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Femmes Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Mothers and daughters Mères et filles Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse United States Wambach, Abby 1980- Wambach, Abby 1980- Juvenile literature Women Women Biography Women Biography Juvenile literature Women soccer players United States Biography Juvenile literatureIrving, Debby
Summary: For twenty-five years, Debby Irving sensed inexplicable racial tensions in her personal and professional relationships. As a colleague and neighbor, she worried about offending people she dearly wanted to befriend. As an arts administrator, she didn't understand why her diversity efforts lacked traction. As a teacher, she found her best efforts to reach out to students and families of color...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elephant Room Press 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 IRVING, DEBBY IRVDanby, Jeff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Casemate 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 769.31 DANApplegate, Debby
Summary: "A biography of Pearl "Polly" Alder, New York City madam and icon of the Jazz Age"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ADLER, POLLY APPBull, Debby
Summary: Irreverent and very funny, a former Rolling Stone writer takes readers on a not so metaphorical journey, during which, in the process of canning, she apparently discovers important truths. Having fled New York for Montana (and another abode in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, her childhood home), she found that the method to Bull's madness, or rather the way to relieve the depression following a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.54 BULDarby, Giles
Summary: This is the memoir of Giles Darby, a British banker jailed in 2008 for his involvement in a $7m fraud against his employer, NatWest. Giles and his co-defendants, David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew, became the subject of extensive media coverage when the US government demanded their extradition in relation to the collapse of the energy giant Enron. The NatWest Three, as they came to be known,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quiller Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 365.6092 DARDouglas, Gabby.
Summary: The Olympic gold medalist shares the story of her life and how her faith allowed her to persevere and reach her dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2012
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Summary: Presents a revelatory portrait of white nationalism that traces the lives of three women supporters whose respective experiences with the far right shaped their radicalization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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Summary: Traces the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on facts that are not as widely known.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2005
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Summary: "Abby Stein was raised in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, profoundly isolated in a culture that lives according to the laws and practices of an eighteenth-century Eastern European enclave, speaking only Yiddish and Hebrew and shunning modern life.Stein was born as the first son in a rabbinical dynastic family, poised to become a leader of the next generation of Hasidic Jews. But Stein...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STEIN, ABBY STEWambach, Abby
Summary: "Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation's heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup Championship. Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is a vocal advocate for women's rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2016
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Summary: "Jill had a happy, healthy 20-year relationship with her college sweetheart, two wonderful kids, and rescue cat from the Humane Society. They lived in a nice suburban home with a white picket fence and owned a small bar that was rated one of the 'Best Mom & Pop' businesses in Tampa Bay. From the outside, everything looked perfect. Perfectly Queer takes the reader on Jillian Abby's poignant and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ABBY, JILLIAN ABBEllin, Abby
Summary: Abby Ellin was shocked to learn that her fiancé was leading a secret life. But as she soon discovered, the world is full of people who aren't what they seem. From Abby Ellin's first date with the Commander, she was caught up in a whirlwind. Within six months he'd proposed, and they'd moved in together. But soon, his exotic stories of international espionage began to unravel. Finally, it all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 ELLWambach, Abby
Summary: Updated with stories that trace the Olympic gold medalist's journey from youth soccer to the Hall of Fame, an adaptation of the best-selling Wolfpack inspires readers to harness their inner strength, forge their own path, and band together with teammates to make the world a better place.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring BrookPress 2020
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Summary: "Abby Maslin shares an inspiring story of resilience and commitment in a deeply affecting new memoir. After her husband suffered a traumatic brain injury, the couple worked together as he recovered--and they learned to love again. When Abby Maslin's husband, TC, didn't make it home on August 18, 2012, she knew something was terribly wrong. Her fears were confirmed when she learned that her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2019
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Summary: "As a kid, Abby Wambach was loud and clear about what she wanted and what she didn't--and she didn't want to be left out of any competition, especially soccer. Darting down fields and booting balls ... into goals, Abby worked her way up from competitive youth player to U.S. Women's National Soccer Team star."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1975
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Summary: "To many people, a diary is like a trusted friend - somewhere to share their true (and sometimes secret) thoughts and feelings. In this book, explore more than 200 years of American history through the eyes of real people who lived through it... and, lucky for us, wrote about it, too! In this book, learn what makes diaries and autobiographies different, why they matter, and how to think...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 DOYPinborough, Jan.
Summary: Examines the story of how librarian Ann Carroll Moore created the first children's room at the New York Public Library.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MOOSummary: "Two pink lines on a pregnancy test. The primal scream of a woman pushing through her thirty-fifth hour of labor. The moment a still-wet newborn is placed in his mother's open arms after an unexpected c-section. The bottomless love reflected in the eyes of a father seeing his daughter for the first time. The moment a baby latches to her mother's breast. Or the moment that mother decides to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 ARRCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 ARRSummary: "Celebrate singing and songwriting with Beyoncé and Blue Ivy. Save frontline soldiers with Marie Curie and Irene Joliot-Curie. And swim across the English Channel with Leena and Bhakti Sharma. 'Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs' showcases many of the wonderful ways mothers and daughters work together to make the world a better, healthier, and more vibrant place"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rebel Girls, Inc. 2021