Novi, Sara
Summary: "Stories of remarkable American immigrants are brought to life in short, lyrical biographies written by Sara Novi and charming full-color illustrations by artist Alison Kolesar. Some of the names you'll find here are familiar: Founding father Alexander Hamilton was born and raised on the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis before coming to New York to pursue his education, and Yoko Ono's parents...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 NOVEtShalom, Nava
Summary: The Knives We Need is a settler-colonial coming-of-age tale, set in landscapes in Palestine and the United States. In short, iterative lyric poems, Nava Etshalom combs through disastrous settler genealogies. Wittily, meticulously, the collection unpicks the stitches of nationalism, sees its costs sidelong, and goes looking for another kind of home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carnegie Mellon University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 ETSAffron, Charles
Contents: A matter of boxes, 1883-1884 : Bel canto -- Cultural capital, 1884-1903 : the German seasons and French opera -- Opera wars, 1903-1908 : Parsifal, Salome, and the Manhattan Opera Company -- Modernity, 1908-1929 : Puccini -- Hard times, 1929-1940 : Wagner -- Strains of war, 1940-1950 : the conductor's opera -- Stage business, 1950-1966 : Verdi -- In transit, 1966-1975 : American opera -- Maestro...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792 AFFIves, Colta Feller.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 760.092 IVEDemuth, Patricia
Summary: Describes the history of Ellis Island, a gateway for many immigrants coming to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and details the restoration of the landmark and its reopening as a museum.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC. 2014
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Summary: Once again the mysterious box takes the golden retriever Ranger back in time, and he finds himself on Robert Falcon Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, headed for Antarctica, where his mission is to save Jack Nin, a Chinese-Maori stowaway from New Zealand, from the blizzards, unstable ice, and the other hazards that lie ahead for the doomed expedition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MESAnderes, Fred.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press 1983
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 730 ANDAnthes, Emily.
Summary: Examines advances in biotechnology, including sensor-wearing seals, cyborg beetles, a bionic bulldog and the world's first cloned cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.02 ANTTutag, Nola Huse
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MIO 748.5 TUTPonting, Herbert George.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Praeger Publishers 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.89 PONBailey, Elisabeth Tova.
Summary: While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. Intrigued by the snail's anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 594.38 BAIJewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)
Contents: Foreword / Joan Rosenbaum -- The Jewish museum and its history / Joan Rosenbaum -- Museum without walls / Maurice Berger -- The collection of the Jewish Museum -- Memory and history -- Spirituality and faith -- Society and politics -- Portraiture and identity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Museum 2004
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Summary: "A personal, spirited, and concise chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most fascinating countries in the world-Israel"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 535 BOVAshwood, Loka
Summary: A fascinating sociological assessment of the damaging effects of the for-profit partnership between government and corporation on rural Americans. Why is government distrust rampant, especially in the rural United States? This book offers a simple explanation: corporations and the government together dispossess rural people of their prosperity, and even their property. Based on four years of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 ASHRamirez, Elva
Summary: "90 no-alcohol cocktail recipes from top bartenders across the country"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.874 RAMBailey, Elisabeth Tova.
Summary: In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a "Neohelix albolabris" --a common woodland snail.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 594.38 BAILoya, Olga.
Summary: A bilingual collection in English and Spanish of fairy tales from Latin America. The 15 entries include Mayan and Aztec versions of the creation of the world. Fifteen stories, full of momentos magicos and presented in equally vibrant English and Spanish, include tales of the supernatural, of animals and tricksters, of strong women, and myths. In stories from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Puerto...
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Publisher / Publication Date: August House 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 LOYResendez, Andres
Summary: "The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery-and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal's monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific--and then,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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Summary: An essential guide for parents and educators, offering practical suggestions and strategies for raising smart, well-balanced, happily productive children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anansi 2014
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Cava, Roberta.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.13 CAVBaker, Nena
Summary: Links everyday products to illness-causing chemical buildups in the body, exploring the roles of manufacturing breakthroughs, political policies, and popular culture in exposing people to chemical hazards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.9 BAKSobel, Dava.
Summary: The sun's family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. With her gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story, Sobel explores the planets' origins and oddities through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.2 SOBGola, Mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2005