Caballes, Cedric
Summary: Every ten years, throne seekers compete to become the four heroes destined to slay the Witch threatening their world. Optimistic young alchemist Agni eagerly sets off to fulfill her dream of being one of these sacred heroes. She expects to save the world...and maybe make some friends along the way. But she soon realizes that nothing is as straightforward as it is in her childhood stories, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC CABRobinson, Cedric J.
Summary: A history of African Americans focuses on their organized efforts to obtain freedom and the full benefits of their civil rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 ROBWhite, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)
Summary: Lincoln scholar Ronald C. White, Jr., offers a fresh definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity--what today's commentators would call "authenticity"--whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research of the newly completed Lincoln Legal Papers, as well as of recently discovered letters and photographs, White provides a portrait of Lincoln's personal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM WhiteWhite, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)
Summary: "Before 1862, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain had rarely left his home state of Maine, where he was a trained minister and mild-mannered professor at Bowdoin College. His colleagues were shocked when he volunteered for the Union army, but he was undeterred and later became known as one of the North's greatest heroes: On the second day at Gettysburg, after running out of ammunition at Little Round...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA LAWRENCE WHIWhite, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric)
Summary: A "biography of one of America's greatest generals-- and most misunderstood presidents"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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Summary: "After four years of unspeakable horror and sacrifice on both sides, the Civil War was about to end. On March 4, 1865, at his Second Inaugural, President Lincoln did not offer the North the victory speech it yearned for, nor did he blame the South solely for the sin of slavery. Calling the whole nation to account, Lincoln offered a moral framework for peace and reconciliation. The speech was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 WHILincoln, Abraham
Summary: "The first full-color facsimile edition of Lincoln's private notes, Abraham Lincoln's Diary is a deluxe collection of some of his most revelatory private writings. An essential archive, here presented exactly as Lincoln wrote them on scraps of paper, these "notes to self" appear alongside original, contextualizing essays by New York Times bestselling presidential biographer Ronald C. White. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.7092 WHIContents: Introduction -- Season in New York -- Season in Chicago -- Season in San Francisco -- Season in Southern California -- Street scene / by Elmer Rice -- Journey's end / R.C. Sherriff -- Wings over Europe / Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne -- Holiday / by Philip Barry -- Front page / by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur -- Let us be gay / by Rachel Crothers -- Machinal / by Sophie Treadwell --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead 1929
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.5 BESHorton, Alvin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ortho Books, Chevron Chemical Co. 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 HortonBraithwaite, Rodric
Summary: An expert historian and former ambassador to Moscow unlocks fact from fiction to reveal what lies at the root of the Russian story. Churchill remarked that Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. That has become an excuse for intellectual laziness. Russia is not all that different from anywhere else. But you have to disentangle the facts from the myths created both by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947 BRACouric, Katie
Summary: In this memoir, Katie Couric reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and professional life--a story she's never shared, until now.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group 2021
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Summary: "Many teens struggle with anxiety disorders, the symptoms of which include elevated stress hormone levels, depression, and heart problems. The prevalence of anxiety disorders among today, and teens makes this a timely, informative, and helpful book for readers. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of anxiety disorders as well as coping strategies and treatments. Resources for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.85 PEDBedrick, David
Summary: Why is today's diet industry pulling in 70 billion dollars every year, while when people go on a diet, only five percent of them succeed and the rest gain weight or stay the same? Here's why: A heavy, shamed body is a body with an unheard message and a thwarted quest, and until the secrets are unlocked and the wisdom is harvested, that impasse will be unbreachable. In these pages, Bedrick...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belly Song Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 BEDCouric, Katie
Summary: In this inspirational collection, CBS News anchor Couric calls upon leaders and visionaries in the fields of politics, entertainment, sports, philanthropy, the arts, and business--all of whom share heartfelt, humorous, and useful insights about success and fulfillment. Includes contributions by Madeleine Albright, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Handler, Malcolm Gladwell, Steve Martin, and Michael...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 646.7 COUMedrich, Alice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.6374 MEDBibard, Fredric
Summary: A rewarding and effective method of learning French. If you cannot easily visit a French speaking country and immerse yourself in the French language, reading is one of your best alternatives. A painless and effective way to absorb the French Language. Reading has long been proven to be one of the most effective ways of learning a foreign language. By studying in this way, you should be able to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 BIB FRENCHMedrich, Alice
Summary: In this monumental new work, beloved dessert queen Alice Medrich applies her baking precision and impeccable palate to flavor flours--wheat-flour alternatives including rice flour, oat flour, corn flour, sorghum flour, teff, and more. The resulting (gluten-free!) recipes show that baking with alternate flours adds an extra dimension of flavor. Brownies made with rice flour taste even more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Boioks 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: ARTISAN 2007
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Summary: This book brings together 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present. In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 30 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with disabilities, from past and present. From Frida Kahlo to Stephen Hawking, find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their differences and paved the way for others by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BURCouric, Katie
Summary: In this collection, CBS News anchor Couric calls upon leaders and visionaries in the fields of politics, entertainment, sports, philanthropy, the arts, and business, all of whom share heartfelt insights about success and fulfillment. Includes contributions by Madeleine Albright, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Handler, Malcolm Gladwell, Steve Martin, Helen Mirren, and dozens of others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
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Summary: Recounts how the American dream has been dismantled over the past forty years by legislative, electoral, and corporate decisions that have compromised the middle class and minimized individual economic and political power.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.91 SMISala, Enric
Summary: In this book, world-renowned marine ecologist Enric Sala illuminates the many reasons why preserving Earth's biodiversity makes logical, emotional, and economic sense. Using key moments from his own scientific awakening, Sala reveals that our survival depends on all species. The natural world, he explains, is a perfect circular economy, where every species, in life and in death, sustains...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 SALCouric, Katie
Summary: In this memoir, the iconic media star discusses her professional and personal life, including losing her husband at a young age, her historic turn as anchor of the CBS Evening News, and experiences dealing with gender inequality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021