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Summary: "A groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Israel by award-winning author Ethan Michaeli, who documents the nation at its most volatile moment by weaving together the personal histories of Holocaust survivors, tech millionaires, Torah scholars, Ethiopian Prisoners of Zion, Russian emigres, West Bank settlers, and Palestinians"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.694 MICCohan, George M. (George Michael)
Summary: Presents the complete text of this patriotic song that was written for a Broadway musical, chronicles the history of the American flag, and recounts the life of the song's composer, George M. Cohan. Includes instructions for making a flag wind sock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When the shadows grow long in Waterdeep and the fireplace in the taproom of the Yawning Portal dims to a deep crimson glow, adventurers from across the Forgotten Realms, and even from other worlds, spin tales and spread rumors of dark dungeons and lost treasures. Within this tome are seven of the most compelling dungeons from the 40+ year history of Dungeons & Dragons. Some are classics that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wizards of the Coast 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 793.93 TALWithers, Ernest C.
Summary: "Ernest C. Withers was one of the most prominent African-American photographers during the civil rights years. During the course of his work, he took thousands photographs that document the Movement--from the Emmett Till trial in 1955 to the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. What set his work apart was that he goes beyond the political struggles to show the human face of Movement....
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Publisher / Publication Date: CityFiles Press 2019
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 323.1196 WITSummary: To mark its 100-year anniversary, the American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman to bring together many of our greatest living writers, each contributing an original piece inspired by a historic ACLU case. On January 19, 1920, a small group of idealists and visionaries, including Helen Keller, Jane Addams, Roger Baldwin, and Crystal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.06 FIGCahan, Richard
Summary: The world was in ruin at the end of World War II: from the Blitz in London to the aftermath of the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A small group of Army soldiers witnessed it all. They photographed Germany's last push, the Battle of the Bulge, and they rode into Germany to witness unimagined destruction. They documented the Burma Road, which opened Mainland China to supplies, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CityFiles Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 CAHMichaelis, David
Summary: Prizewinning bestselling author David Michaelis presents a breakthrough portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, America's longest-serving First Lady, an avatar of democracy whose ever-expanding agency as diplomat, activist, and humanitarian made her one of the world's most widely admired and influential women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR MICCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ROOSEVELT MICWeissman, Michaele
Summary: "When the author's Latvia-born husband, John, opens a company marketing rye bread, the author embarks on a European journey in search of John's origins, excavating poignant stories of war, privation, and resilience"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEISSMAN, MICHAELE WEISummary: "In the late 1930s, the federal government embarked on an unusual project. As a part of the Works Progress Administration's efforts to give jobs to unemployed Americans, government workers tracked down 3,000 men and women who had been enslaved before and during the Civil War. The workers asked them probing questions about slave life. What did they think about their slaveholders? What songs did...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CityFiles Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 RIVMichaelis, Arno
Summary: Documents the story of the unlikely and powerful friendship between a Sikh and a former white supremacist in the aftermath of Wade Michael Page's murderous 2012 attack on a Wisconsin Sikh Temple, describing how they launched the Serve 2 Unite organization to promote community inclusion and fight hate crimes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MICMichaelis, David.
Summary: A portrait of the late creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip evaluates how his career was shaped by his midwestern working-class origins, family losses, and wartime experiences, offering insight into how familiar storylines closely reflected Schulz's private life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.5092 MICCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCHULZ, CHARLES MichaelisTian
Summary: "Year of the Rabbit tells the true story of one family's desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seizes power in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Immediately after declaring victory in the war, they set about evacuating the country's major cities with the brutal ruthlessness and disregard for humanity that characterized the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TIAMichel
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crescent Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 MichaelDePrince, Michaela
Summary: "At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR RED DEPBillioud, Jean-Michel
Summary: "Records smashed ... incredible athletic feats ... Medals won ... The top 40 Olympic athletes of all time are here! In this fun, fact-packed book from the 40 Inspiring Icons series, learn how these athletic stars became the best in the world."--Amazon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.092 BILBoritzer, Etan
Summary: For children, an exploration of major world religions, people's yearnings for understanding of God and how people's need for each other can be met through faith and trust in each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 291.211 BORBresnahan, Michaeline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: S. Greene Press/Pelham Books 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.478 BREThomas, Etan
Summary: "This volume will be an inspiration for many different people: sports junkies; young readers who need words of encouragement from their favorite athletes; parents seeking positive messages for their children; activists who want to hear athletes using their voices to address social justice; and schools that need motivational material for their students. Featuring interviews by former NBA player...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Akashic Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 THONoroc, Mihaela
Summary: Noroc has journeyed through more than fifty countries to celebrate the diversity of this fascinating world. This volume contains photographs of five hundred women, from tribes, conservative communities, and modern cities. Most were struggling and working hard, and were facing discrimination as women. But through it all they were shining with dignity, strength, and beauty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 NORTartaglia, Michela
Summary: "From rising Seattle chef Michela Tartaglia comes a collection of seasonal recipes that showcase the best of Northwest seafood, produce and meat in creative, delicious pasta dishes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5945 TARSummary: In this coming of age documentary, four friends on the autism spectrum who have bonded through humor and performed as the comedy troupe "Asperger's Are Us" will prepare for one final, ambitious show before going their separate ways.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ASPWoollvin, Bethan
Summary: "The prisoner of an evil witch, Rapunzel lives all alone in a tall, dark tower. If she ever escapes, the witch will put a terrible curse her. But is Rapunzel frightened? Oh no, not she!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WOORyan, Muchael
Summary: Join intrepid chefs Michael Ryan and Luke Burgess on the best sort of culinary adventure - one that could happen only in Tokyo. From daybreak to late night, discover the creative people and compelling stories behind the restaurants, bars and tea houses of the world's most exciting food destination. This is a book as much for people travelling to the city as it is for those with an appreciation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hardie Grant Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.2135 RYAMichelli, Dena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1997