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Brown, Daniel James

5 holds on 2 copies

Summary: "The University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the nine boys, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what beating the odds really meant. They defeated elite rivals from California and eastern schools to earn the right to compete against the German...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2013

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Parton, Dolly

Summary: Showcasing the music legend's most unforgettable looks from the 1960s until now, this stunningly photographed book displays Dolly Parton's iconic sense of style along with entertaining personal anecdotes that, for the first time, reveal the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 921 PARTON, DOLLY PAR

Hagedorn, Ann

Summary: "The little-known story of a spy on the atom-bomb project in World War II who had top security clearance -- American born, Soviet trained, he was never even suspected until after his information was in Soviet hands and he was safe in the USSR. It's LeCarre and "The Americans" for real"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KOVAL, GEORGE HAG

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B KOVAL HAG

Lebrecht, Norman

Summary: "In a hundred-year period, a handful of men and women changed the way we see the world. Many of them are well known--Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Kafka. Others have vanished from collective memory despite their enduring importance in our daily lives. Without Karl Landsteiner, for instance, there would be no blood transfusions or major surgery. Without Paul Ehrlich, no chemotherapy. Without...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.009 LEB

Willson, Margaret

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "A daring and magnificent account of Iceland's most famous female sea captain who constantly fought for women's rights and equality-and who also solved one of the country's most notorious robberies. Many people may have heard the old sailing superstition that having women onboard a ship was bad luck. Thus, the sea remains in popular knowledge a male realm. When we think of examples of daring...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THURIDUR EINARSDOTTIR WIL

Sepahban, Lois.

Summary: Introduces readers to Spartan warriors, including their history and famous battles, uniforms and weapons, and training and tactics.

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J932 CHI

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