Katin, Miriam
Summary: "A stunning memoir of a mother and daughter's survival in WWII and their subsequent lifelong struggle with faith. In this captivating and elegantly illustrated graphic memoir, Miriam Katin retells the story of her and her mother's escape on foot from the Nazi invasion of Budapest. With her father off fighting for the Hungarian army and the German troops quickly approaching, Katin and her mother...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn and Quarterly 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KATWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Summary: Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 973.09 PASPastan, Amy.
Summary: Recounts the story of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life and accomplishments, and his impact on American history and culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINPastan, Amy
Summary: Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 PASPastan, Amy.
Summary: Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 PASBaiev, Khassan.
Summary: Dr. Khassan Baiev describes his experiences after leaving a promising surgical career in Moscow in 1994 to provide medical services to the people of Chechnya which was under attack by Russian troops, discussing how he managed with poor facilities and few supplies, as well as the constant threat of execution by the Russians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAIEV, KHASSAN BAIHeuer, Karsten.
Summary: In April 2003, newlyweds Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison embarked on a five-month research journey to migrate more than 2,000 miles with a herd of 120,000 Porcupine Caribou.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.658 HEUKastor, Deena
Summary: "From an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women's marathon and half-marathon, a lyrical, inspirational memoir on how harnessing the power of the mind can unlock hidden potential. Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college. Her competitive method--run as hard as possible, all the time--brought her to the brink of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KASTOR, DEENA KASAppelt, Kathi
Summary: A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB JOH APPAslan, Reza
Summary: "The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Zealot recounts the spellbinding tale of an unrecognized American martyr for democracy. As a student of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton, Howard Baskerville was aflame not only with the gospel of Jesus, but with the Wilsonian gospel that constitutional democracy is the birthright of all nations. Rather than become a small-town minister like his father in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BASKERVILLE, HOWARD ASLKazan, Elia.
Contents: Beginnings, 1925-1941 -- Broadway, 1942-1949 -- Filmmaker, 1950-1953 -- Independence, 1954-1957 -- Theatre again, 1957-1961 -- Writer, 1962-1969 -- Later years, 1970-1988.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 KAZKates, Gary
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 944.034 KATEaston, Marilyn
Summary: "Make yourself heard--on and off the bench. Whether you spend your days arguing your case at work, fighting gender discrimination, or raising the next generation of dissenters, call an adjournment and ask yourself, "What would RBG do?" Grab your collar and get motivated to change the world with words of inspirational wit and wisdom from Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg"--Back...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 EASPoskitt, Kjartan
Summary: Shares the life story of the famous escape artist, including his immigrant origins, how he began his career doing card tricks for extra cash, and how he became the world's most well-known magician.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: "Follow the 14th Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: J 921 DALKlengel, Katja
Summary: Cartoonist Katja Klengel tackles the subjects that have shaped her life: from body shaming to the exploration of female sexuality, from the representation of women in the media, and the social pressure on women who have not yet started a family all with a sense of humor, an open heart, and an unsparing candor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archaia 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 KLEKirkwood, Kathlyn J.
Summary: This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday tobecome a national holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIRBolton-Fasman, Judy
Summary: ,"Judy Bolton-Fasman's fascinating saga, "Asylum : a memoir of family secrets," recounts the search for answers to the mysteries embedded in the lives of her Cuban-born mother, Matilde Alboukrek Bolton, and her elusive, Yale-educated father, K. Harold Bolton"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mandel Vilar Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BOLTON-FASMAN, JUDY BOLMarton, Kati.
Summary: "This astonishing real-life spy thriller, filled with danger, misplaced loyalties, betrayal, treachery, and pure evil, with a plot twist worthy of John le Carre, is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us to. True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FIELD, NOEL HAVILAND MARAslan, Reza.
Summary: Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived: first-century Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic fervor. Scores of Jewish prophets, preachers, and would-be messiahs wandered through the Holy Land, bearing messages from God. This was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 232.901 ASLTylevich, Katya
Summary: "From Drugstore Cowboy to Elephant, Milk and Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant's films have captured the imagination of more than one generation. Alongside his filmaking, however, Van Sant is also an artist, photographer and writer. Based on a series of completely new and exclusive interviews, this book provides a personal insight into how Van Sant successfully approaches these different and very...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laurence King Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4302 TYLPelta, Kathy.
Summary: A biography of Christopher Columbus with emphasis on how historians have worked and are still working to find out the truth about his life and discoveries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner 1991
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB COL PELGriffin, Kathy
Summary: Writing with her trademark wit, the feisty comic settles a few old scores, celebrates the friends and mentors who helped her claw her way to the top, and shares insider gossip about celebrity behavior--the good, the bad, and the very ugly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2009