Campbell, James.
Summary: A retelling of the key month, July 1944, that won the war in the Pacific and ignited a whole new struggle on the home front. Among the great World War II conflicts, the three-week battle for Saipan is often forgotten--yet historian Donald Miller calls it"as important to victory over Japan as the Normandy invasion was to victory over Germany." On the night of the battle's end, the Port Chicago...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2012
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Summary: Details the 32nd Division's 1942 campaign in New Guinea, and expecially the actions of the 126th Infantry Regiment. These "Ghost Mountain Boys" were largely Wisconsin and Michigan National Guardsmen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 960 CAMKaplan, Alisha R.
Summary: "A dynamic dialogue of text and image that centers on the concept of sacrifice and the possibility of faith after the Holocaust"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: State University of New York Press 2021
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Contents: Welcome to the forest planet -- Tree talk: the physiology of how trees grow -- The kings: forest gymnosperms -- Trouble in the forest: angiosperms -- The forest family tree: intra-forest dynamics -- Thinking like a forest: ecology -- Forest animals -- Fire in the forest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason & Lipscomb 1974
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Summary: "In the depths of the Great Recession, a cancer nurse, a car dealership worker, and an insurance fraud specialist helped uncover the largest consumer crime in American history-a scandal that implicated dozens of major executives on Wall Street. They called it foreclosure fraud: millions of families were kicked out of their homes based on false evidence by mortgage companies that had no legal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press, The 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 DAYJasek, Jacqueline
Summary: "Introduction to different types of birds using simple text, illustrations, and photos. Features include puzzles and games, fun facts, a resource list, and an index"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018
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Summary: In 1924 the wife of a Boston surgeon came to embody the raging national debate over Spiritualism, a movement devoted to communication with the dead. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street, but she was known to her followers simply as Margery. Her most vocal advocate was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who believed so thoroughly in Margery's powers that he urged her to enter a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAGERY JAHJahren, Hope
Summary: "Hope Jahren is an award-winning geobiologist, a brilliant writer, and one of the seven billion people with whom we share this earth. The Story of More is her impassioned open letter to humanity as we stand at the crossroads of survival and extinction. Jahren celebrates the long history of our enterprising spirit--which has tamed wild crops, cured diseases, and sent us to the moon--but also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.738 JAHKoven, Suzanne
Summary: "A poignant, funny, personal exploration of authenticity in work and life by a woman doctor. In 2017, Dr. Suzanne Koven published an essay describing the challenges faced by women doctors, including her own personal struggle with "imposter syndrome"-a long-held, secret belief that she was not smart enough or good enough to be a "real" doctor. Accessed nearly 300,000 times by readers around the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KOVEN, SUZANNE KOVEagen, Rachel
Summary: "The concept of how money is earned and the nature of goods and services are examined in this title. Several real-world examples and motivating scenarios help young readers better understand the role of work, the concept of earning a salary or wage, and the roles of producers and consumers."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 332 EAGJannen, William
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presidio 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.31 JANJansen, Joe
Summary: "This book is a valuable resource for teenagers who may be experiencing grief due to the loss of a friend or family member. It provides insights to help them understand what they are going through and includes tips and resources from both experts and young adults on how to cope with their grief"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 159 JANKamen, Henry.
Summary: "Since the sixteenth century, the Spanish inquisition has been synonymous with terror, bigotry, and persecution. In this book, a renowned historian sweeps away old misconceptions and presents a new view of this notorious and fascinating period." "Henry Kamen reassesses the significance and consequences of the expulsion of the Jews and also argues that there is little evidence for the alleged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 272.2 KAMRodriguez, Janel
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 RODGavin, James
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAKER, CHET GAVDayen, David
Summary: "From the cars we drive to what toothpaste we use, how a tiny group of corporations have come to dominate every aspect of our lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult DayenHavel, James T.
Contents: v. 1. The candidates -- v. 2. The elections, 1789-1992.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Library Reference USA 1996
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 324.63 HAVGavin, James
Summary: "Acclaimed music biographer James Gavin traces Michael's metamorphosis from the shy and awkward Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou into the swaggering, dominant half of the leading British pop duo of the 1980s Wham!; he then details Michael's sensational solo career and its subsequent unraveling. With deep analysis of the creative process behind Michael's albums, tours, and music videos, as well as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MICHAEL, GEORGE GAVHavel, Václav.
Summary: "As writer, dissident, and statesman, Vaclav Havel played an essential part in the profound changes that occurred in Central Europe during the last decades of the twentieth century, and became a powerful intellectual and political force for the reestablishment of democratic principles and institutions. Now, in this memoir, he recollects the pivotal experiences and ideas of his life. Known in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAVEL, VACLAV WILJager, Mark.
Summary: Mystic Michigan explores actual natural phenomenon and strange oddities that exist all throughout the state that you can visit and experience yourself. If you enjoy exploration and have a flare for the unusual, you will appreciate "Mystic Michigan". It is great to take on vacations, weekend trips or just an evening drive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zosma Publications 2003
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Summary: "This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, as Hitler's campaign of hatred toward Jews and political dissidents took hold. The narrative starts in 1938 and follows the children as they journey to foster families in England for the duration of the war, return to Prague afterward in an unsuccessful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2023