Duhamel, Marie
Summary: "From the moment he was elected into the papacy, Pope Francis has captured the attention of the world with his humility, charisma, and reformist spirit. This one-of-a-kind, illustrated biography of the first Jesuit pope offers more than 250 photographs and 50 removable documents from Francis's life. Written by Vatican Radio reporter Marie Duhamel, this intimate portrait includes his parents...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 921 FRANCIS, POPE DUHJarrow, Gail
Summary: "Imagine microscopic worms living in the soil. They enter your body through your bare feet, travel to your intestines, and stay there for years sucking your blood like vampires. You feel exhausted. You get sick easily. It sounds like a nightmare, but that's what happened in the American South during the 1800s and early 1900s. Doctors never guessed that hookworms were making patients ill, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.9 JARMallis, Fern
Summary: "No topic is off-limits to Fern Mallis, award-winning creator of the Fashion Week in New York, when she hosts 'Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis' at New York's prestigious 92nd Street Y, a series of riveting in-depth interviews with the fashion industry's most talented, successful, and legendary personalities. Featuring nineteen inspiring interviews with American fashion luminaries, this engaging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli International Publicatoins, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 643.9 MALSaeks, Diane Dorrans
Summary: "A beautiful apartment in Paris is something we all dream of. A bohemian retreat, full of character and charm. Here, designer David Jimenez inspires us with his interiors while sharing his secrets for how to decorate like a Parisian. Interior designer David Jimenez has lived and worked in Paris for years, where he's celebrated for his beautifully livable interiors. With a classic and modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 SAEEngler, Elise
Summary: "A powerful visual record of an unprecedented time, following the headlines from the first appearance of the coronavirus to the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Made in real time, Elise Engler's vibrant, immediate images recapture what it was like to live through 2020, bringing texture, feeling, and even charm to what we might not remember and what we will never forget"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709.2 ENGArnaud, Michel
Summary: [This book] is a visual essay on the rebuilding and resurgence of the city of Detroit by photographer Michel Arnaud, co-author of Design Brooklyn. In recent years, much of the focus on Detroit has been on the negative stories and images of shuttered, empty buildings-- the emblems of Detroit's financial and physical decline. In contrast, Arnaud aims his lens at the emergent creative enterprises...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017
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Summary: "In the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called "Freedom Summer." But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 WATMurray, Julie
Summary: "This title will help readers understand the cause, timeline, and aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire. The title is complete with glossary, index, and additional facts"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dash! Leveled Readers, an imprint of Abdo Zoom 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J977.311 MURAdams, Khristi Lauren
Summary: "Young Black leaders have always been at the forefront of the fight for justice, freedom, and equity. And Black girls today are stepping up and leading in bold, creative ways. In a world overrun by power and greed, now is the time to look to Black girls for lessons in resilience, leadership, tenacity, spirit, and empathy. From Khristi Lauren Adams, author of the celebrated Parable of the Brown...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books, an imprint of 1517 Media 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 ADASouza, Pete
Summary: Go behind the scenes of the West Wing--into the Oval Office and Situation Room, aboard Air Force One, and beyond--with #1 bestselling author and former presidential photographer Pete Souza.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.932 SOUKalman, Bobbie.
Summary: This book introduces the life and times of the people from the Old West describing their homes, jobs, tools, clothes, and travel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2008
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Summary: This book introduces the life and times of the pioneers describing their homes, tools, jobs, clothes, and travel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.03 KALSummary: "Black Futures is a collection of work--art, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more--that tells the story of the radical, imaginative, bold, and beautiful world that black artists, high and low, are producing today. The book presents a succession of brilliant and provocative pieces--from both emerging and renowned creators of all kinds--that generates an entrancing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 DRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.896 DREChapman, Ty
Summary: "Jason Reynolds's interest in hip-hop and poetry turned into a successful writing career. Learn about the New York Times best-selling author who has received a Newbery Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and many other accolades" -- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 REYWithers, Ernest C.
Summary: "Ernest C. Withers was one of the most prominent African-American photographers during the civil rights years. During the course of his work, he took thousands photographs that document the Movement--from the Emmett Till trial in 1955 to the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. What set his work apart was that he goes beyond the political struggles to show the human face of Movement....
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Publisher / Publication Date: CityFiles Press 2019
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 323.1196 WITDellatore, Carl J.
Summary: "Rooms of jewellike color and glorious pattern. Enchanting lacquered ceilings and geometric floors. Brilliantly massed collections of furniture, objects, and art. Although maximalism has always had a place in interior design--practiced by noted decorators such as Dorothy Draper, Sister Parish, and Mario Buatta--today it is bigger than ever. Thanks to its contemporary practitioners, rooms rich...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli International Publications 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 DELJohnson, Dinah
Summary: "A richly informative alphabet picture book celebrating Harlem's vibrant traditions, past and present"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 JOHHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: "As a hurricane gathered in the Caribbean, blue skies covered Galveston, Texas. Scientists knew a storm was coming. But none of them were able to prepare Galveston for the force of the hurricane that hit on September 8, 1900. The water from the storm surge pulled houses off their foundations, and the winds toppled telephone poles and trees like toothpicks. And amid the chaos, Galveston's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "In this new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine, the authors look at houses both new and remodeled, traditional and modern, urban and rural, by the water and in the mountains. The houses exude as much style as homes many times their square footage, and all are as big as they need to be to fit the lifestyles and aspirations of the people who live in them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press, Inc. 2019
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Summary: Doyenne of the unique and decorative, Australian interior stylist and boutique hotelier Lynda Gardener is always on the hunt for finds to enhance her homes and decorating projects. Her ability to curate and display these personal treasures has created a trademark style that is loved internationally. Curate, the highly anticipated book by Lynda and journalist and stylist Ali Heath, reveals how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mitchell Beazley 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 747 GARFord, Jeanne Marie
Summary: Looks into the lives, challenges, and successes of Indian immigrants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.049 FORSummary: "Based on the popular and groundbreaking PBS multiplatform documentary project, this is an inspiring and striking photographic portrait that brilliantly captures the tumultuous, historic year that was 2020. American Portrait offers an intimate look at what it really means to be an American today, revealed through the stories of ordinary people and in their own voices. Told by people of all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 779.2 AMEEggers, Dave.
Summary: Dave Eggers is one of the most notable writers of his generation, recognized for such bestselling and critically acclaimed books as 'A hologram for the king'. Before he embarked on his writing career, Eggers was classically trained as a draftsman and painter. He then spent many years as a professional illustrator and graphic designer before turning to writing full-time. More recently, in order...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 702 EGGERS EGGPatrick, Denise Lewis
Summary: "What do you know about the sinking of the Titanic? What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different? Scholastic's If You Lived... series answers all of kids' most important questions about events in American history. With a question and answer format, kid-friendly artwork, and engaging information, this series is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2023