Crothers, Tim.
Summary: The astonishing true story of Phiona Mutesi, a teenager from the slums of Kampala, Uganda, who, inspired by an unlikely mentor, a war refugee turned missionary, becomes an international chess champion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, inc. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUTESI, PHIONA CROSpiering, Charlie
Summary: "Who is the real Kamala Harris? And how did she ascend to the second highest office in the country? Despite her limited experience in national politics and confusing professional history, there hasn't been a comprehensive examination of Vice President Kamala Harris's journey to the White House, until now. Find out how the San Francisco socialite turned politico fast-tracked her way onto the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Inc. 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.934 SPIRothery, Ben
Summary: "Ocean Planet is the stunning new book from natural-history illustrator Ben Rothery-- and offers a rich exploration of the creatures from the coastal and offshore waters of the world--from penguins, seagulls, polar bears and seahorses, to plankton, sharks"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 591.77 ROTSpirin, Gennady.
Summary: A simplified retelling of the adventures of a little girl walking in the woods who finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 SPISpirin, Gennady.
Summary: When Prince Ivan sets out to find the Firebird for his father the tsar, he must complete a series of tasks before obtaining the Firebird and winning the hand of a beautiful princess.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1971
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Summary: "You Can Have A Better Period is a straight-talking resource to help women understand their menstrual cycles and finally get answers to questions such as: "why am I so moody right before my period?," "are periods supposed to be so painful?," "why is my period so heavy?," "is it normal to get headaches right before my period?" Le'Nise Brothers takes us through each phase of our cycle, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watkins 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 BROClancy Brothers
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN CLABrothers Grimm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Unicorn Publishing House 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 398.2 GRIBrothers, Joyce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1991
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 306.88 BROStatler Brothers
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1984
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1979
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY STAProthero, Stephen R.
Summary: Why do we pretend that the world's religious traditions are different paths to the same God? Scholar Stephen Prothero argues that it is time to replace naive hopes of interreligious unity with deeper knowledge of religious differences. He maintains that each religion attempts to solve a different human problem, and examines each of these traditions on its own terms to create an indispensable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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Summary: The United States is one of the most religious societies, but it is also a nation of religious illiteracy. Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any. Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the answers to life's basic questions, yet only half of American adults can name even one of the four gospels....
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200.71 PRONEVILLE BROTHERS
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1991
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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Summary: Illustrates three verses of our national anthem, written at the battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Music is included.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Ame SpierProthero, Donald R.
Summary: After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth were spectacular beasts such as saber-toothed cats, giant mastodonts, immense ground sloths, and gigantic giraffe-like rhinoceroses. Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 569 PROProthero, Donald R.
Summary: "The theory of evolution unites the past, present, and future of living things. It puts humanity's place in the universe into necessary perspective. Despite a history of controversy, the evidence for evolution continues to accumulate as a result of many separate strands of incredible scientific sleuthing. In The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero explores the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2020
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Summary: Donald R. Prothero's Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the fossil record. Its engaging narrative of scientific discovery and well-grounded analysis has led to the book's widespread adoption in courses that teach the nature and value of fossil evidence for evolution. Evolution tackles systematics and cladistics, rock dating,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2017
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Summary: "One summer evening in 1916 in Blanchester, Ohio, a sixteen-year-old farm boy was riding his horse past the town cemetery. The horse reared back and whinnied, and Eugene Exman saw God. For the rest of his life, he struggled to recreate that moment. Through a treasure of personal letters and papers, God the Bestseller explores Exman's personal quest. A journey that would lead him in the late...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.5 PROSpier, Peter.
Summary: Emphasizes the differences among the four billion people on earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1980