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Cooper, Elisha Gardening California Santa Cruz Anecdotes Gardens California Santa Cruz Anecdotes Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Pinkerton, Allan 1819-1884 Princes Great Britain Biography Sabotage France Equipment and supplies Speeches, addresses, etc., American African American authors Speeches, addresses, etc., American Women authors United StatesArce, Julissa
Summary: "Julissa Arce explores her days in Mexico separated from her parents and her daily fears while growing up undocumented in Texas"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.4 ARCAltman, Elissa
Summary: "The author of the popular Poor Man's Feast blog chronicles her lifelong relationship with all things culinary and the transformation she experiences -- from culinary trend-aholic to a champion of simplicity -- when she finally finds love. Short chapters sprinkled with recipes show that living and eating well are much simpler than we might think"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 ALTMAN, ELISSA ALTStobart, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1985
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.2 STOWall, Elissa.
Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect, being forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WALL, ELISSA WALCooper, Elisha.
Summary: "The award-winning children's book author confronts a new world when faced with his daughter's illness in this frank, moving, and beautiful memoir. Elisha Cooper spends his mornings writing and illustrating children's books, his afternoons playing with his two daughters. The phrase he hates most is "throw like a girl," so he teaches them to climb trees and play ball. But when he discovers a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COOPER, ELISHA COOSeward, Desmond
Summary: A vivid and colorful history of the most dominant royal dynasty in English history, from Richard the Lionheart and Edward the Black Prince to Henry IV and Richard III.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941 SEWSeward, Ingrid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carlton 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SEWEast, Elyssa.
Summary: An exploration of the strange, dark history of a wilderness ghost town and a brutal 25-year-old murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.44 EASSeward, Ingrid
Summary: The editor-in-chief of "Majesty" magazine presents a biography of the British consort to discuss his aristocratic childhood in Paris, more than seven-decade marriage to Elizabeth II, and loyal service as a statesman and philanthropist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PHILIP, PRINCE SEWRhodes, Elisha Hunt
Summary: The Civil war diaries and letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes. All For the Union is the eloquent and moving diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, who enlisted into the Union Army as a private in 1861 and left it four years later as a 23-year-old lieutenant colonel after fighting hard and honorably in battles from Bull Run to Appomattox.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7445 RHOFleming, Melissa (Melissa R.)
Summary: Adrift in a frigid sea, no land in sight-just debris from the ship's wreckage and floating corpses all around-nineteen-year-old Doaa Al Zamel floats with a small inflatable water ring around her waist and clutches two children, barely toddlers, to her body. The children had been thrust into Doaa's arms by their drowning relatives, all refugees who boarded a dangerously overcrowded ship bound...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZAMEL, DOAA AL FLEBoxer, Elisa
Summary: "During World War II, families all across Europe huddled together in basements, attics, and closets as Nazi soldiers rounded up anyone Jewish. The Star of David, a symbol of faith and pride, became a tool of hate when the Nazis forced Jewish people to carry papers stamped with that star, so that it was clear who to capture. But many brave souls dared to help them. Jewish teenager Jacqueline...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 BOXStewart, Rod.
Summary: A personal portrait by the legendary singer recounts his life on and off the stage, from his humble British roots and his riotous years on tour with The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces to his three marriages and his decades as a solo performer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 STECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STEWART, ROD STEStewart, Rory.
Summary: In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan--surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he slept on villagers' floors, shared their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Inc. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1 STEStewart, Whitney
Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the famous cartoonist who created Mickey Mouse, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Bambi and was the owner of Walt Disney Studios and Disneyland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DISMacellari, Elisa
Summary: "Follow her incredible journey in this vivid graphic biography which details her bold departure from Japan as a young artist, her embrace of the buzzing New York art scene in the 1960s, and her eventual return home and rise to twenty-first-century super-fame"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laurence King Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MACStewart, Richard
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Hawai'i Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 266.2 STEStewart, Wayne
Summary: "This book features many of the funniest, flakiest, and most clever men ever associated with baseball. From the hilarious Casey Candaele and the witty Andy Van Slyke to All-Stars Jimmy Piersall and Manny Ramirez, this book includes unique, never-before-heard stories, many told directly from author interviews with players and teammates"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 STEBell, Janet Dewart
Summary: "An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's substantive introductions provide rich new context for each woman's speech, highlighting Black women speaking truth to power in service of freedom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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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 KIRMoss, 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 PINFarbman, Melinda.
Summary: Describes the life of the chimpanzee that was sent into space as part of the American space program, describing his capture, training, the actual flight, and his life afterwards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.45 FARStewart, Patrick
Summary: "From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, Making It So, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life--from his humble beginnings in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STEWART, PATRICK STECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio StewartRoss, Stewart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1990