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Bruchac, Joseph

Summary: "Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 BRU

Walters, Billy

Summary: "Anybody can get lucky. Nobody controls the odds like Billy Walters. Widely regarded as "the Michael Jordan of sports betting," Walters is a living legend in Las Vegas and among sports bettors worldwide. With an unmatched winning streak of thirty-six consecutive years, Walters has become fabulously wealthy by placing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in gross wagers, including one Super...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2023

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Summary: Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. AILEY traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey's own words and featuring evocative archival footage and interviews...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Davis, Geena

Summary: "From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her "journey to badassery"--from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAVIS, GEENA DAV

Breen, Benjamin

Summary: ""It was not the Baby Boomers who ushered in the first era of widespread drug experimentation. It was their parents." Far from the repressed traditionalists they are often painted as, the generation that survived the second World War emerged with a profoundly ambitious sense of social experimentation. In the '40s and '50s, transformative drugs rapidly entered mainstream culture, where they were...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2024

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Greco, Gail.

Summary: In the age of non-stop flights, , high-speed expressways, and the information superhighway, it is necessary sometimes to slow down and take a load off. Afternoon tea is the perfect break for the high speed days of the twentieth century. Gail Greco's Tea-Time at the Inn: A Country Inn Cookbook is a celebration of this ceremony and according to The American Cooking Guild is the "first book that...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rutledge Hill Press 1991

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 GRE

Evola, Alley

Summary: "Many children, from the time they are old enough to be attracted to a siren and flashing lights, dream of becoming a police officer. As a retired police officer herself, Alley Evola looks at the daily ins and outs of the job of a police officer. Through recruitment, life at the academy, patrol, and eventually promotion, she provides a helpful understanding of what you can really expect. She...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363 EVO

Marcus, Greil

Summary: "Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and performer, he has rewritten the national songbook in a way that comes from his own vision and yet can feel as if it belongs to anyone who might listen. In Folk Music, Greil Marcus tells Dylan's story through seven of his most transformative songs. Marcus's point of departure is Dylan's ability to "see...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DYLAN, BOB MAR

Paley, Rebecca

Summary: The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. It took a lot of determination, courage, and confidence to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party. A Girl Named Hillary tells of the defining moments that made up her childhood and adolescence.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE PAL

Daley, Mark

Summary: "A heartrending and unforgettable memoir of an unlikely journey to parenthood through America's broken foster care system. What does it take to keep a child safe? As a long-time strategist and activist fighting for better outcomes for foster children, Mark Daley thought he had the answer. But when Ethan and Logan, an adorable infant and a precocious toddler, entered into their lives, Mark and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2024

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Summary: On April 30, 1971, a standing-room-only crowd of New York's intellectual elite packed the city's Town Hall theater to see Norman Mailer, fresh from the controversy over his essay 'The Prisoner of Sex' and the backlash it received from leaders of the women's movement, tangle with a panel of four prominent female thinkers and activists: Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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

Tuchman, Arleen Marcia

Summary: Who is considered most at risk for diabetes, and why? In this thorough, engaging book, historian Arleen Tuchman examines and critiques how these questions have been answered by both the public and medical communities for over a century in the United States.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.462 TUC

Green, Joshua

Summary: "In his classic book Devil's Bargain, Joshua Green chronicled how the forces of economic populism on the right, led by the likes of Steve Bannon, turned Donald Trump into their flawed but powerful vessel. In The Rebels, he gives an epic account of the long struggle that has played out in parallel on the left, told through an intimate reckoning with the careers of the three political figures who...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2024

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Green, Sara

Summary: ""Engaging images accompany information about Apple. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338.7 GRE

Green, Sara

Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about Lego. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2015

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 338.7 GRE

Paley, Rebecca

Summary: Recounts life in early colonial America leading up to the famous tea tax protest that pushed the colonies and the British closer to war, using the stories of Felicity Merriman and how she became caught in between the two sides of the American Revolution.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018

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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PAL

Green, Dan

Summary: Profiles the presidents of the United States, from George Washington to Joe Biden, and includes facts and trivia about each president, including major achievements and personality quirks.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.09 GRE

Green, Michael

Summary: In 1900, the US Navy took its first submarine, the Holland VI, into service. With a single torpedo tube, it had a crew of six, weighed eighty-two tons, and traveled submerged at 6.2mph at a depth of up to seventy-five feet. Contrast this to the 18 Ohio Class nuclear-powered submarines that entered service in 1981. Weighing 21,000 tons with a crew of 155, its underwater speed is estimated at...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pen & Sword Maritime 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 359.9383 GRE

Green, Sara

Summary: ""Engaging images accompany information about Coca-Cola. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2024

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Green, Sara

Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about Google Inc. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338 GRE

Green, Sara

Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about John Deere. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338 GRE

Green, Sara

Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about Larry Page. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB PAGE GRE

Green, Meghan

Summary: "Every four years, presidential elections renew the longstanding debate about whether the Electoral College is a beneficial or detrimental part of the voting process. Some people believe the popular vote should be sufficient; others fear this would result in a president being elected without a clear majority. Understanding how the Electoral College works and formulating an opinion about it is a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 GRE

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Social Point Green

Green, Sara

Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about Mark Zuckerberg. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB ZUCKERBERG GRE

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