Pack, Michael
Summary: Although Clarence Thomas remains a controversial figure, few know him beyond his contentious confirmation battle. But beyond the headlines, Thomas' life is a classic American tale; born poor in the segregated South, only to become one of the most influential justices in the highest court in the land. In the follow-up to the wildly successful documentary by the same name, Created Equal builds on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THOMAS, CLARENCE PACReese, Jacy
Summary: "Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma and Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals brought widespread attention to the disturbing realities of factory farming. The End of Animal Farming pushes this conversation forward by outlining a strategic roadmap to a humane, ethical, and efficient food system in which slaughterhouses are obsolete--where the tastes of even the most die-hard meat eater are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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Summary: Preparing for interviews in the job market is something seldom learned in classrooms but is overwhelmingly important for long-term success. Learning the skills necessary for getting the job is something you can start now. Learn all the tips and tricks you need in order to land the summer job you've had your eye on or to get that camp counselor position you've always wanted. Inside, you will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 650 SACJacke, Dave.
Contents: v. 1: Ecological vision and theory for temperate climate permaculture ; v. 2 : Design & practice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.0915 JACJacke, Dave.
Contents: v. 1: Ecological vision and theory for temperate climate permaculture ; v. 2 : Design & practice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. Co. 2005
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Contents: v. 1: Ecological vision and theory for temperate climate permaculture ; v. 2 : Design & practice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. Co. 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 621.908 HACHack, Garrett.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 684.082 HACHack, Richard.
Summary: Based on newly uncovered personal letters, sealed court testimony, recently declassified FBI files, and never-before-revealed autopsy findings, this book by an investigative journalist and Hollywood insider is the definitive biography of Howard Hughes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Millennium Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HUGHES, HOWARD HACJemc, Jac
Summary: History knows them as King Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Elizabeth of Austria, icons of the late nineteenth century who died young and left behind magnificent portraits and palaces. But to each other they were Ludwig and Sisi, cousins who shared a passion for beauty and a stubborn refusal to submit to the roles imposed upon them. Ludwig, simultaneously spoiled and punished for his softness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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Summary: As a teenager in the buckle of the Bible Belt, Zack Hunt was convinced the rapture would happen at any moment. Being ready meant never missing church, never sinning, and always listening to Christian radio. But when the rapture didn't happen, Hunt's tightly wound faith began to fray. If he had been wrong about the rapture, what else about his faith might not hold water? Part memoir, part tour...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Herald Press 2019
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Summary: Do you ever feel flawed, anxious, or afraid--like something might be wrong, but you're not sure what? The truth is, we all feel that way sometimes (or even most of the time!). We're trapped by a limited sense of self, held back by our own anxieties, fears, and compulsions. Mindfulness can offer intermittent relief from these contrived narratives, showing us how to be present, open, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Non-Duality Press, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Longmans 1967
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Summary: Red: A History of the Redhead is the first book to explore the history of red hair and red-headedness throughout the world. With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, author Jacky Colliss Harvey begins her quest in prehistory and traces the redhead gene as it made its way out of Africa with the early human diaspora, only to emerge under Northern skies. She goes on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 HARShowell, Jak P. Mallmann.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sutton Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5459 SHOZack, Devora.
Summary: "Professional success, more often than not, means becoming a manager. Yet nobody prepared you for having to deal with messy tidbits like emotions, conflicts, and personalities?all while achieving ever-greater goals and meeting ever-looming deadlines. Not exactly what you had in mind, is it? Don?t panic. Devora Zack has the tools to help you succeed and even thrive as a manager. Drawing on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc. 2012
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Summary: "The untold story of the woman whose music and afro inspired a generation, whose voice provided a soundtrack for the unfolding civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ODETTA ZACMack, Doug
Summary: Traces the author's explorations of U.S. territories including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to juxtapose their blends of culture against the expansionist views of the Founding Fathers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 MACDark, Kimberly
Summary: "Collection of personal essays about what it means to look a certain way. Or rather, certain ways. Navigating Kimberly Dark's experience of being fat since childhood--as well as queer, white-privileged, a gender-confirming 'girl with a pretty face,' active then disabled, and inevitably agin--each piece blends storytelling and social analysis to deftly coax readers into a deeper understanding of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.1042 MACGach, Gary.
Summary: Providing extensive information on both understanding the teachings and schools of Buddhism and incorporating the tenets of Buddhism into everyday life. It also includes additional information on Buddhism's effect on popular arts and sciences, the continuing relevance of the Dalai Lama, and an annotated bibliography.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha 2009
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.37 HAWMcLeod, Jack (Jack Watson)
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Washington Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.975 MCLMcCormick, Mack
Summary: When blues master Robert Johnson's little-known recordings were rereleased to great fanfare in the 1960s, little was known about his life, giving rise to legends that he gained success by selling his soul to the devil. McCormick searched to uncover Johnson's life story, from the late 1960s until his own death in 2015. Here McCormick's manuscript is published for the first time, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2023