Johnson, Yvette
Summary: 'Have to keep that smile,' Booker Wright said in the 1966 NBC documentary Mississippi: A Self-Portrait. At the time, Wright spent his evenings waiting tables for whites at a local restaurant and his mornings running his own business. The ripple effect from his remarks would cement Booker as a civil rights icon because he did the unthinkable: before a national audience, Wright described what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, YVETTE JOHDionne, Evette
Summary: Describes a history of the role of African American women as a significant force in the suffrage movement and their efforts to be accepted as equal partners by their fellow activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.3 DIODionne, Evette
Summary: "In this insightful, funny, and whip-smart book, acclaimed writer Evette Dionne explores the minefields fat Black women are forced to navigate in the course of everyday life. From her early experiences of harassment to adolescent self-discovery in internet chatrooms to a diagnosis of heart failure at age twenty- nine, Dionne tracks her relationship with friends, sex, motherhood, agoraphobia,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIONNE, EVETTE DIOSoler, Ivette.
Summary: A plan for mowing less and growing a beautiful and bountiful garden. Plans and suggested items to recreate your front yard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2011
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Summary: "Seventy years after her grandmother helped hide a Jewish family on a Greek island during World War II, a woman sets out to track down their descendants--and discovers a new way to understand tragedy, forgiveness, and the power of kindness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 CORPORON, YVETTE MANESSIS CORLa Pierre, Yvette
Summary: Describes the daily life and activities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico during the early 1800s including information about their homes, community, and links to Spain and Mexico.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: 978.9 LAPCorporon, Yvette Manessis
Summary: Seventy years after her grandmother helped hide a Jewish family on a Greek island during World War II, a woman sets out to track down their descendants—and discovers a new way to understand tragedy, forgiveness, and the power of kindness. Yvette Manessis Corporon grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories about how the people of the small Greek island Erikousa hid a Jewish family—a tailor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CORPORON, YVETTE MANESSIS CORMontell, Amanda
Summary: "From SoulCycle to Scientology, we're all obsessed with cults. Linguist Amanda Montell examines the language cults use to draw us in"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: "Taste your way through a year of holidays with Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack, creator of the popular food blog Muy Bueno. You'll discover how to show your love on Valentine's Day with Heart-Shaped Berry Empanadas, celebrate Mother's Day with Guava Mimosas, whip up Chile Braised Pork Ribs for Día de los Muertos; make a big batch of Red Chile and Chicken Tamales for the December holidays, and much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weldonowen, an imprint of Insight Editions 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 MARMoreau, Patrick
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Art MoreauMontell, Amanda
Summary: "'Magical thinking' can be broadly defined as the belief that one's internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world: Think of the conviction that one can manifest their way out of poverty, stave off cancer with positive vibes, thwart the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches, or transform an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. In all its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria 2024
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Summary: Making homemade pasta simple, enjoyable, and delicious, this cookbook showcases the endless possibilities for creating pasta dishes that are singular and memorable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.822 WILWilliams, Odette
Summary: A nostalgic ode to the joy of homemade cake, beautifully photographed and with easy mix-and-match recipes for a sweet lift any day of the week--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.86 WILMorell, Virginia.
Summary: Explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising examination into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.513 MORWilliams, Montel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 WILLIAMS, MONTEL WILMcNeal, Stephanie
Summary: Given unprecedented access to three major influencers--Caitlin Covington of Southern Curls and Pearls, runner Mirna Valerio and OG "mommy blogger" Shannon Bird--a millennial journalist shows how they build their empires, struggle with the haters, fight for creative control, parent in public, and try to look good while doing it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.23 MCNMorel, Olivier
Summary: A gripping graphic novel illustrates the challenges of Iraq War veterans as well as their inspiring triumphs. After the shock of 9/11, for hundreds of thousands of young Americans there was Ar Ramadi, Baghdad, Abu Ghraib--the war in Iraq. Then came the trauma. From the torment of these vets to their reflections, this book demonstrates the seemingly impossible return of those who aspire to get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM, Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine Publishing inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 MORONeal, Anthony
Summary: "What every parent needs to know in order to pay cash for college. Most people believe that student loans are the only way to pay for college. That's why we have a $1.5 trillion student loan crisis in the US and over 40 million Americans are saddled with student loan debt. But there is another way. Debt Free Degree teaches parents how their kid can graduate from college without debt, even if...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ramsey Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.3 ONEMorrell, Anne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Studio Vista 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.44 MORWarshaw, Brette
Summary: "Everything you ever wanted to know about culinary terms that the foodie is afraid to ask: Based on Brette Warshaw's eponymous newsletter, What's the Difference? Is an essential guide that explores all of the differences between kitchen essentials and cooking terms that even non-foodies are too embarrassed to ask about"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3001 WARMorrell, Margot.
Summary: Lessons in being an effective leader in any field or activity, based on the leadership principles used by Sir Ernest Shackleton from 1914-1916 to preserve himself and the lives of his crew as they were stranded on an Arctic ice flow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4012 MOREvans, Lynette.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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Summary: Provides instructions for twenty-five quilting projects to make in a weekend or in an evening and includes timesaving techniques and tips.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Press 1999
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Summary: The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father's footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission. As they successfully complete mission after mission, Peter and Odette fall in love. All the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019