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Valla, Mike.

Summary: 43 American fly-tying masters, from Marbury to Marinaro, Gordon to GrantColor photos of the flies plus recipes for nearly 300 fliesImportant historical record includes profiles of tiers around the country including Art Flick, Ray Bergman, Lee Wulff, Don Gapen, Len Halladay, Andre Puyans, Cal Bird, Lew Oatman, Dave Whitlock, and 34 more influential tiers

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2013

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adams Fly Collection, Call number: OVS 688.7 VAL

Porizkova, Paulina

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "Writer and former model Paulina Porizkova pens a series of intimate, introspective, and enlightening essays about the complexities of womanhood at every age, pulling back the glossy magazine cover and writing from the heart"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Open Field/Penguin Life 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PORIZKOVA, PAULINA POR

Bell-Scott, Patricia.

Summary: Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did for justice and freedom.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.917 BEL

Yoo, Paula

Summary: "A groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the murder case that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice. America in 1982. Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti-Asian American sentiments simmer, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving Vincent Chin--a Chinese...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company 2021

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crime Mur Yoo

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 305.895 YOO

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.895 YOO

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.895 YOO

Manzanero, Paula

Summary: Describes the isolated Nevada air base known as Area 51, covering its use for testing top-secret aircraft, and discusses speculation about a connection to unidentified flying objects.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 358.4 MAN

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 358.4 MAN

Willey, Paula

Summary: "Passive programming is a cheap, quick, fun way to make all library customers feel like part of the community. It can support reading initiatives, foster family engagement, encourage visit frequency, and coax interaction out of library lurkers-while barely making a dent in your programming budget. Passive programming can be targeted at children, adults, seniors, or teens; used to augment...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Reference Office, Call number: OFC 025.5 WIL

Bernstein, Paula

Summary: When the character of Mary Richards walked into the WJM News Room in the fall of 1970, one of the most beloved shows in television history was born. The Mary Tyler Moore Show would win 29 Emmys over its 7-year run, and would later be lauded as one of the most influential TV shows of all time. Not only that, but Mary Richards would become an icon and inspiration for future generations of women...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 BER

Lewis, Aura

Summary: See the U.S. Constitution in a new light with this bold, modern and accessible illustrated guide to the document that helped define democracy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.7302 LEW

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 342.7302 LEW

Mooney, Carla

Summary: "This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Eminem. Readers learn about his early life, inspiration to pursue music, and successes as a hip-hop artist. With striking photographs and thought-provoking sidebars, the book brings to life Eminem's difficult early life, rapid rise to fame, and lasting legacy. Features include a timeline, glossary, online resources, source notes, and an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA B EMINEM MOO

Williams, Carla

Summary: Provides information about the Underground Railroad, a network of people in the U.S. who helped slaves escape to freedom; looks at the activities of some of the people who played significant roles in the fight to free the slaves; and explains the signals used to communicate with runaway slaves.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 WIL

Mooney, Carla

Summary: Offers 12 different views on the rise of industry and decline of farming. Each page provides information about what happened during the Industrial Revolution and how it affected different people, along with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 12-Story Library 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 MOO

Haag, Pamela

Summary: "An acclaimed historian explodes the myth about the 'special relationship' between Americans and their guns, revealing that savvy 19th century businessmen--not gun lovers--created American gun culture"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.4 HAA

Ryckman, Pamela

Summary: "Candace Pert stood at the dawn of three revolutions: the women's movement, integrative health, and psychopharmacology. A scientific prodigy, she was 30 years ahead of her time, preaching a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to healthcare and medicine long before yoga hit the mainstream and "wellness" took root in our vernacular. Her bestselling book Molecules of Emotion made her the mother...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PERT, CANDACE RYC

Bannos, Pamela

Summary: Who was Vivian Maier? Many people know her as the reclusive Chicago nanny who wandered the city for decades, constantly snapping photographs, which were unseen until they were discovered in a seemingly abandoned storage locker. They revealed her to be an inadvertent master of twentieth-century American street photography. Not long after, the news broke that Maier had recently died and had no...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAIER, VIVIAN BAN

Scott, Melody Thomas

Summary: The renowned actress behind the character Nikki Newman of The Young and the Restless tells all in this scintillating memoir, divulging the insider details of her dramatic life and sixty-year career.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Diversion Books 2020

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCO

Summary: A feature documentary film following six individuals deploying and grappling with the current systemic failures of how we have dealt with addiction and their journey to develop and employ new, innovative, and often controversial solutions to the problem.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TIP

Nesvetailova, Anastasia

Summary: "The fundamental motive for financial innovation is not to make the system work better, but to avoid regulation and oversight. This is not a bug of the financial system, but a built-in feature. The president of the US is not a tax avoider because he is an especially fraudulent financier; he's a tax avoider because he is a wealthy man in a system premised on such deceit. Finance is an industry...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.0973 NES

Williams, Omkari L.

Summary: "In Micro Activism, former political consultant turned activism coach Omkari Williams shares her expertise to help each of us, no matter our temperament, find our most satisfying and effective activist role. Williams encourages starting small, working collaboratively, and beginning locally. Advice on self-care practices, burn-out prevention, and profiles of activists engaged in a range of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.0973 WIL

Dye, Paul (Paul F.)

Summary: Dye, NASA's longest-serving Flight Director, examines the split-second decisions that the directors and astronauts were forced to make in a field where mistakes are unthinkable, and where errors led to the loss of national resources-- and more importantly, one's crew. From the powerful fiery ascent to the majesty of on-orbit operations to the high-speed and critical re-entry and landing of a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B DYE DYE

Frankel, Erin

Summary: "A biography about chef José Andrés, who, through his World Central Kitchen organization, is fulfilling a vision to feed people in need all over the world"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 AND

Summary: A journey in the footsteps of the enigmatic young American named Chris McCandless, who vanished and ultimately perished in the Alaskan wilderness. New interviews and never before released letters probe the mystery behind the best-selling book and movie 'Into the Wild.'

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RET

Rosenzweig, Paul

Summary: In the centuries since the founding of the republic, there have been notable challenges to presidential authority. Among these are investigations, designed to seek out and uproot abuses of executive power. They are built on a system of institutions, laws, and policies that govern how our nation protects itself from corruption and tyranny. Even today, we see this system at work in controversies...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 353.46 INV
Call number: DVD 353.46 INV

Simon, Paul

Contents: At the zoo -- The Big bright green pleasure machine -- Cloudy -- The 59th Street Bridge song (Feeling' groovy) -- For Emily, whenever I may find her -- A Hazy shade of winter -- I wish you could be here -- Patterns -- A Poem on the underground wall -- Scarborough fair/Canticle -- Someday, one day -- Wednesday morning, 3 a.m. -- You don't know where your interest lies.

Format: notated music

Publisher / Publication Date: Charing Cross Music 1967

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.8 SIM

Auster, Paul

Summary: "Each year, approximately forty thousand Americans are killed by gunshot wounds, which is roughly equivalent to the annual rate of traffic deaths on American roads and highways. Of those forty thousand gun fatalities, more than half of them are suicides, which in turn account for half of all suicides per year. Add in the murders caused by guns, the accidental deaths caused by guns, the law...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.33 AUS

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