Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri
Summary: "The Nazi Spy Ring in America explores the operations and downfall of spy networks of the German Abwehr that operated in New York between 1935 and 1938 to steal military technology and map American defenses. The arrest and prosecution of four members of the ring was a high-profile case that caused a national sensation because it had all the trappings of fiction such as fast cars, louche...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Georgetown University Press 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 JEFRhodes, James
Summary: "Open your mind to some of the most breathtaking and magnificent pieces of music ever created, and find out why the rebels and revolutionaries who wrote them are responsible for every track on your phone today. Discover their backstories and how each one shaped and defined classical music. Learn about the structure of an orchestra, the language of music, and the history of musical periods. With...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 RHOSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAURhodes, James Ford
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 RhodeSummary: Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama, and continued to farm the land until the late 1920s when he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 80s, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, devising his visual language to depict his memories of slavery and scenes of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BILJeffreys, Daniel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fromm International 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 JEFJeffreys, Diarmuid.
Summary: Americans take millions of aspirin each year, little dreaming that the seemingly ordinary pill is one of the most amazing creations in medical history. Aspirin is a drug so astonishingly versatile that it can relieve your headache, ease your aching limbs, lower your temperature, and treat some of the deadliest human diseases, preventing everything from heart attacks to cancer to strokes. And...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.783 JEFSones, Sonya.
Summary: "I Feel Bad About My Neck meets Elizabeth Berg in celebrated YA novelist Sonya Sones's first adult novel, weaving together a seamless narrative in free verse--a funny, fierce and piercingly honest coming-of-middle-age story about falling apart and putting yourself back together"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Paperbacks 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SONSummary: Words from a Bear gives a thorough survey of Momaday's most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV N.SCJonnes, Jill
Summary: Presents a compelling account of the Eiffel Tower's creation and a superb portrait of Belle Epoque France. As Gustave Eiffel held court that summer atop his one-thousand-foot tower, a remarkable host of artists and personalities--Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Gauguin, Whistler, and Edison--traveled to Paris and the Exposition Universelle (1889 World's Fair) to mingle and make their mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 907.4 JONMones, Nicole
Summary: A romance in China between a white American woman and a Chinese scientist. The heroine is Alice who works in China as a translator. She joins an expedition of which he is part and together they search for the remains of the Peking Man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MONJeffress, Robert
Summary: "If any of us learned we were going to move to a foreign country, we'd do everything we could to learn about that place so that we'd be prepared when moving day arrived. As Christians, we know some day we will leave our familiar country and be united with God in heaven. And yet many of us know very little about this place called heaven. In this enlightening book, bestselling author Dr. Robert...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BakerBooks, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 236 JEFJoyes, Claire.
Summary: One of the most influential painters of modern times, Claude Monet lived for half his life in the famous house at Giverny. It was after moving here in 1883 with his future second wife, Alice Hoschede, and their eight children that Monet's work finally achieved recognition. His growing success meant that he was able to indulge his passion for comfort and good living. Family meals, special...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5944 JOYJobes, Cecily
Summary: Its time to play. This book allows readers to follow an engaging narrator through their playtime, from playing with the family dog to playing with a friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Powerkids Press 2017
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Summary: The Civil war diaries and letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes. All For the Union is the eloquent and moving diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, who enlisted into the Union Army as a private in 1861 and left it four years later as a 23-year-old lieutenant colonel after fighting hard and honorably in battles from Bull Run to Appomattox.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7445 RHOJaffrey, Madhur
Summary: Contains over six hundred recipes from around the world for vegetarian dishes, grouped in the categories of dried beans, dried peas, lentils, and nuts; vegetables; grains; dairy; soups, salads, and drinks; and sauces and added flavorings. Includes information on preparation, storage, and cooking techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 JAFColes, Janet.
Summary: A practical and inspirational guide to beads and jewelry making.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.582 COLJonnes, Jill
Summary: A chronicle of scientific history recounts the race among inventor Thomas Edison, eccentric genius Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, a tough entrepreneur and powerful empire builder, to bring electricity to the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.3 JONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Eng JonnesJonnes, Jill
Summary: Nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cityscapes, living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four fifths of Americans live in or near cities, surrounded by millions of trees, urban forests containing hundreds of species. Despite the ubiquity and familiarity of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 JONJaffrey, Madhur
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5954 JAFBones, Frances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collector Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 739.23 BONSummary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AUDSummary: The Grinch tries to ruin Christmas for the Whos in Whoville, but when he is outsmarted by little Cindy Lou Who he comes to see the true meaning of Christmas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HOWWOLFE, TONES.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987