Lourie, Peter
Summary: A riveting adventure biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the pioneer of polar exploration, with a focus on his harrowing three-year journey to the top of the world. A celebrity among the ranks of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton at the turn of the twentieth century, Fridtjof Nansen contributed tremendous amounts of new information to our knowledge about the Arctic. At a time when the North Pole was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 NANLourie, Peter.
Summary: Highlights the work scientists are doing to protect the manatee, an endangered species.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2011
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Summary: Chronicle of a journey to the Maya ruins of Palenque, Mexico.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 972 LOULourie, Peter.
Summary: Documents the annual efforts of a pair of biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey team to locate and tranquilize polar bears in the Alaskan wilderness to collect important information about species conservation and global warming.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.786 LOUSummary: Tells the life and love story of Argentina's most famous tango dancers Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, who met as teenagers and danced together for nearly fifty years until a painful separation tore them apart. Relaying their story to a group of young tango dancers and choreographers from Buenos Aires, their story of love, hatred and passion is transformed into unforgettable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OURLester, Larry.
Summary: Chronicles the history of the various teams and players that spent time in the "Motor city." From the aftermath of the First World War, through the Jazz Age and Prohibition, the Great Depression, and through the 1950s, the history of the Negro Leagues parallels the history of Black America, from segregation to full inclusion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 LESMoore, Peter
Summary: "The most famous phrase in American history once looked quite different. "The preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness" was how Thomas Jefferson put it in the first draft of the Declaration, before the first ampersand was scratched out, along with "the preservation of." In a statement as pithy--and contested--as this, a small deletion matters. And indeed, that final,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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Summary: "A history of the legendary ship Endeavour"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.92 MOOLogue, Mark.
Summary: Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 941.084 LOGSummary: Go behind the scenes of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever mounted, now on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Capturing the imagination of the art world, with glowing reviews, global press, and tickets sold out through the entirety of its run, the Rijksmuseum's Vermeer retrospective is nothing short of a historic event. This fascinating documentary is a unique opportunity to discover what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Based on the recently discovered diaries of Lionel Logue, recounts the story of the Australian who taught King George VI how to overcome his crippling speech defect in order to speak to his subjects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.084 LOGKater, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD NEW AGE KATDexter, Pete
Summary: In the 1970s and 1980s, before he earned national acclaim for his novels, Pete Dexter was a newspaper columnist. Every week, in a few hundred words, he cut directly to the heart of the American character at a time of national turmoil and crucial change. His columns laid bare the violence, hypocrisy, and desperation he saw on the streets of Philadelphia and in the places he visited across the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.54 DEXCarey, Mike
Summary: A mysterious cabal keeps tabs on Tom Taylor when it learns that he might be a real-life boy wizard like the star of Tom's father's famous fantasy book series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertigo 2012
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CARLadner, Lorne.
Summary: Draws on Buddhist traditions and modern psychology to present ways in which readers can develop compassion, joy, and contentment in the face of a busy lifestyle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 LADGlover, Lorri
Summary: Explores the family life of the Founding Fathers, providing intimate portraits of the households of such revolutionaries as George Mason, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 GLOMack, Lorrie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Trade Paperbacks 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 747.9 MACKHathaway, Lorri
Summary: Savor the taste of wines inspired by the Great Lakes as enthusiasts Lorri Hathaway and Sharon Keggerreis introduce passionate winemakers like Joseph Sterling, who ignited Michigan's first viable wine region in the 1800s along Lake Erie. Discover how the Detroit River was used for bootlegging during prohibition, how the raid on red wine in the Upper Peninsula generated national headlines and how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: History Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Bev HathawayPester, Sophie
Summary: Get creative with upcycling craft projects from this book and discover materials and techniques you have never used before. Includes 52 projects with DIY ideas for every weekend, ranging from jewellery and accessories to home decoration and furniture. Embroider a notebook, print fabric with starfuit, or make a hanging garden for your bathroom. The projects are easy to accomplish, and you can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 PESTeter, Magda
Summary: "A panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theology. Since the earliest days of Christianity, theologians expressed pervasive anxiety about Jews as equal members of society and, with European expansion in the early modern period, that anxiety extended to people of color. This troubling legacy still haunts us today. Christian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2023
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Summary: It's really hard to save a guy's life when he keeps running from you. You might be asking yourself why I'm waving an inflatable penis in the air and screaming at the top of my lungs. If I took time to explain, Declan Moss would get hit by a bus. Let me back up. I didn't ask for this. I was perfectly happy--and perfectly sane--before I was tasked with keeping Declan Moss alive. It was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alessandra Torre 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction TorGlover, Lorri
Summary: Floundering from two years of warfare with Indians and dissent among the settlers, the Virginia Company was about to collapse. To rescue the doomed colonists and restore order, the company chose a new leader, Thomas Gates. Nine ships left Plymouth in the summer of 1609--the largest fleet England had ever assembled--and sailed into the teeth of a storm.... The inspiration for Shakespeare's The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.21 GLOLorde, Audre
Summary: "First published over forty years ago, The Cancer Journals is a startling, powerful account of Audre Lorde's experience with breast cancer and mastectomy. Long before narratives explored the silences around illness and women's pain, Lorde questioned the rules of conformity for women's body images and supported the need to confront physical loss not hidden by prosthesis. Living as a "black,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LORDE, AUDRE LORLorde, Audre.
Summary: The writings of poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crossing Press 2007