Calkhoven, Laurie

Summary: "Biography of American Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019

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Berg, Elizabeth.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1999

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Berg, Elizabeth

Summary: "For as long as Elizabeth can remember, she has watched her father trail after her mother, kissing her multiple times a day and holding her hand. She watched her mother smooth the lines in her father's face and pay attention to his every move, even when she was desperate for some time to herself. When her parents began to age, Elizabeth and her siblings are placed in the difficult position of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020

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Dery, Dominika.

Summary: Dominika Dery chronicles her family's struggle to survive in the years following the failed Prague Spring uprising.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.8635 DER

Dery, Mark

Summary: From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman to Lemony Snicket. Some even call him the Grandfather of Goth. But who was this man, who lived with over twenty thousand books and six cats, who roomed with Frank O'Hara at Harvard,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2018

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Duany, Ger

Summary: The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier to an international peace activist, a struggling refugee to a Hollywood actor. Sudan, 1980s: Ger Duany knew what he wanted out of life--make his family proud, play with his brothers and sisters, maybe get an education like his brother Oder suggested, and become a soldier for his people when he's old enough. But then...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World 2020

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 DUA

Kehoe, Elisabeth.

Summary: Set against the backdrop of Victorian and Edwardian society, a portrait of the three Jerome sisters--American heiresses who married into the heights of British society--spans three generations, from their parents through their children.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2004

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

Hasselbeck, Elisabeth

Summary: Traces the television personality's journey of faith as reflected by moments in her life that taught her the importance of seeing herself from God's perspective.

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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HASSELBECK, ELISABETH HAS

Van der Kiste, John.

Summary: It was said of both Teddy Roosevelt and Kaiser Wilhelm II that each wanted to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral. Show-offs are more tolerable to read about than be around, and history buffs will certainly enjoy this new biography of the ruler who, as Kaiser Bill, American doughboys went off to fight in World War I. Of course, with someone so flamboyant and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sutton 1999

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

Rol, Ruud van der.

Summary: Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight to Anne Frank and the massive upheaval which tore apart her world.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 1995

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.5318 ROL

Zijl, Annejet van der

Summary: Born to a pioneering family in Upstate New York in the late 1800s, Allene Tew was beautiful, impetuous, and frustrated by the confines of her small hometown. At eighteen, she met Tod Hostetter at a local dance, having no idea that the mercurial charmer she would impulsively wed was heir to one of the wealthiest families in America. But when he died twelve years later, Allene packed her bags for...

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Publisher / Publication Date: AmazonCrossing 2018

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Murphy, Frank D.

Summary: ""In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, 'I was there.' Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?" -Tom Hanks The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air....

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2023

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Dern, Laura

Summary: "Award-winning actresses and mother-daughter duo Laura Dern and Diane Ladd are the kind of women who draw strength from their lifelong friendships with other women, and most of all, from each other. Ever since Laura was born, the two have leaned on each other through the trials of everyday life and the tribulations that come with even the most storied Hollywood careers. They were always close,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group 2023

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Eaves, Elisabeth

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2002

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Åsbrink, Elisabeth

Summary: "Winner of the August Prize, an intricate weave of documents, substantive narrative, and emotional commentary that centers on a young Jewish refugee's friendship with the future founder of IKEA. Otto Ullman, a Jewish boy, was sent from Austria to Sweden right before the outbreak of World War II. There he became best friends with Ingvar Kamprad, who would grow up to become the founder of IKEA....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2020

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Linden, Des

Summary: April 16, 2018: the Boston Marathon. Linden was recovering from illness and questioning her running future. But as she ticked off the miles, opportunity presented itself. She tapped into her inner strength and remembered all the reasons she loved to race. Coming off Heartbeat Hill at mile 22, Linden took the lead and became the 2018 Boston Marathon champion and the first American woman to win...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023

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Dyer, Geoff.

Summary: Experiences by the author in such places as Cambodia, New Orleans, Bali, Amsterdam, Leptis Magna, South Beach, Libya, Thailand, a techno music festival in Detroit, and the Burning Man Festival, and the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2003

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Dyer, Diana.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Swan Press 2002

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Dew, Charles B.

Summary: "This unique blend of memoir and history interweaves autobiography with the history of the slave trade and the American South"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Virginia Press 2016

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Lame Deer, Archie Fire

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bear & Co. 1992

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Eder, Mari K.

Summary: "The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII-in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021

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Bader, Bonnie

Summary: An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2008

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Levy, Debbie

Summary: Traces the achievements of the celebrated Supreme Court justice through the lens of her many famous acts of civil disagreement against inequality, unfair treatment, and human rights injustice.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2016

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Dyer, Geoff.

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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 1998

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