Hoobler, Dorothy
Summary: Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler share a collection of handwritten love letters that offers a surprising and intimate portrait of the men who occupied the White House. From George Washington to Barack Obama, these are not the presidents we see in history books. Instead, when they courted the women they wanted to marry, or seduced women outside of their marriage, they often showed a side the public...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: CD 920 AREDell'Olio, Mario.
Summary: "Letters from Italy is a story of true love that spans an ocean. Against all odds, an orphaned girl and a young dreamer find solace in a romance sparked by a single photo and years of transatlantic letters. From a tiny Italian town in pre-WWII to New York City in her golden age, hopeful immigrants take a chance at living the American dream. Set on the Puglian coast, a world comes alive with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rose Writing 2022
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Summary: "For all the hospital dramas that dominate the ratings on television or awe-inspiring medical stories we might hear, most of us have no conception of the daily, herculean efforts of trauma surgeons. A good trauma surgeon must be a conductor presiding over an orchestra of healthcare providers as their patients cling to life by a thread. They are also a steely quarterback who can't be rattled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mayo Clinic Press 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Paperback, Call number: J 808.6 NOBSmart, Elizabeth
Summary: Elizabeth Smart follows up her bestseller, "My Story" with a powerful and inspiring book about what it takes to overcome trauma, find the strength to move on, and reclaim one's life. This is both an up-close-and-personal glimpse into her healing process and a heartfelt how-to guide for readers to make peace with the past and embrace the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SMAYate, Martin John
Summary: In the newest edition of his classic cover letter guide, job search expert Martin Yate shows you how to dramatically increase your chance of landing an interview. The key, as Yate explains, is to use language drawn from the job posting itself, words that will send your application to the top of database searches. In this completely updated guide, you'll find numerous sample cover letters, along...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650 YATUlrich, Laurel Thatcher
Summary: "A stunning and sure-to-be controversial book that pieces together, through more than two dozen nineteenth-century diaries, letters, albums, minute-books, and quilts left by first-generation Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, the never-before-told story of the earliest days of the women of Mormon "plural marriage," whose right to vote in the state of Utah was given to them by a Mormon-dominated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.309 ULRCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 289.309 ULRAdams, John
Contents: Love sweetens life, October 1762-July 1774 -- The decisive day is come, August 1774-December 1775 -- We are determined to foment a rebelion, January-October 1776 -- Kind providence has preserved to me a life, January-November 1777 -- I cast my thoughts across the Atlantick, February 1778-April 1782 -- A signal tryumph, July 1782-March 1788 -- The most insignificant office, December 1788-January...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 ADAVonnegut, Kurt
Summary: ""If ever I do write anything of length--good or bad--it will be written with you in mind." Kurt Vonnegut's oldest daughter, Edith, was cleaning out her mother's attic when she stumbled upon a dusty box. Inside were more than two-hundred love letters written by Kurt to Jane, spanning the early years of their relationship: from 1941, when nineteen-year-old Kurt heads off to college, to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VONHammari, Kimiko Christensen
Summary: Make Mondays the best night of the week! With a full year of prepared family nights that correlate directly with the 2016 Primary theme, this book is the perfect solution for busy families everywhere. For each week, you’ll find a complete lesson written for you, plus songs, scriptures, ideas for treats, and activity options for younger and older children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CFI, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 248 HAMGornick, Vivian.
Summary: "A memoir of self-discovery and the dilemma of connection in our time, The Odd Woman and the City explores the rhythms, chance encounters, and ever-changing friendships of urban life that forge the sensibility of a fiercely independent woman who has lived out her conflicts, not her fantasies, in a city (New York) that has done the same." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GORNICK, VIVIAN GORKoeppel, Gerard T.
Summary: "The Herbert Fuller, a three-masted sailing ship loaded with New England lumber, left Boston bound for Buenos Aires on July 8, 1896 with twelve people on board: captain-owner Charles Nash, his wife and Maine childhood-sweetheart Laura, two mates, the "mulatto" steward, six crewmen, and one passenger. Just before 2 A.M. on the sixth day at sea, the captain, his wife, and the second mate were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 KOEStilson, Renee
Summary: Everything you need to run a successful pet-sitting business without losing your mind. In The Balanced Pet Sitter, Portland’s beloved pet sitter lets the cat out of the bag: You too can create a prosperous and fulfilling life with the people and animals you love. Renée Stilson’s step-by-step guide will teach you how to start your own dog-walking business and expand your side hustle into a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Equilibre Press 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.088 STIHill, Laban Carrick.
Summary: Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2010
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD 921 Dave 2011Gabaldon, Diana
Summary: A guide to the Outlander series, time-travel romances featuring Claire Beauchamp Randall, a Red Cross nurse. Included are synopses of novels, biographies, family trees and pronunciation help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GABNader, Ralph
Summary: "In letters addressed to Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama, Ralph Nader provides incisive critiques of more than a decade of American policy decision and indecision. Each letter offers frank advice and shines light on government mishaps and missed opportunities for progress. With his signature dry wit, Nader holds these presidents to their campaign promises. He also boldly points to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 NADBolles, Richard Nelson.
Contents: Preparing to write your resume -- How to construct a winning resume -- How to construct a winning cover letter -- Where to send or post your resume (and cover letter).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650 BOLBennett, Scott
Summary: It's amazing the misinformation found in most resume books! Scott Bennett has hired hundreds of people in a variety of industries, and he knows firsthand what kind of resume sparks an employer's interest--and which ones fail. In The Elements of Resume Style, he warns against popular "tricks" that tend to backfire--and instead shows readers how to craft clear, compelling, targeted resumes and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Management Association 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 BENYi, Hyong
Summary: The initial version of Hyong Yi's 100 Love Notes launched on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina on November 21, 2015. To honor his wife, Catherine Zanga, on the one-year anniversary of her death from ovarian cancer, Hyong and his two young children gave strangers 100 handwritten love notes, notes that chronicled Hyong and Catherine's life together, from their first meeting, to dating,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorimer Press 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 808.869 YIWynett, Stanley
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Publisher / Publication Date: Betterway Books 1993
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 650.14 WYNOnalee.
Summary: Love & Kisses, Max is a compilation of love letters, a forbidden journal, a secret code, photos, radio news reports, a P.O.W.'s thank you, and war-time memorabilia of seventy years ago. The journal and letters were written by Max Elwood Guger who served aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown (The Fighting Lady) in 1944 and 1945. Love & Kisses, Max reads like an illustrated novel. It begins...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Outskirts Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 ONACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B Onalee Marsh ONAKennedy, Joyce Lain.
Summary: Written by Joyce Lain Kennedy, this easy-to-understand guide takes the job seeker through the steps for creating impactful cover letters that produce results. It contains over 125 examples of cover letters that work and samples of some that don't.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wily Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 KENYate, Martin John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bob Adams, Inc. 1992
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Summary: "A family history of surpassing beauty and power: Ian Buruma's account of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world wars. During the almost six years England was at war with Nazi Germany, Winifred and Bernard Schlesinger, Ian Buruma's grandparents, and the film director John Schlesinger's parents, were, like so many others, thoroughly sundered from each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2016