Passan, Jeff
Summary: Yahoo’s lead baseball columnist offers an in-depth look at the most valuable commodity in sports—the pitching arm—and how its vulnerability to injury is hurting players and the game, from Little League to the majors. Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers—five times more than the salary of every NFL quarterback combined. Pitchers are the game’s lifeblood....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 PASSasson, Jean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1995
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.42 SASFarmer, Fannie Merritt
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1985
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 641.5 FARSasson, Jean P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knightsbridge Publishing Co. 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 953.67 SASBruchac, Joseph
Summary: "Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 BRUSummary: From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year dictator, through military rule, and culminating with the forced military removal of the Muslim Brotherhood president in the summer of 2013, we follow a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and regimes, and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience. The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster. Through the news, we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SQUBin Laden, Najwa.
Summary: Mother and son give us an extraordinary view of the private life of a man both loved feared by his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 BIN LADEN FAMILY BINPastan, Linda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 PASHassan, Hawa
Summary: "Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2020
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Summary: Recounts the story of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life and accomplishments, and his impact on American history and culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINPastan, Amy.
Summary: Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 973.09 PASSummary: With six groundbreaking decades in the theatre, four-time Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally is a living legend, on stage and off. He launched the careers of some of Broadway's biggest stars, has been a pioneer in the fight for LGBTQ rights, triumphed over addiction, found love and inspiration at every age, and continually shows the power of art to transform society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EVEJeffs, Rachel
Summary: The daughter of the self-proclaimed prophet of the FLDS Church describes the abusive patriarchal culture in which she was raised by sister wives and dominating men and discusses how her father remains a powerful influence on his followers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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Summary: "A commemorative 50th anniversary graphic-novel account of the May 4, 1970 shootings of Vietnam War college student protesters by the Ohio National Guard draws on in-depth interviews to profile the tragedy's four victims"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams ComicArts 2020
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Summary: Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 PASPastan, Amy.
Summary: Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2009
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Summary: Lizzie McGuire sets off to Italy with friends on a graduation trip, where she is mistaken for an Italian pop star and falls for the star's singing partner, Paolo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LIZJeffs, Rachel
Summary: "In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it. Born into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rachel Jeffs was raised in a strict patriarchal culture...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harperluxe 2017
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Summary: "A book that teaches readers how to silence self-criticism and replace it with self-compassion in order to fulfill our highest potential and live happier, more fulfilled lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 NEFNeff, James
Summary: In a book based on newly released documents, the author sheds a new light on the historic battle between U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa during the Senate Rackets Committee hearings and beyond during 1957 to 1964.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.921 NEFThompson, Jeoff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 796.8153 THOFasman, Jon
Summary: "An investigation into the legal, political, and moral issues surrounding how the police and justice system use surveillance technology, asking the question: what are citizens of a free country willing to tolerate in the name of public safety? Jon Fasmanlooks at how these technologies help police do their jobs, and what their use means for our privacy rights and civil liberties"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.44 FASKassai, Kathryn.
Summary: "Urinary incontinence is an underdiagnosed and underreported condition with major economic and psychosocial effects on society. Women are more likely to experience it due to issues with the pelvic floor brought on by pregnancy and menopause. The Bathroom Key is a treatment plan for women to cure their own incontinence issues. It also allows women to identify with other women through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Demos Health 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.62 KASKastan, Kathy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2007