Kalman, Maira.
Summary: Wanting to know about the real man behind the sixteenth president's legendary character, a little girl learns about Lincoln's beliefs regarding universal freedom as well as lesser-known aspects of his life, from his love of Mozart and his wife's vanilla cake to his pet dog and the way he kept notes in his stovepipe hat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2012
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Summary: "The Warren Court of the 1950s and 1960s was the most liberal in American history. Yet within a few short years, new appointments redirected the Court in a more conservative direction, a trend that continued for decades. However, even after Warren retired and the makeup of the court changed, his Court cast a shadow that extends to our own era. In The Long Reach of the Sixties, Laura Kalman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347 KALWaxman, Laura Hamilton
Summary: Chronicles the life and career of Juan Ponce de Léon, tracing his travels in the Carribbean and his discoveries of Florida and Puerto Rico.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 910.92 WAXKamman, Madeleine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 KAMMcCarthy, Moira.
Contents: Where has my little girl gone? -- Life with mom -- Life with dad -- Communicating with your daughter -- Discipline and punishments -- Your daughter's self-image and self-esteem -- Developing emotional maturity -- Miss independent -- Your daughter's value system -- School and social issues -- Let's talk about sex (and dating) -- Risky business -- Twenty-first century issues and technology --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.133 MCCMir, Saira
Summary: Introduces nineteen Muslim women from all around the world who have found their callings in a vast range of fields, from social justice to competitive sports to the entertainment industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 MIRKalman, Bobbie
Summary: "Foxes, rabbits, mongooses, rats, starlings, turtles, Burmese pythons, and Asian carp are just a few of the invasive animals introduced by people into countries and ecosystems to which they do not belong. This important book describes how these animals are destroying habitats and endangering the lives of native animals, some of which have been brought close to extinction. Students will learn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2016
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Summary: "A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today, millions have viewed and subscribed to the Khan Academy's YouTube videos, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.33 KHARushdie, Salman.
Summary: A tall, yellow-haired young European traveller calling himself "Mogor dell'Amore," the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the real Grand Mughal, the Emperor Akbar, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the whole imperial capital. The stranger claims to be the child of a lost Mughal princess, the youngest sister of Akbar's grandfather Babar: Qara Köz, 'Lady Black Eyes', a great beauty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7046 MEHKalman, Tibor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.6 KALColman, Penny.
Summary: Documents the burial process throughout the centuries and in different cultures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 393.09 COLLayman, Teresa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.8653 LAYMelman, Yossi.
Summary: Inspired by hate and surrounded by fundamentalist leaders in a country that may soon possess nuclear weapons, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad poses the most serious threat to world peace, even while he shrewdly manipulates public opinion at home. Until now, Americans have known little about him. Since his election in June 2005, Ahmadinejad has accelerated his country's nuclear research; called for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 955.0544 MELQualman, Erik
Summary: "A fascinating, research-based look at the impact of social media on businesses and consumers around the world, and what's in store for the future. Social Media. You've heard the term, even if you don't use the tools. But just how big has social media become? Social media has officially surpassed pornography as the top activity on the Internet. People would rather give up their e-mail than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9 QUASelman, Lawrence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paperweight Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 748.84 SELCallan, Kevin.
Summary: A well-illustrated and highly entertaining sequel to the author's The Happy Camper, this book is a practical, informative and comic look at all aspects of wilderness camping: from planning to companions, wildlife to martinis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boston Mills Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Recreation CallanWadman, Meredith
Summary: "The epic and controversial story of a major breakthrough in cell biology that led to the creation of some of the world's most important vaccines. Until the late 1960s, tens of thousands of American children suffered crippling birth defects if their mothers had been exposed to rubella, popularly known as German measles, while pregnant; there was no vaccine and little understanding of how the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 WADHagman, Bette.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5638 HAGKosman, Josh.
Summary: An authoritative expose of the mysterious and potentially dangerous world of private equity Few people realize that the top private equity firms, such as Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, have become the nation's largest employers through the businesses they own. Using leveraged buyouts that load their acquired companies with loans, private equity firms have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 338.5 KOSPaxman, Jeremy
Summary: Examines the role of the monarchy in modern times, commenting on the lives of royalty from George IV to the public scandals of Prince Charles and how they serve the imaginations and expectations of their people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.009 PAXRushdie, Salman.
Summary: A collection of the author's nonfiction pieces addresses such topics as his fascination with "The Wizard of Oz," the 2000 presidential election, the Muslim faith, life under a fatwa, and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 824.914 RUSLarman, Alexander
Summary: "Alexander Larman, the master chronicler of the House of Windsor, brings his acclaimed trilogy to a dramatic and poignant conclusion. When the Royal Family took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day in 1945, they knew that the happiness and excitement of the day was illusory. Britain may have been victorious in a painful war, but the peace would be no easier. Between the abdication...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1985
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