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Summary: As NASA prepared for the launch of Apollo 11 in July 1969, many African American leaders protested the billions of dollars used to fund "space joyrides" rather than help tackle poverty, inequality, and discrimination at home. This volume examines such tensions as well as the ways in which NASA's goal of space exploration aligned with the cause of racial equality. Essays provide new insights...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Florida 2019

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.4 NAS

Harding, Stephen

Summary: "On December 7, 1941, even as Japanese carrier-launched aircraft flew toward Pearl Harbor, a small American cargo ship chartered by the Army reported that it was under attack from a submarine halfway between Seattle and Honolulu. After that one cryptic message, the humble lumber carrier Cynthia Olson and her crew vanished without a trace, sparking one of the most enduring nautical mysteries of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HAR

Harding, Stephen

Summary: Documents the 1945 efforts of U.S. and German soldiers to rescue fourteen prominent French prisoners from an SS-guarded castle in the Austrian Alps, sharing insights into the motives behind the unlikely alliance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 HAR

Harding, Stephen

Summary: This book is The Nightingale meets All the Light We Cannot See, only it's all true--a thrilling wartime adventure story of downed American aviators rescued by French resistance fighters, taken to Nazi-occupied Paris, and hidden under the very noses of the Gestapo. Escape from Paris is the true story of a small group of U.S. aviators whose four B-17 Flying Fortresses were shot down over...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 HAR

Summary: "Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant looms just 35 miles from Times Square. With over 50 million people living in close proximity to the aging facility, its continued operation has the support of the plant's operators and the NRC--Nuclear Regulatory Commission--yet has stoked a great deal of controversy in the surrounding community, including a vocal anti-nuclear contingent concerned that what...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF IND

Johnson, Stephen P. (Stephen Paul)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 359.93834 JOH

Kiernan, Stephen P.

Summary: "Up to the 1970s, most Americans died swiftly: of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, or in accidents. But in the past three decades, medical advances have extended our lives and changed the way we die. Journalist Kiernan reveals the disconnect between how patients want to live the end of life--pain-free, functioning mentally and physically, surrounded by family and friends--and how the medical...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.7 KIE

Maran, Stephen P.

Summary: From asteroids to black holes, this easy-to-understand guide takes you on a grand tour of the universe, and provides an easy-to-follow introduction to the night sky.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2017

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 MAR

Maran, Stephen P. PhD

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley Publishing Inc 1999

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 520 Maran

Halbrook, Stephen P.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sarpedon 1998

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5349 HAL

Hinshaw, Stephen P.

Contents: Impossible expectations -- Blue jeans and "blue" genes: depression and the triple bind -- Life in the pressure cooker: impossible expectations and the culture of busy-ness -- No place to run, no place to hide: the popular culture of "self-erasing identities" -- When virtue is its own punishment: how empathy and verbal skills may put our girls at higher risk -- Bratz dolls and pussycat dolls:...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2008

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.533 HIN

Fjestad, S. P. (Steven P.)

Summary: Contains accurate information and up-to-date values for modern firearms and many major trademark antiques. It provides the most firearms information and pricing, including all the new makes/models for 2018. This newest edition contains over 1,700 manufacturers and trademarks with brief histories whenever possible; almost 24,000 individually listed and described models; and 550,000 up-to-date...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Book Publications 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 683.4 FJE

Fjestad, S. P. (Steven P.)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Book Publications 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 683.4 FJE

Summary: "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.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAU

Simmons, Steven P.

Summary: Have you ever spent 10 minutes looking for your reading glasses, and they were on the top of your head? Or, have you walked into a room and forgotten why you went there? Most people, even younger ones, have had these experiences but when should such instances be something of concern? What are the normal signs of aging? Is there anything you can do to maintain your brain health as you age? Brain...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 SIM

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.8 SIM

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 SIM

Summary: Recounting the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds. Includes never before seen interviews, archival footage, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RIC

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aben Maler 2009

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 From

1 hold on 2 copies

Summary: The Dunder Mifflin crew bid farewell to their own little corner of Scranton, in the ninth and final season.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OFF

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Of 9

Summary: Come join Dunder Mifflin for a holiday celebration like no other with The Office: Complete Christmas Collection! Developed by Primetime Emmy Award winner Greg Daniels, relive all 7 of the wackiest workplace holiday episodes in TV history. Featuring "Christmas Party", "A Benihana Christmas", "Moroccan Christmas", "Secret Santa", "Classy Christmas", "Christmas Wishes" and "Dwight Christmas", 'tis...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OFF

Pêgo, Ana

Summary: "When she was young, biologist Ana Pêgo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species was becoming more and more common in the sand. She decided to collect the species and give it a name: Plasticus maritimus. She dedicated her life to studying plastic in the oceans and raising awareness of the danger it poses to the health of the planet. Inspired...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: David Suzuki Institute/Greystone Kids 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 363.738 PEG

Summary: A feature film version of America's hit comedy concert tour with renowned comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BLU

Doherty, P. C.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf 2002

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932.014 DOH

Waring, Dennis

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 1990

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.1923 WAR

Summary: Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, the story of a young working-class woman, Evey, who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, 'V' ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2006

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie V

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER V

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