Hakim, Joy.
Summary: Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.2 HAKHakim, Joy.
Summary: A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.8 HAKDennis, Yvonne Wakim
Summary: "Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievement and Events recognizes and honors 2,000 barrier-breaking trailblazers and history-making events in multiple fields-arts, entertainment, business, sovereignty, education, government, religion, science, sports, music, and more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Native DennisHakim, Joy.
Summary: Covers the period of American history from the 1880s to World War I.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.84 HAKHakim, Joy.
Summary: Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.1 HAKHakim, Joy.
Summary: Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1993
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.2 HAKHakim, Joy
Summary: When did we start learning the scientific secrets of life? Step back to the Islamic Golden Age, when scholars ask questions about life science and medicine that will establish those fields. Chart a path through the Renaissance, as Leonardo da Vinci dissects cadavers by candlelight to learn human anatomy firsthand. In this first of four volumes spanning hundreds of years of scientific innovation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MITeen Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 570.9 HAKHakim, Joy
Summary: "Can species change? Or go extinct? In the eighteenth century, most people answer no to both questions. But in the century that follows, that certainty gets challenged as some people in Europe question the common belief that all creatures are the same as they've been since life's creation. The Evolution of an Idea, the second volume of Discovering Life's Story, opens with the Swedish naturalist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MITeen Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 509 HAKHakim, Joy.
Summary: Covers the period of American history from 1918 to 1945, including the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.91 HAKHakim, Joy.
Summary: Describes the American Civil War, focusing on its causes, events, and consequences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 HAKKnight, Isobel
Summary: Covering everything from recognising symptoms and obtaining initial diagnosis to living with the condition on a daily basis, this complete guide to living with and managing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type - formerly known as Type III) has been revised and fully-updated in this accessible new edition. The author, who has the condition, looks at how it affects children and adolescents...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Singing Dragon 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.7 KNIZakin, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738 ZakinWasik, Bill.
Summary: Charts the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies, documenting how before its vaccine the disease caused fatal brain infections and sparked the creations of monsters, including werewolves, vampires and zombies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 WASAsim, Jabari
Summary: Complemented by black-and-white photos, a young readers' adaptation of the acclaimed memoir by the late civil rights activist recounts her upbringing in Jim Crow-era North Carolina and her fight for equality and justice in America's military environments,churches and courtrooms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROUAsim, Jabari
Summary: A biography of the former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read, and his triumphant pursuit of a college education.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB WASHINGTON ASITodd, Zazie
Summary: "A psychologist and respected dog trainer shares the secrets to a happy pooch. Did you know that seemingly noiseless electronics may be upsetting your dog? Or that letting her sniff the breeze is one of the best gifts you can give her? Wag bridges the gap between human and canine by demystifying the inner lives of dogs to share evidence-based advice for making them happy. Acclaimed blogger...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 TODBialik, Mayim
Summary: Explains the advantages of a plant-based diet for families with children and offers a collection of family-friendly vegan recipes for breakfast foods, soups, salads, sandwiches, snacks, main and side dishes, breads, and desserts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 BIATodd, Zazie
Summary: "Cat people, rejoice! Finally, a fun-to-read yet science-based book about cat behavior that explains how to keep your cat healthy and happy. We all love our cats, and we all want them to be happy. But making our cats happy isn't about buying them lots of things. It's about finding out what matters to them--and this book shows you how to do that, with the science to back it up. In Purr, animal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.8 TODAli, Kazim
Summary: "An examination of the lingering effects of a hydroelectric power station on Pimicikamak sovereign territory in Manitoba, Canada"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALI, KAZIM ALINelson, Kadir.
Summary: Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.357 NELZabar, Abbie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.7 ZABDimechkie, Karim.
Summary: "Max lives with his father, Rasheed, a sweet, funny man who fled Lebanon's civil war for New Jersey when Max was a baby. Rasheed is enamored of his idea of America--baseball and barbeques--and has tried to shed his Lebanese heritage completely. "When we are in America," Reed (for he goes by Reed in America, not Rasheed) tells Max, "we are Americans." Rasheed has a singular purpose in life--to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DIMTaleb, Nassim.
Summary: "The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller The Black Swan, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a deceptively simple concept: the "antifragile." Like the Greek hydra that grows two heads for each one it loses, people, systems, and institutions that are antifragile not only withstand shocks, they benefit from them. In a modern world dominated by chaos and uncertainty,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 TALToubassy, Samir
Summary: The exodus of Palestinians from their homes during the 1948 war—the Nakba, or catastrophe—is the starting point for this memoir by Samir Toubassy. But it is his trek to excel, while wrestling with his roots and identity as a Palestinian in the shadow of his family’s expulsion that is at the heart of his story. Global business leader, philanthropist, and educator, Samir Toubassy left Jaffa with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2019