Smith, Maximilian
Summary: The Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) is a Mexican holiday, also celebrated in the United States, that celebrates the victory of Mexican forces over the French on May 5, 1862 at the Battle of Puebla.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 SMIScheibe, Amy.
Summary: "[Emmaline] Nelson and her sister Birdie grow up in the hard, cold, rural, Lutheran world of strict parents, strict milking times, and strict morals. Marriage is preordained, the groom practically predestined. Though it's 1958, southern Minnesota did not see changing roles for women on the horizon. Caught in a time bubble between a world war and the ferment of the 1960s, Emmy doesn't see that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCHScheib, Walter.
Summary: A former White House Executive Chef presents more than sixty of his signature recipes, along with a look at the Clinton and Bush First Families and an account of such episodes as teaching Chelsea Clinton to cook, the chaos in the wake of 9/11, and the challenges of serving under two very different presidents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 642.4 SCHSchiot, Molly
Summary: "Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present gamechangers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SCHSchmitt, Eric
Summary: Reveals the Pentagon's covert strategy for countering terrorism that developed when initial efforts following September 11 were unsuccessful, explaining how multiple agencies have adapted Cold War practices to disrupt key jihadist networks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 SCHSchmidt, Arno
Summary: From the Publisher : Food is central to daily religious practice and holiday celebrations the world over. For instance, Orthodox Jews keep kosher, Muslims feast after fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, and Hindus leave food offerings in the temple for the dieties. For many, food is seen as nourishment for the body and soul. This cookbook illuminates the food practices of followers of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 SCHCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 SCHSchmidt, Denyse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 SchmidtSchmidt, Maegan.
Summary: Investigates the people involved with and the events leading up to the US Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.029 SCHGrube, G. M. A. (George Maximilian Anthony)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Pub. Co. 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 184 GRUSchmidt, LaUra
Summary: "The challenges facing our earth can feel overwhelming-recent research shows that more than 70% of Americans are worried about climate change and 51% say they feel helpless. Among millennials and Gen Z the numbers are even higher. How to Keep Your Cool While the World Is On Fire offers ten steps to help nourish, ground, and inspire anyone who is worried about climate change. Filled with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala Publications, Inc. 2023
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Summary: To Native Americans, nature and art are undeniably interwined. Creating a work of art - or even a tool or weapon - meant paying reverence to the cosmic forces of the Earth's spirit. With over 100 color photographs, In The Spirit Of Mother Earth shows how nature has influenced the exquisite handiwork of Native American people through the ages. Divided by region, this book looks back in time to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1994
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 730.089 SCHScheim, David E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shapolsky Publishers 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 SCHSchmidt, Michael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SCHSchmidt, Norman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 SCHKoeberle-Schmid, Alexander
Contents: List of figures -- Preface -- Structures for family and business : family business governance -- Maximizing success through professional family business governance -- Challenges to the governance of the family enterprise -- Responsible ownership -- Structures for the business : business governance -- CEO & CEO succession -- The benefits of control instruments & control systems -- Structures for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 KOESchmidt, Shannon McKenna
Summary: "On August 27, 1943, news broke in the United States that First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was on the other side of the world. A closely guarded secret, she had left San Francisco aboard a military transport plane headed for the South Pacific to support and report the troops on WW2's front lines. Meanwhile, for those ten days, Americans had believed she was secluded at home. As Allied forces...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.917 SCHCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ROOSEVELT SCHSchmidt, Michael S.
Summary: "In the early days of the Trump presidency, the people who work in the institutions that make America America saw Trump up close in the Oval Office and became convinced that they had to stand up to an unbound president. These officials faced a situation without parallel in American history: What do you do, and who do you call, if you are the only one standing between the president, his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 SCHSchmidt, Randy (Randy L.)
Summary: An intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARPENTER, KAREN SCHSchmidt, Gary D
Summary: Shows how the hardships of slavery, particularly the loss of her family, caused Isabella Baumfree to walk towards freedom, to re-invent herself as Sojourner Truth, and to continue walking to abolish slavery and for other reforms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2018
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Summary: With this opulent volume, Thomas Fischer presents a comprehensive and unique exploration of the Roman military of the imperial era. With over 600 illustrations, the costumes, weapons and equipment of the Roman army are explored in detail using archaeological finds dating from the late Republic to Late Antiquity, and from all over the Roman Empire. The buildings and fortifications associated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Casemate Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 FISPlato.
Summary: One of the greatest works of philosophy, political theory, and literature ever produced, Plato's Republic has shaped Western thought for thousands of years and remains as relevant today as when it was written during the fourth century B.C. Republic begins by posing a central question: "What is justice, and why should we be just, especially when the wicked often seem happier and more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 PLACoffin, Charles Carleton
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.7349 COFSummary: "Contributions from activists, scholars, and journalists describing the effects of the quiet jail boom in the US and sharing strategies from recent fights against jail construction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1994