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Drew, Robert 1924-2014 Fund raising Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1911-1978 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Kennedy, Robert F 1925-1968 Poverty International cooperation Robeson, Paul 1898-1976 United States Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 1919-1998 Winter Juvenile literatureFilter By Subjects
Drew, Robert 1924-2014 Fund raising Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1911-1978 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Kennedy, Robert F 1925-1968 Poverty International cooperation Robeson, Paul 1898-1976 United States Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 1919-1998 Winter Juvenile literatureSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1960, a filmmaking group was granted direct access to John F. Kennedy, filming him on the campaign trail and eventually in the Oval Office. This resulted in three films of remarkable, behind-closed-doors intimacy, Primary, Adventures on the New Frontier, and Crisis, and, following the president's assassination, the poetic short Faces of November. Collected here are all four of these titles,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KENSummary: Featuring live action and animation, this movie examines the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Group 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DIRRusso, Richard
Summary: "In these nine essays, [the author] provides insight into his life as a writer, teacher, friend, and reader"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 RUSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 RUSRusso, Richard
Summary: Presents a personal account of the author's youth, his parents, and the 1950s upstate New York town they struggled to escape, recounting the encroaching poverty and illness that challenged everyday life and the dreams his mother instilled that inspired his career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUSSO, RICHARD RUSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B RUSSO RUSLong, Eric F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. in association with Boston Mills Press 2006
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Summary: After eight commanding works of fiction, the Pulitzer Prize winner now turns to memoir in a hilarious, moving, and always surprising account of his life, his parents, and the upstate town they all struggled variously to escape. Anyone familiar with Richard Russo's fiction will recognize Gloversville, New York, once famous for producing that eponymous product and anything else made of leather....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2012
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Rosso, Henry A.
Contents: Setting realistic expectations -- Growing a successful fund raising program -- Developing leadership for fund raising -- The art of asking with composure -- It's all about being friends-- Diversifying funding sources -- Classic mistakes and their lessons -- Evaluating fund raising programs and capabilities -- Our heritage -- A blend of art and science -- Language and the gentle art of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass Publishers 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 361.706 ROSRossi, Paul A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Promontory Press 1981
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.13 ROSRosso, Henry A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.1522 ROSSummary: "'I see multiple colonial governors,' says Ghanaian software entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse of the international development establishment in Africa. 'We are held captive by the donor community.' The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry - the business of doing good has never been better. Yet, the results...
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Publisher / Publication Date: www.povertyinc.org 2015
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF POVSummary: Pat Tillman chose to walk away from a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military for no other reason than he felt it was the right thing to do. Documented are the facts surrounding the way the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TILBruchac, Joseph
Summary: "Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 BRUSummary: "This captivating documentary film tells the story of the Russian all-girl punk rock band Pussy Riot, who stood up to the Russian government's human rights oppression and paid the price by being incarcerated in 2011. But rather than silencing their voices, the incident only amplified them, turning the band into a global symbol of feminist political activism, culminating in their widely seen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACTGonzalez-Crussi, F.
Summary: "In Carrying The Heart, Dr. F. Gonzalez-Crussi reveals not just how our bodies breathe air, pump blood, give birth, digest food, and discard waste, but the sometimes bizarre, often hilarious, and always fascinating history of how mankind unlocks these anatomical secrets."--BOOK JACKET.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612 GONSummary: "Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation is the first practical and comprehensive manual that provides step-by-step instructions for creating natural science research projects that involve collaboration between scientists and the general public. As citizen-science projects become increasingly common, there is a growing need for concrete best practices around planning and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.9 HANSteadman, Todd A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Better Homes and Gardens Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 STERusso, Jo Ann Oritt
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Publisher / Publication Date: Betterway Publications 1985
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Summary: "What does it take to become a champion? Gold medalist Missy Franklin, along with her parents, D.A. and Dick, tell the inspirational and heartwarming story of how Missy became both a legendary athlete and a happy and confident woman, something they accomplished by doing things their own way and making the right choices for their family. The word relentless has many meanings for swimmer Missy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DUTTON D 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRANKLIN, MISSY FRACastaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco)
Summary: Explores the threats to seven species and the scientific and political efforts to bring the threatened animals back from the brink of extinction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.95 CASCastaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco)
Summary: Provides dozens of ideas for winter activities in such categories as Fun and games, Winter critters, and Winter holidays and festivals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2001