Brooks, Adrian
Summary: Described by gay scholar Jonathan Katz as "willfully cacophonous, a chorus of voices untamed," The Right Side of History sets itself apart by starting with the turn-of-the-century bohemianism of Isadora Duncan and the 1924 establishment of the nation’s first gay group, the Society for Human Rights; it also includes gay activism of labor unions in the 1920s and 1930s; the 1950s civil rights...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cleis Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 BROBrooks, Andrew
Summary: "Set off on a globe-trotting adventure with this incredible atlas, which is bursting with colorful countries and continents, people and places, deserts and rain forests. From freezing Antarctica to the lush, green rain forests of Brazil and the hot, dry deserts of Africa, there's an amazing world out there just waiting to be discovered!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing
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Summary: Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster ... More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will conform to a stereotypical idea of masculinity. But what if you're the introvert kind? What if you prefer to pick up a book rather than a sword? What if you want to cry when you're...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids 2018
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT 305.31 BrooksBrooks, David
Summary: "[The author] has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social Animal, he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in [this book], he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. Responding to what he calls the culture of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success, [the author] challenges us,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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Summary: "Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The bestselling author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world." -- From Amazon.com summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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Summary: This is an accessible, informative first reference book that helps young children learn about trees, plants, and fungi - what each of these things is, how to tell them apart, what each needs to survive and thrive, and their life cycles, including information about how they reproduce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Nature BrooksBrooks, Gwendolyn
Summary: Selections from three earlier volumes reflect the distinguished poet's response to the realities of modern life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1999
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Summary: The Hopi community of Awat'ovi existed peacefully on Arizona's Antelope Mesa for generations. Then one bleak morning in the fall of 1700 raiders from nearby Hopi villages descended on Awat'ovi, slaughtering their neighboring men, women, and children. Why did kinsmen target it for destruction? Drawing on oral traditions, archival accounts, and extensive archaeological research, Brooks unravels...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 BROBrooks, Kim
Summary: One morning, Kim Brooks made a split-second decision to leave her four-year old son in the car while she ran into a store. What happened would consume the next several years of her life and spur her to investigate the broader role America's culture of fear plays in parenthood. In Small Animals , Brooks asks, Of all the emotions inherent in parenting, is there any more universal or profound than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018
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Brooks, Lester.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carpe Veritas Books 1995
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Summary: Explores thirteen of the most hotly debated topics in modern-day science and analyzes how issues from cold fusion to dark matter are changing the way scientists work and how they will shape and define science in the twenty-first century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 BROBrooks, Rosa
Summary: "A radical inside examination of policing in modern America, from a Georgetown University law professor turned reserve police officer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.2 BROBrooks, Tim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4575 BROBrooks, Ben
Summary: Profiles over seventy people who broke the rules and smashed stereotypes, including such figures as Emma Gonzalez, Andy Warhol, Bjork, Hans Christian Andersen, and Sally Ride.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: From the influential and hugely popular "New York Times" columnist and bestselling author of "Bobos in Paradise" comes a landmark exploration of how human beings and communities succeed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 2011
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Brooks, Felicity
Summary: A colourful introduction to the alphabet with cut-out finger trails which help children to learn the shapes of the capital letters. Meet an alligator with an accordion, a bear in a bubble bath, some fabulous flamingos with fans, and much more in this charming introduction to the alphabet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Brooks 2021Brooks, Felicity.
Summary: Alphabetically-arranged entries illustrate common vocabulary words in English and French, with sample sentences for those that are not nouns and lists of prepositions, pronouns, question words, and other terms and advice on using a dictionary and French grammar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2008
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Summary: "A guide to the materials and safe practices that will take your oil painting practice to new heights--whether you are just starting out, or have been painting for years"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702.8 BROBrooks, Max.
Summary: "From bestselling author Max Brooks, the riveting story of the highly decorated, barrier-breaking, historic black regiment--the Harlem Hellfighters. The Harlem Hellfighters is a fictionalized account of the 369th Infantry Regiment--the first African American regiment mustered to fight in World War I. From the enlistment lines in Harlem to the training camp at Spartanburg, South Carolina, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BROBrooks, Rosa
Summary: A former top Pentagon official, daughter of anti-war activists, wife of an Army Green Beret and human rights activist presents a scholarly examination of how a constant state of war is contrary to America's founding values, undermines international rules and compromises future security. --Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 BROBrooks, Terry.
Summary: Created in the format of a manga adventure, an exciting novel based on the author's best-selling fantasy series set in the world of Shannara takes place after the events on The Wishsong of Shannara as it chronicles the exploits of Weapons Master Garet Jax as he embarks on challenging and magical quest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine/Del Rey 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 BROBrooks, Victor.
Summary: Describes some of the new weapons and devices which both Confederates and Yankees produced during the Civil War making it the first truly "modern" war in history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.74 BROLandon, Brooks.
Summary: Presents basic writing strategies and tools for the composition of impressive and effective sentences, drawing on examples from authors who are masters of the form.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 2013