Maupin, Melissa
Summary: Eighteenth-century mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was widely known and respected in his time. Most of what he knew, he taught himself. His letter to Thomas Jefferson asked the future president to reconsider his racial prejudices. Learn about Banneker, who abolitionists would use as proof that people of any race can be equally intelligent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BANMartin, Melissa
Summary: "Every hour of the day, Louisiana loses a football field's worth of land to the Gulf. And so before her hometown disappears entirely, chef Melissa Martin wants to document the recipes, ingredients, and customs of the Cajun people. Cocoderie, Louisiana, may soon no longer be listed on maps, but the incredible traditions of the region should remain. In the same way Zora Neale Hurston documented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59763 MAREllis, Melissa Martin.
Summary: Everyone loves a real-life ghost story! Ellis takes you on a journey into the supernatural world of haunted sites, restless souls, and messages from beyond the grave. She shows you the most up-to-date technology, as well as the supernatural phenomena themselves, and shows you how today's investigators use the tools of modern science to study a wide range of paranormal activity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Reflecting on the profound impact those closest to him have had on his life, Maupin shares his candid search for his "logical family," the people he could call his own. "Sooner or later, we have to venture beyond our biological family to find our logical one, the one that actually makes sense for us," he writes. "We have to, if we are to live without squandering our lives." From his loving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAUPIN, ARMISTEAD MAUSmith, Malissa
Contents: She-devils and Amazonian tigresses : women enter the boxing ring -- Victorian ladies boxing -- Boxing, women, and the mores of change -- Encountering the modern : Flappers, Mae West, and the war years -- Boxing in the Age of the "Mighty Atom" -- Burning bras, taking on the "sheriff," and winning the right to fight -- A ring of their own -- These ladies love the ring -- Christy Martin and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.4 SMIAlink, Merissa
Summary: "From the immensely popular blogger behind Little House Living comes a motivational homemaking book, inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, featuring creative, fun ways to live your life simply and frugally,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 ALITaupin, Bernie
Summary: "This is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary half-century-and-counting creative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B TAUPIN TAUPembleton, Seliesa.
Summary: Describes the characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the nine-banded armadillo, called "turtle rabbit" by the Aztecs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dillon Press, c1992. 1992
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.3 PEMArce, Julissa
Summary: "Nationally bestselling author Julissa Arce interweaves her own story with cultural commentary in a powerful polemic against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants in America. Instead, she calls for a celebration of ouruniqueness, our origins, our heritage, and the beauty of the differences that make us Americans. "You sound like a white girl." These were the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 ARCHolmes, Melisa
Summary: "Did an adult just give you this book? Did you roll your eyes or laugh a little? Either reaction would be normal because this book is going to give you a lot of information that may seem awkward. It can also be a little funny, but it's really important. It's about puberty--that time when your body starts changing to look more grown up. Sometimes it may seem as if you are the only one dealing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Academy of Pediatrics 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.2 HOLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.6 HOLHolmes, Melisa.
Summary: Straight talk for teens about friendships, parents, sex and values.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613 HOLArce, Julissa
Summary: "For an undocumented immigrant, what is the true cost of the American dream? Julissa Arce shares her story in a riveting memoir. When she was 11 years old Julissa Arce left Mexico and came to the United States on a tourist visa to be reunited with her parents, who dreamed the journey would secure her a better life. When her visa expired at the age of 15, she became an undocumented immigrant....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ARCE, JULISSA ARCArce, Julissa
Summary: "Julissa Arce explores her days in Mexico separated from her parents and her daily fears while growing up undocumented in Texas"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.4 ARCSummary: Jennifer Kroot's documentary about the creator of Tales of the City moves nimbly between playful and poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. Maupin offers a disarmingly frank look at the journey that took him from the jungles of Vietnam to the bathhouses of '70's San Francisco to the front line of the American culture war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wolfe Video 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNTStein, Elissa.
Summary: In this hip, funny, and irreverent book, menstruation is explored historically and socially. This full-color book not only offers a trove of fascinating information, but presents a pictorial history of this complex, secret, and uniquely female process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 STE(MAPPING UNLIMITED)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Reference Office Reference, Call number: MIR 623.892 NAV1 available in Nelson Room Oversize, Call number: R OVS NEL 623.892 ANT
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marlor Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.13 BREMaslin, Mark.
Summary: Discusses different kinds of storms, what causes them, how we predict them, and some famous hurricanes, tornadoes, and snowstorms from the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 551.55 MasliSummary: When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by a new Secretary of Commerce, 'The Great Humanitarian' Herbert Hoover, an operation hailed for its efficiency, grit, and generosity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GREHood, Susan
Summary: Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each paired with a noteworthy female artist--to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada's Violin, Susan Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 HOOGerson, Merissa Nathan
Summary: A book needed now more than ever. The world is soaked in grief right now, as we are quickly approaching a million deaths from COVID-19. Grief is common to the point of moving beyond an occasional weight—it feels now like a perpetual state of being. This book helps teach self-care and self-worth; it shows when and how to ask for love and attention in your communities and how to provide it for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mandala 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 GERSummary: "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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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUDavies, Melina
Summary: Melina Davies treats everyone like family. Stop by her house and she'll whip you up a fluffy, buttery vegetable quiche with fresh greens in a homemade dressing. Visit her wildly popular L.A. restaurant and marketplace, Olive & Thyme, and she'll come by your table to see how you're enjoying your avocado and burrata toast. Ask her for tips on hosting the in-laws for dinner, and she'll walk you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prospect Park Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5973 DAVHarris, Maurine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ancestry Publishing 1989