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Autobiographies. bibliography Biographies. biography Biography. Nonfiction. Picture books.Ricketts, Joe (John Joseph)
Summary: Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, shares the epic inside story of how a working-class kid from the Nebraska prairie took on Wall Street's clubby brokerage business, busted it open, and walked away a billionaire. Joe Ricketts always had the gift of seeing what others missed. The son of a house builder, he started life as a part-time janitor, but by the age of thirty-three he saw the chance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RICKETTS, JOE RICMicketti, Gerald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Micketti] 2004
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.482 MICMicketti, Gerald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: s.n.] 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.482 MICMoaveni, Azadeh
Summary: An Iranian-American journalist, who grew up as a California girl living in two worlds, returns to Tehran and discovers not only the oppressive and decadent life of her Iranian counterparts who have grown up since the revolution, but the pain of searching for identity between two cultures, and for a homeland that may not exist. The landscape of her Tehran--ski slopes, fashion shows, malls and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.48 MOAWestergaard, 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 1999
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Summary: In this inspiring picture book autobiography, the first Black Radio City Rockette shares how she proved that everything is possible when you believe you belong.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JONCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB JONES JONAdee, Sally
Summary: Science journalist Sally Adee breaks open the field of bioelectricity--the electric currents that run through our bodies and every living thing--its misunderstood history, and why new discoveries will lead to new ways around antibiotic resistance, cleared arteries, and new ways to combat cancer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612 ADEMagee, Bryan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.1 MAGSummary: The Dream Children are about to be written out of Mozart's most famous opera. In the hopes of changing their fate, they enlist the help of the composer's young son Karl. Together the children embark on an incredible journey that takes them back in time to Mozart's childhood and ahead to the future. Along the way, Karl comes to understand his father's legacy of timeless music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Children's Group 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JUV MOZWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018