Lewis, John
Summary: This graphic novel is Congressman John Lewis' first-hand account of his lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book One spans Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LEW1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 323 LEW
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC LEWPeters, Andrew (Andrew Fusek)
Summary: When a child's father suffers from depression and the colors of his world are stolen, he worries that his father's gloom is somehow his fault; but as his father's condition improves with help, the color starts to return.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2014
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Summary: The inspiring, true story of the first female pilots taking their rightful place in the exciting world of aviation. In 1929, nineteen gutsy women blazed out of the darkness by setting out from California in propeller-driven planes, each competing to be the winner of the first female cross-country air race. The hazards were many, from disastrous weather to possible sabotage, but by facing the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 797.5 JESRogers, Andy (Andrew David)
Summary: "Introduces readers to the most dynamic pro football stars of today and yesterday, including notable statistics and records"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.332 ROGThueson, Andie
Summary: "Sticking to a fitness routine has never been this much fun! Jump start your best life with dozens of fun, healthy and creative fitness challenges for every month of the year. We all know we should be getting some level of physical activity every day. But it's hard to decide which kind. And it's even harder to find the time. Packed with fun fitness ideas, this creative and colorful book offers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.71 THUMitchell, Andie.
Summary: All her life, Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her confidant, and it provided a refuge from her fractured family. But when she stepped on the scale on her twentieth birthday and it registered a shocking 268 pounds, she knew she had to change the way she thought about food and herself: her life was at stake. She tells us how she discovered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MITCHELL, ANDIE MITOwens, Eric
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 340.071 BESFrankel, Candie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friedman/Fairfax Publishers 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 749.2 FRAMurphy, Audie
Summary: America's most decorated soldier of World War II describes his experiences fighting his way across Europe, portraying the brutalities of war from the perspective of the infantry soldier in campaigns in Sicily, Italy, France and Germany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 MURPHY, AUDIE MURSummary: Essays by authors who have appeared on the podcast "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books" explore the ever-increasing demands on mothers' time and topics inspired by things moms don't have time to do, including sleep, get sick, write, lose weight, and see friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Mister Rogers taught generations of children how to accept and respect others and how to feel valued and encouraged. Watch memorable episodes where Mister Rogers helps children understand that everyone makes mistakes from time to time. World-famous pianist Andre Watts performs for Mister Rogers, and together they talk about learning from mistakes!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2019
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Summary: A collection of simple, quick recipes for weekday cooking features such dishes as chicken parmesan, fish tacos, hearty Southwest chili, turkey wraps, Asian burgers, and tuna casserole.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.54 GUNTower of Power (Musical group)
Contents: CD 1. Stroke '75 (2:40) -- Ain't nothing stopping us now (2:36) -- You ought to be having fun (3:21) -- Soul with a capital S (6:07) -- Stop (4:34) -- You're so wonderful, so marvelous (3:06) -- On the serious side (4:17) -- Just when we start makin' it (7:24) -- Soul vaccination (5:04) -- What is hip?/Soul power (9:25) -- Do you like that? (3:36) -- Drop it in the slot (3:12) --
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES TOWSowler, Sandie.
Summary: Introduces a variety of armored animals and describes how they defend themselves with built-in spines, spikes, scales, shells, and other types of outer coverings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1992
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 591.57 SOWBowers, Rick
Summary: In the 1950s and 1960s, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission compiled secret files on more than 87,000 private citizens in the most extensive state spying program in U.S. history. Its mission: to save segregation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011
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Summary: "The ancient practice of tea leaf reading is one of the easiest forms of divination to learn--all it takes is tea leaves, some hot water, and a creative mind! The leaves left at the bottom of the cup of tea can form symbols and images--much like the shapes we often see in cloud formations--that can be interpreted by the tea leaf reader. This easy-to-use guide book will teach you how to prepare...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Publishing 2024
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Summary: A tale in haiku, a homeless dog shows up at the back door, a family takes him in, feeds and bathes him, and names him Mooch. Mooch laps up all the attention, but will his bouncy doggie antics send him to the pound?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2006
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Summary: Offers poems capturing the life of a soldier, including waiting in the dusty Middle Eastern heat and writing a love letter back home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 POWPowers, Ron.
Summary: Mark Twain's works are a living national treasury, yet somehow, beneath the vast river of literature that he left behind, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, the man who became Mark Twain, has receded from view, leaving us with only faint and often trivialized remnants of his towering personality. Here, author Powers recreates the 19th century's vital landscapes and tumultuous events while restoring the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TWAIN, MARK POWPowers, Thomas
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1979
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Summary: A novel of time travel that combines action and adventure with the surreal and bizarre.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POWPowers, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Friede Publications 1989
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MIC 917.774 POWZeisler, Andi
Summary: "A critical assessment of feminism today by the founding editor and creative director of Bitch magazine draws on the stories of institutions and everyday women to illuminate how feminism has been compromised by market forces, subversive politics and popular culture, sharing strategic recommendations for how to reverse marginalizing trends,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 ZEIPowers, Alan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 2006