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Armstrong, Neil 1930-2012 Armstrong, Neil 1930-2012 Juvenile literature Astrophysicists United States Biography Juvenile literature Psychic ability Fiction Spanish language materials Suicide Prevention Tyson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Neil deGrasse Juvenile literature United States United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)Tyson, Neil deGrasse
Summary: Tyson shares 101 letters from people across the globe who have sought him out in search of scientific answers. A luminous companion to the phenomenal bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.01 TYSKrull, Kathleen
Summary: "A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TYSBerne, Jennifer
Summary: "A biography of famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and awe-inspiring facts about our universe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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Summary: "The life story of America's favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, will inspire you to reach for the stars!" -- adapted from book cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KRUSummary: In this program, host Neil deGrasse Tyson explores such provocative questions as: would “ETs” resemble us or the creatures of science fiction? Are there “aliens” already amongst us on Planet Earth - brainy creatures whose intelligence is very different from our own? And are planets on which life can flourish rare or common in our universe?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blast Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 CASYi, Kŭm-i
Summary: "'Your husband is a landowner,' they told her. 'Food and clothing is so plentiful, it grows on trees. 'You will be able to go to school.' Of the three lies the matchmaker told Willow before she left home as a picture bride in 1918, the third hurt the most. Never one to be deterred, Willow does all that she can to make the best of her unexpected circumstance. But it isn't long before her dreams...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC YIFuller, Kathleen
Summary: "Margaret Yoder can't seem to catch a break. Even though she's dedicated to her Amish faith, her wild Rumspringa won't stay in the past, and her mother keeps pressuring her to get married. To placate her mother and get away from former "friends," she decides to return to Birch Creek to visit family - and pretend to find a husband. Like Margaret, Owen Bontrager isn't looking for a spouse,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC FULMillard, Candice
Summary: "For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the nineteenth century, there was a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe--and extend their colonial empires. Two British men--Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke--were sent by the Royal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House Audio 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 916.204 MILCiuraru, Carmela
Summary: A witty look at the complex and fascinating but tumultuous marriages of five well-known figures in the literary world, including British theater critic Kenneth Tynan, and authors Roald Dahl and Kingsley Amis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: In 1932, New York City, top reporter Lorena "Hick" Hickok starts each day with a front page byline--and finishes it swigging bourbon and planning her next big scoop. But an assignment to cover FDR's campaign--and write a feature on his wife, Eleanor--turns Hick's hard-won independent life on its ear. Soon her work, and the secret entanglement with the new first lady, will take her from New York...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCNGrushkin, Paul.
Summary: Presents a look at the relationship between fans and the Grateful Dead as illustrated in the decorated envelopes, artifacts and memorabilia received from them. Includes illustrations arranged by theme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 2011
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 GRUCrum, Laura.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CRUHoobler, Dorothy
Summary: Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler share a collection of handwritten love letters that offers a surprising and intimate portrait of the men who occupied the White House. From George Washington to Barack Obama, these are not the presidents we see in history books. Instead, when they courted the women they wanted to marry, or seduced women outside of their marriage, they often showed a side the public...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: CD 920 ARECronkite, Walter
Summary: Walter Cronkite, a giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation," reveals his World War II experiences in this fascinating book. Cronkite married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940, following a four-year courtship. She proved to be the love of his life, and their marriage lasted happily until her death in 2005. But before they celebrated their second anniversary, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 CRONKITE, WALTER CROHale, Nathan
Summary: Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Korean War correspondent Marguerite Higgins, who risked her life in dangerous situations to provide eyewitness accounts of many of the major events of the war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HIGSummary: A grieving father seeks answers after his fourteen-year-old son dies by suicide. He uncovers painful truths about the lives of teens, the impact of unfettered access to internet and social media, and the shocking rise of depression among America's youth. The journey brings him together with young suicide survivors, prevention experts, and parents trying to understand the 70% increase in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TELBennitt, John.
Summary: "In 1862 at the age of thirty-two, physician John Bennitt of Centerville, Michigan, joined the 19th Michigan Infantry Regiment as an assistant surgeon and remained in military service until the end of the war. During this time, Bennitt wrote more than two hundred letters home to his wife and daughters. In them he shared his careful and detailed observations of army life, including dramatic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.775 BENHughes, Langston
Summary: Presents a collection of letters exchanged over the course of four decades between poet Langston Hughes and his mentor, Carl Van Vechten, offering an incisive look at current events and issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.5209 HUGHooper, Kay
Summary: Months ago Sarah Gallagher woke from a coma with psychic abilities she couldn't control. They changed her life and cost her the man she loved. And now, someone is playing games with Sarah's mind. It begins with Sarah's home being destroyed by fire, an act of arson that draws novelist Tucker Mackenzie into Sarah's confidence. Tucker has other reasons to pursue Sarah but so does a mysterious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jove Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOOBehar, Ruth
Summary: "La inspiradora historia de una joven judía que escapa de Polonia para rehacer su vida en Cuba, mientras trabaja para rescatar al resto de su familia. La situación se está poniendo terrible para los judíos en Polonia en vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El padre de Esther ha huido a Cuba y ella es la primera en seguir sus pasos y reencontrarse con él en la isla. Vivir separada de su...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH BEHEdwards, Roberta.
Summary: A biography that introduces youngsters to Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the Moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET ARMSTRONGPage, Nathan
Summary: "Discover the true story behind Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission. From his childhood experiments to his first encounters with flight, explore the calculated risks this astronaut took in order to become the first person to walk on the moon"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMDuncan, Dayton
Summary: "The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today-a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history. The American buffalo-our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023