Summary: This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfolded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CITSummary: "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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: Dr. Waller "shares wisdom from his ministry, extreme adventures, and longtime marital arts experience to inspire and offer moral guidance to navigate the complex challenges today's men face in daily life". -- inside jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 WALWaltar, Alan E. (Alan Edward)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.2 WALGanter, J. Carl.
Summary: With These Hands is a documentary project of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, showcasing four family farms in Leelanau County, Michigan, as they deal with the threat of residential development. The families include Mary and Whitney Lyon, Leo Ocanas, Lew Seibold and Rex Dobson of Ruby Ellen Farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy 1998
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Aller, Joan E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5975 ALLSchutz, Walter E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.2 SCHWinter, Douglas E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.914 WINWagner, E. J.
Summary: From autopsies to zoology, how Holmes eliminated the impossible This unique book uses the legendary adventures of Sherlock Holmes as a jumping-off point to discuss the growth of forensic science during the Victorian era. The book explores the emergence of science from superstition, how forensic autopsies evolved from anatomical dissection, the huge advances in blood chemistry and poison...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 WAGWagner, Sarah E.
Summary: Nearly 1,600 Americans who took part in the Vietnam War are still missing and presumed dead. Sarah Wagner tells the stories of those who mourn and continue to search for them. Today's forensic science can identify remains from mere traces, raising expectations for repatriation and forcing a new reckoning with the toll of America's most fraught war.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 WAGWarner, Ralph E
Summary: Presents resources and step-by-step instructions for defending one's case in small claims court, and discusses specific kinds of cases, such as motor vehicle repair and purchase, vehicle accident, and landlord-tenant cases.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NOLO 2014
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Summary: Nearly 50% of new businesses fail in the first year, while 80% fail in the first five. So what does it take to run a continually successful enterprise for thirty years? Nobody can answer that question better than Ralph Warner, cofounder of Nolo, and author of several Nolo books. Warner presents the business philosophy that has sustained him through the years. Chapters of this inspiring volume...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2004
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Warner, Ralph E.
Summary: Written by a business owner who has survived three decades of challenges, this resource provides 12 no-nonsense strategies for small business owners on protecting personal assets from creditors and surviving the current recession.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2009
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo Press 1986
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Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Continuing Legal Education 2000
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.415 LAWCarter, Walter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GPI Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 787.87 CARSummary: Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MAYWalser, David
Summary: Gathers eight traditional stories from Poland, including "The Trumpeter of Kraków" and "The Warsaw Mermaid" that feature dragons, magic, mythical events from Polish history, and the evil witch Baba Jaga.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 WALWalder, Tracy
Summary: "A highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the CIA, where she hunted terrorists and WMDs. When Tracy Walder enrolled at the University of Southern California, she never thought that one day she would offer her pink beanbag chair in the Delta Gamma house to a CIA recruiter, or that she'd fly to the Middle East under an alias identity. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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Summary: "Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetables from the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange new crop of potatoes. Her neighbors can't get enough of these spuds!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MANWalther, Max
Summary: "Bustling construction sites are everywhere in Wimmelcity. In My Big Wimmelbook--At the Construction Site, join Sarah the architect, Eric the surveyor, and the rest of this hardworking crew as they build roads, a downtown building, and so much more!"--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2018
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE WALSalter, Colin
Summary: Remarkable Treks is a compendium of exhilarating walks from around the planet – some lasting weeks, some lasting just a few days, but all of them set against spectacular backdrops. Following the same format as the award winning Remarkable Road Trips and Remarkable Bike Rides, Colin Salter has assembled 52 of the world's top-rated trails. The treks range in length from one-day hikes, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pavilion Books 2023
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.51 SALSalter, Edwin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1980