Pitts, Rebecca

Summary: "Jane Jacobs was born more than a hundred years ago, yet the ideas she popularized-about cities, about people, about making a better world-remain hugely relevant today. Now, in Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People, we have the first biography for young people of the visionary activist, urbanist, and thinker. Debut author Rebecca Pitts draws on archives and Jacobs's own writings...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 JAC

Sher, Barbara

Summary: Lifestyle coach Sher discusses the "Scanner"--someone who frequently has a multiplicity of interests, but finds it hard to create a successful life, because their passions and abilities are taking them in so many different directions. Sher identifies seven types of Scanners--ranging from the Serial Specialist (someone who learns all about one subject, only to get bored and need to move on to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 SHE

Smith, Siân.

Summary: Brief text and photographs examine a wide range of machines used at the airport, including airplanes, staircases on wheels, scanners, conveyor belts, and radar.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Heinemann Library 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 SMI

Sanders, Bernard

Summary: "When Bernie Sanders began his race for the presidency, it was considered by the political establishment and the media to be a "fringe" campaign, something not to be taken seriously. After all, he was just an independent senator from a small state with little name recognition. His campaign had no money, no political organization, and it was taking on the entire Democratic Party establishment....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SAN

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SANDERS, BERNIE SAN

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SANDERS

Tasini, Jonathan.

Summary: In this short, accessible book, author Jonathan Tasini draws heavily from Sanders' ample public record of speeches, statements, and interviews, and couples his working-class spirit with specific legislation he has championed on a number of core proposals that comprise a broader people's agenda for America. --Publisher's description.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324 TAS