Becker, Elizabeth
Summary: "One spent 23 days in captivity. Another jumped off planes to get the perfect aerial shot. The other reported from war-torn slums and villages. Catherine Leroy, Frankie Fitzgerald and Kate Webb were the first female frontline journalists in the history of US war reporting. Over the course of the Vietnam War they challenged the rules and expectations imposed on them, all in an effort to get the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4 BECFriddell, Claudia
Summary: "Led by twenty-five-year-old Grace Banker, thirty-two telephone operators -- affectionately called Hello Girls back in the US -- became the first female combatants in World War I. Follow Grace Banker's journey from her busy life as a telephone switchboard trainer in New York to her pioneering role as the Chief Operator of the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators in the battlefields of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021
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Summary: "Andrew Wyeth painted the landscapes and people in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where he grew up, and in mid-coast Maine, where he spent each summer--places that would inspire him for over seven decades. This centennial exhibition is a fitting moment to trace the threads that weave through the art of Andrew Wyeth, which never failed to engage viewers and confound critics through the long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 702 WYETH ANDBender, Robert M. (Robert Morton)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Washington Square Press 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.2 BENFelter, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Madison)
Summary: This exam review serves as a primary resource for any student taking the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES(R)) exam offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC). Starting with the history and value of the CHES(R) certification, this guide describes the requirements for sitting for the exam, the process of applying for the exam and the new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Springer Publishing Company, LLC 2019
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Summary: A history of the role of food in World War II reveals how more than twenty million people died from starvation, malnutrition and related diseases during the war and traces the interaction between food and strategy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 COLSummary: Posing the question to one hundred and fifty of the world's leading scientists and thinkers, this collection of responses reveals what about the present or the future worries each of them the most.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.49 WHAEdman, Elizabeth M.
Summary: "Frustrated by the notion that “Christian love = tolerance,” Edman argues that Christianity, at its scriptural core, is not a tradition that is hostile to queer people but is, in fact, itself inherently queer. Edman reveals how “queering” Christianity—that is, disrupting simplistic ways of thinking about gender and sexuality--can illuminate contemporary Christian faith and shows why queer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 230 EDMHodgkins, Elizabeth M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.8 HODNorman, Elizabeth M
Summary: "In the winter of 1941, as Japanese bombs began to fall on Luzon, American Army and Navy nurses stationed in the Philippines suddenly found themselves caught in a fiery hell of war. Undaunted, they did everything in their power to aid the soldiers, setting up much needed field hospitals in the jungles of Bataan and the tunnels of Corregidor, where they tended to the most devastating injuries of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 NORNorman, Elizabeth M.
Summary: Chronicles the experiences of ninety-nine Army and Navy nurses who were captured when the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the American bases located in the Philippines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.547 NORPagel-Hogan, Elizabeth
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Elizebeth Friedman, a codebreaking pioneer who changed the course of World War II. Nazi spy rings! No-good gangsters! Shakespearian lies! Discover the courageous woman who cracked all these cases and more-with only a pencil and paper. The youngest of ten siblings, Elizebeth Friedman stood out from an early age with brilliant language skills and a passion for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRIRusch, Elizaberth
Summary: An introduction to the life and contributions of Nikola Tesla covers his innovations in the field of alternating current and his role in the development of such inventions as remote controls, fluorescent lights, and cell phones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Pr 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TESCohen, Lizabeth
Summary: The story of the postwar American city as refracted through the life and career of the urban planner Edward J. Logue In twenty-first-century America, some cities are flourishing and others are struggling, but they all must contend with deteriorating infrastructure, economic inequality, and unaffordable housing. Cities have limited tools to address these problems, and many must rely on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.3 COHBalis, Andrea
Summary: Describes the events, personalities, and issues involved in the Watergate Affair, featuring quotes from primary source materials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.924 BALBosker, Bianca.
Summary: A tech reporter describes her introduction to the world of master sommeliers and her in-depth investigation into the source of their interests and skills, an effort marked by work with elite tasting groups, encounters at exclusive New York restaurants, visits to California winemakers and more. --Publsiher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.23 BOSBunker, Nick.
Summary: The Pilgrims were entrepreneurs as well as evangelicals, political radicals as well as Christian idealists. "Making Haste from Babylon" tells their story in unrivaled depth, from their roots in religious conflict and village strife at home to their final creation of a permanent foothold in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.4 BUNBowker, John
Summary: The distinctive identities of different faiths are explored in World Religions by studying the main principles and thinking of each religion. The book's reproduction allows the symbolism and meaning in religious imagery and iconography to be revealed in great detail.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 200 BOWWallmark, Laurie
Summary: In this picture book biography, young readers will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892-1980), a brilliant American code breaker who smashed Nazi spy rings, took down gangsters, and created the CIA's first cryptology unit. Her story came to light when her secret papers were finally declassified in 2015. From thwarting notorious rumrunners with only paper and pencil to "counter-spying into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRIBunker, Nick
Summary: "At the midpoint of the twentieth century, Sir Winston Churchill called the United States "this gigantic capitalist organization, with its vast and superabundant productive power." The dollar reigned supreme and Pittsburgh and Detroit were at the summit of their power and prestige. From Washington, American statesmen sought to guide the destiny of nations. Victorious in the elections of 1948,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73009 BUNBonner, Dede.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 BONBonner, William
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2007
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Summary: Inspiring stories and quotes about generosity help readers spark their spirit of giving and energize them to make a difference in the world by coming to the aid of others and making someone else's day a little brighter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help Encour BonnerSpencer, Elizabeth DuPont
Summary: This reassuring guide helps adults and children understand the powerful ways in which anxiety works and how to overcome its negative effects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014