Carson, Ben
Summary: Throughout his life, renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson has needed to overcome many obstacles: his father leaving the family, being considered stupid by his classmates in grade school, growing up in inner-city Detroit, and having a violent temper. But Dr. Carson didn't let his circumstances control him and instead discovered eight principles that helped shape his future... Dr. Carson...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 179 CARSummary: "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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hodder & Stoughton 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC FLIJobin-Leeds, Greg
Summary: "Same-sex marriage, #BlackLivesMatter, the Dream Act, the People's Climate March, End the New Jim Crow, Occupy Wall Street--these are just a few of the initiatives that have taken flight in the past decade, the most fertile and productive era of activism and reform this country has seen since the 1960s. Now, in a visually rich and deeply inspiring book, movement leaders and activists distill...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 JOBHoshino, Soumei.
Summary: Alice becomes more comfortable in Wonderland and becomes more acquainted with its denizens, including Ace, the Knight of Hearts, who appears to be a little unstable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ALISummary: As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are wondering if there are solutions beyond reducing emissions. Enter geoengineering. From sucking carbon straight out of the air to physically blocking out sunlight, the options may seem far-fetched. Can geoengineering really work? How much would it cost? And what are the risks of engineering Earth's climate?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CANHoshino, Soumei.
Summary: Alice has a challenging party to navigate when she is invited to the Queen of Heart's ball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ALISummary: Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ORPSmith, Ruth Ann (Fleis)
Summary: Ruth Ann (Fleis) Smith has woven together the biography of her family, beginning in the early 1870s, when her Fleis ancestors from West Prussia/Poland crossed the Atlantic in search of religious freedom to a better way of life in the great “land of delight,” Leelanau County, in northern Michigan.In this 150-year span, Smith describes her French-Canadian Lamie ancestors and their arrival in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "An anthology of powerfully honest and intimate letters written by trans and non-binary survivors of sexual violence, offering support and guidance to fellow survivors with additional resources for allies and professionals."--Publisher website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 WRIArlott, Norman
Summary: "This is a book like no other--the only truly comprehensive, one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world's birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 ARLSummary: A story of a man who wears many hats. All of them are backward. From award-winning filmmaker Malcolm Ingram comes an extensive all-access documentary examining the life and career of indie filmmaking icon Kevin Smith. Featuring never before seen interviews with friends, family, and filmmaking peers, along with icons of the film, comedy and comic book worlds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CLESummary: Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS DVD Video 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EMPDuncan, Dayton.
Contents: Preface: Come up me / Ken Burns -- Introduction -- Look forward to distant times -- Floyd's bluff -- Land of plenty -- Children -- Vision quest / William Least Heat-Moon -- Perfect harmony -- Scenes of visionary enchantment -- Most distant fountain of the mighty Missouri -- Friends / Stephen E. Ambrose -- Hungry Creek -- O! The Joy -- Wet and disagreeable -- Finding Sacagawea / Erica Funkhouser...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1997
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Using interviews and rare archival footage, this chronicles Lewis's 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 80 years old, it explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family, and his meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. It also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOHSummary: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. finds out who we are and where we come from.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Beall, Abigail
Summary: Offers an introduction to some of the core ideas behind the physical and life sciences, offering numerous, detailed illustrations that exemplify the principles covered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 500 BEALewis, Ann Margaret.
Summary: Presents an overview of the mysteries surrounding the fabled civilization and island of Atlantis, including Plato's story, strange theories, and archaeological fact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. Group 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 001.94 LEWSummary: "On September 13, 2022, a young Iranian student, Mahsa Amini, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran. Her only crime was that she wasn't properly wearing the headscarf required for women by the Islamic Republic. At the police station, she was beaten so badly she had to be taken to the hospital, where she fell into a deep coma. She died three days later. A wave of protests soon spread...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS DVD 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LEWDeighton, Len
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Publisher / Publication Date: Castle Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 DEILewin, Elizabeth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker and Company 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.68 LEWLewi, Grant
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.542 LEWLowis, Kristina.
Summary: Presents fifty paintings by major artists from the Renaissance to the twentieth century and includes a brief critical analysis of the work and a timeline for the artist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2009