Summary: Here is a collection of some of the finest and most important writing of the Roman period. An introduction precedes each selection, identifying the author and providing information that allows modern readers to consider these texts in a new light. What we discover might be surprising. For instance, in Cicero's orations and Marcus Aurelius' meditations, we hear echoes of today's political forums...
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt and Co. 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 870.8 cla(Bennett, Ian, Ked.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1977
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.79 RUG(CERF, BENNETT A., ED.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1941
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.08 SIXBader, Bonnie
Summary: "Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses. Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected rooms of the White House to their former glory, and through her charm and elegance became a style icon whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENWinkle, Kenneth J.
Summary: Describes the Civil War from Abraham Lincoln's point of view in Washington, D.C., chronicling how the president supported fugitive slaves and also personally comforted wounded troops during wartime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W W Norton & Co Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.302 WINSummary: In this landmark living history series, a Victorian tenement in the heart of London's East End has been painstakingly brought back to life. Host Michael Mosley joins a group of 21st century families as they move in and experience the tough living and working conditions of the Victorian poor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VICAitken, Kenneth J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8588 AITPienta, Kenneth J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Edwards Bros. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 PIE(ENRIGHT, E. J., ED.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1983
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1995
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 813.52 HEMBERNSTEIN, BARTON J., ED
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.918 BERKUNITZ, STANLEY J., ED.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1933
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 920 KUNBrown, Ed J.
Summary: One of the great mysteries of the world is that all the branches of the animal kingdom - birds, fish, crustaceans, reptiles, mammals, insects, and even slime molds - undertake great journeys across water, land, or air. With no compass or GPS devices, birds fly thousands of miles from Europe to their African feeding grounds, salmon cross oceans so that they may return to the rivers in which they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cicada Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.568 BROKUNITZ, STANLEY J., ED.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1967
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 920 KUNSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive reference book is perfect for kids who want to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J612 BENKennedy, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph)
Summary: "Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 KENNEDY, PATRICK J KENBennett, Howard J.
Summary: A self-help guide designed to assist children in conquering bedwetting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Academy of Pediatrics 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 BENBENNETT, WILLIAM J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: FREE 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.929 BENSummary: Posing the question to one hundred and fifty of the world's leading scientists and thinkers, this collection of responses reveals what about the present or the future worries each of them the most.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.49 WHABennett, William J. (William John)
Summary: A comprehensive history of America from Christopher Columbus and the Age of Discovery to the beginning of World War I in 1914, covering major topics including the European conquest, Revolutionary and Civil Wars, the Jeffersonian era, slavery and emancipation, and the age of reform.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Current 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 BENBennett, William J. (William John)
Summary: Argues that the concern for political correctness has weakened the resolve of American political leaders to defeat the radical Islamic terrorists who continue to espouse an agenda harmful to the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 BENBennett, William J. (William John)
Summary: Questions the value of a college education when so many college students are struggling with huge debt and few job prospects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378 BENBennett, William J. (William John)
Summary: His legend has spanned seventeen centuries, across Europe, Asia, and Africa to the Americas and beyond. But if all you know of him is an image of a jolly, plump toy-bringer, you are about to be introduced to a tale of adventure, complete with emperors, knights, villians, shipwrecks, kidnappings, treasure and dark dungeons. A tale of the age-old struggle of good against evil, right against might.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2009