Theule, Larissa
Summary: "From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, . . . lighthouses and . . . palaces, long bridges and massive dams. In ancient building practices, in modern engineering, and in the architecture of the future, humble concrete plays a mighty role in the creation of the human-made world. With facts and . . . running narrative in the form of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J620.1 THEZimberoff, Larissa
Summary: "Ultra-processed and secretly produced foods are cheered by consumers and investors because they are plant-based--often vegan--and help address societal issues. An investigative reporter pokes holes in the mania behind today's changing food landscape and clearly shows the trade-offs of replacing real food with technology-driven approximations."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 ZIMMacFarquhar, Larissa
Summary: "What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others? In Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar seeks out people living lives of extreme ethical commitment and tells their deeply intimate stories; their stubborn integrity and their compromises; their bravery and their recklessness; their joys and defeats and wrenching dilemmas. A couple adopts two children in distress. But then they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 MACPhelps, Carissa.
Summary: In this book is a story of triumph and a fierce determination to give back. The author was a runner. By twelve, she had run away from home, dropped out of school, and fled blindly into the arms of a brutal pimp, who made her walk the hard streets of central California. But even when she escaped him, she could not outrun the crushing inner pain of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. With little to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHELPS, CARISSA PHERinehart, Lorissa
Summary: "From the beginning of World War II through the early days of Vietnam, groundbreaking female photojournalist and war correspondent Dickey Chapelle chased dangerous assignments her male colleagues wouldn't touch, pioneering a radical style of reporting that focused on the humanity of the oppressed. She documented conditions across Eastern Europe in the wake of the second world war. She marched...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: "Despite years of progress, many women still suffer low self-esteem in various realms of life. Here, Clarissa Burt shares her program for building better self-esteem through a unique process that emphasizes awareness, poise, and assurance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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Contents: She-devils and Amazonian tigresses : women enter the boxing ring -- Victorian ladies boxing -- Boxing, women, and the mores of change -- Encountering the modern : Flappers, Mae West, and the war years -- Boxing in the Age of the "Mighty Atom" -- Burning bras, taking on the "sheriff," and winning the right to fight -- A ring of their own -- These ladies love the ring -- Christy Martin and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.4 SMIMoll, Clarissa
Summary: The Bible says that "God is near to the brokenhearted," but what does that look like when you're lost in the darkness of agonizing grief? How do you engage with your sorrow when the world tells you to shoulder through or move on?Award-winning writer and podcaster Clarissa Moll knows this landscape of loss all too well. Her life changed forever in 2019 when her husband, Rob, died unexpectedly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale Momentum 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 248.8 MOLHelou, Anissa
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 HELHeale, Jay
Summary: "Throughout history, the Central European area now known as Poland has seen times of amazing achievements but also times of conquest and struggle. Readers are given a comprehensive look at the many ways politics, war, economics, natural resources, religion, and other factors have shaped Polish culture for centuries. The up-to-date main text features important discussions of current events to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2025
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 943.8 HEAVéliz, Carissa
Summary: The moment you check your phone in the morning you are giving away data. Before you've even switched off your alarm, a whole host of organizations have been alerted to when you woke up, where you slept, and with whom. As you check the weather, scroll through your 'suggested friends' on Facebook, you continually compromise your privacy. Without your permission, or even your awareness, tech...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 005.8 VELMoss, Marissa
Summary: From award-winning author Marissa Moss comes the first children's book about Allan Pinkerton, one of America's greatest detectives. Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln, but few know anything about the spy who saved him! Allan Pinkerton's life changed when he helped the Chicago Police Department track down a group of counterfeiters. From there, he became the first police detective in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PINHeale, Jay
Summary: Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, languages, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of the third largest country in Africa, a former colony of Belgium.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 967.51 HEAWhite, Arisa
Summary: Presents the life of a California ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heyday 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MASGuggiana, Marissa.
Summary: Fifty butchers from across the United States share their favorite recipes and offer tips for choosing, seasoning, and working with different cuts of meat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welcome Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.66 GUGMoss, Marissa
Summary: "From bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Marissa Moss, praised for her accessible blend of narrative nonfiction with graphic novel-style chapter openers in The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner, comes another fascinating story of a groundbreaking woman in STEM. One of the founders of U.S. cryptology who would eventually become one of the world's greatest code...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRIMoss, Marissa.
Summary: Traces the childhood dream of Japanese-American baseball pioneer Kenichi Zenimura of playing professionally and his family's struggles in a World War II internment camp where he introduces baseball to raise hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MOSThompson-Spires, Nafissa
Summary: "Calling to mind the best works of Paul Beatty and Junot Diaz, this collection of moving, timely, and darkly funny stories examines the concept of black identity in this so-called post-racial era. A stunning new talent in literary fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with black identity and the contemporary middle class in these compelling, boundary-pushing vignettes. Each captivating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 37 INK, Atria 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THOKing, Marissa
Summary: "Yale professor Marissa King shows how anyone can build more meaningful and productive relationships based on insights from neuroscience, psychology, and network analytics. Conventional wisdom says it's the size of your network that matters, but social science research has proven otherwise. King explains that the quality and structure of our relationships has the greatest impact on our personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2021
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Summary: "As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers. Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MEIKirkman, Marissa
Summary: "Describes the life and time of Pocahontas and the First Colonies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 975.501 KIREstés, Clarissa Pinkola.
Summary: The author's premise is that within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature of women. Here, the author unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories to help women reconnect with the fierce, healthy, visionary attributes of this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1995
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Summary: "What sounds do guinea pigs make? Find out the answer and spark kids' natural curiosity about pets with this inquiry-based nonfiction approach to guinea pigs. Can my guinea pig run around my room? Questions that kids would ask and well-researched, easy-to-understand answers teach readers about life with guinea pigs, including pet care, behaviors, and sounds, such as their signature wheeking....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.935 THIThielges, Alissa
Summary: "Meet the Paint Horse breed in this leveled reader that reinforces key vocabulary with a search-and-find feature. Paint horses are smart and quick. They win rodeo events. Carefully controlled text and excellent photos will have early readers chomping at the bit to read more. A search-and-find feature makes this book a fun treat. Picture prompts and an ending quiz build new vocabulary and create...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus 2023