Tomsic, Kim
Summary: "Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby love animals-so when they hear that a herd of wild African elephants needs a new home, they welcome the herd to their wildlife sanctuary-Thula Thula-with open arms. What follows in this beautifully illustrated true story is an extraordinary cross-species friendship that will move readers and warm the hearts of animal lovers at every age"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TOMAsim, Jabari
Summary: A biography of the former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read, and his triumphant pursuit of a college education.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB WASHINGTON ASIMcCarty, Jennifer Hooper.
Summary: Applies cutting-edge forensic technology to the mystery of why the Titanic sank, analyzing how the ship was designed and constructed, discussing its vulnerabilities, and exploring the events of the night it sank.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.9163 McCHooper, Anne
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt, c1988. 1989
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Homer
Summary: The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1998
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 883.01 HOMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Legend HomerHomer.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1997
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 883.01 HOMHooper, Elise
Summary: Inspired by the extraordinary true stories of World War II's American Army nurses famously known as the Angels of Bataan and the unsung contributions of Filipinas of the resistance, this novel transports us to a remarkable era of hope, bravery, perseverance, and ultimately--victory. The Philippines, 1941: when the Japanese Imperial Army invades, American Army nurse Tess Abbott and her band of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOOHofler, Robert
Summary: An exploration of the origins of sexual expression in popular culture from 1968 to 1973 places the writers, producers, and actors responsible for creating these controversial works within their cultural and social frameworks.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.0973 HOFHoobler, Dorothy
Summary: Describes the often heroic stories of Mexican American immigrants, largely through their own words and pictures. Includes original documents such as selections from letters, memoirs, and newspapers to relate their experiences.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1994
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0468 HOOHofler, Robert
Summary: "Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of "The Way We Were," this intriguing and impeccably researched book is the first ever account of the making of the classic film starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford, revealing the full story behind its genesis and continued controversies, its many deleted scenes, its much-anticipated but never-filmed sequel, and the real-life romance that inspired...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 HOFKix, Paul
Summary: "A scion of one of the most storied families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucald was raised in magnificent chateaux and educated in Europe's finest schools. When the Nazis invaded and imprisoned his father, La Rochefoucald escaped to England and learned the dark arts of anarchy and combat--cracking safes and planting bombs and killing with his bare hands--from the officers of Special...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, ROBERT DE KIXHalper, Jeff
Summary: "Governments today are waging a 'war against the people' - whether 'securitization' against asylum seekers in Fortress Europe, 'counterinsurgency' in Afghanistan, or the subliminal war of policing and surveillance arising everywhere. Israel's contribution to this is key: exporting the high-tech weaponry, security systems and methods of pacification perfected on the Palestinians in the Occupied...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PlutoPress 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 HALToomer, Jean
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TOOHoffer, Richard.
Summary: "Bouts of Mania describes the glorious era when Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman fought each other in every possible combination, on nearly every possible continent. In their most memorable bouts from 1971 to 1975, the three men created athletic set pieces that continue to resonate: the Fight of the Century, Down Goes Frazier!, the Rumble in the Jungle, and the Thrilla in Manila....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.83 HOFHolter, James.
Summary: "High interest book for reluctant readers containing action packed photos and stories of the hottest dirt bikes and races for kids, discussing which motorcycles qualify, how they are built and raced, who the best drivers are, what to look for in a motorcycle, safety, good sportsmanship, and how racing activities can be a good part of family life"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.75 HOLHolzer, Harold.
Summary: Lincoln believed that ‘with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.’ Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln’s leadership by showing us how deftly he managed his relations with the press of his day to move public opinion forward to preserve the Union and abolish slavery.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM HOLHoobler, Dorothy
Summary: Describes the building of the Taj Mahal, an ivory-white marble mausoleum in the Indian city of Agra.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHE BASKETLooser, Devoney
Summary: "Before the Brontë sisters picked up their pens, or Jane Austen's heroines Elizabeth and Jane Bennet became household names, the literary world was celebrating a different pair of sisters: Jane and Anna Maria Porter. The Porters--exact contemporaries of Jane Austen--were brilliant, attractive, self-made single women of polite reputation who between them published twenty-six books and achieved...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LOOSperry, Kip.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Everton Publishers 1986
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3745 SperrHoller, Anne.
Summary: Discusses the life of Pocahontas and her role as peacemaker between the Powhatan tribes and the settlers of Jamestown.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1993
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 975 HOLHoock, Holger
Summary: "The American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion, with brave patriots defending their noble ideals against an oppressive empire. It's a stirring narrative, and one the founders did their best to encourage after the war. But as historian Holger Hoock shows in this ... account of America's founding, the Revolution was not only a high-minded battle over principles,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishing 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 HOOHooven, Carole
Summary: "Harvard human evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven reveals the most cutting-edge research about testosterone to illuminate the real biology of masculinity and makes the case that understanding this science is critical for social progress"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Kix, Paul
Summary: "A scion of one of the most storied families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucald was raised in magnificent chateaux and educated in Europe's finest schools. When the Nazis invaded and imprisoned his father, La Rochefoucald escaped to England and learned the dark arts of anarchy and combat--cracking safes and planting bombs and killing with his bare hands--from the officers of Special...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, ROBERT DE KIX,Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 940 KIXHoobler, Dorothy
Summary: "In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake--one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016