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Ewen, Stuart.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1996

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 659.2 EWE

Egerton, Douglas R

Summary: Almost immediately after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, abolitionists began to call for the raising of black regiments. The South and most of the North responded with outrage. Southerners vowed to enslave black soldiers captured in battle, while many northerners claimed that blacks lacked the courage to fight. Yet Boston's Brahmins, always eager for a moral crusade,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 EGE

Cass, Oren

Summary: Examines how current economic and social policies in the United States are adversely affecting the American worker and explains why the governing elites need to implement changes that increase wages and provide access to job training and social welfare programs. --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Encounter Books 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.1 CAS

Ellerton, Victoria.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: North Light books 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.4 ELL

Edgerton, Robert B.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968.4045 EDG

Emberton, Carole

Summary: "Priscilla Joyner was born into the world of slavery in 1858. Her life story, which she recounted in an oral history decades later, captures the complexity of emancipation. Based on interviews that Joyner and formerly enslaved people had with the Depression-era Federal Writers Project, historian Carole Emberton draws a portrait of the steps they took in order to feel free, something no legal...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOYNER, PRISCILLA EMB

Berton, Pierre

Summary: The definitive account of the Klondike gold rush.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.91 BER

Merton, Thomas

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New Seeds 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 MER

Gorton, Stephanie

Summary: "A fascinating history of the rise and fall of influential Gilded Age magazine McClure's and the two unlikely outsiders at its helm--and a timely, full-throated defense of investigative journalism in America"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 051 GOR

Cowen, Ron

Summary: An account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein's theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory. Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919, yet that is when he became immortal....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.11 COW

Cowen, Tyler.

Summary: An influential economist challenges popular opinions about the superiority of locally grown and expensive foods, demonstrating how to eat responsibly without submitting to fashion-driven trends.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.12 COW

Merton, Thomas

Contents: v. 1. Run to the mountain / edited by Patrick Hart -- v. 2. Entering the silence / edited by Jonathan Montaldo -- v. 3. A search for solitude / edited by Lawrence S. Cunningham -- v. 4. Turning toward the world / edited by Victor A. Kramer -- v. 5. Dancing in the water of life / edited by Robert E. Daggy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 271.125 MER

Kessler, Oren

Summary: Spring 1936. The Holy Land erupted in a rebellion that targeted both the local Jewish community and the British Mandate authorities that for two decades had midwifed the Zionist project. The Great Arab Revolt would last three years, cost thousands of lives, and cast the trajectory for the Middle East conflict ever since. The revolt to end Zionism had instead crushed the Arabs themselves,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023

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Berton, Pierre

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1988

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.09 BER

Anderson, Owen

Summary: A comprehensive guide to all things running explains running physiology, biomechanics, medicine, genetics, biology, psychology, training, and racing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 AND

Owen, Ruth

Summary: Provides information about elephants, discussing where they live, what they eat and drink, and their family structures, and considering questions about whether elephants have feelings and their levels of intelligence.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2012

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Animal Owen

Owen, Ruth

Summary: Meet the fossil hunters who dig for dinosaurs in the freezing cold, windswept mountains of Antarctica. Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual cues to support new vocabulary will engage early readers as they build their reading confidence. This 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 567.9 OWE

Gingerich, Owen.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Company 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 520 GIN

Matthews, Owen.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.084 MAT

Owen, David

Summary: "Our sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf." --...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.8 OWE

Owen, Polly

Summary: The silly true story of how Darwin discovered that the earthworm is one of the most important species on the planet. Without their life-sustaining poop, there would be no plants or animals on Earth. A scholarly worm gives historical facts and context on every page.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2023

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Owen, Ruth

Summary: "The jungle is one of the most diverse and mysterious habitats on Earth...and its creatures are among the most fascinating. In this volume, readers will learn more about jungle creatures such as parrots, gorillas, and snakes through intriguing facts and color photos. At the same time, they'll be able to follow clear instructions and illustrated steps to create origami versions of these amazing...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Craft Owen

Owen, Ruth

Summary: "High above the rest of the world, many animals make their homes in Earth's mountains, content in a habitat that would challenge many others. In this book, readers will learn more about creatures such as mountain goats, leopards, and yaks through exciting facts and full-color photos--and they'll also learn how to create their own paper replicas of these amazing creatures. Clear instructions and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Craft Owen

Owen, Ruth

Summary: Fossil hunters have discovered the giant bones of a T. rex in a hot, dusty desert. It's time to call for help--and get digging! Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual cues to support new vocabulary will engage early readers as they build their reading confidence. This 24-page book features controlled text...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2019

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 560 OWE

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