Austin, Nefertiti
Summary: "When Nefertiti Austin, a single African-American woman, decided to adopt two black children through the foster system, she was unprepared for the fact that there is no place for black women in the 'mommy wars.' Austin set off on her path with no place to seek guidance from others who looked like her or shared her experience. She soon realized that she would not only have to navigate skepticism...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AUSTIN, NEFERTITI AUSBustin, Greg
Summary: Whether you're running a small team or an international enterprise, all leaders know the feeling of facing a tough choice. It's impossible to see into the future to predict how our decisions play out, but we can look to the momentous decisions of the past for insights on how profound choices are made. Each decision made by influential figures, from Alfred Nobel and Marie Curie to Martin Luther...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.3 BUSDarnell, John Coleman
Summary: "Two celebrated Egyptologists bring to vivid life the intriguing and controversial reign of King Tut's parents Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. The king has achieved fame as the world's first individual and the first monotheist, but others have seen him as an incestuous tyrant who nearly ruined the kingdom he ruled. The gold funerary mask...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 DARHusain, Amir
Summary: Explores universal questions about humanity's capacity for living and thriving in the coming age of sentient machines and AI, examining debates from opposing perspectives while discussing emerging intellectual diversity and its potential role in enabling a positive life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 HUSRuskin, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828 RUSCurtin, Jeremiah
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 CURHusain, Mishal
Summary: Award-winning broadcaster Mishal Husain inspires, champions, and encourages women to make their ambitions a reality by focusing on practical skills that make a difference.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1082 HUSSuskin, Steven
Summary: "A carefully curated, cheerfully opinionated guidebook surveying 201 of the most significant selections from the Great American Songbook, ranging from celebrated masterpieces to forgotten gems"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Backbeat Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 SUSDustin, Matt
Summary: "Learn about the basics of macronutrients--carbohydrates, fats, and protein--how to count them, and how to successfully lose weight in this new guide! Are you trying to diet but still get tempted by a slice of pizza or a juicy burger, knowing you won't be able to say no? By following a macronutrients plan, you can have your favorite foods without ruining your diet. Carbohydrates, proteins, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56383 DUSCurtin, Jeremiah
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: Antique Collectors' Club 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9333 AUSAustin, Joe
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.73 AUSHuston, Paula.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 234.5 HUSFrerick, Austin
Summary: "Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Take Mike McCloskey, Chairman of Fair Oaks Farms. In a few short decades, he went from managing a modest dairy herd to running the Disneyland of agriculture, where school children ride trams through mechanized warehouses filled with tens of thousands of cows that never see the light of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 SUTAugustin, Byron
Summary: "Andorra is one of the smallest states in Europe, but that doesn't mean it's not important. Readers uncover fun facts and essential information about this microstate with the help of up-to-date main text and detailed sidebars. Chapters focusing on the history, government, and economic climate of Andorra support social studies curriculum topics, while chapters focusing on leisure time, food, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 946.7 AUGRoberts, Dustyn.
Summary: "In Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists you'll learn how to successfully build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from kinetic art installations to creative toys to energy-harvesting devices. Photographs, illustrations, screen shots, and images of 3D models are included for each project"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Y 621.8 ROBAusten, Amy
Summary: This book takes readers on a dive to explore the amazing underwater habitats and landforms of Earths oceans. Readers will take a journey from the deepest part of the oceanthe Mariana Trenchto the Mid-Ocean Ridge. Theyll explore colorful coral reefs, and learn how they form. Photographs and diagrams help illustrate important earth science facts and concepts, and truly transport the reader to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.4 AUSIvereigh, Austen
Summary: Following his critically acclaimed The Great Reformer, Austen Ivereigh's colorful, clear-eyed portrait of Pope Francis takes us inside the Vatican's urgent debate over the future of the church in Wounded Shepherd. This deeply contextual biography centers on the tensions generated by the pope's attempt to turn the Church away from power and tradition and outwards to engage humanity with God's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRANCIS, POPE IVECostin, Carolyn.
Contents: From diet to disorder : problems and prognosis -- Young, white, and female : myth or reality? -- Activity disorder : when a good thing goes bad -- Genes or jeans : what causes eating disorders? -- Eating disorder behaviors are adaptive functions -- Assessing the situation -- Treatment philosophy and approaches -- Individual therapy : putting the eating disorder out of a job -- Sharing the pain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2007
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Summary: Content with her life and not interested in marriage, Emma Woodhouse, a rich and beautiful heiress, causes complications with her matchmaking schemes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2009
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Summary: "Star of Animal Planet's Evan Goes Wild and People magazine's "Pet Vet" Dr. Evan Antin takes readers beyond his viral Instagram posts right into the wild world with him. World Wild Vet is an up close and personal look at planet earth, in all its wild glory. But beyond the laugh-out-loud stories and dangerous encounters with some of our planet's most exotic creatures, it is a clarion call to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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Summary: "FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system-through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy The United States, alone, locks up a quarter of the world's incarcerated people. And yet apart from clichés-paying a debt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023