Smith, Jada Pinkett
Summary: "A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SMITH SMIWarnock, Caleb (Caleb J.)
Summary: Using truly simple techniques cultivated by the early Mormon pioneers, the author presents a guide to self-sufficient living with an emphasis on homegrown food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bonneville Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 WARPickert, Kate
Summary: Kate Pickert worked as a health-care journalist and knew medical treatment well, but it all changed when she was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at age 35. Pickert used her journalistic skills to identify the cultural, scientific, and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 PICWarnock, Caleb (Caleb J.)
Summary: Bestselling author Caleb Warnock is back with a new collection of skills to help your family gain independence and self-reliance. Learn about self-seeding vegetables, keep chickens without ever buying feed, collect water from rain and snow, find wild vegetables for everyday eating, and even make your own laundry soap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 WARFickett, Harold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pinon Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 FICKEPiketty, Thomas
Summary: As a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron's ascendance to the French presidency, the unfolding of a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the perspective of his fight for a more equitable world. This collection brings together those articles and is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 PIKPoskett, James
Summary: Presents a history of science that focuses on the contributions from non-Western cultures in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific region and how they influenced and guided great minds such as Copernicus, Newton, Darwin and Einstein.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509 POSCallen, Anthea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 1982
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.054 CALGaines, Caseen
Summary: "For readers of Hidden Figures and Something Wonderful, Footnotes is the story of New York in the roaring twenties and the first Broadway show with an all-Black cast and creative team to achieve success-and its impact on our popular culture. Amidst a culture actively whitewashing, controlling, or trying to prevent their stories from being told, these artists changed the course of American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.089 GAIPlunkett, Lauren
Summary: At the heart of every individual with type 1 diabetes is the desire to break through boundaries and self-limitations, while feeling optimistic about living a healthy life. Many of us are diagnosed young and raised within a rigid healthcare system based on blood tests, food rules, and fear. A life of pokes and injections is no walk in the park, but growing up knowing almost nothing about taking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wise Ink Creative Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.462 PLUSalley, Coleen.
Summary: A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SALLinett, Andrea
Summary: Trendsetter Andrea Linett has that rare ability to distill fashion talk into advice that everyone can follow, and in this book she shares the style wisdom she's gathered over years of working in the fashion industry. Here is only the content that matters: wardrobe classics, leather, denim, suits, dressing in black and white, dressing up, getting the right fit, layering, accessories, and hair....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643 LINPiketty, Thomas
Summary: "Thomas Piketty's bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of right and left are failing us today, and outlines the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305 PIKCahill, Coleen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friedman/Fairfax 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.77 CAHCalder, Nigel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.6 CALCalmes, Jackie
Summary: An award-winning investigative journalist presents an account of the life and confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, featuring interviews with his accusers and evidence of his deceptions amongst the Republican Party's drive toward the far right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.73 CALSalloum, Habeeb
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Ethnic SalloumGayle, Caleb
Summary: "A landmark work of Black and Native American history that reconfigures our understanding of identity, race, and belonging and the inspiring ways marginalized people have pushed to redefine their world In this paradigm-shattering work of American history, Caleb Gayle tells the extraordinary story of the Creek Nation, a Native tribe that two centuries ago both owned slaves and accepted Black...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.004 GAYMagyar, Caleb
Summary: Offers brief profiles of over one hundred male leaders, legends, scientists, and artists who shaped history, including King Kamehameha, B.B. King, and Isaac Newton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.71 MAGWilde, Caleb
Summary: The story of one man learning how death illuminates and deepens the meaning of existence, insights that can help everyone pursue and cherish full, rich lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 921 WILDE, CALEB WilTaleb, Nassim.
Summary: "The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller The Black Swan, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a deceptively simple concept: the "antifragile." Like the Greek hydra that grows two heads for each one it loses, people, systems, and institutions that are antifragile not only withstand shocks, they benefit from them. In a modern world dominated by chaos and uncertainty,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 155.24 TALCalder, Alexander
Summary: A well-known artist's sketches of animals are accompained by brief text explaining how to capture some of the elusive qualities of wildlife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1972
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Summary: "A beautifully illustrated nonfiction story following great whites, hammerheads, whale sharks, and more over the course of one day"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neon Squid 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2002