Anderson, Kirsten (Kirsten Stephanie)
Summary: Presents the history of the legendary film, from its creation as a novel by L. Frank Baum and the production of the film to the legacy the cultural phenomenon has inspired.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 ANDRosenberg, Liz
Summary: A portrait of the author of "Anne of Green Gables" shares revelations about Montgomery's final days as well as the complexities of her brilliant but often troubled life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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Summary: In A Brotherhood of Spies, award-winning journalist Monte Reel reveals how the U-2 spy program, principally devised by four men working in secret, upended the Cold War and carved a new mission for the CIA. This secret fraternity, made up of Edwin Land, best known as the inventor of instant photography and the head of Polaroid Corporation; Kelly Johnson, a hard-charging taskmaster from Lockheed;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 327.127 REEGammel, Irene
Summary: Author Gammel shows how a literary classic was born. Lucy Maud Montgomery's own life began in the rural Cavendish family farmhouse on Prince Edward Island, the place that became the inspiration for Green Gables. Mailmen brought the world to the farmhouse's kitchen door in the form of American mass market periodicals, sparking young Maud's imagination. She pored over these magazines, gleaning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MONTGOMERY, L.M GAMRoberts, Jerry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Applause Theatre & Cinema 2003
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 791.436 ROBWine-Banks, Jill
Summary: "It was a time, much like today, when Americans feared for the future of their democracy and women stood up for equal treatment. At the crossroads of the Watergate scandal and the women's movement stood a young lawyer named Jill Wine Volner (as she was then known), barely thirty years old and in charge of some of the most important prosecutions of high-ranking White House officials. Called "the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WINLopez, Kristen
Summary: "For film buffs and literature lovers alike, this is an essential guide to 52 great reads, and the cinema classics they inspired"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2003
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Summary: A musician and naturalist describes how the noise of humans is drowning out the sounds of nature and paints a picture of the relationship and connection between natural sounds and music that is becoming increasingly difficult to hear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780 KRALeschak, Peter M.
Summary: A wildland firefighter recounts moments from his career and the history of firefighting while describing the events of the disastrous Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire of 1871, as documented in the diary of one of its survivors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 634.9618 LESKingsolver, Barbara.
Summary: When Kingsolver and her family move from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they take on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of all they consume. "Our highest shopping goal was to get our food from so close to home, we'd know the person who grew it. Often that turned out to be ourselves as we learned to produce what we needed,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.5425 STEBeidler, Peter G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffeetown Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 SALWlaschin, Ken.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2004
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 791.436 WLAMillard, Candice
Summary: For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. Expeditions to find it were stymied by a giant labyrinthine swamp. In the 19th century Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. From the start the two men clashed. They would endure tremendous hardships, illness, and constant setbacks. Two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022
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Summary: "The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TILMillard, Candice
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of RIVER OF DOUBT and DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, the stirring story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time, and its complicated legacy The Nile River is the longest in the world. Its fertile floodplain allowed for rise to the great civilization of ancient Egypt, but for millennia the location of its headwaters was shrouded in mystery....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.2043 MILSummary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces plant and animal adaptations that allow for survival in the wild"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2014
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Summary: Tarantulas are the hairy spiders of many people's nightmares. Piranhas are a type of fish known for their razor-sharp teeth and fierce bite. A battle between these two animals would certainly make for an interesting fight. Readers of this stimulating book will learn about habitats, adaptations, and many other factors that could help determine who the champion of such a match would be. Bright...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019
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Summary: Tells the life story of the German army captain who began as a strong supporter of Hitler and changed to a rescuer of Jews and others after witnessing Nazi brutalities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Star Bright Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 HOSLeebaert, Derek
Summary: "Drawing on new materials, Unlikely Heroes constructs an entirely fresh understanding of FDR and his presidency by spotlighting the powerful, equally wounded figures whom he raised up to confront the Depression, then to beat the Axis. Only four people served at the top echelon of President Franklin Roosevelt's Administration from the frightening early months of spring 1933 until he died in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.917 LEERockliff, Mara
Summary: Presents the life of the creator of the Esperanto language, describing how the hostilities of Zamenhof's multiethnic childhood home inspired him to create a universal language to connect others and promote peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ZAMMessner, Kate
Summary: "A book of insects, with a focus on their 'super powers'--their extraordinary and very real abilities--and an art/design style that evokes comic-book-hero-and-villain awesomeness. The book will include profiles of the animals and their powers, mixed withspreads that compare, contrast, and pit the insects against each other in a kind of 'who would win??' action format. Head-to-head combat!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 MESLevy, Janey
Summary: Lions and Komodo dragons are both fierce carnivores, but pitted against each other, which would come out on top? The answer to that is up to the reader of this high-interest volume to decide. They'll be presented with loads of facts to help them choose which animal they think would win in a fight. This imaginative and informative book reinforces important elementary science concepts....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019