Piper, Karen Lynnea
Summary: "A poignant, surreal, and fearlessly honest look at growing up on one of the most secretive weapons installations on earth, by a young woman who came of age with missiles. The China Lake missile range is located in a huge stretch of the Mojave Desert, about the size of the state of Delaware. It was created during the Second World War, and has always been shrouded in secrecy. But people who make...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio PiperJenkins, Mark
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.62 JENBryant, Jennifer.
Summary: Examines the life of Peter Mark Roget and his invention of the thesaurus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BRYPipher, Mary Bray
Summary: "From the bestselling author of 'Women Rowing North' and 'Reviving Ophelia,' a memoir in essays reflecting on radiance, resilience, and the constantly changing nature of reality. Drawing from her own experiences and expertise as a psychologist specializing in women, trauma, and the effect of our culture on our mental health, she looks inward in 'A Life in Light' to what shaped her as a woman,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2022
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Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SWAEsper, Mark T.
Summary: "Former Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper reveals the shocking details of his tumultuous tenure while serving in the Trump administration. From June of 2019 until his firing by President Trump after the November 2020 election, Secretary Mark T. Esper led the Department of Defense through an unprecedented time in history--a period marked by growing threats and conflict abroad, a global pandemic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ESPER, MARK T. ESPMay, Katherine
Summary: In anticipation of her 38th birthday, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted time alone, in nature, to understand why she was having so much trouble coaching with everyday life; why motherhood had been so overwhelming and isolating; and why the world felt full of expectations she couldn't meet. She was also reeling from a chance encounter with a voice on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House Publishing 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAY, KATHERINE MAYTwain, Mark
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Association 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.4 TWAMorris, Mary
Summary: "From the author of the classic memoir Nothing to Declare, a new travel narrative examining healing, redemption, and what it means to be a solo woman on the road."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Signet True Crime 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 SMIBlew, Mary Clearman
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BLEHarrison, Craig
Summary: "A world-record holding Blues and Royals sniper and military veteran traces the story of his career and tours in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan, sharing suspenseful accounts of his life-saving ops, his struggles with severe PTSD and the terrorist threats that have been made against his family."--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRISON, CRAIG HAREhrman, Bart D.
Summary: Historian of religion Ehrman takes readers on a tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, Paul of Tarsus, and Mary Magdalene. What do the writings of the New Testament tell us about each of these key followers of Christ? What legends have sprung up about them in the centuries after their deaths? Was Paul bow-legged and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 225.9 EHRGaechter, Darcy.
Summary: Part memoir, part feminist manifesto, Amazon Woman shows what incredible feats we are capable of and will encourage people, especially women, across all backgrounds and ages to find the courage and strength to live the life they've imagined. This 148-day journey began on Darcy Gaetcher's 35th birthday. She sold her successful outdoor adventure business, upsetting her partner and boyfriend of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GAECHTER, DARCY GAECarey, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 952 CARMay, Gerald G.
Summary: The natural world has a power to inspire the best and soothe the worst in each of us. In his last work, beloved author Gerald May offers a memoir and spiritual guide that reveals the lessons available when we retreat from our busy lives to the serenity of the natural wilderness. He expresses the healing and wholeness of spending time in the wild--hiking, camping, canoeing, fishing, or just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.851 MAYFrancis
Summary: "Turning the pages of the precious book that is life, Pope Francis leads us along a path made of emotions, joys, and agonies: a window on the past that will allow us to better understand our present"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Newmarket Press 1996
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1999
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 974.272 BROMar, Alex
Summary: "A thought-provoking, masterfully told work of literary journalism about a shocking crime committed by a teenager-and its even more shocking aftermath In 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a black teenaged girl kills an elderly white woman in a robbery gone wrong. The shock and awe of the case captivates the state, whose citizens cry out for vengeance. Soon after, Paula Cooper, the fifteen-year-old killer,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.88 MARCastro, Emanuel
Summary: "In 2013, the white smoke of the Vatican announced to the world the election of the first Latin American Pope. That day, Father Jorge became Francis, but a few weeks earlier, he was walking the streets of his native Buenos Aires, always close to the needy. Discover the origins of the man who, with his example of humility and love, may change the Church, and perhaps the whole world." -- from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRASeewald, Peter
Summary: "Emeritus Pope Benedict commands both adulation and unremitting criticism. To millions, he remains a beacon of light in a turbulent modern world. In this second volume of Peter Seewald's authoritative biography, the story runs from the Second Vatican Council (1965-8) right up to the present day. We see how Benedict was influenced by the Council and the ensuing political unrest all over Europe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Continuum 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BENEDICT XVI, POPE SEEPelzer, David J.
Summary: [This book] is [an] account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played torturous, unpredictable games - games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1995
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Summary: Based on countless hours of interviews in Rome with Pope Benedict XVI himself, this first volume of an authoritative biography follows the early life of the future Pope, from his days growing up in Germany and his conscription into the Hitler Youth duringWorld War II to his career as an academic theologian and eventual Archbishop of Munich.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Continuum 2020