Chen, Nathan
Summary: The three-time World Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the first Asian American man to stand at the highest podium in figure skating reflects on the events that led him to where he is today, in this testament to the love of family and the power of persistence, grit, and passion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHEN, NATHAN CHEChii
Summary: "A diary comic with an upbeat, adorable flair that tells the charming tale of Chii, a woman assigned male at birth. Her story starts with her childhood and follows the ups and downs of exploring her sexuality, gender, and transition-as well as falling in love with a man who's head over heels for her. Now, Chii is about to embark on a new adventure: becoming a bride!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BRIChen, Tiffany
Summary: It's Not Just Cookies shares the inspiring story of a Texas mom-and-pop company, tracing its humble founding in a college dorm room to becoming a beloved billion-dollar business--all by delivering not only warm cookies but also warm moments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon, an imprit of HarperCollins Focus LLC. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 664.752 CHEChen, Eva
Summary: "Instagram superstar and New York Times bestselling author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes Eva Chen shines a spotlight on 20 amazing women including Megan Rapinoe, Sonia Sotomayor, Shirley Chisholm, Greta Thunberg and more! in 3 2 1 Awesome! a sassy and fun counting board book, perfect for the youngest of budding feminists. Why stick to counting on fingers and toes when you can count: 3...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2020
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Summary: Profiles historic and contemporary women who made a difference in the world, including Amelia Earhart, Georgia O'Keeffe, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Tina Turner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD CHENabhan, Gary Paul.
Summary: The future of our food depends on seeds in orchards and fields the world over. In 1943, one of the first to recognize this fact, botanist Nikolay Vavilov, lay dying of starvation in a Soviet prison. But in the years before Stalin jailed him as a scapegoat, Vavilov had traveled over five continents, collecting hundreds of thousands of seeds in an effort to outline the ancient centers of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press/Shearwater Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.632 NABChee, Alexander
Summary: "From the author of The Queen of the Night, an essay collection exploring how we form our identities in life, in politics, and in art" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 CHENaman, Christine Pisera
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: R to R NamanChin, Curtis
Summary: "Nineteen eighties Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven: Chung's Cantonese Cuisine, where anyone--from the city's first Black mayor to the local drag queens, from a big-time Hollywood star to elderly Jewish couples--could sit down for a warm, home-cooked meal. Here was where, beneath a bright-red awning and surrounded by his multigenerational family,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHIN, CURTIS CHIChew, Elizabeth V.
Summary: Depicts a day with Thomas Jefferson as he and his grandson visit the vast plantation of Monticello, providing information about the gadgets and household items he reinterpreted and invented.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N Abrams Inc 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.4 JEFSummary: "Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over the world. This unique collection features reflections from a diverse array of writers who explain what Springsteen means to them and describe how they have been moved, shaped, and challenged by his music. Contributors to Long Walk Home include...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rutgers University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 782.4216 COHShen, Ann
Summary: Shen profiles women of color who pushed the boundaries, rewrote the rules, and led the way for the women in the communities to follow in their footsteps. From the big screen to the halls of NASA; from the courts of the US OPen to the Supreme Court, these short (one- to three-page) articles will inspire you to embrace your authentic self and live your life in full color. -- adapted from back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SHEShen, Ann.
Summary: "Bad Girls Throughout History features some of the fiercest women of all time - the famous, the infamous, and the ones you haven't even heard of yet. Explore the notable works, impressive feats, and striking portraits of these wild women from around the globe who challenged the status quo"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: "Mott Street follows Chinese American writer Ava Chin, who grew up estranged from her father, as she seeks the truth about her family history--and uncovers a legacy of exclusion and resilience that speaks to the American experience past and present. Chin's ancestors became lovers, classmates, sworn enemies, and, eventually, through her birth, kin--all while converging at a single Chinatown...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHIN, AVA CHIChin, Jimmy
Summary: "Filmmaker, photographer, and world-class mountaineer Jimmy Chin goes where few can follow to capture stunning images in death-defying situations. There and Back draws from his breathtaking portfolio of photographs, captured over twenty years during cutting-edge expeditions on all seven continents--from skiing Mount Everest, to an unsupported traverse of Tibet's Chang Tang Plateau on foot, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2021
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779.092 CHIHale, Nathan
Summary: Nathan Hale, the author's historical namesake, was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before being hanged by the British. In the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, author Nathan Hale channels his namesake to present history's roughest, toughest, and craziest stories in the graphic novel format.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 HALGorenstein, Nathan
Summary: "The first major biography of "the Thomas Edison of guns," John Moses Browning, a visionary inventor who designed the modern handgun and whose awe-inspiring array of firearms helped ensure victory in numerous American wars and found an important place in American culture. Few people are aware that John Moses Browning-a tall, humble, cerebral man born in 1855 and raised as a Mormon in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWNING, JOHN M. GORHale, Nathan
Summary: Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal. If she could run away and make it north without being caught or killed, she'd be free. Facing enormous danger, Araminta made it,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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Summary: "A memoir-in-recipes from the best-selling and award-winning author that looks back at her family and at the long century of Jewish cooking in Europe and America. In her most personal book, Joan Nathan looks back at her own family's history - her family's arrival in America from Germany, Poland, and Slovakia; her childhood in post-war New York and Rhode Island; the influence of her in-laws, who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Presidio 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5421 PREAaseng, Nathan.
Summary: "Learn about Hall of Fame basketball player Michael Jordan in this sports biography. See how Michael became arguably the best basketball player ever and changed the Chicago Bulls organization forever. Read about how he even retired from basketball to play baseball!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Pub Inc 2014
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Summary: "The riveting, forgotten narrative of the most corrupt attorney general in American history and the maverick senator who stopped at nothing to take him down. Many tales from the Jazz Age reek of crime and corruption. But perhaps the era's greatest political fiasco--one that resulted in a nationwide scandal, a public reckoning at the Department of Justice, the rise of J. Edgar Hoover, and an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.91 MASPage, Nathan
Summary: "Discover the true story behind Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission. From his childhood experiments to his first encounters with flight, explore the calculated risks this astronaut took in order to become the first person to walk on the moon"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMNathan, Debbie.
Summary: Documents the stories of the women behind the famous multiple-personality-disorder case, contending that a large portion of the story was fabricated by a willing patient, her psychiatrist, and an ambitious journalist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2011