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Aircraft accidents Fiction Autistic children Fiction Clarke, Alan 1935-1990 Fencing Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 Personal narratives, American Lucas, Jack 1928-2008 Marines United States Biography United States United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 26th. US Airways Flight 1549 Crash Landing, Hudson River, N.Y. and N.J., 2009 FictionBosh, Chris
Summary: Bosh had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. Forced to reckon with how to find meaning to carry forward, he found himself looking back over his path, from a teenager in Dallas who balanced basketball with the high school robotics club to the pinnacle of the NBA and beyond. He saw that his important lessons weren't about basketball so much as the inner game of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BOSH RILNoga, Cari.
Summary: Detailed descriptions and maps of forty of the best bicycle rides in Michigan, from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day tours.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Falcon 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.64 NOGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Rec NogaNoga, Cari.
Summary: January 15, 2009. Hudson River, New York City. Robby Palmer, a 12-year-old boy with autism, witnesses the 'Miracle on the Hudson' from a sightseeing ferry and becomes obsessed with the birds that caused the plane crash. Passengers Deborah and Christopher are trying to escape their infertility struggle when Flight 1549 plunges them into the icy river. Preacher's wife Brett Stevens has hidden a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC NOGGermano, Kate
Summary: The Marine Corps continues to be the only service where men and women train separately in boot camp or basic training. This segregation negatively affects interaction with male marines later on, and, lower expectations of female recruits are actively maintained and encouraged. But Lieutenant Colonel Kate Germano arrived at the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island--which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GERMANO, KATE GERNoga, Cari
Summary: At forty-five, Jane McArdle has experienced her share of life’s twists and turns. Yet she’s shaken by the sudden death of her estranged half sister and the news that she’s now the guardian of her orphaned niece, Lucy. Still nurturing unresolved grief from a marriage bookended by loss, as well as her guilt over her adult son’s imperfect upbringing, Jane is her own worst enemy, content to focus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Union Publishing 0000
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1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: BOOK CLUB KIT FIC NOGNoga, Cari.
Summary: January 15, 2009. Hudson River, New York City. Robby Palmer, a 12-year-old boy with autism, witnesses the 'Miracle on the Hudson' from a sightseeing ferry and becomes obsessed with the birds that caused the plane crash. Passengers Deborah and Christopher are trying to escape their infertility struggle when Flight 1549 plunges them into the icy river. Preacher's wife Brett Stevens has hidden a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC NOGLucas, Jack
Summary: A candid combat memoir recalls the battlefield exploits of a seventeen-year-old Marine Corps private, whose selfless actions at the height of the Battle of Iwo Jima not only saved his companions, but also led to him becoming the youngest Marine in history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LUCAS, JACK H. LUCAlbritton, Jane (EDT)
Contents: On our way-- and back again -- Bound for the Philippines -- Puerto Rico : memories from a battered box -- Philippines : back to school -- Afghanistan : God, president Kennedy, and me -- Tonga : far away places -- Thailand : visits with the veterans -- Philippines : stop pig! drop the flip-flop! -- Samoa : return to the land of the morning calm -- Korea : a letter to Sri Padmanabham -- India :...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Travelers' Tales 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 361.6 EVEBarlow, Aaron (EDT)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Travelers' Tales 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 361.6 ONEGallego, Ruben
Summary: "Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GALLEGO, RUBEN GALHaynes, Fred.
Summary: The full story of Combat Team 28, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines. The unit, 4500 men strong, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945 and raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi after four days of ferocious combat, yet their battle had just begun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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Summary: The action takes place in ancient Egypt, and tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard, for a slave girl, Aida. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia, who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aida, who dies with him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Decca Music Group Classics 2011
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA AIDSummary: A look at what the life of a high school senior is really like through the eyes of five very different teenagers living in Indiana. Features the Prom Queen, the Jock, the Rebel, the Geek, and the Heartthrob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMECheris, Elaine.
Summary: "Fencing: Steps to Success" covers all of the essential skills of the epee and foil forms of fencing. This book will serve as the perfect training guide for less experienced fencers and students of fencing, as well as a valuable reference for instructors of this highly technical sport. One of the most recognized fencing figures in the United States, author Elaine Cheris shares her expertise as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.86 CHENomo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN NOMMcDougall, Chros
Summary: This encyclopedia highlights more than 40 Olympic sports. Alongside both historic and recent photographs, readers will learn about the basics of each competition, its origin, how it has changed throughout the years, and the icons in each sport. In addition, this book provides information about the Paralympics. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.3 MCDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.48 MCDChrisp, Peter.
Summary: Explores the life and times of Columbus and his discovery of the New World.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Pub. 2001
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Summary: A study of the foster care system in America examines the plight of thousands of children whose parents cannot or will not care for them, revealing the neglect, abuse, and loss of love that affects their lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.733 TOTKohl, Cris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seawolf Communications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.452 KOHSummary: Bosnia. Rwanda. Kosovo. Sierra Leone. Pakistan. Just a few of the world's humanitarian and political crises in the past years. Whether the result of war or nature, disasters devastate populations and cripple health systems. Despite the immense dangers and difficulties of the work, one organization, Doctors Without Borders, has continuously intervened at the frontlines of overwhelming human need.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LIVChrisp, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 822.3 ChrChin, Curtis
Summary: "Nineteen eighties Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven: Chung's Cantonese Cuisine, where anyone--from the city's first Black mayor to the local drag queens, from a big-time Hollywood star to elderly Jewish couples--could sit down for a warm, home-cooked meal. Here was where, beneath a bright-red awning and surrounded by his multigenerational family,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023