Moore, Kimberly C.
Summary: This book is a behind-the-scenes look at the bizarre crime of astronaut Lisa Nowak, who drove 900 miles to intercept and confront her romantic rival in an airport parking lot--allegedly using diapers on the trip so she wouldn't have to stop. This is a riveting journey inside the high-pressure world of one of America's most elite agencies and the life of one beleaguered astronaut.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Florida 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.15 MOOKalish, Mildred Armstrong.
Summary: Mildred Armstrong Kalish's "Little Heathens" is a compelling memoir of her hardscrabble life on an Iowa farm during the 1930s. With no electricity or indoor plumbing and with little heat or money on the farm, Mildred learns to find joy in the priceless blessings of life.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 977.7 KALSummary: It is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining characteristic of our time, the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality, tracing a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: "Presents excerpts from the diary of Sarah Gillespie, a pioneer girl living in Iowa in the late 1860s"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 977.7385 HUFLoveless, Leslie A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Iowa Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 779 LOVFrazier, Ian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.1 FRAGilman, Dorothy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 GILNowak, Margaret Collingwood
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 331.88 NOWFeldstein, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Welcome Books 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.7655 BLOGolabek, Mona
Summary: The true story of Lisa Jura, one of the thousands of Jewish children who survived World War II via the Kindertransport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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Summary: "This is the true story of one man's bravery, ingenuity, and daring determination as he trekked thousands of feet up in the mountains. Readers will learn about the struggles Sven Somme endured as he eluded 900 German soldiers set out to capture him."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 CHALing, Laura
Summary: The never-before-told story of Laura Ling's capture by the North Koreans and the role her sister played in bringing about her rescue with the help of President Bill Clinton. A piercing look inside the world's most secretive nation as well as a moving tale of sisterhood and love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LINShrady, Nicholas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 725 SHRKiernan, Denise.
Summary: Looks at the valuable contributions made by the thousands of women who worked at a secret uranium-enriching facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee during World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 976.873 KIRCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom KiernanAnderson, Joan
Summary: Shortly after deciding to spend a year apart from her husband, Anderson met Joan Erikson, wife of pioneering psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, on a foggy beach on Cape Cod. The two women were at different points in their lives but struck up a friendship that helped sustain them through the challenges they faced: marital uncertainty for Anderson; the decline and imminent death of a beloved spouse for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANDERSON, JOAN ANDMowat, Farley.
Summary: Canadian author Farley Mowat chronicles his youth from 1933-1937 when he discovered the Canadian wilderness and started to take an interest in writing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOWAT, FARLEY MOWGolabek, Mona
Summary: "In pre-World War II Vienna, Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. But when enemy forces threatened the city--particularly the Jewish people that lived there--Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. They chose to send Lisa to London for safety through the Kindertransport--a rescue effort that relocated Jewish children. As Lisa yearned to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 GOLSummary: Follows the 2002 race for Mayor of Newark, N.J. between 32-year-old Cory Booker and four-term incumbent Sharpe James. Fought in Newark's neighborhoods and housing projects, the election pits the young challenger against an old style political machine.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STRSullivan, Randall
Summary: Since 1795 there have been rumors of buried treasure on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms; when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Subsequent explorers discovered a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.6 SULCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: History Wld SullivanHanson, Shelayne
Summary: "An alphabet book focusing on the Scottish Gaelic langauge and culture of Nova Scotia. Each letter of the English alphabet features a corresponding English word that relates to an aspect of Gaelic culture, an explanation of the concept or story behind the word, the equivalent word in Scottish Gaelic with phonetic pronunciation, and a full-page or two-page colour illustration."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J WLD Culture Hanson 2020Scottoline, Lisa.
Summary: The mother-daughter duo present a collection of witty, wise, and relatable stories on topics ranging from online dating to fleece as formal wear.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 818 SCOHays, Daniel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.6 HAYFerry, Beth
Summary: "What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel's Family Tree, things aren't always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides her acorn treasures beneath the shadows of the great oak trees in the forest, little does she know the role she plays in creating the very environment she forages in."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019