Cose, Ellis
Summary: "For a century, the American Civil Liberties Union has fought to keep Americans in touch with the founding values of the Constitution. As its centennial approached, the organization invited Ellis Cose to become its first ever writer-in-residence, servingas an "embedded journalist" with complete editorial independence. The result is Cose's groundbreaking Democracy, If We Can Keep It: The ACLU's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.0973 COSCrute, Josh
Summary: Sometimes in London it drizzles. Sometimes it mizzles. Other times it pelts and showers and spits. And Jonas Hanway hates getting wet. How can he go about his day as a proper London gentleman when his shoes are soggy, his coat is always collecting puddles, and his wig looks like a wet cat? Fed up with damp and dreary London, Jonas sails far away, to places where the sun always shines. But what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HANDrone, Jeanette Marie
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scarecrow Press 2007
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 780.922 DROCrown, Sarah Rose.
Summary: "The dramatic, inspiring story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to sabotage the Nazis, shore up the Resistance, and pave the way for Allied victory in World War II."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom RoseDrone, Jeanette Marie
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scarecrow Press 1998
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 782.1 DROHarte, John
Summary: This is the intriguing chronicle of Winston Churchill’s early years as a young soldier fighting in several different types of wars - on horseback in the cavalry at Khartoum, with saber and lance against the Dervishes at age 22, in the South African war against the Boers, and finally in the First World War before he is appointed as First Lord of the Admiralty. The book also covers the failure,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHURCHILL, WINSTON HARWilliams, Rachel Marie-Crane
Summary: "In the heat of June in 1943, a wave of destructive and deadly civil unrest took place in the streets of Detroit. The city was under the pressures of both war-time industrial production and the nascent civil rights movement - a powder keg waiting to go off. Thirty-four people were killed, most were Black, and over half were killed by police. Two thousand people were arrested and over 700...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 WILVentura, Marne
Summary: Elon Musk is known as a visionary entrepreneur for his work in renewable energy and space technology. Elon Musk: Entrepreneur and Innovator explores Musk's vision for improving the world and how he plans to accomplish his ambitious goals. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MUSMenocal, Maria Rosa.
Summary: Undoing the familiar notion of the Middle Ages as a period of religious persecution and intellectual stagnation, Menocal brings us a portrait of a medieval culture where literature, science, and tolerance flourished for 500 years. The story begins as a young prince in exile--the last heir to an Islamic dynasty--founds a new kingdom on the Iberian peninsula: al-Andalus. Combining the best of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946.02 MENAllué, J. M. (Josep Maria)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793 ALLWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSGalat, Joan Marie
Summary: "Science experiments for kids that solve problems"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 507.8 GALBarrie, Anmarie.
Summary: Discusses the characteristics of different varieties of guinea pigs and provides information on selection, feeding, housing, breeding, health care, and other aspects of keeping them as pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.932 BARMeller, Susan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 1991
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.62 MELArbogast, Joan Marie.
Summary: Readers trace the history of fantastic buildings designed to mimic elephants, beagles, baskets, binoculars, and more. Imagine climbing "into an elephant, sitting "inside a sombrero, or working "inside a basket. These things are possible with mimetic architecture. From north to south, from east to west, buildings designed to look like beagles, baskets and binoculars dot the American landscape....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 720 ARBGalat, Joan Marie
Summary: "Discover the path to becoming a champion of change! From climate challenges to the Black Lives Matter movement to protecting the smallest of endangered species, this book leads you through an overview of issues, essential human rights background, and stories of how other young activists tackle local, national, and international problems. Before you know it, advocate and crusader will be words...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words 2024
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Summary: "From its origins, the liberal doctrine has represented the most advanced forms of democratic culture, and it is what has most defended us from the inextinguishable "call of the tribe." This book hopes to make a modest contribution to that indispensable task. In The Call of the Tribe, Mario Vargas Llosa surveys the readings that have shaped the way he thinks and has viewed the world over the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.51 VARDeBlasio, Allison.
Summary: Features photographs of contraptions, gadgets, art, home furnishings, clothes, accessories, and jewelry inspired by the steampunk movement and created by artists from around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2011
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Summary: The author follows the members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 on their assignment to the remote and isolated Taliban stronghold known as Bala Murghab as they conduct special operations in an effort to break the Taliban's grip on the Valley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1 GOLRohe, John F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rhodes & Easton 1997
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 304.6 ROHBarrie, Anmarie.
Summary: Discusses the characteristics of cockatiels and provides information on selection, feeding, housing, breeding, health care, and other aspects of keeping them as pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.686 BarriGeorge, Rose
Summary: Revealing the workings and dangers of freight shipping, the author sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore to present an eye-opening glimpse into an overlooked world filled with suspect practices, dubious operators, and pirates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 388.044 GEORose, Christine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha Books 1997
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.1 Rose,Rose, Christine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha Books 1997