Van Doren, Paul
Summary: "In the tradition of bestsellers such as Shoe Dog, Authentic is a surprisingly candid, compelling memoir by a high school dropout who went on to establish one of the world's most iconic brands. You may not know their creator, but you certainly know the shoes: for more than a generation, Vans shoes have been synonymous with cool. Now in this refreshingly candid memoir, meet Paul Van Doren, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertel Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VAN DOREN, PAUL VANSnyder, Lynsi
Summary: "When Lynsi Snyder's grandparents founded In-N-Out Burger in 1948, they built it with a passion for quality and service that Lynsi embraced at a young age. After starting as a store associate at age seventeen, she then worked in other departments, gaining first-hand experience with almost every aspect of the family business until she became president in 2010. She has led the company through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 647.95794 SNYSkelly, Katie
Summary: "Christine Papin, an overworked live-in maid, is reunited with her younger sister, Lea, who has also been hired by the wealthy Lancelin family. They make the estate's beds, scrub the floors, and spy on the domestic strife that routinely occurs within its walls. What starts as petty theft by the maids -- who are flashing back to their tumultuous time in a convent -- shortly turns into something...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SKEMartin, Justin.
Summary: "In the shadow of the Civil War, a circle of radicals in a rowdy saloon changed American society and helped set Walt Whitman on the path to poetic immortality. Rebel Souls is the first book ever written about the colorful group of artists-- regulars at Pfaff's Saloon in Manhattan--rightly considered America's original Bohemians. Besides a young Whitman, the circle included actor Edwin Booth;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Poetry MartinBaime, A. J. (Albert J.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.72 BAISummary: Describes the devastating accident and case of mistaken identity that left one family grieving for the young woman they thought was their daughter while the wrong family cared for the lone survivor, and describes the healing journey of survivor Whitney Cerak.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 617.4 MISSummary: Five lives were lost in a tragic accident involving a Taylor University van, and one young woman, severely injured and comatose, was rushed to the hospital. Families, faculty, students, and communities grieved their losses and joined in prayer and hope as the one young woman, Laura Van Ryn, fought for her life in a hospital bed. The national news spread the story, and people everywhere shared...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 617.4 MISCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.481 MISLochery, Neill
Summary: "When Nazis looked to flee Europe with stolen art, gems, and gold in tow, certain "neutral" countries were all too willing to assist them. By the end of January 1945, it was clear to Germany that the war was lost. The Third Reich was in freefall, and its leaders, apart from those clustered around Hitler in his Berlin bunker, sought to abscond before they were besieged. But they wanted to take...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 LOCHerriot, James.
Summary: A bedraggled orphaned kitten is nursed back to health on a Yorkshire farm and when he recovers turns out to have a very unusual idea about the identity of his mother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1984
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Herriot 1984Coote, Stephen.
Contents: Vienna, 1815 -- Elba, 1814 -- The flight of the eagle, 27 February-20 March 1815 -- Paris, 21 March-12 June 1815 -- Waterloo, 12-21 June 1815 -- St. Helena, 21 June 1815-5 May 1821.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DaCapo Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.27 COOVance, Ashlee
Summary: An authorized portrait of one of Silicon Valley's most dynamic entrepreneurs evaluates his role in the successes of such innovations as Tesla and Space X while evaluating America's technological competitiveness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 MUSColletta, John Philip
Summary: Genealogical and historical information about George F. Ring, his brother Joe and Joe's wife Barbara Ring. Joseph was born in 1832 in France and married Barbara Miller. Their children were Magdalena, Anna, Joseph, George F., John M., Peter and Michael. Joseph's brother George F. was born in 1834 in France and married Catherine Hill. The "Rolling Fork tragedy" refers to a fire that occurred...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Direct Descent 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.2 COLVan Tilburg, Christopher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.0252 TILAlabed, Bana
Summary: Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALAMattern, Joanne
Summary: This title examines Instagram, the photo and video sharing website.Readers will learn about company history and development, how Instagram operates, issues the company faces such as inappropriate content, and its impact on society.Key components such as filters, Instagram Direct, and Boomerang are also explored.Color photos accompany easy-to-read, compelling text.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 775 MATMurdoch, Sierra Crane
Summary: "When Lissa Yellow Bird was released from prison in 2009, she found her home, the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, transformed by the Bakken oil boom. In her absence, the landscape had been altered beyond recognition, her tribal government swayed by corporate interests, and her community burdened by a surge in violence and addiction. Three years later, when Lissa learned that a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 MURCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 MURGoucher, Kara
Summary: "Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age, and though she was confronted with serious challenges including the death of her father and struggles with disordered eating, her prospects were bright. She won high school cross country championships in Minnesota, NCAA track and field championships at the University of Colorado, and when she graduated from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023
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Summary: "Born in South Africa in 1971, young Elon Musk loved inventions. He later founded Tesla, SpaceX, and the company that would become PayPal. Read about how Musk became one of the world's most famous entrepreneurs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MUSEvans, Richard Paul
Summary: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author and "king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) delivers a charming and inspirational collection of personal essays.Before he was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of holiday classics such as The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans was a young boy being raised by a suicidal mother and dealing with relentless bullying. He could not fathom what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2024
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Summary: "The LEGO toy company was founded in 1934 by a Danish carpenter who loved making wooden pull toys. From its humble beginnings, the company has lived up to its name--which comes from the Danish phrase meaning to always "play well"--encouraging children to use their imagination and build whatever they can dream up. In this book, author Jim O'Connor describes how a simple concept--small plastic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 688.7 O'COCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Business O'ConnorWasson, Sam
Summary: Granted total and unprecedented access to the Academy Award-winning director's archives, the author, drawing on hundreds of interviews with the artist and those who have worked closely with him, chronicles his attempt to reimagine the entire pursuit of moviemaking though his production company American Zoetrope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD WASButler, Jenna
Summary: "After five years of working with bees on her farm in northern Alberta, Jenna Butler shares with the reader the rich experience of keeping hives. Starting with a rare bright day in late November as the bees are settling in for winter she takes us through a year in beekeeping on her small piece of the boreal forest. Weaving together her personal story with the practical aspects of running a farm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Garden Home ButlerVeit, Quentin F.
Summary: "Part memoir, part how-to manual, The Bumpy Road paints a vivid picture of life on the farm during the Great Depression. The author, recounting stories from his boyhood, brings to life the everyday trials and tribulations of his family and neighbors as they struggle to survive under daunting economic conditions. The hard work they put in was a given (to them), and their solutions to everyday...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Willow Bend Press 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B VEIT VEITroost, J. Maarten.
Summary: Describes travel experiences in Vanuatu and Fiji, which include coping with Mother Nature--typhoons, earthquakes, volcanoes--and observing the relaxed lifestyle of the islanders and their attitudes toward new parenthood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2006