Stallworth, Ron
Summary: The true story of Detective Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department, who in 1978 went undercover to investigate the KKK.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STALLWORTH, RON STASummary: Long the classic anthology of poetry in English, The Norton Anthology of Poetry, Fifth Edition, adds to its wealth of known and loved poems a rich gathering of new poetry. Beginning with Beowulf, newly represented by selections from Seamus Heaney's dazzling translation, and continuing to the present day, The Norton Anthology of Poetry includes over 1,700 poems by 340 poets in the Regular...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.008 NORArons, Ron
Summary: This book(let) provides an introduction to the concepts of mind maps, a tool which can take your research skills to new levels you never imagined were possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.1 AronsRoy, Ron
Summary: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose head to Florida where they uncover a scam at a local space memorabilia attraction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ROYRoy, Rob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.837 ROYAbramitzky, Ran
Summary: "Through this authoritative account of the historical record and important new findings, Abramitzky and Boustan will help shape our thinking and policies about the fraught topic of immigration with findings such as: Where you come from doesn't matter. The children of immigrants from El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala today are as likely to be as successful as the children of immigrants from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.6 ABRRalston, Aron.
Summary: A mountaineer who survived a near-fatal accident by amputating his arm when it became trapped behind a boulder in Utah describes how he endured five days of hypothermia, dehydration, and hallucinations before managing his own rescue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2004
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Summary: Selig, who loves words and copies them on pieces of paper that he carries with him, goes on a trip to discover his purpose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHChast, Roz
Summary: "Roz Chast illustrates her own dream world, a place that is sometimes creepy, but always hilarious, accompanied by an illustrated tour through Dream Theory Land guided by insights from poets, philosophers, and psychoanalysts alike."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CHASarig, Roni.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Billboard Books 1998
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Summary: "It's hard to remember a time when Tina Fey wasn't a star, but back in the early 2000s, she was an SNL writer who was far from a household name. It's even harder to remember when Fey's sitcom 30 Rock was tanking, but it was--it premiered in the fall of 2006, and by November, the New York Times wrote that 30 Rock was "perilously close to a flop." But despite all expectations (including those of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45Kramer, Mattea/ Comerford, Jo (CON)/ Dana, Samantha (CON)/ Heady, Sheila (CON)/ Hellman, Chris (CON)
Summary: From history of the budget process to detail about the ongoing conflict in Washington, from charts explaining where every federal dollar goes to simple explanations of budget terminology, this book about the federal budget also covers up-to-the-minute numbers and an explanation of President Obamas 2013 budget request.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 352.4 KRARoe, Nicholas.
Summary: Offers a biography of the nineteenth century poet, offering insights into the details of his early life in London, the torments that affected him, and the imaginative sources of his works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KEATS, JOHN ROERoe, Sue.
Summary: A group portrait of the Impressionist artists traces how the movement's early leaders met in the studios of Paris and lived and worked together closely for several years, supporting one another through a series of emotional and financial difficulties.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.4 ROEQuiri, Patricia Ryon.
Summary: Explains why a constitution was needed; describes the convention in Philadelphia in 1787, the Virginia and New Jersey plans, the Great Compromise, and the ratification process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.3 QUINordland, Rod
Summary: "An astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women's rights in the Muslim world. Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were young teenagers, Zakia, strikingly beautiful and fiercely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 958.104 NORCron, Ian Morgan
Summary: What happens when the pastor of a mega church loses his faith? Pastor Chase Falson has lost his faith in God, the Bible, evangelical Christianity, and his super-sized megachurch. When he falls apart, the church elders tell him to go away: as far away as possible. Join Chase on his life-changing journey to Italy where, with a curious group of Franciscan friars, he struggles to resolve his crisis...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 271.302 CROBurns, Ron.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BURFisher, Ron
Summary: Illustrates how the cottontail rabbit explores its environment, eats, washes, senses danger, rests, and cares for its young. Also describes wild and domestic rabbits around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1989
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.4 FISFontes, Ron.
Summary: A graphic novel depicting how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the ten-year-long Trojan War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC FONGonen, Ron
Summary: "With an empowering call to action, The Waste-Free World boldly invites us to end one of the greatest scams in history in order to achieve a bright, sustainable, and prosperous future. As microplastics collect in the ocean by the ton, natural resources are depleted, and cities face mounting landfill disposal bills, consumers and investors are becoming increasingly focused on the quality,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio / Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 GONLieber, Ron
Summary: "Lieber covers all the basics: the best ways to handle the tooth fairy, allowance, chores, charity, savings, birthdays, holidays, cell phones, splurging, clothing, cars, part-time jobs, and college tuition. But he also identifies a set of traits and virtues--like modesty, patience, generosity, and perspective--that parents hope their young adults will carry with them out into the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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Summary: Discusses some of the information sent back from "Curiosity," the Mars Rover, including pictures of the Martian landscape, traces of water in Martian soil, and the key chemicals necessary for life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: TFCB, Twenty-First Century Books 2014