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Willis, Deborah

Summary: Though both the Union and Confederate armies excluded African American men from their initial calls to arms, many of the men who eventually served were black. Simultaneously, photography culture blossomed--marking the Civil War as the first conflict to be extensively documented through photographs. In The Black Civil War Soldier, Deb Willis explores the crucial role of photography in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 WIL

Cunningham, Noble E.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bedford/St. Martin's 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.46 CUN

Yang, Xiong

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Publisher / Publication Date: State University of New York Press 1994

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Pincus, Steven C. A.

Contents: The unmaking of a revolution -- Rethinking revolutions -- Going Dutch: English society in 1685 -- English politics at the accession of James II -- The ideology of Catholic modernity -- The practice of Catholic modernity -- Resistance to Catholic modernity -- Popular revolution -- Violent revolution -- Divisive revolution -- Revolution in foreign policy -- Revolution in political economy --...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.2 PIN

Van Tyne, Claude Halstead

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: B. Franklin 1970

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 973.314 Van T

Summary: The increasing representation of trans identity throughout art and popular culture in recent years has been nothing if not paradoxical. Trans visibility is touted as a sign of a liberal society, but it has coincided with a political moment marked both by heightened violence against trans people (especially trans women of color) and by the suppression of trans rights under civil law. 'Trap Door'...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 TRA

Gleisner, Jenna Lee

Summary: "In Water Spiders, young readers will learn about the physical features and characteristics of water spiders. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn about this type of spider."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bullfrog Books 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.4 GLE

Numeroff, Laura Joffe.

Summary: Chaos might ensue if you were to give a dog a donut.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NUM

Summary: Although demeaning and offensive racial stereotypes were pervasive in popular media of every kind during the 20th century, most observers would agree that the media is much more sensitive to representations of race today. But the pernicious effects of that stereotyping live on in the new racism arising from disparities in the treatment of stories involving whites and people of color in a...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007

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Summary: Categorizing others is a part of human nature, and even as infants we divide the world into two groups-male and female-to help organize our reality. But when these stereotypes are used to make assumptions about a person's character and value, they become gender bias or outright sexism. This program illustrates some of the commercial, cultural, psychological, and sociological forces that have...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007

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Harris, C. S.

Summary: Sebastian St. Cyr finds himself in the realm of international intrigue when he investigates the murder of a foreign office diplomat--a murder his reluctant bride-to-be, Hero Jarvis, knows something about. Set in Regency London: July, 1812.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Obsidian 2011

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAR

Summary: The adventures of pirate Captain Long John Silver and the men of the Faithful as they guard their piece of the Spanish Main and enjoy time ashore.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Platinum Disc 2004

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ADV

Belleville, Bill

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Florida 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 BEL

Simmons, Glen.

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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Florida 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.939 SIM

West, Patsy

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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Florida 1998

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.9759 WES

Kottler, Jeffrey A.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass Publishers 1994

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 KOT

Honders, Christine

Summary: It's impossible to know exactly what other people are thinking, but if a person has perspective, it can be much easier to have an idea of those thoughts. This volume introduces students to the idea of perspective-taking, or seeing things from another person's point of view. Students will learn that perspective-taking can help them build better relationships with friends and family. They will be...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 302 HON

Roman, Carole P.

Summary: "Join Carole P. Roman when she blasts off to colonize the planet Mars, in the newest book of her informative series. Learn about how life would be living on the Red Planet. Travel to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system. Look into the sky and watch Phobos and Deimos, Mars' two moons. Discover what you would wear, and how the seasons change. See Mars through the eyes of an...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Space Roman

McAneney, Caitie

Summary: "We live in a diverse world, full of people who look different from each other, believe in different things, and have different customs and abilities. This book dives into the important social and emotional learning skill of appreciating diversity, which is a part of the larger core concept of social awareness. Readers will learn how to recognize, accept, and celebrate the differences between...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 MCA

Morlock, Rachael

Summary: Every day, young people make large and small decisions that affect them and the people around them. Evaluating consequences is a critical step in good decision making at any age. Readers will explore strategies for identifying and weighing their options before making a decision. They will be encouraged to look ahead, imagine the consequences of different actions, take the perspective of others,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

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Zanini De Vita, Oretta

Summary: The long story of pasta in Italy is told through its great variety of shapes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.822 Zanini De Vita

Guthman, Julie.

Summary: This book takes on the "obesity epidemic," challenging many widely held assumptions about its causes and consequences. The author examines fatness and its relationship to health outcomes to ask if our efforts to prevent "obesity" are sensible, efficacious, or ethical. She also focuses the lens of obesity on the broader food system to understand why we produce cheap, over-processed food, as well...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.196 GUT

Nestle, Marion.

Summary: "Marion Nestle, author of the critically acclaimed Food Politics, argues that ensuring safe food involves more than washing hands or cooking food to higher temperatures. It involves politics. When it comes to food safety, billions of dollars are at stake, and industry, government, and consumers collide over issues of values, economics, and political power--and not always in the public interest....

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.8 NES

Nestle, Marion.

Summary: Synopsis: How does the food industry influence what we eat and, therefore, our health? What are the food industry's marketing methods and what is its relationship to the political system? What can be said about its use of political power to achieve profit goals? A bold, unprecedented behind-the-scenes expose of one of America's biggest and most powerful industries.

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.85 NES

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