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Quilter, Jenni

Summary: "A provocative examination of reproductive technologies that questions our understanding of fertility, motherhood, and the female body Since the world's first test-tube baby was born in 1978, in vitro fertilization has made the unimaginable possible for millions of people. Yet today, the revolutionary potential of babies in bottles remains unrealized. Fertility centers continue to reinforce...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUILTER, JENNI QUI

Wittrock, Jeni

Summary: "Simple text and full-color illustrations describe the true story of Laika, the first dog in outer space"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 929.43 WIT

Summary: Fistful of dollars: an anonymous but deadly sharpshooter rides into a lawless Mexican border town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojos. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN CLI

Jenner, Caryn

Summary: "On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower ship headed across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. Sixty-six days later, land was sighted. Now you can imagine you were there ... More than 100 passengers boarded the Mayflower to make their home in the unknown land of America. They became known as the Pilgrims. Meet the men, women, and children who braved the voyage, and read their first hand accounts...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.402 JEN

Jenner, Caryn

Summary: Shares the experiences of important women in history, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Arianna Huffington, and Madam C.J. Walker.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 JEN

Yenne, Bill

Summary: Join author Bill Yenne on a whirlwind tour of the crafty world of beer. After a quick stop to learn about the anatomy of beer, including ingredients, styles, and even museums, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Beer​ guides you through all the regions of the world and their famous brews. Inside, find maps, charts, illustrations, and photographs showcasing favorite brews of the areas. Featuring beer...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crestline Books 2019

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Summary: In 1979 apartheid-era South Africa, two men imprisoned in Pretoria Prison plot to escape.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ESC

Yenne, Bill

Summary: Discover the history and personal stories of 46 US Presidents in this beautifully illustrated volume. From the first president, George Washington, to the forty-sixth, Joe Biden, the United States has seen a host of extraordinary men take office. Their stories are all included in this fourth edition of The Complete Book of US Presidents by journalist and historian Bill Yenne. This book features...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crestline Books 2021

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.099 YEN

Summary: Bringing together reporting, profiles, memoir and criticism from The New Yorker to present a bold and complex portrait of black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision, and artistic inspiration throughout history.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 MAT

Jenner, Natalie

Summary: "Bloomsbury Books is an old-fashioned new and rare bookstore that has persisted and resisted change for a hundred years, run by men and guided by the general manager's unbreakable fifty-one rules. But in 1950, the world is changing, especially the world of books and publishing, and at Bloomsbury Books, the girls in the shop have plans: Vivien Lowry: Single since her aristocratic fiance was...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2022

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction Jenner

McCartney, Jenny

Summary: A powerful debut set in Belfast and London in the latter years of the twentieth century. The Troubles turned Northern Ireland into a ghost factory: as the manufacturing industry withered, the death business boomed. In trying to come to terms with his father's sudden death, and the attack on his harmless best friend Titch, Jacky is forced to face the bullies who still menace a city scarred by...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 4th Estate 2019

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCC

White, Jenny B. (Jenny Barbara)

Summary: "When Jenny White arrived in Turkey in 1975 to pursue a master's degree in Ankara, she had no idea that the country and her university were already embroiled in a vicious civil war. She learned quickly. In the simple everyday act of attending class, she encountered armed personnel carriers, bullets, bombs, and other dangers. By the time she left in 1978, the polarized fury of street violence...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021

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

Smith, Nikki Shannon

Summary: Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED SMI

Junor, Penny

Summary: The esteemed royal biographer traces the unlikely and extraordinary story of the once-reviled wife of Britain's Prince Charles, detailing her roles in some of the darkest days of the modern monarchy and her role in helping restore its reputation.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B CAMILLA JUN

Abdo, Kenny

Summary: This title focuses on the History of Pirates! It takes a deep look into their origin, fighting tactics, and Golden Age of Piracy. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fly! 2022

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.45 ABD

Abdo, Kenny

Summary: This title focuses on the Los Angeles Rams and gives information related to the team's origin in the NFL, their journey through the decades, and highlighting their Hall of Fame players. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Northcott, Dennis.

Summary: Contains death records of more than 36,000 G.A.R. members, who served in regiments from 37 states and territories.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: D. Northcott 2007

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 973.76 NOR

Summary: Nurse Jean Paget is one of a small band of women trekking through the Japanese-occupied Malayan jungle, where they are befriended by Joe Harman, a tough Australian P.O.W. Later each learns tht the other has survived the horrors of the war, and they set out separately to find each other.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: VCI Entertainment 2012

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TOW

Lehane, Dennis

1 hold on 5 copies

Summary: Working as a consigliere to the Bartolo crime family, traveling between Tampa and Cuba, former crime kingpin Joe Coughlin, who has everything -- money, power, anonymity and a beautiful mistress -- is forced to pay for his lifetime of sin when the dark truth of his past emerges.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LEH

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LEH

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LEH

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FICTION LEH

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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction LeHane 2015

Northcott, Dennis.

Summary: Names are listed alphabetically.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: D. Northcott 2005

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3772 NOR

Smith, Kenny

Summary: "A riveting memoir from Kenny Smith ("Kenny the Jet")-superstar basketball commentator, host of top-rated Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals his thoughtful views on race, the NBA, his upbringing, and an abundance of poignant, colorful inside stories about the star players, coaches, and mentors who taught and inspired him along the way. In his playing career, Kenny Smith...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SMITH, KENNY SMI

Abdo, Kenny

Summary: This title focuses on the Detroit Lions and gives information related to the team's origin in the NFL, their journey through the decades, and highlighting their Hall of Fame players.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fly!, an imprint of Abdo Zoom 2022

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Summary: In the wake of a brutal civil war, the legendary and feared killer Kenshin Himura throws down his sword and vows to turn his back on bloodshed. Choosing instead to live his life as a peaceful wanderer, Kenshin soon finds that the world around him is rapidly changing and not for the better. A sadistic drug lord, Kanryu, oppresses the people, poisoning them with opium and stealing what little...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FOREIGN RUR

Dennis, Jerry.

Summary: Dennis offers an engrossing description of being a crew member on the schooner Malabar on a six-week trip through the waters of Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior, weaving in anecdotes from his childhood, such as a family-fishing trip on Lake Michigan, together with informed commentary on the natural history of the lakes and the people who live there as well as evocative...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books 2016

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 977 DEN

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