Knox, Grace Louise.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1988

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3746 Knox,

Lourie, Bruce.

Summary: There are over 80,000 synthetic chemicals in commerce today, including hormone-disrupting phthalates and air pollutants. Smith and Lourie prove how easily our bodies absorb these chemicals from the foods we eat, the air we breathe, and the products we smear on our skin-- day after day. Then they give us the good news about what is in our control and the steps we can take for reducing our toxic...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 LOU

Graff, Marie Louise.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Arts Center Pub. Co. 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946 GRA

Cutright, Patricia J.

Summary: "Twelve biographies of Indigenous women who, as modern-day warriors, have infused their communities with strength and leadership. The women overcame unimaginable hardships--racial and gender discrimination, abuse, and extreme poverty--only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education, and community activism"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 7th Generation Native Voices 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 CUT

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 973 CUT

Graff, Michael

Summary: "In November 2018, Baptist preacher Mark Harris beat the odds, narrowly fending off a blue wave in the sprawling Ninth District of North Carolina. But word soon got around that something fishy was going on in rural Bladen County. At the center of the messwas a local political operative named McCrae Dowless. Dowless had learned the ins and outs of the absentee ballot system from Democrats before...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.6 GRA

Horace.

Summary: A new bilingual translation of the works of a Roman poet, with Latin and English versions on facing pages. In Discipline, one reads, "Sweet and proper it is to die for your country / But Death would just as soon come after him / Who runs away."

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 474.01 HOR

Keno, Leigh.

Summary: Antique experts Leigh and Leslie Keno describe more than a dozen of their most fascinating treasure hunts and extraordinary discoveries.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 749.213 KEN

Webb, Lois Sinaiko.

Summary: Presents a collection of recipes from over 150 countries and briefly discusses the culture and culinary habits of each country.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 WEB

Palacio, R. J.

Summary: "Sara Blum lives an idyllic life with her adoring parents in Vichy France. But her world comesc crashing down when the Nazi occupation separates the family and forces the young Jewish girl into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and, together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAL

Contents: The time of the cuckoo / by Arthur Laurents -- Bernardine / by Mary Chase -- Dial "M" for murder / by Frederick Knott -- The climate of Eden / by Moss Hart -- The love of four colonels / by Peter Ustinov -- The crucible / by Arthur Miller -- The emperor's clothes / by George Tabori -- Picnic / by William Inge -- Wonderful town / book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov ; music by Leonard...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead and Co. 1953

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.5 BES

Harkema, Graci

Summary: A diversity, equity and inclusion expert committed to empowering employees to perform to their potential as their true selves traces her own path to finding her place in the world, revisiting her experience growing up as an adoptee from the Congo in GrandRapids, Michigan.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Two 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARKEMA, GRACI HAR

Ross, Cindy

Summary: "Cindy Ross, founder of River House PA, an organization that helps veterans get out into nature to hike, paddle, and mountain bike, profiles sixteen individual veterans in depth, telling their personal stories and experiences. The broader story of the trauma veterans endure and how nature can help them to recover is interwoven throughout"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountaineers Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.4086 ROS

Lourie, Peter

Summary: A riveting adventure biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the pioneer of polar exploration, with a focus on his harrowing three-year journey to the top of the world. A celebrity among the ranks of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton at the turn of the twentieth century, Fridtjof Nansen contributed tremendous amounts of new information to our knowledge about the Arctic. At a time when the North Pole was...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 NAN

Louvish, Simon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LOU

Läuger, Louie

Summary: "A lively, informative, and engaging guide to gender by an author-illustrator who helps readers understand the multiplicity of answers to "what even is gender?""--

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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.3 LAU

Grasse, Steven

Summary: From the wildly creative team behind Philadelphia's Art in the Age comes The Cocktail Workshop, a deep-dive into 20 classic drinks that make up the foundation of cocktail creation, and the delicious variations that will make them all your own.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.874 GRA

Louie, Rebecca.

Summary: You may think you need a big yard to compost. Think again. Compost City teaches you how to easily choose and care for a compost system that fits perfectly into your (tiny) space, (busy) schedule, and (multifaceted) lifestyle. Whether you live in a cramped apartment or a sprawling town house, or you dream of composting in a shared space with a group of friends or colleagues, Compost City...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roost Books 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 LOU

Shanks, Lela Knox.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin books 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.831 Shank

Peace, David

Summary: Haunting and evocative, brutal and surreal, these twelve connected tales evoke the life of the Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927), whose short story "In the Grove" served as an inspiration for Akira Kurosawa's famous film Rashōmon, and whose narrative use of multiple perspectives and different versions of a single event influenced generations of storytellers. Writing out of his own...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2018

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PEA

Rouse, James

Summary: "Forget the fad diets--this program integrates mindfulness, eating with intention, and interval-based movement to help you live an inspired, healthier, and longer life. In Think Eat Move Thrive, Dr. James Rouse and Dr. Debra Rouse offer a simple piece of advice that goes a long way: stop looking at your habits and body as obstacles and start looking within. By replacing quick fixes with...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 ROU

Grant, Bruce

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rand McNally 1951

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 978 GRA

Bolick, Kate

Summary: On its 150th anniversary, four acclaimed authors offer personal reflections on their lifelong engagement with Louisa May Alcott's classic novel of girlhood and growing up. For the 150th anniversary of the publication of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Kate Bolick, Jenny Zhang, Carmen Maria Machado, and Jane Smiley explore their strong lifelong personal engagement with Alcott's novel--what it...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.4 BOL