Rinaldi, Tom.

Summary: One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief for his back pocket. Welles kept it with him that day, and just about every day to come; it became a fixture and his signature... When the Twin Towers fell, Welles’s parents had no idea what happened to him. In the unbearable days that followed, they came to accept that he would...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2016

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Giraldi, William

Summary: "A memoir of motorcycles and muscles, of obsession and grief, and of a young man who learned how to stay alive through literature. At just forty-seven years old, William Giraldi's father was killed in a horrific motorcycle crash while racing on a country road. This tragedy, which forever altered the young Giraldi and devastated his family, provides the pulse for The Hero's Body. In the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2016

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Burns, Virginia.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Enterprise Press 1978

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Davis, Deborah

Summary: Shares the story behind the creation of Sargent's famous painting, which propelled the artist to fame but condemned his young subject to a lifetime of ridicule and self-loathing due to the work's perceived sexuality.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin Group 2003

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Woolf, Virginia

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973

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Woolf, Virginia

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1990

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Woolf, Virginia

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1990

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Woolf, Virginia

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1990

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Cowles, Virginia.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf; [distributed by Random House] 1973

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Rounding, Virginia.

Summary: A study of the marriage of the last Russian tsar and tsarina offers psychological insights into their relationship and covers the Empress's ill health, their relationship with confidante Ania Vyrubova, and their reliance on the infamous Rasputin.

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012

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Rounding, Virginia.

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2007

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Langston-George, Rebecca

Summary: "An action-packed graphic novel about Virginia Hall, known as one of the most courageous spies of World War II. In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany's Nazi regime expanded into neighboring European countries, committing horrific crimes against Jewish people and other groups. Enter: Virginia Hall. Born on a small Maryland farm, this brilliant woman's worldly ambitions led her to a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023

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Loh-Hagan, Virginia

Summary: "The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Larry "Seven Fingers" Itliong, a Filipino American labor organizer, in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps children develop word recognition and reading skills. The series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions including immigrants and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2022

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Loh-Hagan, Virginia

Summary: "Who were history's most creative artists? Who was voted 'Best Visionary?' In the History's Yearbook series, readers will learn about the amazing and diverse women in history. In Girl Artists, readers will discover and rediscover their favorite heroines and learn about top women artists who have made an impact. Each book in this series is written at a higher maturity level using considerate...

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Publisher / Publication Date: [Cherry Lake Publishing] 2019

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Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk.

Summary: Virginia and her brother are never allowed to pick first from the donation boxes at church because their father is the priest, and she is heartbroken when another girl gets the beautiful coat that she covets. Based on the author's memories of life on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2011

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Summary: Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Forrester, Viviane.

Summary: Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt award for biography, this remarkable portrait sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's relationships with her family and friends and how they shaped her work. Forrester's biography draws on revelations about the author that often remain buried and carefully applies them to a narrative of her development and influence. Virginia Woolf: A Portrait blends...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2015

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Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk.

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1995

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Burgan, Michael

Summary: What would you do with a billion dollars? This question gets a definitive answer from billionaire Richard Branson: do everything! Born into a wealthy family in London, Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor student. Still, his knack for business started early with a successful parakeet-breeding enterprise at age 11. The charismatic entrepreneur launched his first major business, Virgin...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2015

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Audubon, John James

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Publisher / Publication Date: distributed by Harrison House 1985

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Midorikawa, Emily

Summary: Male literary friendships are the stuff of legend, but the world's most celebrated female authors are usually mythologized as solitary eccentrics or isolated geniuses. Friends Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney prove this wrong, thanks to their investigations into a wealth of surprising collaborations, such as the friendships between George Eliot and Harriet Beecher Stowe or Virginia...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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