Lienemann, David
Summary: "These visually arresting photographs and behind-the-scenes stories show Biden stepping into his own as a leader ready to guide a nation in distress. This book traces Biden's vice presidency in unprecedented detail, shedding light on who he is as a political leader and patriot, and also as a father, husband, and friend"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voracious, Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 LIETiemann, Ernest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 1972
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.2 MEYER MeyerDarwish, Nonie.
Summary: A Cairo-raised daughter of an Egyptian military officer describes how she was raised to hate Americans and Jewish people and submit to dictatorship, her decision to relocate to America, and her efforts to promote peace and tolerance at the risk of her own safety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.049 DARWISH, NONIE DARJonnes, Jill
Summary: Presents a compelling account of the Eiffel Tower's creation and a superb portrait of Belle Epoque France. As Gustave Eiffel held court that summer atop his one-thousand-foot tower, a remarkable host of artists and personalities--Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Gauguin, Whistler, and Edison--traveled to Paris and the Exposition Universelle (1889 World's Fair) to mingle and make their mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 907.4 JONShafrir, Doree
Summary: "An honest, witty, and insightful memoir about what happens when your coming-of-age comes later than expected, from the co-host of the hit podcast Forever35. Doree Shafrir was one of Gawker's early hires and one of the first editors at BuzzFeed; at both sites, she authored countless viral articles. Just before she turned forty, she published her first novel, and one year later, she quit her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHAFRIR, DOREE SHARodriguez, Janel
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 RODPla, Josep
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PLA, JOSEP PLAŠkvorecký, Josef.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.8635 SKVMendez, Jonna
Summary: "Jonna Hiestand Mendez began her CIA career as a "contract wife," a second-class citizen who was hired as a convenience to her husband, a young officer stationed in Switzerland. She needed his permission to open a bank account or shut off the gas to her apartment, and she performed menial duties for the CIA. Despite battling sexism at all levels of the agency, Mendez's talent for espionage was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2024
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Summary: "A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BURWinter, Jonah
Summary: An introduction to the Founding Fathers describes the heated exchanges that shaped the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, sharing fact-filled profiles of such historic icons as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 WINJames, Josie
Summary: A mixed-format picture book biography of STEM pioneer Marie Tharp describes the conventions of the early 20th century that challenged her pursuit of an Earth Sciences degree and her histort-shaping first scientific charting of the Atlantic Ocean floor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THAJonnes, Jill
Summary: A chronicle of scientific history recounts the race among inventor Thomas Edison, eccentric genius Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, a tough entrepreneur and powerful empire builder, to bring electricity to the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.3 JONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Eng JonnesBab Bonde, Jessica
Summary: "The testimonies of six survivors of the Holocaust are presented in comics form, aimed at teenage readers. Some of them were children then, and are still alive to tell what happened to them and their families. How they survived. What they lost--and how you keep on living, despite it all. Jessica Bab Bonde has, based on survivor's stories, written an important book. Peter Bergting's art makes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BABWinter, Jonah
Summary: Presents the life and legacy of Elvis, from his birth in Mississippi through his music career, his time in the army, his marriage, and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PREWinter, Jonah
Summary: Shares information on labor leader Mother Jones and her 1903 Children's Crusade protesting the dangerous conditions endured by child factory workers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JONWinter, Jonah
Summary: Young Paul Revere and his friends form a club whose members ring the bells at Christ Church, an experience which teaches him responsibility and other lessons that he uses as an adult in the American Revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2003
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WINWinter, Jonah
Summary: A biography of U.S. Supreme Court judge, Sonia Sotomayor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 SOTLevy, Janey
Summary: Mount Vernon, George Washingtons residence, holds a special place in US history and in the hearts of many Americans. But its history of slavery has remained largely hidden until recently. Thats because its difficult to accept the contradiction of a Founding Father who fought for liberty, but engaged in the practice of slavery. This thought-provoking volume uses the discoveries of archaeologists...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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Summary: A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African American astronaut.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JEMWinter, Jonah
Summary: "Discover the true story of a man who lived alone in the mountains with a hobby of measuring snowfall that led to groundbreaking data tracking in climate change studies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BARCopies Available at Peninsula
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Summary: Offers an illustrated introduction to the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg that explores the ways that the society in which she grew up was unfair toward women, Jews, and other groups, and how she spent her life working to fight that unfairness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GINWinter, Jonah
Summary: Thurgood Marshall was a born lawyer--the loudest talker, funniest joke teller, and best arguer from the time he was a kid growing up in Baltimore in the early 1900s. He would go on to become the star of his high school and college debate teams, a stellar law student at Howard University, and, as a lawyer, a one-man weapon against the discriminatory laws against black Americans. After only two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MARWinter, Jonah
Summary: A picture book biography of African-American senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books 2008