McConnell, David B. (David Barry)

Summary: A history of the state of Michigan designed for use as a junior high or high school textbook. Includes photographs, maps, artwork, and study questions.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hillsdale Educational Publishers 1989

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Summary: In sharing their stories, uses every tool available, from cutting-edge DNA research to old-school genealogical sleuthing to reveal long-buried secrets. Spanning the globe, the series compiles family trees that trace throughout the United States and Canada; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Germany, Poland, Ireland, Russia, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Deary, Terry

Summary: "Want to know: Why the vicious Vikings had names like Fat-thighs, Oaf and Stinking? Which Viking god dressed up as a woman? A genuine jester's joke? Why medieval chickens had their bottoms shaved? Discover all the facts about the Vicious Vikings and Measly Middle Ages--double the gore and more"--Page 4 of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009

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Summary: An intimate documentary portrait of underground artist Robert Crumb, whose unique drawing style and sexually and racially provocative subject matter have made him a household name in popular American art. Zwigoff candidly and colorfully delves into the details of Crumb's incredible career, as well as his past, including his family of reclusive eccentrics, some of the most remarkable people ever...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2010

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Summary: Celebrated violinist and conductor Scott Yoo crosses the country, exploring the diversity of American musicians, cultures and landscapes to discover how regional and ethnic music has inspired America's greatest composers: Amy Beach, Florence Price, Aaron Copland and two of today's masters, Sergio Assad and Reena Esmail.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Summary: Conductor and violinist Scott Yoo is on the road again, for Season 4 of Now hear this. Join him in Buenos Aires, to learn the tango and Piazzolla's conflicted relationship with it. In Scotland and Germany, explore the connection between mental health and creative genius. In the boroughs of New York, meet a dynamic new composer pointing classical in a new direction. And in Spain, discover the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Summary: Comedian Chris Rock tackles the very personal issue of hair, and how attaining good hair can impact African American's activities, relationships, wallets, and a self-esteem. Engages in frank, funny conversations with haircare professionals, beautyshop and barbershop patrons, as well as featuring interviews with Dr. Maya Angelou, Nia Long, Ice-T, Raven Symone, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2010

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Nielsen, Jerri.

Summary: A physician stranded at the South Pole describes how she discovered a lump in her breast, treated herself with a biopsy and chemotherapy, and was rescued by the Air National Guard, and reflects on her experiences and her colleagues. The Antarctic winter, with temperatures 100 below zero, shuts supply lines down completely; conditions are too treacherous for planes or boats and the only...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books 2001

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Nielsen, Jerri.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2001

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O'Connell, Jennifer

Summary: "This nonfiction picture book tells the story of Lawrence Anthony and the deep bond he forged with the matriarch of the herd he saved at his animal reserve in South Africa. When Lawrence died, the matriarch led all the elephants from remote parts of the reserve in a procession to his home, where they gathered to mourn him. They returned on the same day at the same time for the next two years...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2022

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O'Connell, Jennifer

Summary: This true story describes the rescue of a humpback whale.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House, Publishers 2013

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Farris, Jerri.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Pub. International 2003

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Farris, Jerri.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Pub. International 2001

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O'Donnel, Kim.

Summary: Offers vegetarian recipes for special occasions intended to be hearty and substantial enough to satisfy devoted meat eaters.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2012

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O'Connell, Carol

Summary: NYPD sergeant Kathleen Mallory returns, a wild child whose powerful intelligence is matched only by the ferocity with which she pursues her own unpredictable vision of right and wrong. And she will need every bit of that intensity now, in a case that strikes close to home in more ways than one - a young woman found dead only a few blocks away, her skull and hands crushed, her neck snapped, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1996

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O'Connell, John

Summary: A tasty compendium of spices and a fascinating history and wide array of uses of the world’s favorite flavors—The Book of Spice: From Anise to Zedoary reveals the amazing history of spices both familiar and esoteric. John O’Connell’s erudite chapters combine history with insights into art, religion, medicine, science, and is richly seasoned with anecdotes and recipes. Discover why Cleopatra...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2016

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O'Connell, John

Summary: ""The only art I'll ever study is stuff that I can steal from." --David Bowie // Three years before David Bowie died, he shared a list of 100 books that changed his life. His choices span fiction and nonfiction, literary and irreverent, and include timeless classics alongside eyebrow-raising obscurities. // In 100 short essays, music journalist John O'Connell studies each book on Bowie's list...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2019

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Pearson, P. O'Connell (Patricia O'Connell)

Summary: In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War II.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018

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Farris, Jerri.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Publishing International 2001

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O'Connell, Meaghan.

Summary: O'Connell is a smart twentysomething who treats her pregnancy like a new project, researching and planning. She envisions a natural birth and a year of wholesome breast feeding. But things do not go as she expects. Life throws curveballs, and after 40 hours of contractions, she opts for a C-section. She manages to nurse for a year but resents her baby's control over her body. This is not a book...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown and Company 2018

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O'Connell, Brian

Summary: The most reliable guide for board memebers and nonprofit staff who want to know how an effictive board can transform an organization's impact.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Foundation Center 2003

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