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Summary: "Expedition Deep Ocean tells the inside story of this exploration of one of the most unforgiving and mysterious places on our planet, including the site of the Titanic wreck and the little-understood Hadal Zone. The expedition pushed technology to the limits, mapped hidden landscapes, discovered previously unknown life forms and began to piece together how life in the deep oceans affects our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.46 YOUMezrich, Joshua D.
Summary: A transplant surgeon discusses the pioneers, science, and ethical challenges of organ transplantation as well as the ways that organ transplants have revolutionized medical care, and offers illuminating stories of his own patients.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MEZRICH, JOSHUA D MEZRothman, Joshua D.
Summary: "In The Ledger and the Chain, prize-winning historian Joshua D. Rothman tells the disturbing story of the Franklin and Armfield company and the men who built it into the largest and most powerful slave trading company in the United States. In so doing, he reveals the central importance of the domestic slave trade to the development of American capitalism and the expansion of the American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, Hachette Book Group 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 ROTJampol, Joshua.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.1092 JAMZeitz, Joshua.
Summary: A look into the Lincoln White House through the lives of two of his closest aides and confidants draws on letters and diaries to evaluate their roles in the seminal events of Lincoln's presidency and their fight to establish the assassinated president's heroic legacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 ZEIClark, Joshua
Summary: Joshua Clark never left New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, choosing instead to band together with fellow holdouts in the French Quarter, pooling resources and volunteering energy in an effort to save the city they loved. When Katrina hit, Clark, a key correspondent for National Public Radio during the storm, immediately began to record hundreds of hours of conversations with its victims, not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.3 CLAGreene, Joshua
Summary: "Warsaw, Poland, 1940s: The Nazis are on the march, determined to wipe out the Jewish people of Europe. Teenage Vladka and her family are among the thousands of Jews forced to relocate behind the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto, a cramped, oppressive space full of starvation, suffering, and death. When Vladka's family is deported to concentration camps, Vladka joins up with other young people in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MEEGreene, Joshua
Contents: Beginnings -- George among the savages -- A price to pay -- A father to his spirit -- Rebirth -- In the land of gods -- Devotees -- Looking for Krishna -- All things must pass -- The sky beneath his feet -- Dark horse -- Laws of nature -- Sacred ground -- Going back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRISON, GEORGE GREJoshua, Jonell
Summary: Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey -- living in grandparents' homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times. How Do I Draw These Memories? is an illustrated memoir about nostalgia, faith, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 JOSLeifer, Joshua
Summary: "From esteemed journalist and scholar Joshua Leifer, a definitive look at the history and future of American Jewish identity and community from the tipping point we are living in"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2024
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Summary: In 2004, four undocumented Mexican teenagers arrived at the national underwater robotics championship at the University of California, Santa Barbara. No one had ever told Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they would amount to much -- until two inspiring high school science teachers convinced the boys to enter the competition. Up against some of the best collegiate engineers in the country,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 GILHanagarne, Joshua
Summary: An inspiring story of how a Mormon kid with Tourette's found salvation in books and weight-lifting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HANAGARNE, JOSH HANMohr, Joshua
Summary: "The intimate, gorgeous, garish confessions of Joshua Mohr--writer, father, alcoholic, addict"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOHR, JOSHUA MOHSafran, Joshua.
Summary: Tells the harrowing, yet wryly funny story of Safran's childhood chasing the perfect life off the grid--and how he and his mother survived the imperfect one they found instead. More than just a coming-of age story, "Free Spirit" is a journey of the spirit, as Safran reconnects with his Jewish roots; a tale of overcoming adversity; and a captivating read about a childhood unlike any other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SAFRAN, JOSHUA SAFFletcher, Joshua
Summary: "Trauma, heartbreak, anxiety, and mourning are all parts of the human experience, and Josh Fletcher's mission in life is to normalize the need to find a trusted professional with whom you can discuss all of life's scariest aspects. Through the lens of four of his patients--you'll share in their self-discovery and recovery as they untangle themselves from an all-too-familiar web of emotions. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: Bringing together both the journalist's eye and the addict's mind, "Pill Head" explores Lyon's own addiction and the cultural phenomena that made pill-popping so popular, especially among the twenty-somethings of Generation Rx.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LYON, JOSHUA LYOGregory, Josh
Summary: As the first African American ever to play for a major league baseball team, Jackie Robinson helped change race relations in America forever. Readers will learn about Robinson’s early success as a versatile athlete and the difficulties he faced in an era of widespread prejudice and segregation. The will also find out how he came to break pro baseball’s color barrier and how he used his fame to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBGregory, Josh.
Summary: The Fourth of July is often called our countrys birthday. What important role did Thomas Jefferson have in making this American holiday possible? Young readers will find out as they read about his writing of the Declaration of Independence, as well as his early life, his ideas for shaping a new government, and his two terms as president. They will also make connections to their own lives as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JEFRogin, Josh
Summary: Examines the U.S. rivalry with China during Donald Trump's presidency, discussing the trade war between the two countries and how the love-hate relationship between Trump and Xi Jinping forced the U.S. to reckon with China's foreign influence operations and human rights abuses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 ROGLeventhal, Josh
Summary: "Hit a grand slam with this new baseball series. Profiling the very best of todays pro ballplayers who learned the game in Latin America, "Beisbol!" is perfect for all your sports fans." -- from publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rabbit Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CAB1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE LEV
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Summary: Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass knew from an early age that all people deserved freedom. Readers will discover Douglass’s amazing story, from how he secretly educated himself and taught fellow slaves how to read to how he escaped to freedom and became one of the nation’s most persuasive voices for abolition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DOUGregory, Josh.
Contents: From Dearborn to Detroit : How did Henry Ford become interested in cars? -- On the Road : What were the first vehicles Ford ever built? -- A Car For Everyone : How did Ford manufacture so many Model Ts? -- The Big Truth : Many Models : How did Ford's car designs change over time? -- Later Years : How did the Great Depression affect Ford's business? -- True Statistics -- Important Words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: "Hit a grand slam with this new baseball series. Profiling the very best of todays pro ballplayers who learned the game in Latin America, "Beisbol!" is perfect for all your sports fans." -- from publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rabbit Books 2016