Dias, Marley (Marley Emerson)
Summary: The young organizer of the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign explores the power of activism, drawing on her personal experiences to counsel readers on how they can work together to make positive changes in their communities in the areas of literacy and diversity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DIADolan, Siobhan.
Summary: Healthy mom, healthy baby is a no-nonsense, fact-based guide that empowers every mom-to-be. The choices you make, starting now, can have a major impact on your pregnancy and your baby's health. No matter where you start, these clear explanations, research-based advice, and smart recommendations from a leading expert will provide everything you need to know to have a smooth, energetic, joyful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 DOLGallagher, Siobhán
Summary: "Author and illustrator Siobhán Gallagher's humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journey from being anxious and unhappy to learning to love herself as she is. "I'm proud of the person I've become because I fought to become her." At the age of 30, Siobhán Gallagher looks back on her teenage years struggling with anxiety and diet culture, desperate to become a beautiful, savvy, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 GALLAGHER, SIOBHAN GALMcGowan, Anthony
Summary: "Monty was just like any other dog. A scruffy and irascible Maltese terrier, he enjoyed barking at pugs and sniffing at trees. But after yet another dramatic confrontation with the local Rottweiler, Anthony McGowan realizes it's high time he and Monty had a chat about what makes him a good or a bad dog. Taking his lead from Monty's canine antics, McGowan takes us on a hilarious and enlightening...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.McGowan, Bill
Summary: Introducing his simple Principles of Persuasion, the media guru and Award-winning correspondent shows business leaders how to craft the right message and deliver it using the right language - both verbal and nonverbal - to get what they want. --Publishers description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.8 MCGMcGowan, Rose
Summary: "The surprising and captivating memoir and radical manifesto of one of the most controversial women in Hollywood--actress, activist, musician, director, and all-around feminist badass Rose McGowan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCGOWAN, ROSE MCGMcGowan, Martina
Summary: "I Am the Rage is a poetry collection that explores racial injustice from the raw, unfiltered viewpoint of a Black woman in America. Dr. Martina McGowan is a retired MD, a mother, and a poet. Her poetry provides insights that no think piece on racism can;putting readers in the uncomfortable position of feeling, reflecting, and facing what it means to be a Black American. This entire collection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 MCGMcGowen, Tom.
Summary: Details the pivotal role that George Washington played during the American Revolution and the consequences of his involvement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.3 MACMcGowen, Tom.
Summary: Discusses historical events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, including the roles played by Mexican General Santa Anna and Americans Stephen Austin, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.403 MCGMcGowen, Tom.
Summary: Alexander the Great maintains his role as one of history's greatest leaders. Explores the life of the Macedonian warrior king, from his first battle at age 16 to his innovations in the ways of war to his incredible victories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALEMcGowan, Alice.
Contents: Gardening with tenders -- Overwintering your plants -- The tender palette.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 MCGMcGowan, Kathleen.
Summary: The real secret to creating and sustaining an abundant, joyous, and fulfilled life has been hiding in plain sight--in the power of the prayer that unites two billion Christians worldwide, the prayer that each one of them knows by heart. True happiness and success can't just be wished for. The real secret to fulfillment lies in using the Lord's Prayer as part of an ongoing spiritual practice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fireside Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 226.9 MCGMcGowan, Kristina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 MCGMcGowan, Michael (Michael R.)
Summary: "The explosive memoir of an FBI field operative who has worked more undercover cases than anyone in history. Within FBI field operative circles, groups of people known as "Special" by their titles alone, Michael McGowan is an outlier. 10% of FBI Special Agents are trained and certified to work undercover. A quarter of those agents have worked more than one undercover assignment in their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCGOWAN, MICHAEL MCGFriel McGowin, Diana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.831 FRIMallowan, Agatha Christie
Summary: "Over the course of her long, prolific career, Agatha Christie gave the world a wealth of ingenious whodunits and page-turning locked-room mysteries featuring Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, and a host of other unforgettable characters. She also gave us Come, Tell Me How You Live, a charming, fascinating, and wonderfully witty nonfiction account of her days on an archaeological dig in Syria with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1985
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.91 MALContents: Bk. 1. pt. 1. Hans Georg Huy and descendants: 17th and early 18th Century in Thurgau, Switzerland -- pt. 2. Abraham Huy/Huey -- Magdalene Gernand: early 18th Century Berks/late 18th Century Dauphin County settlers -- pt. 3. George Eckert Huy -- Corolyn Taylor: farewell to the East; a pioneer in Minneapolis -- pt. 4. Arthur S. Huey -- Hattie King: onward and upward in Chicago -- pt. 5. Arthur S....
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Publisher / Publication Date: M. Huey 2001
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 HUEY HueySummary: Explore the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear holocaust. In the first major feature documentary on the subject, the film brings to life the three central characters; Kennedy, Castro and Khrushchev, and explores how the world's most powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making and outlines the courage and luck it took...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CUBSummary: The Great returns in Season Two from Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Tony McNamara (The Favourite). Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own- but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it's nothing compared to the realities of liberating a country that doesn't want to be. She'll battle her court, her team, even her own mother in a bid to bring the Enlightenment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GREWilliams, William Carlos
Summary: A collection of thirty poems with illustrations and brief introductory remarks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Told from the perspective of pioneering Sligo funeral director David McGowan, this documentary unflinchingly draws back the veil on an industry that is rarely spoken of.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC FUNRaiford, Matthew
Summary: "From the Carolinas to Georgia and Florida, this is where descendants of enslaved Africans came together to make extraordinary food, speaking the African Creole language called Gullah-Geechee. In this groundbreaking and beautiful cookbook, Matthew Raiford pays homage to this cuisine that nurtured his family for seven generations. In 2010, Raiford's Nana handed over the deed to the family farm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a Division of W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59296 RAISummary: The Underground Railroad was the principle means used by slaves to escape their captivity. Two important "stationmasters", Thomas Garrett and William Still, are depicted in this documentary on the Underground Railroad in Delaware.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7115 WHIEat Offbeat (Catering service)
Summary: "Refugees By Status, Chefs By Calling founded in November 2015 by a brother and sister who came to New York from the Middle East, Eat Offbeat is a unique catering company staffed by refugee and immigrant chefs who have found a new home, and new hope, fortheir lives. Now, in 70 authentic, nourishing recipes, with roots and soul that run as deep as their flavors, The Kitchen without Borders...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2021