Glaude, Eddie S.
Summary: "A powerful polemic on the state of black America that savages the idea of a post-racial society America's great promise of equality has always rung hollow in the ears of African Americans. But today the situation has grown even more dire. From the murders of black youth by the police, to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, to the disaster visited upon poor and middle-class black...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 GLAPurple, Edwin R. (Edwin Ruthven)
Summary: "Between 1875 and 1879, Edwin Purple contributed several articles to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record on the first three or four generations of some of the ancient families of New York. Those articles, collected in this volume, feature the surnames Van Schaick, Siecken, Tymens, Brevoort, Varleth, Gouverneur, and those of other ancient and allied families. This volume also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2013
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.37471 PURParachini, Jodie
Summary: "A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BURPeddie, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sutton Publishing 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937.04 PEDHuffman, Eddie
Summary: In "John Prine," Eddie Huffman traces the long arc of Prine's musical career, beginning with his early, seemingly effortless successes, which led paradoxically not to stardom but to a rich and varied career writing songs that other people have made famous. He recounts the stories, many of them humorous, behind Prine's best-known songs and discusses all of Prine's albums as he explores the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Texas Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PRINE, JOHN HUFJolicoeur, Claude
Summary: All around the world, the public's taste for fermented cider has been growing more rapidly than at any time in the past 150 years. At its best, cider is a pure, healthy beverage that reflects both the skill of the cider maker and the quality of the fruit that's used to make it. And with the growing interest in locally grown and artisan foods, many new cideries are springing up all over North...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2013
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Summary: Most people think that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 meant that schools were integrated with deliberate speed. But the children of Prince Edward County located in Farmville, Virginia, who were prohibited from attending formal schools for five years knew differently, including Yolanda. Told by Yolanda Gladden herself, cowritten by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli and with illustrations by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GLALaufe, Abe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Funk & Wagnalls 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.81 LAULande, Nathaniel.
Contents: The Revolutionary War -- The War of 1812 -- The Mexican War -- The Civil War -- The Spanish-American War -- World War I -- World War II -- The cold war and the Korean War -- The Vietnam War -- The Gulf War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4333 LANSteele, Claude.
Summary: "In Whistling Vivaldi, renowned social psychologist Claude M. Steele addresses one of the most perplexing social issues of our time: the trend of minority underperformance in higher education. With strong evidence showing that the problem involves more than weaker skills, Steele explores other explanations. Here he presents an insider's look at his research and details his groundbreaking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.385 STEAdler, Laure.
Summary: A selection of sixty powerfully seductive women, from Biblical times to the present day, featuring mythical and real heroines. The most memorable stories throughout history feature a powerful, seductive woman who has an irresistible hold over the man in her life. The alluring Cleopatra, like Helen of Troy, inspired lovers to the battlefield in a brave display of loyalty. Eve and Pandora...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704 ADLMcCoy, Edain
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3 MCCBaudez, Claude.
Summary: Translation of Les cites perdues des Mayas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.81 BAUSpalding, Maddie
Summary: "The Everglades are unique among the national parks for their warm wetlands. Everglades National Park explores the park, including its geology, plant and animal life, the peoples who have called it home, and its main attractions. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject." -- Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.79 NATMcCoy, Edain
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for astral projection techniques, including travelling to different times and eras, reuniting with departed loved ones, and receiving direction from spirit guides.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.9 MCCMonet, Claude
Summary: A comprehensive catalog highlights the artist's career with examples of his paintings from every period, drawings and pastels, and a year-by-year chronology of his life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 1995
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.44 MONMonet, Claude
Summary: Discusses Monet's career, and shows his paintings of the water lily pond in his garden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Lane 1991
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Publisher / Publication Date: Payette Radio 1969
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3714 PEROlson, Elsie
Summary: This title explores tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Engineering field. Accompanying the main text are activities from a mini flashlight to a test-and-fly glider. These crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J507.8 OLSSmith, Zadie
Summary: "Since she burst spectacularly into view with her debut novel, White Teeth, almost two decades ago, Zadie Smith has established herself not just as one of the world's preeminent fiction writers, but also as a brilliant and singular essayist. She contributes regularly to The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books on a range of subjects, and each piece of hers is a literary event in its own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 824 SMIBarlow, Maude.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.91 BAROlson, Elsie
Summary: This title explores tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Biology field. Accompanying the main text are activities from paper flower seeds to a microbe garden. These crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J507.8 OLSRobertson, Sadie
Summary: "Are you tired of the struggle? Tired of fear, loneliness, anxiety, and not knowing who you are or what you're meant to do? You don't have to struggle anymore! In [this book], bestselling author and star of Dancing with the Stars Sadie Robertson shares her story of overcoming anxiety and fear. Sadie battled insecurity, comparison, and isolation -- just like so many of us do. And she went on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2018
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Summary: "This book, written by a front-of-the-pack distance runner who is also a sport psychologist and coach, uses case studies of elite and average runners and detailed guidance (including exercises, worksheets, etc.) to help the reader develop and foster the mental training skills required for success in ultrarunning"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021