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Modern war studiesLidstrom, Nicklas
Summary: "Nicklas Lidstrom is nothing short of a Hockeytown deity, and his number 5 hangs high in Detroit as a symbol of leadership, longevity, and unparalleled defensive talent. The beloved Red Wings captain opens up about his life and career for the first time in the English language in this authorized biography which spans the Hall of Famer's entire NHL journey. Nicklas Lidstrom: Captain Fantastic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LIDSTROM, NICKLAS LIDTesla, Nikola
Summary: Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary scientist whose greatest invention, A/C current, powers almost all of the technological wonders in the world today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SoHo Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci EngTeslaLitvin, Nikolai.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kansas 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 LITNyiszli, Miklos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 1993
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Summary: The basketball player, coach, and ESPN analyst examines his life and career through the prism of toughness, which he explains comes from discipline, a team-oriented mind-set, and belief in oneself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BILAS, JAY BILFinet, Nicolas
Summary: A biography in comics of rock singer Janis Joplin, featuring highlights of her journey from childhood after the Second World War to her abrupt death in late 1970. Fed by the thirst for freedom of the Beat Generation and the desire for emancipation expressed by American youth in the early 1960s, Janis Joplin left for San Francisco, the epicenter of cultural innovation. There, she abandons...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOPLIN, JANIS FINRobillard, Evie
Summary: "Poems, paintings and Paris all come to life in this enchanting picture book biography of Gertrude Stein. This story of imagination and expression introduces young readers to Gertrude and her life partner, Alice B. Toklas, who lived in Paris during a fascinating time in history. Divided into short chapters that chronicle different episodes in Gertrude and Alice's life, this book celebrates two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 ROBMelzer, Nils
Summary: "Nils Melzer's compelling investigation shows how, through secrecy, impunity and, crucially, public indifference, unchecked power risks annihilating Western democracy and the rule of law. The case of Julian Assange could set a chilling precedent"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 MELStein, Gertrude
Summary: "Stein's most famous work; one of the richest and most irreverent biographies ever written, now illustrated by Maira Kalman"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TOKLAS, ALICE B. STECarlson, W. Bernard
Summary: "This is a biography of one of the major 20th-century scientists, Nikola Tesla. It is interdisciplinary, containing accounts of U.S. manufacturing in the early 1900s and other contemporary cultural materials"-
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 921 TESLA, NICOLA CARRusch, Elizaberth
Summary: An introduction to the life and contributions of Nikola Tesla covers his innovations in the field of alternating current and his role in the development of such inventions as remote controls, fluorescent lights, and cell phones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Pr 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TESWestergaard, Azadeh
Summary: "Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the animals on his family's farm in Serbia. An inventor since childhood, Tesla's patents encompassed everything from radar and remote-control technology to wireless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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Summary: "When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRIKlengel, Katja
Summary: Cartoonist Katja Klengel tackles the subjects that have shaped her life: from body shaming to the exploration of female sexuality, from the representation of women in the media, and the social pressure on women who have not yet started a family all with a sense of humor, an open heart, and an unsparing candor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archaia 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 KLETeege, Jennifer
Summary: "The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted [by Ralph Fiennes] in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TEEGE, JENNIFER TEERosenstock, Barb
Summary: Details the life of Frank Lloyd Wright, a young boy from the prairie, who introduced organic architecture, a style he created based on the relationship between buildings and the natural world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 720.92 ROSRoss, Mikaël
Summary: "Master cartoonist Mikael Ross (The Thud) tells the story of Beethoven from 1778 to his first major public appearance in Vienna in 1795. It begins when the family is living a difficult life in Bonn. Father Johann battles with alcoholism and is deep in debt. Only young Ludwig and his talent at the piano offer any hope for the future--if only he would stop composing his own pieces and just play...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2022