Ditchfield, Christin

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1976

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 361.37 DIT

Ditchfield, Christin.

Summary: Describes what freedom of speech is, how and why it is guaranteed in the United States, how it is expressed, what its limits are, what censorship is, and what some of the surrounding debates are.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1976

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73 DIT

Beckner, Chrisanne.

Contents: Crispus Attucks -- Benjamin Banneker -- Elizabeth Freeman -- Phillis Wheatley -- Paul Cuffe -- Richard Allen -- James Forten -- Samuel E. Cornish and John Russwurm -- Dred Scott -- Sojourner Truth -- Nat Turner -- Martin R. Delany -- Henry H. Garnet -- Frederick Douglass -- Harriet Tubman -- Henry McNeal Turner -- P.B.S. Pinchback -- Robert Smalls -- Elijah McCoy -- Lewis Howard Latimer --...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bluewood Books 1995

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J 973.04

Hynde, Chrissie

Summary: Pretenders singer/songwriter Chrissie Hynde tells exactly where she came from and what her crooked, winding path to stardom entailed. Her All-American upbringing in Akron, Ohio, a child of postwar power and prosperity. Her soul's capture, along with tens of millions of her generation, by the gods of sixties rock who came through Cleveland -- Mitch Ryder, David Bowie, Jeff Back, Paul...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HYNDE, CHRISSIE HYN

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B HYNDE HYN

Paul, Christi.

Summary: The television news anchor recalls how her faith helped her rebuild her life after being in an abusive marriage, and provides advice for others in similar circumstances.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PAUL, CHRISTI PAU

Durán, Cristina

Summary: "A narrative, in graphic novel format, following Cristina Durán and Miguel Ángel Giner Bou as they rebuild and reinvent themselves after their daughter Laia is born with cerebral palsy. Their story continues through the arduous process of adopting their second daughter, Selam, from Ethiopia"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Mundi 2021

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 920 DUR

Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe

Summary: A mesmerizing biography of the brilliant and eccentric medical innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded the country's most famous museum of medical oddities. Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools-or even wash his hands. This was the world of medicine when Thomas Dent Mütter began his trailblazing career as a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUTTER, THOMAS D APT

Desroches-Noblecourt, Christiane

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New York Graphic Society 1963

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932.01 DES

Moratao, Cristina

Summary: "An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MONTEZ, LOLA MOR

Brennan, Kristine

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2001

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB HILLARY BRE

Tate, Christie

Summary: A top law school graduate struggling with suicidal thoughts and an eating disorder describes her reluctant participation in a therapeutic support group that taught her the meaning of human connection and intimacy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TAT

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TATE, CHRISTIE TAT

Christie, Agatha

Summary: "In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a ten-month voyage around the world. Her husband, Archibald Christie, had been invited to join a trade mission to promote the British Empire Exhibition, and Christie was determined to go with him. It was a life-changing decision for the young novelist, a true voyage of discovery that would inspire her future writing for years to come. Placing her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 CHR

McDonnell, Christine

Summary: Relates the story of social activist Kip Tiernan and her efforts to open Rosie's Place, the nation's first homeless shelter for women, in Boston.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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

Day, Christine

Summary: "A biography of Maria Tallchief, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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

Rose, Christine

Contents: v. 1. Abstracts of land bounty files for surname Rose.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rose Family Association 1987

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 ROSE Rose

De Stefano, Cristina

Summary: A landmark biography of the most famous Italian journalist of the twentieth century, an inspiring and often controversial woman who defied the codes of reportage and established the "La Fallaci" style of interview. "A landmark biography of the inspiring and controversial journalist who defied the codes of reportage and established the 'La Fallaci' style of interview. Oriana Fallaci is known for...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FALLACI, ORIANA DES

Watson, Christie

Summary: "A memoir about the experiences of a nurse in London, focusing on the overlooked importance of kindness and compassion"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WATSON, CHRISTIE WAT

Björk, Christina

Summary: A little girl visits the home and garden of Claude Monet at Giverny, France, and learns about the artist's paintings and his life. The illustrations include photographs of the painter and his family as well as examples of his work.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: R. & S. Books 1987

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 759.44 BJO

Lamb, Christina.

Summary: Once considered an idyllic place to live, the beautiful land of Eastern Zimbabwe turned into a bloody battleground and center of a violent campaign in August 2002. One morning, white farmer Nigel Hough came face-to-face with a crowd of black war veterans at his gates, who demanded that he hand over his homestead or he would be killed. To his shock, he saw that the leader of this mob was his...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lawrence Hill Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968.91051 LAM

Tosi, Christina

Summary: "Dessert connects us heart-to-heart like almost nothing else. It brings us together in good times and bad, celebration and solace. It marks big and small milestones and creates memories of comfort and joy. And Christina Tosi, the founder and CEO of Milk Bar, believes it can save the world. Does the combination of sugar, flour, and butter have some magical ability to fix all the craziness of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 TOS

Tate, Christie

Summary: Reflects on the author's lifelong struggles to sustain female friendship and how the return of an old friend helped her explore the reasons she has avoided attachment.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TATE, CHRISTIE TAT

Hunger, Christina

Summary: A true story and simple guide to teaching a dog to talk from a speech-language pathologist who has taught her dog to communicate using simple paw-sized buttons associated with different words. When speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger first came home with her puppy, Stella, it didn't take long for her to start drawing connections between her job and her new pet. During the day, she...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.59 HUN

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.59 HUN

Soontornvat, Christina

Summary: Senator Tammy Duckworth has logged a long list of "firsts" during her tenure as the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, including being the first woman with a disability to serve in the House and Senate. But while she dreamed of serving her country from a young age, Tammy's path was not without its challenges. In this dramatic account, award-winning creators Christina Soontornvat and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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