Shriver, Mark K. (Mark Kennedy)
Summary: "A portrait of Pope Francis and his faith draws on interviews with the men and women who knew him as a child, before he became a priest, or during his years as a bishop, sharing additional insights into the individuals who helped shape his beliefs,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B FRANCIS SHRKenney, Mary
Summary: "Discover the women behind the video games we love--from the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built--and how they changed the industry forever. From classic games like Centipede and Solitaire to popular modern games like Final Fantasy, Uncharted, and Halo, this book explores the work and history of 25 influential women in the video game...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 KENMarks, Mariann K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collector Books 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 738.37 MARCary, Mara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.41 CAREder, Mari K.
Summary: "The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII-in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 EDEBari, Shahidha K
Summary: "For readers of Women in Clothes, a philosophical guide to fashion. We all get dressed. But how often do we pause to think about the place of our clothes in our world? What unconscious thoughts do we express when we dress every day? Can a philosophy of living be wrapped up in a winter coat? Can we see clothes not as objects, but as ideas? Dressed is the thinking person's book about clothes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391 BAREder, Mari K.
Summary: "From corsets to crime fighting , Mae Foley challenged the patriarchal status quo by not only juggling family life, but also by forming the first female auxiliary police force in the City That Never Sleeps. After the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, Foley galvanized 2,000 women to join her "Masher Squad" and eventually became one of the first sworn officers with the NYPD. The "Masher Squad"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 EDEBieschke, Marke
Summary: "Prominently featured photos, artwork, and other visual elements will guide young adult readers through this lively, informative exploration of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 303.48 BIEDark, Kimberly
Summary: "Collection of personal essays about what it means to look a certain way. Or rather, certain ways. Navigating Kimberly Dark's experience of being fat since childhood--as well as queer, white-privileged, a gender-confirming 'girl with a pretty face,' active then disabled, and inevitably agin--each piece blends storytelling and social analysis to deftly coax readers into a deeper understanding of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DARK, KIMBERLY DARWark, Chris
Summary: "Two days before Christmas and at just 26-years-old, Chris Wark found himself diagnosed with stage-3 colon cancer. Before he knew it, he was wheeled into surgery, where a golf ball-sized tumor and a third of his colon were removed. Doctors told Wark thatas soon as he recovered from surgery, he would need 9 to 12 months of chemotherapy in order to prevent a recurrence. But when the first meal he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 WARUpdegrove, Mark K.
Summary: "Acclaimed presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove, head of the LBJ Foundation, offers an illuminating account of John F. Kennedy's brief but transformative tenure in the White House"-- Nearly sixty years after his death, JFK still holds an outsize place in the American imagination. Updegrove offers an illuminating account of John F. Kennedy's brief but transformative tenure in the White...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENNEDY, JOHN F., UPDUpdegrove, Mark K.
Summary: Updegrove tracks the two Bush presidents from their formative years through their post-presidencies. He examines the failed presidential candidacy of Jeb Bush, which derailed the Bush presidential dynasty. Updegrove reveals for the first time their influences and perspectives on each other's presidencies; their views on family, public service, and America's role in the world; and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 UPDMask, Deirdre
Summary: "An exuberant work of popular history: the story of how streets got their names and houses their numbers, and why something as seemingly mundane as an address can save lives or enforce power. When most people think about street addresses, if they think ofthem at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won't get lost. But street addresses were not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 388.1 MASTruhe, Marv
Summary: "The US Navy charged Black sailors with rioting and assaults on White sailors in an incident referred to as a race riot, while totally ignoring violent unprovoked assaults committed by White sailors and Marines. Author Marv Truhe was a Navy JAG defense lawyer seeking justice for the accused Black sailors. Truhe possesses one of the most complete collections, personal or institutional, of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lawrence Hill Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 TRULark, Susan M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portola Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.17 LARMars, Brigitte
Summary: "This quick-reference guide teaches you basic first aid for common conditions, plus the most effective herbal and homeopathic treatments, some wilderness preparedness guidelines, and how to detrmine when to seek professional medical help." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616 MARMar, Alex
Summary: "A thought-provoking, masterfully told work of literary journalism about a shocking crime committed by a teenager-and its even more shocking aftermath In 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a black teenaged girl kills an elderly white woman in a robbery gone wrong. The shock and awe of the case captivates the state, whose citizens cry out for vengeance. Soon after, Paula Cooper, the fifteen-year-old killer,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.88 MARMars, Roman
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 MARMarx, Karl
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 335.42 MARMarek, Claudia.
Summary: A guide for those newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia, offering information on treatments, medications, pain management, diet and exercise strategies, and research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marlowe 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.74 MARMarks, Lauren
Summary: "An eloquent memoir of a 27 year old actress who suffered a massive brain aneurysm onstage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and awoke to discover that she had aphasia, a rare condition in which one loses the ability to speak, read and write"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARKS, LAUREN MARMarks, Copeland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: M. Evans 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 MARMarr, Andrew.
Summary: A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the world's last great queen, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reign.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELIZABETH II MARDe Villiers, Marq.
Summary: In the parched and seemingly lifeless heart of the Sahara desert, earthworms find enough moisture to survive. Four major mountain ranges interrupt the flow of dunes and gravel plains and at certain times waterfalls cascade from their peaks. Even the sand amazes: Massive dunes can appear almost overnight, and be gone just as quickly. We think we know the Sahara, the largest and most austere...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2002