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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Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLISummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Contents: Customer and community first -- Values-based financing -- Partnering with your employees -- Business networking for local value -- Creating partnerships with non-profits -- Making sustainability your competitive advantage -- Collaborating with government -- Building a bridge to the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 HAMMartines, Lauro.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945 MARLauria, Jo.
Summary: This book is a companion to the Craft in America PBS television series and to the traveling museum exhibition of the same name. This book will show that craft has never been just about pretty things. It has always been about our things, our inheritance, our personal collections. It is about functionality, about identity, about conceptual thinking, about fun and experiment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 LauriaMadani, Saura
Summary: "A warm slice of homemade pie can complete any celebration--but every baker knows that a problematic pie is enough to sour a sweet occasion. This pie cookbook gives you the support you need to start making perfect, homemade pies from scratch. This pie cookbook gets your dough rolling, complete with step-by-step techniques for mixing, shaping, rolling, and finishing your dough. Refine your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.8652 MADLadra, Anya
Contents: Detox plans -- Juices & smoothies -- Salads & dressings -- Mains -- Snacks -- Sweets & desserts -- Stockists & suppliers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 641.5 LadWard, Lauri.
Summary: Provides hints, tips, suggestions, and advice on simple, stylish, and inexpensive ideas for creating a comfortable home environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bookking International 1995
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Summary: A selection of sixty powerfully seductive women, from Biblical times to the present day, featuring mythical and real heroines. The most memorable stories throughout history feature a powerful, seductive woman who has an irresistible hold over the man in her life. The alluring Cleopatra, like Helen of Troy, inspired lovers to the battlefield in a brave display of loyalty. Eve and Pandora...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flammarion 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704 ADLMoby
Summary: From Moby, one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time, comes a piercingly tender, funny, and harrowing account of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor, and unlikely success. It's about making it, losing it, loving it, and hating it. It's about finding your people, your place, thinking you've lost them both, and then, somehow, when you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOBY MOBNorton, Laurah
Summary: "Fans of true crime shows like CSI, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and Law and Order know that when it comes to "getting the bad guy" behind bars, your best chance of success boils down to the strength of your evidence-and the forensic science used to obtain it. Beyond the silver screen, forensic science has been used for decades to help solve even the most tough-to-crack cases. In 2018, the accused...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 NORDuby, Georges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skira 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 DubyHruby, Emily
Summary: Counts new items in groups numbering one through twelve as they are added to a garden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ammo 2016
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE HRURudy, Kathy.
Summary: " The contemporary animal rights movement encompasses a wide range of sometimes-competing agendas from vegetarianism to animal liberation. For people for whom pets are family members--animal lovers outside the fray--extremist positions in which all human-animal interaction is suspect often discourage involvement in the movement to end cruelty to other beings. In Loving Animals, Kathy Rudy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.3 RUDShamir, Ruby
Summary: "A look at what makes Americans distinct and what makes American society thrive for young readers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 SHAWarrington, Ruby
Summary: How different would our lives be if we stopped drinking on autopilot? If we stopped drinking altogether? Really different, it turns out. Really better. Frank, funny, and always judgment free, Sober Curious is a bold guide to choosing to live hangover-free, from Ruby Warrington, one of the leading voices of the new sobriety movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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Summary: What you eat will change your life. Reveals the scientifically proven foods and food groups that prevent illness, and teaches how to create meals that benefit every part of life. 80 recipes, full of international flavors, complemented by a specific marker of healthy living.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nu AujlaSummary: An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. Nick Broomfield's most personal and romantic film of his storied career starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Leonard Cohen, then a struggling and unknown fiction writer, and Marianne Ihlen, a single mother with a young son, became part of community of expat artists,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MARWard, Lauri.
Summary: Outlines strategies for successfully transitioning from larger into smaller spaces, offering advice on how to organize and decorate a downsized home with coverage of such topics as storage, decluttering, and rendering a room multi-functional.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.5 WARBridges, Ruby
Summary: Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. She established the Ruby Bridges Foundation to promote tolerance and to create change through education. She traveled across the US, listening to the inspiring voices of young children.Dear Ruby: Hear Our Hearts is a compilation of letters from concerned young students about today's issues, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books. an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE BRICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRIMcConnell, Ruby
Summary: "In addition to basic outdoor skills, this entertaining guidebook includes easy camping recipes, outdoor projects including science experiments and crafts, fun activity suggestions, and inspiring stories of diverse historical and contemporary outdoorswomen (such as Arunima Sinha, the first amputee woman to summit Mount Everest; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts; and Libby Riddles,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot 2019
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Summary: Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists inspire a new generation of investigative reporters as they offer tips and advice for writing stories that can make a difference.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2021