Gibian, Rebecca

Summary: Given her incredible tenure as a Supreme Court justice as well as her monumental impact on the modern women's rights movement, Ginsburg has become one of the most prominent political leaders of today. This book offers wisdom from her, based on comments she has made on particular topics of importance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.73 GIB

Woelfle, Gretchen

Summary: "Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters, Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That's why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge and change things. But in the early twentieth century, women like Jeannette couldn't vote to change the laws that failed...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RAN

Rebeck, Theresa.

Summary: Their meeting in a parking lot outside a high school football game was both completely forgettable and utterly life-changing. Because no matter how you look at it, it is piss-poor luck to meet the love of your life before your life has even started. Fierce and ambitious, Alison is determined to shed her Midwestern roots and emerge an actress. Kyle, all heart and spiritual yearning, believes...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2016

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC REB

Gonzales, Debbie

Summary: "A celebration of the strength, endurance, and athleticism of women and girls throughout the ages, Girls With Guts! keeps score with examples of women athletes from the late 1800s up through the 1970s, sharing how women refused to take no for an answer, and how finally, they pushed for a law to protect their right to play, compete, and be athletes."--Amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.082 GON

Preus, Margi.

Summary: The 14 trees in this book have earned the title "Celebritrees" for their global fame and significance. Both in fact and in legend, these fascinating trees remind us not only how much pleasure trees bring, but what they can tell us about history.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2010

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582.16 Pre

Stone, Tanya Lee.

Summary: This inspiring story is about an extraordinary woman who changed America forever because she wouldn't take no for an answer.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE America Stone

Corey, Shana.

Summary: Katie Casey, a fictional character, helps start the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which gave women the opportunity to play professional baseball while America was involved in World War II.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2003

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COR

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COR

Summary: "A comprehensive biography of the life of artist-poet Kahlil Gibran and his development as an artist transcending geographical boundaries of East and West--includes many rare photographs and images of his work"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GIBRAN, KHALIL G. GIB

Summary: Nothing is quite as it seems in this lush retelling of Dickens' classic coming-of-age story with colorful characters: conspirators, rogues, rakes, and wretches.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2012

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GRE

Flynn, Gillian

Summary: For a price Libby Day will reconnect with the players that murdered her mother and two sisters in "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas." Having testified that her brother Ben was the murderer on that fateful night twenty-five years ago, now she is not so sure as, piece by piece, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she started--on the run from a killer.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2013

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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FLY

Summary: The white princess is a tale of power, family, love and betrayal, charting one of the most tumultuous times in British history uniquely from the point of view of the women. The tempestuous marriage between Elizabeth of York and King Henry VII officially marks of the conclusion of the War of the Roses, but the real battle for the throne is far from over.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Summary: Detective Hannah Laing becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant in the investigation of a brutal murder.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BEF

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Before 2022

Gibran, Kahlil

Summary: A classic, published in 1923, containing 28 prose poems. This edition features twelve full-page mystical drawings by the famous Lebanese poet, philosopher and artist.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GIB

Gibran, Kahlil

Summary: Presents prose poetry teachings of the prophet Almustafa.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 1985

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 811.52 GIB

GIBRAN, KAHLIL.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1974

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 892.7 GIB

Gibran, Kahlil

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: A. A. Knopf 1960

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Gibran, Kahlil

Summary: "Originally published in 1923 by Knopf, The Prophet is a teaching fable that is essentially a little book of life for all people at all times. In it, the author explores all of life's important issues--including love, marriage, the human condition, friendship, prayer, beauty, death, and much more. This edition is especially exciting because of the inclusion of newly discovered material--over...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Publishing 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GIB

Gibran, Kahlil

Contents: The broken wings.--The voice of the master.--Thoughts and meditations.--A self-portrait.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press 1962

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 GIB

Gibran, Kahlil

Summary: A collection of the major works of the celebrated poet, artist, and mystic features an array of stories, parables, prose poems, and essays that include "The Prophet," "The Wanderer," "Jesus the Son of Man," "Spirits Rebellious," and "The Gardens of the Prophet".

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 892.715 GIB

Gibran, Kahlil

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Frog 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 892.715 GIB

Giblin, James.

Summary: Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1990

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 493.1 GIB