Summary: "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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1983
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1994
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1962
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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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Elpel, Thomas J.
Summary: The story of a girl who paddles her canoe out to the tree islands to learn the plant traditions of her people is presented to help readers learn the patterns that will help them correctly match many species of plants to their proper families.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HOPS Press 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.P. Johnson Company for the Campau centennial committee 1926
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.456 ETTMcGuinness, Elle J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Accord Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MCG BOARDLeahy, Patrick J.
Summary: "In his landmark memoir The Road Taken, Patrick Leahy looks back on a life lived on the front lines of American politics. As the senior-most member and de facto dean of the chamber, Senator Leahy has been a key author of the American story. Leahy established himself as a moral leader and liberal pioneer over four decades spanning nine presidential administrations. [...] The Road Taken is also a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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Summary: Ellen J. Langer, Harvard professor of psychology, determines that the mindless following of routine and other automatic behaviors lead to much error, pain and a predetermined course of life. In this thought-provoking book, her research has been "translated" for the lay reader. With anecdotes and metaphors, Langer explains how the mindless -- as opposed to the mindful -- develop mindsets of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books 1989
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2000
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Summary: When it comes to our health, too many of us think that a medical diagnosis describes a static or worsening condition. We then live our lives as though our ailments can only change in one direction: for the worse. Langer has spent years testing the limiting effects of our negative assumptions as well as the healing power of being mindful-- present in the moment and not distracted by memories or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023
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Summary: "Lacy Davis's eating disorders begins with the germ of an idea: a seed of a thought that tells her she just isn't good enough. And like ink in water, the idea spreads. Blending bold humor, a healthy dose of self-deprecation, literary storytelling, and provocative artowrk, Ink In Water is an unflinching, brutally honset look into Lacy"s mind as she learns to move past her self-destructive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications 2017
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Summary: "Discover magical places, study the art of potion-making, encounter fantastic beasts, and find out about the witches and wizards who lived. From the Sorting Hat to the secrets of the Forbidden Forest, it's all inside this official companion to the Harry Potter books."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JEFEllis, Joseph J.
Summary: Through their correspondence, John and Abigail Adams' relationship unfolds in the context of America's birth as a nation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010
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Summary: Johnny Joey Jones, a devoted bomb technician in the Marines, fearlessly served his country in the perilous landscapes of Iraq and Afghanistan. Bound by unbroken bonds of battle, he forged profound connections with his fellow servicemen and women, ready to lay down his life to safeguard the freedoms he held dear. But on August 6, 2010, his life changed forever. He stepped on an improvised...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen J. Stinger 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JONES, JOHNNY JOEY STIPetersen, E. J. (Eugene J.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1953
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.4 PETCoombes, Allen J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.03 COOLear, Linda J.
Summary: In this now classic biography, reissued in a new edition for the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, Linda Lear offers the astonishing portrait of an extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Potter found freedom from her conventional Victorian upbringing in the countryside. Nature inspired her imagination as an artist and scientific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2007
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Summary: This title explores ways that people can find jobs and start making money, offering helpful suggestions on how to navigate interviewing, splurging after a paycheck, and quitting a job. Features include an ask the expert section, tips on being healthy, a glossary, additional resources, and an index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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Summary: "Little Zoo Sap and his family are moving from their summer home on the coast to the deep woods for the winter, traveling on a big bobsled pulled by big horses through the snow. When Zoo Sap falls off of the sled unnoticed, the forest animals hear his cries. First to come are the beaver, who put their tails together to cradle him. Then all the other animals circle round--everyone from the tiny...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House, Publishers 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 154.63 HOBLichtman, Allan J.
Summary: Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2018