Steinberg, Rafael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1980
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 940.53 WORSteinberg, Rafael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1978
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 940.53 WORRaffel, Dawn
Summary: "The extraordinary tale of how a mysterious immigrant "doctor" became the revolutionary innovator of saving premature babies-by placing them in incubators in World's Fair side shows and on Coney Island and Atlantic City. What kind of doctor puts his patients on display? As Dawn Raffel artfully recounts, Dr. Couney figured out he could use incubators and careful nursing to keep previously doomed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COUNEY, MARTIN RAFRaphael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harrison House 1978
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Summary: Based on recently discovered documents, The Jews Should Keep Quiet reassesses the hows and whys behind the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration’s fateful policies during the Holocaust. Rafael Medoff delves into difficult truths: With FDR’s consent, the administration deliberately suppressed European immigration far below the limits set by U.S. law. His administration also refused to admit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 MEDAlberti, Rafael
Summary: A bilingual anthology by a Spanish poet, illustrated with paintings that inspired it. In the poem, Botticelli, accompanied by the painting, The Birth of Venus, he writes: "Upon the sea / all is curling witchery, / twirling curl / & rippling wave, / a geometric order / carried to the border / by uncooling winds that shower bird & flower."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwestern University Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 ALBSchacter, Rafael
Summary: Organized geographically by country and city, more than 100 of today's most important street artists (including Espo in New York, Shepard Fairey in Los Angeles, Os Gêmeos in Brazil, and Anthony Lister in Australia) are profiled alongside key examples of their work. The evolution of street art and graffiti within each region is also chronicled, providing essential historical context.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.73 SCHCobbs, Elizabeth
Summary: "Cobbs traces the long history of American feminism, dating back to the Revolution, when the founding principle of equality became a battering ram against hierarchy. She tells this story through the public and private lives of 16 women who pushed the boundaries of their times and insisted on their right to control their bodies and their lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 COBHelms, Randel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 828.912 HELGutiérrez, Raquel
Summary: "Part butch memoir, part ekphrastic travel diary, part queer family tree, Raquel Gutiérrez's debut essay collection Brown Neon gleans insight from the sediment of land and relationships. For Gutierrez, terrain is essential to understanding that no story, no matter how personal, is separate from the space where it unfolds. Whether contemplating the value of adobe as both vernacular architecture...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 GUTCoborn, John.
Summary: This book provides readers with the basics of turtle ownership, from selecting the right kind to providing the best feeding, housing and health care.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 1995
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Summary: "In World War I, telephones linked commanding generals with soldiers in muddy trenches. A woman in uniform connected almost every one of their calls, speeding the orders that won the war. Like other soldiers, the "Hello Girls" swore the Army oath and stayed for the duration. A few were graduates of elite colleges. Most were ordinary, enterprising young women motivated by patriotism and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2017
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Summary: "To survive the roller-coaster ride of life, with its ever-changing shifts from pleasure to pain, gain to loss, and praise to blame, requires a substantial depth of patience. In this life-changing book, Allan Lokos sheds new light on this much-sought-after state of mind, and provides a road map for cultivating greater patience in one's life. According to Lokos, to develop a depth of patience we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.9 LOKSobon, Jack
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Publisher / Publication Date: Garden Way Pub. 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 694.2 SOBRaphel, Adrienne
Summary: "The crossword is a feature of the modern world, inspiring daily devotion and obsession from not just everyday citizens looking to pass the time but icons of American life, such as Bill Clinton, Yo-Yo Ma, and Martha Stewart. It was invented in 1913, almost by accident, when a newspaper editor at the New York World was casting around for something to fill some empty column space for that year's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.73 RAPBernier, Raphael (Raphael A.)
Summary: "What have scientists learned about the causes of autism spectrum disorder? Why do different kids have such different symptoms, and what are the best ways to deal with them? Will there ever be a cure? From leading autism researchers, this accessible guide helps you put the latest advances to work for your unique child. Separating fact from fiction about causes, treatments, and prevention, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Guilford Press 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3125 COESoros, George
Summary: George Soros -- universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics, and investment success--has been under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and anti-Semites in the United States and around the world because of his commitment to open society and liberal democracy. In this brilliant and spirited book, Soros brings together a vital collection of his writings, some never...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "The teen years are full of uncomfortable self-discovery for everyone. But adopted teens grapple with issues that make the coming of age journey immensely more difficult. Many don't have words for what they're feeling, sensing, or believing about themselves. They often don't have anyone like them to help them work through their struggles. Forced to cope on their own, they end up feeling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kregel Publications 2022
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Summary: "Explains the significance of Valentine's Day and how to make Valentine's Day-themed crafts out of paper"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2008
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Summary: "When her body began to change at eleven years old, Febos understood immediately that her meaning to other people had changed with it. By her teens, she defined herself based on these perceptions and by the romantic relationships she threw herself into headlong. Over time, Febos increasingly questioned the stories she'd been told about herself and the habits and defenses she'd developed over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rand 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 RANWillis, Raquel
Summary: "A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of transformation and her work towards collective liberation. In 2017, Raquel Willis took to the National Women's March podium just after the presidential election of Donald Trump, primed to tell her story as a young Black transgender woman from the South. Despite having her speaking time cut short,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: In the midst of the most serious financial upheaval since the Great Depression, legendary financier George Soros explores the origins of the crisis and its implications for the future. In a concise essay that combines practical insight with philosophical depth, Soros makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the great credit crisis and its implications for our nation and the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2008