Fitoussi, Michèle
Summary: Helena Rubinstein not only enjoyed unbelievable success, but was also instrumental in empowering and liberating women. This is her story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUBINSTEIN, HELENA FITGrody, Steve.
Summary: Long before graffiti was adopted as the visual expression of hip-hop culture in the 1980s, Chicano gang members in East Los Angeles had been developing stylized calligraphy and writing on walls. Cholo (gangster) scripts became the first distinctive letter forms to evolve in the modern vernacular tradition of graffiti writing. Today Los Angeles writers of diverse backgrounds draw from a unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.7 GROGregory
Summary: A reproduction of the author's classic retelling of the heroic tales of Celtic mythology, Gods and Fighting Men, includes the original preface by poet William Butler Yeats and a pronunciation guide to Gaelic names and places.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.22 GREMacLean, Rory
Summary: In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. In that euphoric year Rory MacLean travelled from Berlin to Moscow, exploring lands that were - for most Brits and Americans - part of the forgotten half of Europe. Thirty years on, MacLean traces his original journey backwards, across countries confronting old ghosts and new fears: from revanchist Russia, through Ukraine's bloodlands, into illiberal Hungary, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.704 MACFreedman, Rory.
Summary: A vegan cookbook presents over a hundred recipes for everything from breakfast to dessert, including appetizers, snacks, soups, salads, sandwiches, international foods, main courses, and sauces.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running 2007
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Summary: Explores the landscape of the author's home on the borderland between England and Scotland, known as the Marches, and the history, people, and conflicts that have shaped it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.37 STEGallagher, Rory.
Summary: Rory Gallagher's life and career are followed from his upbringing in Cork, his early days with a show band, the brief success of Taste, and then his legendary solo career leading up to his health problems in later life, and tragic death at the age of just 47. Also included are 'The Beat Club Sessions' that shows what Gallagher was really all about, namely a magnificent live performer.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Eagle Vision 2010
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC GHOMcConville, Rory
Summary: "On the eve of their retirement, two hitmen - Cosmo and Arthur Pryce - drive through the Texas countryside with a hostage in the trunk of their car. The brothers are meant to deliver the infamous Little Harkness to their boss, but matters become complicated when Arthur's recklessness jeopardizes Cosmo's retirement plans and puts a target on their backs."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MCCScanlon, Rory
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Publisher / Publication Date: Costume & Fashion Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 ScanlonStewart, Rory.
Summary: Stewart travels with his eighty-nine year old father--a comical, wily, courageous, and infuriating former British intelligence officer--along the border they call home, talking about the political turmoil and vivid lives that created the Marches, the borderland between England and Scotland.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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Summary: Based on thirty years of field work inside the largest experiment in human behavior ever conceived?the forever-unfolding pageant of consumer capitalism?Alchemy, the revolutionary book by Ogilvy advertising legend Rory Sutherland, whose TED talks have been viewed nearly seven million times, decodes human behavior, blending leading-edge scientific research, absurdly entertaining storytelling,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.8 SUTCopies Available at Kingsley
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Summary: We live in an "escalator world" filled with shortcuts, quick fixes, and distractions that make it all to easy to slide into procrastination, compromise, and mediocrity. How do successful people stay focused and achieve results? Learn to tackle the work that leads to real success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perigee Book 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 VADCarroll, Rory
Summary: "A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984. It was the last day of the Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in the coastal town of Brighton, England. Rooms were obliterated, dozens of people wounded, five killed. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in her suite when the explosion occurred; had she been just a few feet in another...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.325 CARNugent, Rory.
Summary: A hard, unvarnished look at New Bedford, Massachusetts today, where the relic commercial fishing industry is only one of the components, and where the old ways run smack into modern problems like drug-smuggling, illegal immigration, organized crime, disorganized crime, and suffocating government regulations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.485 NUGStewart, Rory.
Summary: In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan--surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he slept on villagers' floors, shared their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Inc. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1 STEBodenhamer, Gregory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice-Hall 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.64 BODBonsignore, Gregory
Summary: "[A] . . . picture book biography that celebrates the life and achievements of TV legend, pioneer, and activist Betty White"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WHIGregory, Dick
Summary: With his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia, one of our foremost comedians and most politically engaged civil rights activists looks back at 100 key events from the complicated history of black America. A friend of luminaries including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers, and the forebear of today's popular black comics, including Larry Wilmore, W. Kamau...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 GREGregory, Jillian.
Summary: "Discusses different methods for creating secret codes"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 652.8 GREGregory, Josh
Summary: Explores the African savanna ecosystem, plants that grow there, animals it is home to, the climate of the area, and how people live there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.4 GREGregory, Josh
Summary: Discover the most fascinating animals in the world with the Nature's Children series. Readers will learn how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, and how they are related to other species. Each title also explores issues concerning conservation by examining the animal's current status and explaining the ways humans have affected it throughout the years. Book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.3 GREGregory, Josh
Summary: "With hundreds of millions of players around the world, Fortnite is the video game sensation that has taken the world by storm. Its unique design combines the construction and problem solving of games like Minecraft with competitive online battles. In this book, readers will learn all about the game's building system, from how different structures are built to how they can be used in battle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020
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Summary: "This book details the life and habits of hippopotamuses."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.63 GREGregory, Josh
Summary: With its wide-open spaces, seemingly endless expanses of farmland, and charming small towns, Kansas is truly the heartland of America. Readers will explore the state’s most amazing landmarks and find out what it is like to live there, from what kinds of jobs people do to which sports teams they cheer for.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018