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Ordinary people change the world Politically incorrect guide She persisted What is?Edsel, Robert M.
Summary: "The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command"--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.531 EDSCopies Available at Woodmere
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Summary: "Discover the incredible story of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who followed her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer and eventually became the first Black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in this picture book biography."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JACAbramson, Jill
Summary: "Best-selling author, former executive editor of the New York Times, and self-confessed political junkie, Jill Abramson has written a detailed and fascinating book that explains how the highest court in the United States works, who gets to serve on it, which cases have had the greatest impact on the country, and why the US justice system is so vital to democracy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Gov What AbramsonCate, Curtis
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.27 CATPack, Michael
Summary: Although Clarence Thomas remains a controversial figure, few know him beyond his contentious confirmation battle. But beyond the headlines, Thomas' life is a classic American tale; born poor in the segregated South, only to become one of the most influential justices in the highest court in the land. In the follow-up to the wildly successful documentary by the same name, Created Equal builds on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THOMAS, CLARENCE PACScalia, Antonin
Summary: "By any measure, Antonin Scalia lived an extraordinary life. A Supreme Court justice for three decades, he transformed the way that judges and lawyers think about the law. Married to his beloved Wife, Maureen, for more than fifty years, a father to nine children, and a grandfather to dozens, he was devoted to his family and his faith. He was gregarious, energetic, and a friend to people of all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 815 SCAGraetz, Michael J.
Summary: A fresh and revelatory look at the Warren Burger Supreme Court finds that it was not a “moderate” or transitional court, as often portrayed, but a conservative one that still defines the constitutional landscape we live in today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347 GRAMeltzer, Brad
Summary: This volume of ordinary people change the world features Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice. She is proof that with opportunity comes justice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am SotomayorRappaport, Doreen
Summary: As a student, teacher, lawyer, and judge, Ruth often experienced unfair treatment. But she persisted, becoming a cultural icon, championing equality in pay and opportunity. Her brilliant mind, compelling arguments, and staunch commitment to truth and justice have convinced many to stand with her, and her fight continues to this day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2020
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Summary: "[This guide] offers a penetrating and irreverent account of the justices--ideologues and cowards, geniuses and mediocrities, all of them thoroughly human--and a fascinating analysis of a Court that has swung like a pendulum from preserving the Republic to undermining government by the people and back to defending the Constitution. Sprightly, informative, and powerfully argued, this book is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing 2023
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Contents: Storm within the storm -- The Mataafa -- The scow, the Umbria, and the Owen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MBI Pub. Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.749 BRODuns, Jeremy
Summary: In June 1945, Paul Dark, an M16 agent, joins his father in a top-secret mission to hunt down and unofficially execute Nazi war criminals. But everything Dark thinks he understands about the operation, about its repercussions and about Anna--the woman he falls in love with during the assignment--is a lie. When, almost twenty-five years later, a defecting KGB officer turns up in Nigeria and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DUNKohl, Cris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seawolf Communications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.452 KOHAuth, Jeannine.
Summary: Emmy's mom has a drinking problem that is starting to affect Emmy. Former friends aren't allowed to associate with her anymore, and Emmy doesn't know where to turn for help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morningtide Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AUTButts, Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.133 BUTButz, Bob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.7524 BUTHouts, Michelle
Summary: "When you look at a bird, do you see feathers and a beak? Or do you see circles and triangles? Artist Charley Harper spent his life reducing subjects to their simplest forms, their basic lines and shapes. This resulted in what he called minimal realism and the style that would become easily recognized as Charley Harper's. Art fans and nature lovers around the world fell in love with Harper's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ohio University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARPER, CHARLEY HOUButts, Edward
Summary: Traces the history of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes and the various myths and legends attributed to specific tragedies, revealing the violent conditions that have wrecked thousands of vessels since 1679, along with monster sightings in Lakes Ontario and Erie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J 971.3 BUTButz, Bob
Summary: From a vivid observation of conventional embalming to a helping hand in digging a grave in one of the scores of 'natural burial preserves' popping up all across America, Butz offers a witty and detailed account of his adventure into the current trend of green burials. As he weighs in on the emotional and biodegradable benefits of being buried in a blanket, shroud, or hand-made coffin crafted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spirituality & Health 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 363.75 BUTDutt, Yashica
Summary: "Born into a "formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India," Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear "Dalit looking." Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in India is alive and well. Blending her personal history with extensive research and reporting, Dutt provides an incriminating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2024
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Summary: "The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 GINSBURG, RUTH BADER GINMedina, Meg
Summary: "A chapter book biography of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, part of the She Persisted series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SOTBeam, Cris.
Summary: An intimate, authoritative look at the foster care system that examines why it is failing the kids it is supposed to protect and what can be done to change it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.73 BEAButz, Bob
Summary: "How does a man reconcile a passion for woods and waters with a love for family, community, and home? In this collection of insights and essays, Bob Butz finds the answers don't come easy or without a laugh. Butz is a young man seeking balance. As a boy, while others were dreaming of football fields and baseball diamonds, he was knee-deep in a neighborhood creek or off hiding in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Huron River Press 2008