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Summary: "Developed as the commercial hub of the Texas cotton and sugarcane industries, Houston was designed for profit, not stability. Its first residents razed swamplands into submission to construct a maze of highways and suburbs, giving the city a sprawling, centerless energy where feral cats, alligators, and poisonous snakes flourished in the bayous as storms and floods rattled coastal Texas. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.4 FIEHecht, Micah
Summary: "Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Michael Phelps began swimming at age seven at the urging of his mom. As a young boy, Michael was brimming with energy-more energy than most other kids his age-and Mrs. Phelps thought this sport could help keep him calm and focused. As Michael grew older, his skills improved, and he transformed into one of the greatest swimmers in the world, winning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithmark 1994
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 613.7046 MEHHajratwala, Minal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0491 HAJRATWALA, MINAL HAJMehta, Mira
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1990
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Summary: "Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell. Ellen is deaf and for a time she was Bell's student learning visible speech. During their lessons, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device that would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC MARNakashima, Mira.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 749.213 NAKPtacin, Mira
Summary: "A young writer travels to Maine to tell the unusual story of America's longest- running camp devoted to mysticism and the world beyond. They believed they would live forever. So begins Mira Ptacin's haunting account of the women of Camp Etna-an otherworldly community in the woods of Maine that has, since 1876, played host to generations of Spiritualists and mediums dedicated to preserving the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.9 PTAVonne, Mira
Summary: "Describes the disgusting details of the daily life on pirate ships during the Golden Age of piracy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capston imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.4 VONFirth, Henry
Summary: "Do you want to go vegan but have no idea where to start? BOSH!, the pioneers of simple, delicious plant-based cooking and the guys behind the biggest vegan video channel on the web, are here to help! BOSH!: How to Live Vegan covers all aspects of vegan living from plant-based food and wine to vegan toiletries, travel, and clothes. Henry and Ian address the benefits of veganism on our health...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 FIROjito, Mirta.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OJITO, MIRTA OJIStockman, Farah
Summary: "Shannon, Wally, and John built their lives around their place of work. Shannon, a white single mother, became the first woman to run the factory's dangerous furnaces at the Rexnord manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and was proud of producing one of the world's top brands of steel bearings. Wally, a black man known for his initiative and kindness, was promoted to become chairman of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.13 STOKalman, Maira.
Summary: Wanting to know about the real man behind the sixteenth president's legendary character, a little girl learns about Lincoln's beliefs regarding universal freedom as well as lesser-known aspects of his life, from his love of Mozart and his wife's vanilla cake to his pet dog and the way he kept notes in his stovepipe hat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINBirch, Jenna
Summary: "For a rising generation young women, the sky is the limit. Women can be anything and have everything. They are outpacing their male peers in higher education and earning the corner office at work. Smart, driven, assertive women are succeeding at just about everything they do--except romance. Why are so many men afraid to date smart women? Modern men claim to want smarts, success, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 BIRMcCarthy, Moira.
Contents: Where has my little girl gone? -- Life with mom -- Life with dad -- Communicating with your daughter -- Discipline and punishments -- Your daughter's self-image and self-esteem -- Developing emotional maturity -- Miss independent -- Your daughter's value system -- School and social issues -- Let's talk about sex (and dating) -- Risky business -- Twenty-first century issues and technology --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.133 MCCFirth, Grace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641 FIRFried, Dinah
Summary: No recipes, but an assortment of photographic interpretations of culinary moments from contemporary and classic literature. Fried pairs each place setting with the text from that book that inspired its creation. She includes food facts and anecdotes about the authors, their work, and their culinary predilections.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 FRIHirsh, Michael
Summary: At last, the everyday fighting men who were the first Americans to know the full and horrifying truth about the Holocaust share their astonishing stories. Here we meet the brave souls who--now in their eighties and nineties--have chosen at last to share their stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 HIRWilliams, Dinah (Dinah J.)
Summary: Since the beginning of recorded history, people have been mystified by UFOsunidentified flying objects. Even Christopher Columbus, on a 1492 voyage aboard the Santa Maria, was puzzled by a sight he described as a light glimmering at a great distance in the sky. While no UFOs have ever been captured or recovered, there may be startling clues to their existence left behind in places where they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.9 WILBirch, Helen
Summary: Drawn from Life offers bite-size lessons that will help anyone master the classic practice of life drawing. Over 100 pieces of art by contemporary artists illustrate fundamentals such as line, contour, and color, plus surprising and innovative techniques that will take your drawings to the next level. Showcasing a wide range of styles and methods, this is a refreshing new guide to a timeless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 BIRWilliams, Dinah (Dinah J.)
Contents: Creepy islands -- Coffins in the trees -- The Lost Colony -- Blackbeard's revenge -- Treasure Island -- She survive? -- Deadly swamps -- Terrible Tilly -- Ghost of a mansion -- Snake Island -- The Moai of Rapa Nui -- Island of the Dead -- Creepy islands around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 133.1 WILMarsh, Sarah Glenn
Summary: "The inspiring true story of Alice Ramsey, the first woman to drive a car across America in 1909."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RAMKnaster, Mirka.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 KNAPelouch, Milan
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2008