Romain, Trevor.
Summary: "No one wants to be picked on, pushed around, threatened, or teased. With practical suggestions and humor, kids will learn to stop bullying in its tracks. Refreshed to reflect the latest research, this updated classic reassures kids that it's not their fault if they are bullied and describes realistic ways to become "Bully-Proof." It shows how bystanders can stand up for others and how to get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 302.3 ROMMorain, Dan
Summary: There's very little that's conventional about Kamala Harris, yet her personal story also represents the best of America. Morain introduces us to the fast-rising prosecutor, who became the first Black female attorney general in California history. He shows us that Harris is a shrewd strategist, a risk-taker who ran for the United States Senate, embraced Barack Obama's candidacy when he was just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRIS, KAMALA MORMorain, Dan
Summary: "There's very little that's conventional about Kamala Harris, and yet her personal story also represents the best of America. She grew up the eldest daughter of single mother, a cancer researcher who emigrated from India at the age of nineteen in search of a better education. She and her husband, an accomplished economist from Jamaica, split up when Kamala was only five. The Kamala Harris the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 HARRIS, KAMALA MORRosair, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.2914 ROSRosmarin, Ike
Summary: "The nation of South Africa has been through its share of struggles. From British colonialism to the brutal system of apartheid, South Africans-especially Black South Africans-throughout history have worked hard to build and hold on to their unique culture in challenging times. Readers explore both the history and present cultural environment of South Africa in this carefully updated guide to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 968 ROSTomalin, Claire.
Summary: "A portrait of the enigmatic nineteenth-century novelist and poet discusses his humble origins, rise through the London literary scene, and efforts to challenge the sexual and religious conventions of his time." -Publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.09 TOMTomalin, Claire
Summary: The acclaimed literary biographer looks at the early life of influential writer and public figure H.G. Wells, from his school days and his emergence as writer of extraordinary depth to the publication of The Time Machine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WELLS, H.G. TOMTomalin, Claire.
Summary: When Charles Dickens died in 1870, The Times of London successfully campaigned for his burial in Westminster Abbey, the final resting place of England's kings and heroes. Thousands flocked to mourn the best recognized and loved man of nineteenth-century England. His books had made them laugh, shown them the squalor and greed of English life, and also the power of personal virtue and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DICKENS, CHARLES TOMBaker, Rollin H. (Rollin Harold)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 BAK1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 599 BAK
Rollin, Betty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 155.93 ROLRotman, Isabella
Summary: A quick, easy and important educational illustrated guide to giving and receiving consent in sex, relationships, and other physical contact. Includes tips on what affirmative consent looks like, advocating for what you want, and setting boundaries that honor your comfort and safety. The result is a positive resource illustrating how easy it really is to respect each other's bodies and desires.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Limerence Press, an imprint of Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 176.4 ROTRosman, Paul
Summary: Thriving with Diabetes empowers you to take charge of your diabetes, so you don't just deal with your symptoms, but change the way you think to improve your health, happiness, and quality of life. Through a simple five-step process, diabetes sufferers learn how to intuitively understand their blood sugars and what causes both good and bad numbers. This proactive approach results in the ability...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fair Winds 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.462 ROSRozin, Elisabeth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 ROZTomalin, Stefany
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Publisher / Publication Date: David & Charles 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.59 TomalinRovin, Jeff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 809.3876 ROVRoman, Joe
Summary: Reveals how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals eating, pooping, and dying-and how these fundamental functions could help save us from climate catastrophe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577 ROMDoman, Don.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Self-Counsel Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.83 DOMFarrow, Ronan
Summary: United States foreign policy is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Institutions of diplomacy and development are reeling from deep budget cuts. The diplomats who make America's deals and protect its citizens around the world are walking out in droves. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327 FARRomig, Walter
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1973
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 977.4 ROMKrznaric, Roman
Summary: "This book is a call to save ourselves and our planet by targeting the root of our inaction: extreme short-sightedness. It outlines six practical ways we can retrain our brains to save our future and create a "time rebellion"-shifting our allegiance from our generation only to all humanity, present and future."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2020
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Summary: "A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast." -- Have you ever stopped to consider why you don't see metal fire escapes on new buildings? Or pondered the story behind those dancing inflatable figures in car dealerships? Mars and Kohlstedt reveal the stories baked into the buildings we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 720 MARPatrick, Roman.
Summary: Introduces snowy owls who live in the tundra near the Arctic Ocean, describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, and feeding habits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2011
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Summary: "A chilling true story--part memoir, part crime investigation--reminiscent of Ann Rule's classic The Stranger Beside Me, about a little girl longing for love and how she found friendship with her charismatic babysitter--who was also a vicious serial killer. Growing up on Cape Cod in the 1960s, Liza Rodman was a lonely little girl. During the summers, while her mother worked days in a local...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 RODSimon, Eddy
Summary: "This comics biography of one of the greatest sculptors who ever lived is done with the collaboration of the Rodin Museum and includes a preface by its director. It views his life through the eyes of the three women who shared his life for good or for bad. One was his lifelong on and off companion, the other two his muses, one of which was Camille Claudel, a well-recognized sculptor herself....
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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM Graphic Novels 2020