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Addicts Rehabilitation Biochemists Sinatra, Frank 1915-1998 Singers United States Biography Substance abuse Patients Counseling of Substance abuse Patients Rehabilitation Substance abuse Psychological aspects Substance abuse Treatment United States Washington, George 1732-1799 Relations with slaves Juvenile literatureKaplan, Janice
Summary: "Recounts how the author spent a year living gratefully, drawing on advice from psychologists, academics, doctors, and philosophers to gain a fresh outlook that transformed her relationships, work, health, and daily life,"--Novelist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KAPLAN, JANICE KAPKarikó, Katalin
Summary: "A story of perseverance and the power of convictions from the groundbreaking immigrant scientist whose decades-long research led to the COVID-19 vaccines. Katalin Karikó had an unlikely journey. The daughter of a butcher in postwar communist Hungary, Karikó grew up in a one-room home that lacked running water, and her family grew their own vegetables. She saw the wonders of nature all around...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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Summary: This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday tobecome a national holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIRAnker, Conrad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.52 ANKRodriguez, Janel
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 RODScott, Janny.
Summary: Award-winning reporter Scott uncovers the full breadth of Stanley Ann Dunham's inspiring and untraditional life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DUNHAM, S. ANN SCOHendrix, Janie
Summary: "This comprehensive visual celebration includes ... an extensive biography of Jimi's remarkable life and career. Additionally, a trove of photographs, vintage memorabilia, and handwritten lyrics, as well as quotes by legendary musicians ... underscore Jimi's inspiring legacy and lasting influence"--Insert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Chroma 2022
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Summary: A hilarious and moving memoir--in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron--about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JANZEN, RHODA, JANBateman, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Press 1981
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.11 BATBenke, Britta.
Summary: The art of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is resplendent with color and laden with hidden sensuality. O'Keeffe's reputation rests mainly on the large-format flower pictures that have assured her an unusual place in the annals of art, between realism and abstraction. This book traces O’Keeffe's idiosyncratic career, while the numerous full-color illustrations document the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 BENDadey, Debbie
Summary: "Growing up in a small Hungarian town, Kati Karikó was curious about everything. As an adult, she channeled her curiosity into her work as a scientist. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. After many years of hard work and dedication, she figured out how to use mRNA to make a vaccine--and when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KARScott, Janny
Summary: "Journalist Janny Scott describes the world that shaped her father, Robert Montgomery Scott (whose mother, Helen Hope Scott, was said to have inspired Katherine Hepburn's character in the play and the film The Philadelphia Story), and provides a look at the weight of inheritance, the tenacity of addiction, and the power of buried secrets"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCOTT, ROBERT MONTGOMERY SCOLatus, Janine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 362.8292 LATJaffe, Adi
Summary: "Breaking free of outdated explanations and rigid "rules" for recovery, The Abstinence Myth offers a hopeful, research-based framework for transformation by an addiction expert and renowned TEDx speaker who overcame his own addiction and has guided hundreds of clients into lives of joy and purpose"--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: IGNTD Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 JAFJaffe, Eric.
Summary: "From an 'illuminating and entertaining' (The New York Times) historian comes the World War II story of two men whose remarkable lives improbably converged at the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946. In the wake of World War II, the Allied forces charged twenty-eight Japanese men with crimes against humanity. Correspondents at the Tokyo trial thought the evidence fell most heavily on ten of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 952.04 OKAWA, SHUMEI JAFKaplan, Fred
Summary: "In this unique biography, Fred Kaplan emphasizes Thomas Jefferson's genius with language and his ability to use the power of words to inspire and shape a nation. A man renowned for many talents, writing was one of the major activities of the stateman's life, though much of his best, most influential writing--with the exception of the letters he wrote up to his death, numbering approximately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JEFFERSON, THOMAS KAPKaplan, James
Summary: Presents a behind-the-scenes examination of the life and career of the legendary performer that offers insight into his prolific accomplishments, multidimensional character, and complex relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SINATRA, FRANK KAPKaplan, Justin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1966
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLELevin, Janna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 LEVLevy, Janey
Summary: Mount Vernon, George Washingtons residence, holds a special place in US history and in the hearts of many Americans. But its history of slavery has remained largely hidden until recently. Thats because its difficult to accept the contradiction of a Founding Father who fought for liberty, but engaged in the practice of slavery. This thought-provoking volume uses the discoveries of archaeologists...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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Summary: "Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BANKaplan, James
Summary: "The myth of the ’60s depends on the 1950s being the 'before times' of conformity, segregation, straightness—The Lonely Crowd and The Organization Man. This all carries some truth, but it does nothing to explain how, in 1959, America’s great indigenous art form, jazz, reached the height of its power and popularity, thanks to a number of Black geniuses so legendary they go by one name—Monk,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024
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Summary: A brilliant combination of literary analysis and historical detail, this masterfully written biography of the much misunderstood sixth president of the United States reveals the many sides of this forward-thinking man whose progressive vision helped shape the course of America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY KAPKaplan, James
Summary: Sinatra endowed the songs he sang with the explosive conflict of his own personality. He also made the very act of listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. In "Frank: The Voice," Kaplan reveals how he did it, bringing deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable vocal instrument.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010