Shaffer, Bill
Summary: A sordid tale of bigamy, bribery, sex, and violence, set in the Gilded Age, explores the ill-fated saga of Ray, an Alexander Hamilton heir, and his wife, a con artist who tricked him into marriage using an abandoned infant, and who went to prison for stabbing their baby's nurse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SHAHortis, C. Alexander
Summary: "Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony--before even Lizzie Borden--there was Polly Bodine, the first American woman put on trial for capital murder in our nation's debut media circus. On Christmas night, December 25, 1843, in a serene village on Staten Island, shocked neighbors discovered the burnt remains of twenty-four-year-old mother Emeline Houseman and her infant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Crime 2024
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Summary: "Intense rivalry and Borgia-like cunning made the Pope family one of America's wealthiest and most influential--now a descendent of the two Pope patriarchs chronicles a family that embodied the American century..."--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Pub 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 364 PopBarbas, Samantha
Summary: In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America’s first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars’ secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out scandalous facts about the stars, including sexual affairs, drug use, and sexual orientation, publisher Robert Harrison destroyed celebrities’ carefully constructed images...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 050 BARStilton, Geronimo
Summary: When the owner of the Daily Rat newspaper thinks Thea Stilton, who has vanished without a trace, is responsible for a recent string of robberies in New Mouse City, Geronimo must employ his "famouse" investigative skills to find Thea - and the truth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2023
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Summary: Zoey loves riding horses at Storm Cliff Stables, but she's bored with the rest of the camp activities. When she gets a chance to take pictures for the camp newspaper, she finally gets excited. But why is everyone so mad when the paper comes out?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MULStilton, Geronimo
Summary: "Geronimo Stilton is granted a special interview with the great Sourishi, who lives in isolation and rarely gives interviews. To reach him, Geronimo and company must take the Rodent-Express, a steam engine that zigs and zags across perilous terrain and steep mountains. But, during the journey, Bugsy Wugsy mysteriously disappears! Can Geronimo crack the case before the end of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2022
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Summary: Thrilled when she is assigned to work with her crush, Michael, for a school newspaper article about whether or not students should pay for extracurricular activities, Samantha becomes increasingly dismayed by how many things Michael and she view differently.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2012
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC WISSummary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILSummary: In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations and 13 magazines. Nearly one in four American families read a Hearst publication. His newspapers were so influential that Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Winston Churchill all wrote for him. The first practitioner of what is now known as 'synergy,' Hearst...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CITPatterson, James
Summary: The Wolfs, the most powerful family in California, have a new head--thirty-six-year-old former high school teacher Jenny Wolf. That means Jenny now runs the prestigious San Francisco Tribune. She also controls the legendary pro football team, the Wolves. And she hopes to solve her father's murder.--Dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M PATSummary: This documentary chronicles the transformation of The New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk, as the Internet redefines the media industry by surpassing print as the main source of news. At the heart of the film is the burning question on the minds of everyone who cares about a rigorous American press, Times lover or not: what will happen if the fast-moving future of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Pictures 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PAGXu, Ru
Summary: With her city at war, orphan Blue disguises herself as a newsboy for the only local paper that tells the truth, but a new friend gives her the courage to start seeking the freedom to be herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 XUSummary: Dedicated insurance investigator Nate Ford becomes disillusioned with his job when the company he works for refuses a claim that allows his 8-year-old son to die. Assembling a team of con artists, professional thieves, and computer hackers, Nate turns his attention to aiding those who have been wronged by corrupt corporations, by stealing their money back for them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDSFinneman, Teri Ann
Summary: "Based on extensive research into weekly rural publishers and rural readers, Reviving Rural News demonstrates that a new financial approach to community journalism is urgently needed and viable. This book provides historical context for the state of local news, examines the influence of journalistic identity and boundaries that have prevented change, and offers practical guidance on how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 2024
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Summary: This in-depth look at the Washington Post from a Pulitzer Prize-nominated Post veteran answers the question "Do newspapers still matter?" with a resounding yes. Dave Kindred takes you inside the heart of the legendary newspaper and offers a unique opportunity to see what it really takes to produce world-class journalism every day. Granted unprecedented access to every nook and cranny of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 071.53 KINSummary: Spanning nearly a century, The Great American Sports Page presents essential columns from more than three dozen masters of the press-box craft. These unforgettable dispatches from World Series, Super Bowls, and title bouts for the ages were written on deadline with passion, spontaneity, humor, and a gift for the memorable phrase. Read avidly day in and day out by a sports-mad public, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.0973 GREMullins, Matt.
Summary: Photographs and text introduce scientific concepts related to friction, explaining what friction is and what it affects, describing how people have used friction throughout human history, and providing additional facts, statistics, and a time line.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531.1134 MULSpiro, Ruth
Summary: "Baby discovers the science behind spinning a dreidel on Hanukkah, exploring angular momentum, torque, friction, and gravity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2021
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Summary: What is the difference between writing a novel about the Holocaust and fabricating a memoir? Are Holocaust writings, by their very nature, exempt from criticism and interpretation? Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be truthful--that is, faithful to the facts of history? Is a fictional account of the Holocaust, in the words of Elie Wiesel, "an insult to the dead"? In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 FRAHarris, Duchess
Summary: "The news media and its role in society are topics of conversation and debate in today's world. News Literacy looks inside newsrooms, exploring key moments in the history of journalism and explaining how today's journalists work. Examine how news is presented, and learn how advertising, online algorithms, and other modern trends affect the way we experience news. Investigate the phenomenon of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J301.16 HARGibson, Jeremy Sumner Wycherley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1989
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 GibsoPelleschi, Andrea
Summary: "Olivia and Oscar learn how to write an opinion piece to help save their favorite crossing guard's job. Concepts include; prewriting, graphic organizers and linking words. Activities in the back help the reader write their own opinion piece"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2014