Summary: A homeless orphan in Kenya becomes a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage that today serves over 2,000 Kenyan children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brainstorm Media 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MULKotkin, Stephen
Summary: Pulitzer Prize-finalist Stephen Kotkin continues his definitive biography of Stalin, from collectivization and the Great Terror through to the coming of the conflict with Hitler's Germany that is the signal event of modern world history. As the shadows of the 30's deepen, Stalin's drive to militarize Soviet society takes on increasing urgency, and the ambition of Nazi Germany becomes the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 STALIN, JOSEPH KOTKotkin, Stephen
Summary: Pulitzer Prize-finalist Stephen Kotkin continues his definitive biography of Stalin, from collectivization and the Great Terror through to the coming of the conflict with Hitler's Germany that is the signal event of modern world history. As the shadows of the 30's deepen, Stalin's drive to militarize Soviet society takes on increasing urgency, and the ambition of Nazi Germany becomes the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "Whether you want to go bear-watching on Kodiak Island, cruise through Glacier Bay, or fish for salmon in Sitka Bay, the local Fodor's travel experts in Alaska are here to help! Fodor's The Complete Guide to Alaska Cruises guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "At the tiny Greenwood School in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont, its roughly 50 students, boys from the ages 11 to 17 are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all suffer from learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. As the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ADDEntrup, Boris
Summary: Offers step-by-step, illustrated instructions for fifty versatile looks that can be created in only ten minutes, including detailed information on basic techniques, products, equipment, and special makeup tips and tricks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dk Pub 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.726 ENTBYRDS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1968
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BYRKing, Laurie R.
Summary: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are back in the New York Times bestselling series that Lee Child called "the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today." Following the startling revelations of Mrs. Hudson's past and a commission of murder in the spring of 1925, Mary Russell receives word that a friend's beloved aunt, long committed to Bedlam mental hospital, has escaped....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KINKing, Laurie R.
Summary: It's summertime on the Riviera, where the Jazz Age is busily reinventing the holiday delights of warm days on golden sand and cool nights on terraces and dance floors. Just up the coast lies a more traditional pleasure ground: Monte Carlo, where fortunes are won, lost, stolen, and hidden away. So when Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes happen across the Coote d'Azur in this summer of 1925, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KINChen, Loris
Summary: This new edition of Painless Chemistry provides students with a lighthearted, step-by-step approach to understanding chemistry concepts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 540 CHECorredor, Boris.
Summary: From the Publisher: This textbook supplement for language students focuses on correct grammatical construction and word usage in Spanish. Covered in detail are parts of speech, verb tenses, regular and irregular verbs, sentence structure, interrogative sentences, the conditional and subjunctive moods, and more. The book is filled with practice exercises and answers. Barron's continues its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.2 CORFishman, Boris
Summary: The author shares the story of his family, their immigration, and the challenges of navigating two cultures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FISHMAN, BORIS FISJohnson, Boris
Summary: The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHURCHILL, WINSTON JOHSperling, Jacqueline
Summary: "Find Your Fierce is a concise and practical guide for teens dealing with social anxiety"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2021
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Summary: Basic income is a revolutionary idea that guarantees regular, unconditional cash transfers from the government to all citizens. It is an acknowledgement that everyone plays a part in generating the wealth currently enjoyed by only a few and would rectify the recent breakdown in income distribution. Political parties across the world are now adopting this innovative policy and the idea generates...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331 STASummary: What's written in YOUR stars? This astrology book is all about YOU, Cancer, your life, and your dreams. Astrology has been around for thousands of years, and there's so much more to it than your daily horoscope. And while astrology can't predict your future, it can highlight your potential. This star guide for Cancerians shines a light on your strengths, your weaknesses, what you are capable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 133.5 CANStarring, Charles R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Historical Commission 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 370.19 STASpurling, Hilary.
Summary: An engrossing biography of Buck, a woman whose fascinating life gave her a unique outlook on the plight of women and the suffering of China's rural poor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BUCK, PEARL SPUGroom, Winston
Summary: Best-selling author Winston Groom tells the complex story of how Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin--the three iconic and vastly different Allied leaders--aligned to win World War II and created a new world order. By the end of World War II, 59 nations were arrayed against the axis powers, but three great Allied leaders--Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.53 GROSummary: What's written in YOUR stars? This astrology book is all about YOU, Taurus, your life, and your dreams. Astrology has been around for thousands of years, and there's so much more to it than your daily horoscope. And while astrology can't predict your future, it can highlight your potential. This star guide for Taurans shines a light on your strengths, your weaknesses, what you are capable of,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 133.5 TAUDarling, Kate
Summary: "The MIT Media Lab researcher and robot ethicist offers an optimistic look at our future with robots based on our historical relationships with animals"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.8 DARDarling, Lynn.
Summary: "Combining the soul-baring insight of Wild, the profound wisdom of Shop Class as Soulcraft, and the adventurous spirit of Eat, Pray, Love, Lynn Darling's powerful, lyrical memoir of self-discovery, full of warmth and wry humor, Out of the Woods. When hercollege-bound daughter leaves home, Lynn Darling, widowed over a decade earlier, finds herself alone--and utterly lost, with no idea of what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DARLING, LYNN DARStradling, Jan.
Summary: Presents information about the physical characteristics and habits of insects and spiders, in a text on pages with transparent overlays that change the pictures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Dophin 0000