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Brogaard, Berit

Summary: "The Superhuman Mind takes us inside the lives and brains of geniuses, savants, virtuosos, and a wide variety of ordinary people who have acquired truly extraordinary talents, one way or another. Delving into the neurological underpinnings of these abilities, the authors even reveal how we can acquire some of them ourselves--from perfect pitch and lightning fast math skills to supercharged...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 BRO

Benda, Camille

Summary: "Dressing the Resistance' explores how everyday people have harnessed the visual power of clothing, accessories and costume to spur social and cultural change. Throughout history, societies have used clothing to show acceptance and exclusion, convention and subversion, group belonging and rejection. In the same way, fashion, clothing, textiles and costume have served their own critical role in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Archetectural Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.0086 BEN

Kimball, Jeana

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Publisher / Publication Date: That Patchwork Place 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 KIM

Leddy, Kyleigh

Summary: "All Kait Leddy had ever wanted was a little sister. When Kyleigh was born, they were inseparable; Kait would protect her, include her, cuddle and comfort her, and, to Kyleigh, her big sister was her whole world. As they grew, however, and as Kait entered adolescence, her personality began to change. She was lashing out emotionally and physically, and losing touch with reality in certain ways....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

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

Lerner, Gerda

Summary: "A landmark work of women's history originally published in 1967, Gerda Lerner's best-selling biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimke explores the lives and ideas of the only southern women to become antislavery agents in the North and pioneers for women's rights. This revised and expanded edition includes two new primary documents and an additional essay by Lerner. In a revised introduction...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 326 LER

Lerner, Gerda

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1986

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.409 LER

Salt, Zelda

Summary: In this book, readers discover the most fascinating facts about respiration, the structure of the lungs, and even some of the seemingly gross processes that happen in their body!

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.2 SAL

Bybee, Veeda

Summary: "A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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Fields-Black, Edda L.

Summary: "In the spring and summer of 1863, as the outcome of the Civil War, and with it the fate of the nation, hung in the balance, Union forces struggled to capture the offensive. One promising place was along the coastal waters of South Carolina. A year and a half earlier, the Union Navy had taken the port cities of Port Royal and Beaufort, where the Union then made plans to attack the expansive...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 FIE

Saunders, Gerda

Summary: Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2017

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McVicar, Jekka.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.7 MCV

Crispin, Jessa

Summary: At thirty, Crispin burned her settled Chicago life to the ground and took off for Berlin with a pair of suitcases and no plan beyond leaving. Half a decade later, still on the road, she's in search not so much of a home as of understanding. Fascinated by exile, Crispin traveled an itinerary of key locations that have drawn writers who needed to break free and start fresh. She explores why the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRISPIN, JESSA CRI

Neddo, Nick.

Summary: It's time to go back to basics! If you're interested in art, but find that it's becoming an increasingly expensive hobby, The Organic Artist is just the book for you! It encourages us all to return to those days when art was made with all-natural materials, such as charcoal and birch bark. Immersing you in the natural world, The Organic Artist seeks to inspire creativity by connecting you to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 NED

Bennett, Juda

Summary: "What is a book club but an excuse to talk to friends? The Toni Morrison Book Club brings that experience to life by telling the story of four friends who turn to Toni Morrison as they search for meaning in their lives. In this startling group memoir, thewriters--black and white, gay and straight, immigrant and American born--allow Morrison's words, like music, to make them feel, confess, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Wisconsin Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 374 BEN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 734 BEN

Martin, Jetta Grace

Summary: Tells the story of Black Panther Party and its place in the civil rights movement.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 MAR

Presnall, Judith Janda.

Summary: Examines the job of rescue dogs to include selection, preferred characteristics and breeds, training and abilities, rescue environments, partnerships with handlers, and support organizations.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kidhaven Press 2003

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 PRE

Reddy, Anne Waller

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 1995

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3754 Reddy

Faedda, Gianni L.

Contents: What parents tell us about their experience -- What we understand the parents are saying -- Patterns of dysregulation in bipolar children -- A therapeutic approach to living with a bipolar child -- Getting started : medication -- First things first : rages, anger, and irritability : what to do -- Daily living inside a bipolar home -- Sleep disorders : what they are, when to intervene, and how...

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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications 2006

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Krishnamurti, J. (Jiddu)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Krishnamurti Publications of America 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.835 KRI

Borth, Teddy

Summary: Dean Ambrose has wrestled all over the world for over 14 years. Discover the journey that led Ambrose to becoming one of WWE's top stars and earning every championship they have to offer. The easy to read text is joined with beautiful and colorful photographs showing some of Abrose's best moments in the ring. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards, Bolt is an imprint...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.812 BOR

Borth, Teddy

Summary: John Cena has become the face of WWE. Discover how Cena's career started, from The Prototype in Ohio Valley Wrestling to winning his first WWE championship at Wrestlemania. His opponents in the ring may not be able to see him, but you sure will thanks to the beautiful and colorful photographs that work with the easy to read text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.812 BOR

Borth, Teddy

Summary: The New Day has become WWE's longest reigning tag team champions. Discover the journeys of Big E, Xavier Woods, and Kofi Kingston. What started as a disaster became one of the most fun teams in all of professional wrestling. The simple text is joined with beautiful photographs showing some of The New Day's best moments in the ring. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.812 BOR

Borth, Teddy

Summary: Charlotte Flair is the daughter of the WWE's only two-time hall of famer, Ric Flair. Read about how Charlotte got into wrestling and how her matches started a women's revolution in WWE. The easy to read text is joined with beautiful and colorful photographs showing some of Charlotte's best moments in the ring. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards, Bolt is an...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.812 BOR

Spaceship Media (Organization)

Summary: "Based on an article by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters, the fascinating results of an important nationwide conversation about guns: Can complete strangers representing every point along the political divide engage in civil and productive discourse on the topic of gun control?"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.33 GUN

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