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Board books Mathematics Mathematics Juvenile literature Mathématiques Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Mer Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Ocean Ocean Juvenile literature Oceanography Mathematics Oceanography Mathematics Juvenile literature Océanographie Mathématiques Ouvrages pour la jeunesseAnnan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta)
Summary: With eloquence and immediacy, Annan writes about the highs and lows of his years at the United Nations: from shuttle-diplomacy during crises such as Kosovo, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine to the wrenching battles over the Iraq War to the creation of the landmark Responsibility to Protect doctrine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANNAN, KOFI A. ANNBenson, Koni
Summary: Crossroads: I Live Where I Like is a graphic nonfiction history of women-led movements at the forefront of the struggle for land, housing, and public services in Cape Town, South Africa, over the last fifty years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PM Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968 BENSalgado, Sebastião
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bulfinch Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.549 SALKoff, Clea.
Summary: Recounts seven important forensic fact-finding missions for the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal, a period during which the author, a Berkeley forensic anthropology graduate student, endured harrowing conditions while she investigated the disturbing killings of war victims.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.9 KOFThanhauser, Sofi
Summary: "In this ambitious, panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five stories-Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool-about the clothes we wear and where they come from, illuminating our world in unexpected ways. She takes us from the opulent court of Louis Quatorze to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed from lichen, shells,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2022
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Summary: With full-throttle honesty, Gabourey Sidibe shares her one-of-a-kind life story in a voice as fresh and challenging as many of the unique characters she's played onscreen since her unconventional rise to international fame in Lee Daniels' acclaimed movie Precious. Her memoir hits hard with self-knowing dispatches on friendship, depression, celebrity, haters, fasion, race, and weight....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SIDIBE, GABOUREY SIDYagi, Koji
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha International 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.2952 YAGSherlock, Siriol.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Batsford 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.4224 SHENofi, Albert A.
Summary: Describes the loosely organized networks of people, both free and slave, who helped fugitives from the South escape slavery to freedom in the North or in Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7115 NOFKonstantinides, Sofi Lazarides.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson/Potter 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 KONKuze, Koji
Summary: "Reina recently started a new job at an advertising agency. Overwhelmed and stressed by tons of new tasks and very harsh comments from her boss, her mental health starts to suffer. Reina, surprisingly runs into Tsuyoshi in the office, a friend from college who recently returned from his assignment in New York. Captivated with Tsuyoshi's strong self-esteem and confidence, Reina asks for his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 KUZKiki
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Ecco Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KIKI KikiCohen, Cafi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt Associates 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.042 COHKeplinger, Kody
Summary: Even though Pamela Isley spends most of her time caring for a few small plants and does not trust other people, when cute goth girl Alice Oh comes into her life she starts to open up, but the dark secrets from home could destroy the one person who ever cared about Pamela, or as her mom called her, Ivy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 POIKops, Deborah
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the women's rights activist, from her youth to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 PAUMartin, Bobi
Summary: An introduction to muscles offers information on different types and how they work, exercise, sports, injuries, and maintaining healthy muscles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 611.73 MARMarton, Kati.
Summary: "This astonishing real-life spy thriller, filled with danger, misplaced loyalties, betrayal, treachery, and pure evil, with a plot twist worthy of John le Carre, is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us to. True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FIELD, NOEL HAVILAND MARDill, Khodi
Summary: An inspiring, life-affirming debut activist book in rhyming couplets and triplets about Black heroes for little ones, their families, and anyone who loves A is for Activist and Antiracist Baby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triangle Square 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD DILKorb,Rena
Summary: Learn about cloud shapes, how clouds form, different types of clouds, and other facts about clouds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 551.57 Korb,Korn, Jerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 TIMKotb, Hoda
Summary: Shares the inspirational stories of six individuals who persevered in the face of devastating life challenges, from a woman who became a health advocate after losing 340 pounds to a civilian hero who saved a burn victim on September 11th only to discoverthat two family members had died in the tragedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.24 KOTKoul, Sudha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cashmir 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5954 KOUGallmann, Kuki.
Summary: Kuki Gallmann went to Africa to convalesce from a devastating car accident and stayed there. She lost her son and her husband, but her undying love for Africa still prevails.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 967.6204 GallmKois, Dan
Summary: "What happens when one frustrated dad turns his kids' lives upside down in search of a new way to be a family? Dan Kois and his wife always did their best for their kids. Busy professionals living in the D.C. suburbs, they scheduled their children's time wisely, and when they weren't arguing over screen time, the Kois family--Dan, his wife Alia, and their two pre-teen daughters--could each be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019