Baker, James Addison
Summary: A memoir by the former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff describes his experiences during his thirty-five-year career in politics, discussing the Iran-Contra scandal, the Reagan assassination attempt, and other important events.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAKSummary: "A landmark documentary ... Captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door slesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Holy Word, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses, then face the demands of quotas and the frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds, the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Home Vision Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SALBaker, Peter
Summary: "Co-authored by the Chief White House correspondent at The New York Times and the Washington columnist at the The New Yorker, this is a biography any would-be power broker must own: the story of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state James A. Baker III, the man who ran Washington when Washington ran the world. In the latter half of the twentieth century, no Republican won...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAKER, JAMES ADDISON BAKMinert, Roger P. (Roger Phillip)
Contents: Reverse alphabetical index -- Alphabetical index -- Reverse alphabetical index -- Alphabetical index
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: GRT Publications 2005
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19 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.343 Minert ALSACE-LORRAINECall number: R GEN 929.343 Minert BADEN
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MacDowell, Marsha.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Museum in collaboration with the Association of Michigan Basketmakers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.412 MACHenry, Marian S.
Summary: "This book paints a picture of the early settlers of the Genesee Country who were among the first wave of migrants moving westward after the Revolutionary War. Author Marian Henry begins with families enumerated in the 1790 Federal Census and links these first settlers of present-day Steuben County to their eastern origins -- usually New England, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey. The sketches cover...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3747 HenryChild, Robert
Summary: Tells the story of seven African American soldiers in World War II who were finally awarded Medals of Honor for their service in 1993 based on the work of a research team at Shaw University in North Carolina.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Osprey Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5403 CHIEmminizer, Theresa
Summary: "Almost 20,000 years ago, Earth's climate began to warm. Because of the changing temperatures, a miles-thick ice sheet started to shift. As the ice sheet moved, it carved deep pits in the land and left water in its wake. This melted ice filled the new cavities. This is the story of America's Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Enriched with stunning photographs and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.31 EMMRobbins, Dean
Summary: "It's RBG like you've never seen her before! Using a mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an American trailblazer. The first book in an exciting new nonfiction series, You Are a Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg focuses on Ruth's lifelong mission to bring equality and justice to all. Sarah Green's spot-on comic...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GINManzanero, Paula
Summary: Describes the isolated Nevada air base known as Area 51, covering its use for testing top-secret aircraft, and discusses speculation about a connection to unidentified flying objects.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 358.4 MANCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 358.4 MANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHESummary: "Third Coast Atlas: Prelude to a Plan describes the conditions for urbanization across the Great Lakes region. It assembles a multi-layered, empirical description of urbanization processes within the drainage basins of the five Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River. This thick description encompasses a range of representational forms including maps, plans, diagrams, timelines, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Actar 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 912 THISummary: This new, 1950s-set adaptation of the classic novel 'The Darling Buds of May' captures the warmth, optimism, and escapism of the Larkin family for a modern generation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LARInches, Alison
Summary: Corduroy sets out to make Lisa a special surprise for her birthday but it turns out to be much harder than it looks.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN INCBates, Katharine Lee
Summary: Provides a history and words to four verses of the song, "America the Beautiful," as well as simple instructions for making a patriotic garden.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 782.42 BATRajczak, Michael.
Summary: Presents information on visiting the Great Lakes area, including tourist attractions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015