Simmons, Sylvie.
Summary: Exploring the many facets of Cohen's life, an intimate portrait of the influential songwriter draws upon his private archives and interviews with many of his closest associates, colleagues, and other artists whose work he has inspired.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COHEN, LEONARD SIMSilvie, Monica
Summary: "Watch out on your next walk through the forest, because you just might encounter a real rapscallion in the form of a tiny bird! In this hilarious tale, Chickadee recounts how he went from a normal bird 'childhood' to a daring life of crime. One cold, snowy morning, shivering and hungry, he discovers a vault of gold -- and steals from it! His natural colouring resembling a mask helps him blend...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2022
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Summary: In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s. The product of 20 years of research and dozens of interviews with many key players, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 SELEvers, Medgar
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Civitas 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EVERS, MEDGAR EVEBeinart, Peter.
Summary: Journalist Beinart offers a new liberal vision, based on principles liberals too often forget: that America's greatness cannot simply be asserted; it must be proved. That to be good, America does not have to be pure. That American leadership is not American empire. And that liberalism cannot merely define itself against the right, but must fervently oppose the totalitarianism that blighted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.93 BEIVecchini, Silvia
Summary: "Matteo, Guilia, and Federico have ordinary lives: they spend time with friends, help out their families, go to school, and deal with the many mood swings that come with growing up. Then, in a single night, everything changes. The ground shakes. An earthquake devastates their town and their security. But after everything is gone, life must go on. Anger and fear affect everyone in the community,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VECWyllie, James
Summary: "Nazi Wives is a fascinating look at the personal lives, psychological profiles, and marriages of the wives of officers in Hitler's inner circle. Goering, Goebbels, Himmler, Heydrich, Hess, Bormann-names synonymous with power and influence in the Third Reich. Perhaps less familiar are Carin, Emmy, Magda, Margarete, Lina, Ilse and Gerda... These are the women behind the infamous men-complex...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Image Adv., Ltd. 1986
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.427 MANSylvan, Lu
Summary: "Learn about Putin's early life, how he became one of Russia's strongest presidents, and what has made him so controversial in current politics."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB PUTIN SYLNeuvel, Sylvain
Summary: "Showing that truth is stranger than fiction, Sylvain Neuvel weaves a scfi thriller reminiscent of Blake Crouch and Andy Weir in Until the Last of Me, blending a fast moving, darkly satirical look at the 1960s space race with an exploration of the amorality of progress and the nature of violence. The First Rule is the most important: "Always run, never fight." Over 100 generations, Mia's family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tordotcom 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NEUTesson, Sylvain
Summary: "The Art of Patience is an account of an expedition to the mountains of Tibet in search of the elusive snow leopard. After recovering from an accident, adventurer Sylvain Tesson and his traveling companions embraced the virtues of patience and silence, and were rewarded when the snow leopard revealed itself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.1 TESFerrara, Silvia
Summary: "Silvia Ferrara leads a code cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention-the art of writing"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 411.09 FERFyvie, Erica
Summary: "A visual handbook that guides kids through an ad-saturated world. This fact-packed exploration of how advertising works is a vital, entertaining peek behind the curtain of an industry that influences everything we see. Through sample ads, eye-catching illustrations and funny, relevant examples, readers will learn all about how to decode and think critically about ads, empowering them to make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 659.1 FYVGoulding, Sylvia.
Summary: Explore the world with Festive Foods and discover India's geography, farming, daily life, festivals, and ceremonies while learning how to cook tasty Indian food for your family and friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea ClubHouse 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5954 GOUThompson, Sylvia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1995
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Publisher / Publication Date: Self-Counsel Press 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice Hall Press 2004
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Summary: "Spanning over five hundred years, a novel telling the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BEHCheung, Kylie
Summary: "Survivor Injustice shatters the harmful and convenient narrative that abuse is a "private matter" perpetrated by individual bad actors and situates popular understandings of domestic abuse in an indictment of the racism, misogyny, and carcerality baked into U.S. culture and politics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.88 CHEBecvar, Dorothy Stroh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guilford Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 BEVBehar, Ruth
Summary: In 1938, eleven-year-old Esther joins her father in tropical, multicultural Cuba, where they toil together to rescue the rest of their Jewish family from persecution in Poland. Includes notes about the author's grandmother, on whom the story is based.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BEHJames, Syrie.
Summary: Though poor, plain, and unconnected, Charlotte Bronte posses a deeply passionate side which she reveals only in her writings. It is the pages of her diary where Charlotte exposes her deepest feelings and desires--and the truth about her life, its triumps and shattering disappointments, her family, the inpiration behind her work, her scandalous secret passion for the man she can never have--and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC JAMGoulding, Sylvia.
Summary: Explore the world with Festive Foods and discover Japan's geography, farming, daily life, festivals, and ceremonies while learning how to cook tasty Japanese food for your family and friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea ClubHouse 2008