Filter By Subjects
Casey, William J Colby, William Egan 1920-1996 Dulles, Allen 1893-1969 Generals Generals United States Biography Helms, Richard Matisse, Henri 1869-1954 Friends and associates of Arc, Saint Joan 1412-1431 Patton, George S. (George Smith) 1885-1945 Military leadership Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973 Friends and associatesFilter By Subjects
Casey, William J Colby, William Egan 1920-1996 Dulles, Allen 1893-1969 Generals Generals United States Biography Helms, Richard Matisse, Henri 1869-1954 Friends and associates of Arc, Saint Joan 1412-1431 Patton, George S. (George Smith) 1885-1945 Military leadership Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973 Friends and associatesMcCarter, Jeremy
Summary: "What does it mean to live for your ideals ... and to risk dying for them? This book tells the story of young American radicals who sensed a moment of unprecedented promise for American life--politically, socially, culturally--and struggled to bring it about, only to see a cataclysmic war sweep it away. Based on six years of extensive archival research, Jeremy McCarter's dramatic narrative...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCWeintraub, 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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEISmee, Sebastian
Summary: "Picasso & Matisse. Manet & Degas. Pollack & de Kooning. Lucian Freud & Francis Bacon. This is the story of four pairs of artists -- each linked by friendship and a spirit of competitiveness. Taken together, they form an impressive lineage stretching across more than 150 years. But in each case, these relationships had a flashpoint, a damaging psychological event that seemed to mark both an end...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 SMEWeir, Alison
Summary: "Spanning the years from the Norman conquest in 1066 to the dawn of a new era in 1154, when Henry II succeeded to the throne and Eleanor of Aquitaine, the first Plantagenet queen, was crowned, this ... book brings to ... life five women: Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king; Matilda of Scotland, revered as 'the common mother of all England'; Adeliza of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballentine Books 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WEISwaby, Rachel
Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SWARoe, Sue
Summary: When young Pablo Picasso arrived in Paris in October 1900 he made his way up the hillside of Montmartre ... The real revolution in the arts first took place not, as is commonly supposed, in the 1920s to the accompaniment of the Charleston, black jazz and mint juleps but more quietly and intimately, in the shadow of the windmills-- artificial and real-- and in the cafes and cabarets of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 ROETurner, Pamela S.
Summary: Documents the true story of the legendary samurai who was raised in the household of the enemies who killed his father before being sent to live in a monastery where, against the odds, he learned and perfected his fighting skills.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 MINTurner, Pamela S.
Summary: Documents the true story of the legendary samurai who was raised in the household of the enemies who killed his father before being sent to live in a monastery where, against the odds, he learned and perfected his fighting skills.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 MINAMOTO, YOSHITSUNE TURNardo, Don
Summary: Describes the 1431 trial of Joan of Arc, along with biographical information and facts about the political and social forces that led to her being burned at the stake as a witch.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 1998
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.026 NardoClinton, Chelsea
Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLIHampton, Dan
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton comes the gripping, untold story of a vital secret mission set during the darkest days of the Second World War. In the dark days after the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks during the spring of 1942, the United States was determined to show the world that the Axis was not invincible. Their bold plan? Bomb Tokyo. On April 18, 1942, sixteen...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Sheinkin, Steve
Summary: "A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story of how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THOFullilove, Michael
Summary: Documents the lesser-known role of the President and five influential diplomats in overturning American isolationist beliefs and pulling the country into World War II, citing the reports that led to America's support of Great Britain and Russia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D FULChen, Katherine J.
Summary: "1412. France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries. In Katherine J. Chen's hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction ChenRegan, Geoffrey.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 1999
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.014 REGClark, Lloyd
Summary: "From an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II. Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the twentieth century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CLAWaller, Douglas C.
Summary: "The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Wild Bill Donovan, tells the story of four OSS warriors of World War II. All four later led the CIA. They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had-- Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey. Disciples is the story of these dynamic agents and their daring espionage and sabotage in wartime Europe...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WALBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 920 BAGBorneman, Walter R.
Summary: Evaluates the pivotal contributions of history's only five-star admirals and how their triumphs in World War II rendered the United States the world's dominant sea power.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 359 BORFlam, Jack D.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Artists Rights Society 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.4 FLACohen, Adam (Adam Seth)
Summary: Brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history--the tense, feverish first one hundred days of FDR's presidency, when he and his inner circle completely reinvented the role of the federal government in response to the Crash of 1929 and its consequences.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.917 CohBrands, H. W.
Summary: "From master storyteller and historian H.W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. When asked by a reporter...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.918 BRAO'Connell, Robert L.
Summary: An acclaimed military historian presents this powerful history of four military leaders--Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, George Marshall and Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower--who exhibited unparalleled military leadership that led the U.S. victoriously through two World Wars
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.0092 O'COLogue, Mark.
Summary: Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011