Stout, Glenn
Summary: In 1926, a plucky American teenager named Trudy Ederle captured the imagination of the world when she became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Stout offers the dramatic and inspiring story of Ederle's pursuit of a goal no one believed possible, and the price she paid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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Summary: "An exploration of the contemporary influence of the Ottoman Empire on the wider world, as the author uncovers the new Ottoman legacy across Europe and the Middle East."--Amazon.com summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019
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Summary: "The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 is one of the pivotal moments in baseball history, changing the fortunes of two of baseball's most storied franchises, and helping to create the legend of the greatest player the game has ever known. More than a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martins Press 2016
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Summary: "A thrilling Jazz Age chronicle of America's first gangster couple, Margaret and Richard Whittemore"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7349 BOWNelsen, Jane.
Summary: "Over the years, millions of parents and teachers have used the amazingly effective strategies of Positive Discipline to restore order and civility to their homes and classrooms. Now you too can use the time-tested Positive Discipline strategies as a foundation for fostering cooperation, problem-solving skills, and mutual respect in children. This new edition of Positive Discipline in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2013
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Summary: The ecological and cultural researcher discusses indigenous communities throughout the world and their creative efforts to deal with climate change, arguing that biological and cultural diversity are key to resilience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 RAYTsipursky, Gleb
Summary: "Want to avoid business disasters, whether minor mishaps such as excessive team conflict or major calamities that threaten bankruptcy or doom a promising career? Fortunately, behavioral economics studies show that such disasters are preventable. They stem from poor decisions due to our faulty mental patterns-what scholars call cognitive biases. Unfortunately, the typical advice for business...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Career Press 2019
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Summary: From NPR comes the definitive guide to podcasting, featuring step-by-step advice on how to find a unique topic, tell the best stories, and engage the most listeners, as well as the secrets that will take a podcast to the next level.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.46 WELBledsoe, Glen.
Summary: Examines the excitement, history, regulations, types of cars, and notable drivers of drag racing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone High-Interest Books 2003
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Summary: Discusses the history and development of some of the world's fastest helicopters, describing the specific features and specifications of such aircraft as the SA 360 Dauphin, Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche, AH-64 Apache, and V-22 Osprey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone High-Interest Books 2002
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Summary: Describes the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, their history, aircraft, maneuvers, and team members.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone High-Interest Books 2001
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Summary: Discusses the history and development of some of the world's fastest trucks, describing the specific features and specifications of such vehicles as racing pickups, semi-trucks, monster trucks, and jet-powered trucks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone High-Interest Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.224 BLEEscott, Paul D.
Summary: "Throughout the Civil War, newspaper headlines and stories repeatedly asked some variation of the question posed by the New York Times in 1862, "What shall we do with the negro?" The future status of African Americans was a pressing issue for both those in the North and in the South. Consulting a broad range of contemporary newspapers, magazines, books, army records, government documents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Virginia Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 ESCBeale, Galen
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Publisher / Publication Date: Countryman Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.7 BEABledsoe, Glen.
Summary: Discusses the history and development of the race cars that have been used at the Indianapolis Speedway from the early 1900s to the present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone High-interest Books 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Florida 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.939 SIMStott, Rebecca.
Summary: Tells the story of the collective discovery of evolution, arguing that the idea emerged over many centuries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 STOSalkin, Allen
Summary: Between 2000 and 2015, when Trump announced his candidacy, he was able to identify an unserved political constituency, hone a persuasive message that appealed to their needs, and deliver it effectively, despite intense media opposition. Salkin and Short provide a nonpartisan oral history which shows that Trump had carefully planned his bid for the presidency since he launched what many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: All Points Books 2019
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Summary: "Zoologist Bill Schutt delivers a look at hearts from across the animal kingdom, from insects to whales to humans. Illustrated with black-and-white line drawings"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 232.901 SPOStott, John R. W.
Contents: Nonconformity -- Christlikeness -- Maturity -- Creation care -- Simplicity -- Balance -- Dependence -- Death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IVP Books 2010
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Summary: A leading authority on cat communication provides a crash course in speaking cat, describing what feline vocalizations mean in different situations, and provides practical advice to help better understand pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2018
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Summary: "Counter Jihad is the first history of America's military operations against radical Islamists, from the Taliban-controlled Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan, to the Sunni Triangle of Iraq, to ISIS's headquarters in the deserts of central Syria, giving both generalists and specialists an overview of events that were followed by millions but understood by few. Williams provides the missing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pennsylvania Press 2017