Weintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Contents: East : Humboldt and the influence of Europe -- South : J.N. Reynolds and the "more comprehensive promise" of the Antarctic -- West : Clarence King's experience of the frontier -- North : George Wallace Melville and John Muir in extremis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.09 SACJasen, David A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason & Lipscomb 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.9 JASDuffy, Eamon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press, in association with S4C 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 262.13 DUFBeason, Jimmy
Summary: This collection of biographies for kids explores 15 Native Americans and some of the incredible things they achieved. Kids will explore the ways each of these people used their talents and beliefs to stand up for what's right and stay true to themselves and their community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BEADyson, Freeman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 DYSRose, Jalen
Summary: No topic is off limits as Rose discusses growing up in Detroit in the 70s and 80s.; being the brash, trash-talking leader of the legendary "Fab Five" at the University of Michigan; and his 13-year NBA career. And certainly not as a commentator and analyst on ABC/ESPN and Grantland. His colorful collection of stories and opinions about basketball and life gives people the kind of insight and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROSE, JALEN ROSMason, Phil
Contents: Detours on the march of history -- Politics : fates and fortunes -- History's tricks : accidents, illnesses, and assassinations -- The fog of war -- Science : inspiration, invention, and intrigue -- Chance beginnings -- Artistic strokes (of luck) -- "Unlucky, Sport!" -- Crime : missed demeanours -- Business : enterprise and intuition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Misc MasonAston, Felicity
Summary: "The story of how British polar explorer Felicity Aston gathered a team of ten women from across Europe and the Middle East to ski over the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.911 ASTEpstein, Jason.
Summary: Editor and publisher Jason Epstein takes us on a culinary tour of his life, presenting recollections of chefs and restaurants, along with recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.013 EPSKander, Jason
Summary: "Barack Obama has called Jason Kander the future of the Democratic Party. A former Army Captain who served in Afghanistan, Kander was the first millennial ever elected to statewide office. Today, he is the founder and president of Let America Vote, and a bold new voice in American politics. In OUTSIDE THE WIRE, Jason Kander writes candidly about his life, from joining the military following...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve, Hatchette Book Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KANDER, JASON KANPadgett, Jason.
Summary: "No one sees the world as Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects around us. Yet Padgett wasn't born this way. Twelve years ago, he had never made it past pre-algebra. But a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PADGETT, JASON PADPorath, Jason
Summary: "A brazen, uproarious collection of illustrations of tough women both historical and fantastical-too awesome, too fierce, and sometimes too weird. These are not fantasy tales of blushing ingenues and happily-ever-afters. Here are the real unsung women of history, real and from literature, mythology and folklore. Illustrated in a contemporary animation style, Rejected Princesses dismisses the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 PORDavis, Hasan
Summary: "Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable. The captains came to rely on York's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 YORHasan, Mehdi
Summary: "MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan isn't one to avoid arguments. He relishes them, as the lifeblood of democracy and the only surefire way to establish the truth. Arguments help us solve problems, uncover new ideas we might not have considered, and nudge our disagreements toward mutual understanding. A good argument, made in good faith, has intrinsic value-and can also simply be fun. Arguments are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.53 HASEdgers, Geoff.
Summary: Profiles the "King of Rock 'n Roll," focusing on how he got his start in singing and how his style influenced later musicians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET PRESLEYBacon, Tony
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2000
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Summary: "A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech -- for fans of Maggie Haberman's Confidence Man and Jane Mayer's Dark Money. Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven months into his new job, Baron received explosive news: Jeff...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BARON BAREaston, Marilyn
Summary: "Make yourself heard--on and off the bench. Whether you spend your days arguing your case at work, fighting gender discrimination, or raising the next generation of dissenters, call an adjournment and ask yourself, "What would RBG do?" Grab your collar and get motivated to change the world with words of inspirational wit and wisdom from Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg"--Back...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 EASMason, Nick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.4216 MASCaron, Leslie.
Summary: From her childhood with her American mother and French father in occupied France to her early success as a young ballerina; to her meeting with Gene Kelly and her years in Hollywood; to her love affairs (including a very funny and very public one with Warren Beatty) and motherhood; to her alcoholosm and depression; and finally her recovery and continuing success in fim and television, Caron...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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Summary: For more than 50 years, Detroit attorney Ernie Goodman fought the good fight for social justice, among other things defending sit-down strikers during the 1930s auto strikes, and litigating important labor and civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. This scholarly but quite readable biography presents a detailed portrait of Goodman's life, showing how this child of Jewish immigrants...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 PARAmson-Bradshaw, Georgia
Summary: Be inspired by the life stories of women pioneers in the fields of science and technology from around the world, including computer programmer Ada Lovelace, physicist and chemist Marie Curie, mathematician Katherine Johnson and many more. Follow the fantastic ideas and activities featured inside and start your own brilliant scientific adventure!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayland 2018