Darznik, Jasmin
Summary: "A dazzling novel of one of America's most celebrated photographers--exploring Dorothea Lange's wild years in San Francisco that awakened her career-defining grit, compassion, and daring. In 1918 Dorothea leaves the East Coast for California, where a disaster kick-starts a new life. Her friendship with Caroline Lee, a vivacious, straight-talking woman with a complicated past, gives her entrée...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC DARCashin, Sheryll
Summary: "How interracial love and marriage changed history, and may soon alter the landscape of American politics. Loving beyond boundaries is a radical act that is changing America. When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 CASFasman, Jon
Summary: "An investigation into the legal, political, and moral issues surrounding how the police and justice system use surveillance technology, asking the question: what are citizens of a free country willing to tolerate in the name of public safety? Jon Fasmanlooks at how these technologies help police do their jobs, and what their use means for our privacy rights and civil liberties"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.44 FASGaskin, Margaret.
Summary: Churchill called it his nation's greatest trial and its finest hour. Europe had fallen to Hitler and Britain stood alone. Determined to bomb the English into submission, the German Luftwaffe attacked London nearly every night, targeting the "Square Mile," the heart of the city and the site of some of its greatest landmarks. In this gripping historical narrative, Margaret Gaskin puts the reader...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 GASWaskin, Mel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Academy Chicago Publishers 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 WASCashin, Sheryll
Summary: "A meditation on how America protects and overinvests in "white space" and disinvests, surveils, and stereotypes in "the Hood;" Cashin calls for abolition of these anti-Black processes and bold new investment to repair poor Black neighborhoods and our broken race relations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.1 CASMaslin, Mark.
Summary: Discusses different kinds of storms, what causes them, how we predict them, and some famous hurricanes, tornadoes, and snowstorms from the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 551.55 MasliYasmin, Seema
Summary: Tracing the spread of misinformation and disinformation through our fast-moving media landscape, a journalist, scientist, medical professional, and professor gives readers the skills to identify and counter poorly sourced clickbait and misleading headlines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 302.23 YASLaskin, David
Summary: Traces the history of the 20th century through the story of an extraordinary Jewish family, recounting how the author's 19th-century ancestors were separated by period upheavals in western Russia and went on to become the founders of the Maidenform Bra Company, pioneers in the birth of Israel, and victims of the Holocaust.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.20973 KAGANOVICH FAMILY LASBarrera, Jazmina
Summary: "Divided into six chapters that each cover a specific lighthouse, this meditative account includes general explanations about lighthouses, literary references, shipwrecks, and legends, but also sublime personal digressions about her visits, about collecting, about birds, or about the very light that shines from the lighthouse lanterns."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lines Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.1 BARLaskin, David
Summary: "Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2010
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Summary: "Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.48173 LASKheiriyeh, Rashin
Summary: Even the greatest poet was once a child. And so it was with Rumi. When he was young he was enchanted by birds and books. He later became a scholar, but it was the loss of his best friend, Shams, that inspired Rumi to his most important realization: Love is in us and everywhere. The Persian mystic and poet Rumi is one of the best known and most widely read poets in the world. The renowned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North-South Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUMUnited States
Summary: "Presents the full text of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol's report, which addresses the origins of the insurrection, how it was organized and funded and the role of Donald Trump and other high-ranking officials"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 JANMaxmin, Chloe
Summary: "Dirt Road Revival lays out a roadmap for progressive politics in rural America based on two young campaigners' successful races in the most rural county in the most rural state in America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.2736 MAXKarmin, Aaron
Summary: "People who struggle with problem anger need quick tools they can use in the moment when faced with difficult situations or triggers. Instant Anger Management is a take-anywhere guide that provides effective and easy-to-learn strategies for dealing with anger on the spot. Using the quick cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions in this book, readers will also learn to better identify...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publication, Inc. 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US LaskinBrooke, Jasmine
Summary: "Too hot! Too cold! Goldilocks is one picky eater. In this retelling of Goldilocks classic conundrums, readers will use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems such as finding that perfect porridge temperature! This unique story-driven format is just right for readers who are reluctant to learn STEM materials. They'll love engineering their way to a happily ever after using...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BroBrooke, Jasmine
Summary: "To prove her royalty, the princess must pass an impossible test: to feel a single pea under layers of mattresses! In this innovative retelling of the classic fairy tale, readers will problem-solve the princess out of her predicament! Fun activities introduce key science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts and challenge readers critical thinking. Readers will build confidence in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "No real account of black women physicians in the US exists, and what little mention is made of these women in existing histories is often insubstantial or altogether incorrect. In this work of extensive research, Jasmine Brown offers a rich new perspective, penning the long-erased stories of nine pioneering black women physicians beginning in 1860, when a black woman first entered medical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BROKriechbaumer, Armin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.755 KRIWilson, Jamia
Summary: "Explore the points where gender, race, class, ability, sexuality, and culture meet. Learn from author Jamia Wilson's lived experiences, read the statistics, and gain strength in quotes from feminist firebrands and activists. Along the way, respond to calls to action and form your own views on the 'F' word. This book is for everyone."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint off The Quarto Group 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.42 WILBrooke, Jasmine
Summary: "Fee, fi, fo, fum! How will Jack and his beanstalk fare against a hungry giant? This interactive book retells the classic story of Jack, but this time, readers will use science, technology, engineering, and math to help the mischievous hero reach his happily ever after! Engaging STEM activities, such as charting the life cycle of beans, make these important curriculum materials fun and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017