Fjelstul, Alice Bancroft.
Summary: Full-sized patterns traced in New England homes and stencils from early coverlets, together with complete directions showing how anyone can use them with ease.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.7 EarlySummary: June 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising - the most significant event in the gay liberation movement and the catalyst for the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Drawing from the New York Public Library's archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of firsthand accounts, diaries, periodic literature and articles from LGBTQ magazines and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.3 STOStorrie, Paul D.
Summary: The son of Zeus, king of the gods, and a mortal mother, Hercules faces the wrath of Zeus's wife Hera, who resents her illegitimate stepson and vows to bring him misery. She tricks Hercules into performing a series of twelve seemingly impossible labors. Is Hercules strong enough to foil her scheme?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC STOFontes, Ron.
Summary: A graphic novel depicting how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the ten-year-long Trojan War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC FONKrohn, Katherine E.
Summary: "In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explores various sources of renewable energy"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.79 KROSchnall, Marianne
Summary: "Journalist Marianne Schnall has gathered together the most insightful and thought-provoking reflections from her interviews with remarkable public figures, including Oprah Winfrey, Arianna Huffington, Kerry Washington, Natalie Portman, Sheryl Sandberg, Melinda Gates, Nancy Pelosi and Gloria Steinem. Their words of wisdom encourage you to know your power, use your voice, and be an agent of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 SCHSchell, Jonathan
Summary: Brave, eloquent, and controversial, these classic works by Jonathan Schell illuminate the nuclear threat to our civilization, and envision a way forward to peace. In The Fate of the Earth–an international bestseller that inspired the nuclear freeze movement–Schell distills the best available scientific and technical information to imagine the apocalyptic aftereffects of nuclear war. Dramatizing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.1747 SCHAlikhan, Salima
Summary: During World War II, Germany's Nazi forces stormed across Europe, committing horrific crimes against Jewish people and others. In 1942, 21-year-old Sophie Scholl formed a student-led, anti-Nazi organization called the White Rose. Their goal: distribute informational pamphlets to draw public attention to Nazi crimes--and, ultimately, stop them. Scholl's activism and resistance eventually led to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SCHBarrera, Jazmina
Summary: "Divided into six chapters that each cover a specific lighthouse, this meditative account includes general explanations about lighthouses, literary references, shipwrecks, and legends, but also sublime personal digressions about her visits, about collecting, about birds, or about the very light that shines from the lighthouse lanterns."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lines Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.1 BARBarbassa, Juliana
Summary: Rio de Janeiro is a city of extremes: from Carnaval's hedonistic delights, to the poverty of the favelas, to the softly seductive samba beat. But there's a dark side to this beautiful city: for years, Rio was ravaged by inflation, drug wars, and crooked leaders, and the legacy of decades of corruption can be seen in the very real struggles the city faces today. Now, Rio is ready to remake...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 981 BARPenne, Barbra
Summary: Explains what mirages are, including why they happen, where they happen, and discusses other phenomena related to light.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 SCHSchade, Nick.
Summary: Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ragged Mountain Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.8 SCHBaraga, Frederic
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BARAGA, FREDERIC BARSchaap, Jeremy.
Summary: Boxing's true Cinderella story: James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash of 1929. With one good hand, he was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager still believed in him. The diminutive, loquacious Jew and the burly, quiet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.83 SCHSchild, Jim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Auto Review 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 SchildSewall, Laura
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.P. Tarcher/Putnam 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.1 SEWWilliams, Schele
Summary: "Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 years of slavery in America and passed down an extraordinary legacy to you. Beginning in Africa before 1619, Your Legacy presents an unprecedentedly accessible, empowering, and proud introduction to African American history for children. While your ancestors' freedom was taken from them, their spirit was not;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 973 WILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 WILBarbas, Samantha
Summary: In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America’s first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars’ secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out scandalous facts about the stars, including sexual affairs, drug use, and sexual orientation, publisher Robert Harrison destroyed celebrities’ carefully constructed images...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 050 BARBueche, Shelley.
Contents: Bear -- A new home -- The test -- The beginning -- True troopers -- Earning badges -- Dog sports -- Dogs help out -- Reading with dogs -- Camp for dogs -- Some special troops -- Looking ahead -- Just the facts -- Common breeds: dog scouts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Pub. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.7 BueLebrecht, Norman
Summary: "In a hundred-year period, a handful of men and women changed the way we see the world. Many of them are well known--Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Kafka. Others have vanished from collective memory despite their enduring importance in our daily lives. Without Karl Landsteiner, for instance, there would be no blood transfusions or major surgery. Without Paul Ehrlich, no chemotherapy. Without...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.009 LEBSchaya, Leo
Contents: Some universal aspects of Judaism -- The meaning of the Temple -- The mission of Elias -- The Sinaitic theophany according to the Jewish tradition -- Torah and Kabbalah -- Creation, the image of God -- The great name of God -- The worldview of the Kabbalah -- Contemplation and action in Judaism and Islam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Natl Book Network 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.16 SCHBarbero, Alessandro
Summary: "Dante brings the legendary author--and the medieval Italy of his era-- to vivid life, describing the political intrigue, battles, culture, and society that shaped his writing. Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy has defined how people imagine and depict heaven and hell for over seven centuries. However, outside of Italy, his other works are not well known, and less still is generally known about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DANTE ALIGHIERI BARBarbero, Alessandro.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2005