Schwab, Tim
Summary: "A powerful investigation of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, showing how he uses philanthropy to exercise enormous political power without accountability"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2023
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Summary: Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 BRAStillman, Deanne
Summary: Documents the unlikely friendship between Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull, tracing the events of their brief but important collaboration during Cody's 1880s Wild West Show, the impact of Little Big Horn, and Sitting Bull's assassination in 1890.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 STILFleming, Candace
Summary: Introduces the life of the American West hero, discussing his contributions to the Pony Express, the Battle of Little Big Horn, and Native American rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2016
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Summary: A biography of the forty-second president of the United States, focusing on his childhood and youth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Publishers 2003
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CLI MARMarcus, Greil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.929 MARPatterson, Robert
Contents: An officer's oath -- The finger on the nuclear trigger -- Hillary's "football" -- Fear and loathing -- National defense or social petri dish? -- CNN diplomacy -- The war on terrorism -- A time to move on -- Appendix : The dangers we still face, by Caspar Weinberger, former secretary of defense -- President Clinton foreign policy chronology, 1993-2001.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2003
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Summary: "What kind of bird has a beak like a straw? A hummingbird! This playful picture book will keep readers guessing as they discover how the beaks of different birds resemble tools"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2021
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Summary: "A non-fiction exploration of the different kinds of beaks birds have and what they use them for"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PAGRosenstock, Barb
Summary: Presents the story of Bill Monroe, whose deep Kentucky roots helped him to create the unique American music called bluegrass.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 781.6 ROSHayes, Michael
Summary: In 2018, reporter Michael Hayes uncovered a major story about how the NYPD was not only turning a blind eye to police misconduct, but also allowing hundreds of officers with severe misconduct charges to remain on the force. In the aftermath of that story, then-Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to reform the department only to abandon his plans. While de Blasio may have suffered a political...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingston Imperial 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1323 HAYMcCully, Emily Arnold.
Summary: A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction McCully 2010Morris, Dick.
Summary: Now, for the first time, Fox News political analyst and former Clinton advisor Dick Morris turns his sharpe eyed gaze on Hillary, the longtime first lady, current New York senator, and bestselling author.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReganBooks 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.929 MORHarris, John F. (John Furby)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLIO'Connor, Ian
Summary: Bill Belichick is perhaps the most fascinating figure in the NFL—the infamously dour face of one of the winningest franchises in sports. As head coach of the New England Patriots, he’s led the team to five Super Bowl championship trophies. In this revelatory and robust biography, readers will come to understand and see Belichick’s full life in football, from watching college games as a kid with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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Summary: Presents a biography of the math whiz kid who grew up to co-found Microsoft, the world's leading computer software firm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1997
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB GATES DICMcMurtry, Larry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 MCMReis, Ronald A.
Summary: A biography of the legendary buffalo hunter describes his "Wild West Exhibitions" traveling show and discusses his experiences with such figures as Wild Bill Hickock, George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, and Annie Oakley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CODAbramson, Jill
Summary: "Explaining clearly and concisely what exactly Congress does, this book is peppered with fascinating stories, including the bloody beating in the Senate of a lawmaker in pre-Civil War days, the Watergate hearings, and Senator Joe McCarthy's shameful "witch hunt" of Communists. Kids may start considering a career in Congress themselves when they learn fun facts, such as the special "candy desk"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHABirnbaum, Jeffrey H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.929 BIRCarville, James.
Summary: It's been said that if you want a friend in Washington, you should buy a dog. Unfortunately, there's some truth to that: there are few places in the world where the turncoats and careerists are so highly rewarded and where loyalty is equated with stupidity. Luckily, another bit of wisdom about the Beltway is also true: the people in Washington aren't like the ones in the rest of the country....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324 CAREpplin, Luke
Summary: "The riveting story of four men-Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige-whose improbable union on the Cleveland Indians in the late 1940s would shape the immediate postwar era of Major League Baseball and beyond. In July 1947, not even threemonths after Jackie Robinson debuted on the Brooklyn Dodgers, snapping the color line that had segregated Major League Baseball, Larry Doby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Team EpplinKurtz, Howard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.929 KurtzPierce, Daniel S.
Summary: In this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, Daniel Pierce offers a revealing new look at the sport from its postwar beginnings on Daytona Beach and Piedmont dirt tracks through the early 1970s when the sport spread beyond its southern roots and gained national recognition. Following NASCAR founder Big Bill France from his start as a mechanic, Real NASCAR details the sport's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2010