Cutright, Patricia J.

Summary: "Twelve biographies of Indigenous women who, as modern-day warriors, have infused their communities with strength and leadership. The women overcame unimaginable hardships--racial and gender discrimination, abuse, and extreme poverty--only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education, and community activism"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 7th Generation Native Voices 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 CUT

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 973 CUT

Martin, Linette.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 Martin

Lynette, Rachel.

Summary: "Two friends learn to write letters to a classmate who has moved away"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.6 LYN

Lagnado, Lucette.

Summary: Lagnado re-creates the cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years between World War II and Nasser's rise to power. Her father, Leon, was a boulevardier who conducted business in his signature white sharkskin suit on the elegant terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, and later, in the cozy, dark bar of the Nile Hilton. But with the fall of King Farouk, Leon and his family lose everything. As streets are...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LAG

Lynette, Rachel.

Summary: Discusses piranha anatomy, behavior, hunting practices, diet, habitat, and threats they face from humans.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kidhaven Press 2004

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 597 LYN

Lourie, Peter

Summary: A riveting adventure biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the pioneer of polar exploration, with a focus on his harrowing three-year journey to the top of the world. A celebrity among the ranks of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton at the turn of the twentieth century, Fridtjof Nansen contributed tremendous amounts of new information to our knowledge about the Arctic. At a time when the North Pole was...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019

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

Rice, Lynette

Summary: "The first inside story of one of TV's most popular and beloved dramas, Grey's Anatomy. More than 15 years after its premiere, Grey's Anatomy remains one of the most beloved dramas on television and ABC's most important property. It continues to win its time slot and has ranked in the Top 20 most watched shows in primetime for most of its 17-season run. It currently averages more than 9 million...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 RIC

Lynette, Rachel.

Summary: "After school, two friends Ben and Bailey, learn about writing book reports"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808 LYN

Lourie, Bruce.

Summary: There are over 80,000 synthetic chemicals in commerce today, including hormone-disrupting phthalates and air pollutants. Smith and Lourie prove how easily our bodies absorb these chemicals from the foods we eat, the air we breathe, and the products we smear on our skin-- day after day. Then they give us the good news about what is in our control and the steps we can take for reducing our toxic...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 LOU

Lycett, Andrew.

Summary: In this authoritative, fresh, and compelling account of the extraordinary life and enduring work of Dylan Thomas, author of 'Under Milk Wood, A Child's Christmas in Wales, Adventures in the Skin Trade, Portrait of the Artist As a Young Dog', and numerous poems and stories, Andrew Lycett peels back the layers of story that have accumulated around this extraordinarily talented writer, one of the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THOMAS, DYLAN LYC

Louie, Rebecca.

Summary: You may think you need a big yard to compost. Think again. Compost City teaches you how to easily choose and care for a compost system that fits perfectly into your (tiny) space, (busy) schedule, and (multifaceted) lifestyle. Whether you live in a cramped apartment or a sprawling town house, or you dream of composting in a shared space with a group of friends or colleagues, Compost City...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roost Books 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 LOU

Läuger, Louie

Summary: "A lively, informative, and engaging guide to gender by an author-illustrator who helps readers understand the multiplicity of answers to "what even is gender?""--

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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.3 LAU

Lycett, Andrew.

Summary: A biography of the creator of Sherlock Holmes shows how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, beginning as a small-town doctor, became a friend to the famous, a celebrated writer, and a psychic investigator.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN LYC

Louvish, Simon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LOU

Louvish, Simon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEST, MAE LOU

Bolick, Kate

Summary: On its 150th anniversary, four acclaimed authors offer personal reflections on their lifelong engagement with Louisa May Alcott's classic novel of girlhood and growing up. For the 150th anniversary of the publication of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Kate Bolick, Jenny Zhang, Carmen Maria Machado, and Jane Smiley explore their strong lifelong personal engagement with Alcott's novel--what it...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.4 BOL

Matalon Lagnado, Lucette.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5405 LAG

Jaggar, Louisa

Summary: "The true story of James Herman Banning, the first African American pilot to fly across the United States"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2021

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BAN

Lim, Louisa.

Summary: "Despite its emergence from backward isolation into a dynamic world economic power, a quarter-century after the People's Army crushed unarmed protestors--labeled anti-revolutionaries--in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, the defining event of China's modern history remains buried. Memory is dangerous in a country built to function on national amnesia. A single act of public remembrance might...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford Univ Pr 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.05 LIM