Hernández, Anabel
Summary: "Este libro forma parte del largo recorrido periodístico de Anabel Hernández en su incesante búsqeuda por entender el complejo imperio del crimen organizado y los cárteles de la droga en México, los cuales desde hace décadas tienen sumida a la nación en una espiral de violencia en la que todos los días son explotadas, desaparecidas o asesinadas decenas de personas inocentes, muchas de ellas del...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grijalbo 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 HERLyon, Joshua.
Summary: Bringing together both the journalist's eye and the addict's mind, "Pill Head" explores Lyon's own addiction and the cultural phenomena that made pill-popping so popular, especially among the twenty-somethings of Generation Rx.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LYON, JOSHUA LYOTometich, Annabelle
Summary: Presents information on mixed martial arts, including basic skills, training, competitions, and safety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone/Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.8 TOMLyon, George Ella
Summary: "Which Side Are You On? tells the story of a song which was written in 1931 by Florence Reece in a rain of bullets. Florence's husband Sam was a coal miner in Kentucky. Miners went on strike until they could get better pay, safer working conditions, and health care. The company hired thugs to attack the organizers like Sam Reece. Writer George Ella Lyon tells this hair-raising story through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinco Puntos Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 782.42 LYOTometich, Annabelle
Summary: Presents information on judo, including basic skills, training, competitions, and safety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone/Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.815 TOMMcCartney, Laton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 978 MCCSummary: Combining firsthand accounts with original images in vintage black and white and brilliant color, The Explorer's Eye, gives insights into who these men and women were, how they operated, and what they saw. Here you have Alexander von Humboldt braving the electric eels of South Africa, Umberto Nobile lamenting the loss of his Zeppelin in an ice floe, and Jacques Cousteau examining the planet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 EXPGreen, Elon
Summary: ""In this astonishing and powerful work of nonfiction, Green meticulously reports on a series of baffling and brutal crimes targeting gay men. It is an investigation filled with twists and turns, but this is much more than a compelling true crime story. Green has shed light on those whose lives for too long have been forgotten, and rescued an important part of American history." -David Grann,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.152 GREWagener, Leon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 ARMSTRONG, NEIL WAGEdel, Leon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAMES, HENRY EDEFord, Leon
Summary: "An unforgettable and stirring memoir in the vein of Free Cyntoia, Just Mercy, and The Sum of Us that both inspires and upends our understanding about the future of policing in the United States. In 2012, nineteen-year-old Leon Ford was shot five times by a Pittsburgh police officer as he was racially profiled during a case of mistaken identity. When he woke up in the hospital, he was faced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FORD, LEON FORDyson, Freeman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 DYSCurlee, Lynn
Summary: Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon--Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry, celebrity, and notoriety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Teen 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 NIJDyson, Michael Eric
Summary: "Interconnected stories present a picture of racial inequality in America, showing systemic discrimination in all areas of society and showing the unbroken line of Black resistance to this inequality"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1 DYSJohn, Elton.
Summary: The superstar musician and songwriter describes the personal toll the AIDS epidemic has taken on his life and discusses his efforts to break down social barriers and build compassion through his charity, the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 JOHPovich, Lynn.
Summary: Chronicles the sexual discrimination class action lawsuit that women journalists brought against their employer, Newsweek, in 1970.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.481 POVSherr, Lynn
Summary: The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite. This is a rich portrait of a fascinating woman whose life intersected with revolutionary social and scientific changes in America. Warm and admiring but unsparing, it makes this extraordinarily talented and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 RIDE, SALLY SHEMetz, Leon Claire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 METMiller, Jonathan
Summary: Describes the life, ideas, and accomplishments of scientist Charles Darwin, and features humorous illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.82 MILCurlee, Lynn
Summary: "Interwoven with photographs of the people lost, this memoir chronicles the AIDS pandemic from the late 1970s to the late 1990s, up until the death of the author's partner"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 CURReardon, Lynn
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.1 REASchooler, Lynn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.785 SCHSherr, Lynn.
Summary: The definitive biography of Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, with exclusive insights from Ride's family and partner, by the ABC reporter who covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys' club to a more inclusive elite.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RIDE, SALLY SHELayton, Edwin T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1985