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Wargin, Kathy-jo.

Summary: "Alfred Nobel was the man who founded what became known as The Nobel Prizes. Nobel also invented dynamite, becoming very wealthy from his invention. Saddened by its use for harmful destruction, Nobel left his fortune to create yearly prizes for those who have rendered the greatest services to mankind"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2009

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB Nobel WAR

Lundestad, Geir

Summary: The World's Most Prestigious Prize: The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize is a fascinating, insider account of the Nobel peace prize. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Norwegian Nobel Institute's vast archive, it offers a gripping account of the founding of the prize, as well as its highs and lows, triumphs and disasters, over the last one-hundred-and-twenty years. But more than that,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.4 LUN

Demi.

Summary: A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TER

Santella, Andrew.

Contents: The pastor's son -- The education of a leader -- Montgomery -- A national leader -- The final years.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2004

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIN

Kandel, Eric R.

Contents: Personal memory and the biology of memory storage -- A child in Vienna -- An American education -- One cell at a time -- The nerve cell speaks -- Conversation between nerve cells -- Simple and complex neuronal systems -- Different memories, different regions of the brain -- Searching for an ideal model for studying memory -- Neural analogs of learning -- Strengthening synaptic connections -- A...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Khan, Hiba Noor

Summary: Malala Yousafzai is known across the world for having the courage to stand up for what she believes in, even in the face of terrifying adversity. From playing in the Swat Valley in Pakistan to making speeches at the United Nations, Malala's story has become an inspiration for people all over the world who are fighting for justice. Discover what it took for one incredible girl to become the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Yousafzai

Rusch, Elizabeth

Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOL

Milani, Alice

Summary: "A graphic account of a pioneering scientist who conducted innovative research on radioactivity. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences, and first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 CUR

Ebadi, Shirin

Summary: "For several years the Iranian government tried everything to silence Shirin Ebadi: They arrested her, bugged her phones, attacked her home, shadowed her everywhere she went, seized her office, and nailed a death threat to her front door. But nothing could stop Ebadi from her work as a human rights lawyer defending women, children, and the persecuted in Iran. After several years of harrassment...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EBADI, SHIRIN EBA

Meltzer, Brad

Summary: "A biography of Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am Curie

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