every federal dollar goes to simple explanations of budget terminology, this book about the federal budget also covers up-to-the-minute numbers and an explanation of President Obamas 2013 budget request.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 352.4 KRADe Jong, Rob-Jan.
Summary: Business schools, leadership gurus, and strategy guides agree--leaders must have a vision. But the sad truth is that most don't...or at least not one that compels, inspires, and energizes their people. How can something so essential be practiced so little in real life? Vision may sound like a rare quality, unattainable by all except a select few--but nothing could be further from the truth....
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Management Association 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 DEJFrith, Margaret.
Summary: An illustrated biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that provides information on his childhood in Hyde Park, marriage to Eleanor, political career, years as president, and influence on American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2010
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROOJackson, Robert H.
Summary: "Robert H. Jackson was one of the giants of the Roosevelt era: an Attorney General, a still-revered Supreme Court Justice, and, not least important, one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's close friends and advisers. His intimate memoir of FDR, written in the early 1950s before Jackson's untimely death, has remained unpublished for fifty years. Here is that newly discovered memoir." "Written with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. JACDelGaudio, Derek
Summary: "A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction, from one of the most acclaimed conjurors and gifted sleight-of-hand artists in a generation, the creator and star of the astonishing one-man show, In and of Itself. Conscious of his ownrather mind-boggling ability to deceive others professionally, Derek DelGaudio believed that the artifice in his life was always reserved...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DELGAUDIO, DEREK DELSon, John
Summary: "Young readers rediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built, The Titanic. Featuring historical imagery, first-hand accounts, and text"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.9163 SONSon, John
Summary: How can you directly impact the government? Vote! Elections are part of the foundation of our democracy. Readers learn how elections work, whether its voting on local rules or electing the President of the United States. The book also highlights why voting is so very important and how kids can become involved, even when they’re still years from casting their first vote.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 SONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 SONSon, John.
Summary: As the largest and most populous continent on Earth, Asia is remarkably rich in history and culture, and its varied landscape contains everything from mountains and tundra to deserts and rainforests. Readers will see all that this diverse continent has to offer as they learn about its history, study its wildlife, and meet up with locals to see what life is like for Asias people. Features...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 950 SONMahon, Joi
Summary: In Create the Perfect Fit, Joi Mahon debunks traditional fitting rules and shares her measure yourself, measure your pattern style of fitting to help you achieve the best fit possible. With detailed instructions and illustrations, she'll walk you through the process of measuring your body, applying your measurements to a commercial pattern and creating an exact muslin that will become the base...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fons & Porter 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.4 MAHSalgado, Sebastião
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bulfinch Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.549 SALSchleining, Lon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Linden 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.08 SCHWolfrom, Joen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C & T Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WOLGabel, John B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.9352 GABSandler, Martin W.
Summary: This book features photographs taken for the Farm Security Administration by ten renowned photographers, featuring scenes from regions throughout the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 770 SANCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 770 SANSummary: "More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegaic summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group The Band at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022