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Contents: A rolling stone -- Mansion on the hill -- A joyful encounter -- A question of trust -- Mandela -- The science of it -- Dogen -- Everything changes -- Bucky -- Paco and company -- A walk on the wild side -- Rage against the light -- Tupelo -- Back out in the world -- Free as a bird -- Fleeting happiness -- Snyder -- Act naturally -- Consiousness explained -- A late fledge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.6865 BITBoatner, Mark Mayo
Summary: Provides biolographical information on over 1000 military and political personages from World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presidio Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BOADe Roy, Tui.
Summary: One of the world's great wildlife photographer and a writer set out in a sailboat to document the lives of albatrosses. This book features the best writing and research available on these endangered birds as well as an incredible portfolio of images.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 598.42 DERDark, Kimberly
Summary: "Collection of personal essays about what it means to look a certain way. Or rather, certain ways. Navigating Kimberly Dark's experience of being fat since childhood--as well as queer, white-privileged, a gender-confirming 'girl with a pretty face,' active then disabled, and inevitably agin--each piece blends storytelling and social analysis to deftly coax readers into a deeper understanding of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DARK, KIMBERLY DARBlotner, Joseph
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FAULKNER, WILLIAM BLOBildner, Phil
Summary: "An inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the high five, the world's most recognizable handshake. Playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Glenn Burke could do it all--hit, throw, run, field. He was the heart of the clubhouse who energized his teammates with his enthusiasm and love for the game....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Strauss Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BURMak, Geert.
Summary: Journalist Mak spent the year of 1999 criss-crossing the continent, tracing the history of Europe from Verdun to Berlin, Saint Petersburg to Auschwitz, Kiev to Srebrenica. He set off in search of evidence and witnesses, looking to define the condition of Europe at the verge of a new millennium. In the voices of prominent figures and unknown players, Mak combines the larger story of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5 MAKKitter, Walter
Summary: "Mackinac Island is located in Lake Huron. It is one of three crown jewels that are within the borders of Michigan. Upon arrival, you will notice a lot of bicycles, horse-drawn carriages-some for hauling freight, others for shuttling people to and from their hotel-the maroon Grand Hotel bus, taxis, and public tour carriages. People are walking on the streets and sidewalks as well. If you arrive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Straits KitterMarr, Andrew.
Summary: Explores the private character of the queen behind her public persona, covering the circumstances of her early coronation, her relationship with international heads of state, and her struggles with family challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2012
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 ELIBittle, Jake
Summary: "The untold story of climate migration-the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities being torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us as we confront a changing future"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environ BittleMar, Alex
Summary: "A thought-provoking, masterfully told work of literary journalism about a shocking crime committed by a teenager-and its even more shocking aftermath In 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a black teenaged girl kills an elderly white woman in a robbery gone wrong. The shock and awe of the case captivates the state, whose citizens cry out for vengeance. Soon after, Paula Cooper, the fifteen-year-old killer,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.88 MARMarx, Groucho
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Publisher / Publication Date: Faber and Faber 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.7 MARMarks, Lauren
Summary: "An eloquent memoir of a 27 year old actress who suffered a massive brain aneurysm onstage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and awoke to discover that she had aphasia, a rare condition in which one loses the ability to speak, read and write"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARKS, LAUREN MARMarx, Harpo
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bookroom 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 MARMarr, Andrew.
Summary: A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the world's last great queen, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reign.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELIZABETH II MARCooper, Brittney C.
Summary: "So what if it's true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. In the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde, Brittney Cooper reminds us that anger is a powerful source of energy that can give us the strength to keep on fighting. Yet too often Black women's anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.48 COORosenstock, Barb
Summary: "Known for both his paintings and stained-glass windows, Marc Chagall rose from humble beginnings to become one of the world's most renowned artists. Admired for his use of color and the powerful emotion in his work, Chagall led a career that spanned decades and continents, and he never stopped growing. This lyrical narrative shows readers, through many different windows, the pre-WWI childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knoff 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHAMarks, Ann
Summary: "The definitive and authorized biography that unlocks the remarkable story of Vivian Maier, the nanny who lived secretly as a world-class photographer, featuring nearly 400 of her images, many never seen before, placed for the first time in the context ofher life. Vivian Maier, the photographer nanny whose work was famously discovered in a Chicago storage locker, captured the imagination of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAIER, VIVIAN MARMarks, Leo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5486 MARMarks, Jennifer
Summary: Introduces young readers to the childhood, education, and 2008 campaign of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 OBAMarx, Richard
Summary: "Legendary musician Richard Marx offers an enlightening, entertaining look at his life and career"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARX, RICHARD MARMarks, Leo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5486 MARConn, Jordan Ritter
Summary: "The Alkasem brothers, Riyad and Bashar, spend their childhood in Raqqa, the Syrian city that would later become the capital of ISIS. As a teenager in the 1980s, Riyad witnesses the devastating aftermath of the Hama massacre--an atrocity that the Hafez al-Assad regime commits upon its people. Wanting to expand his notion of government and justice, Riyad moves to the United States to study law,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CONFagan, Cary
Summary: "On May 10, 1940, the Nazi Army invaded Belgium, setting into motion the refugee story of Cary Fagan's father, Maurice. Maurice was only 12 at the time, and he and his family had no idea they would never again return to Brussels, the city of his birth. Instead, they would travel through France, Spain, and Portugal, running from war. Every time they thought they might be safe, Maurice would try...
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Publisher / Publication Date: OwlKids Books Inc. 2020