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Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BeachHouse, Cherri.
Summary: "Discover endless design possibilities in everything from parks to parking lots! Create city-inspiried quilts by piecing together simple geometric shapes -- Beginner-friendly project designs are inspired by modern urban architecture and landscapes. Learn how to achieve dramatic looks with more effective use of color, value, and placement. Work with traditional blocks like Flying Geese and Log...
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Publisher / Publication Date: StashBooks/C & T Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 HOUHouse, Patrick
Summary: "A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain. Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. Consciousness-the awareness of our own and others' existence-has eluded explanation. Nineteen Ways of Looking at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 HOUHouse, Cindy
Summary: Told in essays and graphic-narrative shorts, this memoir illustrates the author's struggles with addiction and motherhood and her ongoing efforts to reconcile the two, capturing the desire to look hopefully forward, while acknowledging the darkness of the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner/Marysue Rucci Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOUSE, CINDY HOUHouse, John
Summary: John House's introduction to Monet's life and work presents a sequence of dazzling illustrations that chart the artist's progress as he became increasingly preoccupied with color and atmospheric effect, and the direct studies of nature gave way to paintings of greater richness and harmony, in which the play of varied colors replaced the conventional drawing and modeling of forms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Borders Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702 MONET HOUHouse, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 1986
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 HOUHouse, Karen Elliott.
Summary: A journalist draws on three decades of firsthand experience to profile contemporary Saudi Arabia, offering insight into its leaders, citizens, cultural complexities, and international prospects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 953.8 HOUGREY HOUSE PUBLISHING, INC.
Summary: Disorder Descriptions--Hot Lines--Assosiations---Support Groups--Accreditation Companies--Clinical Management--Governmental Agencies--List of Drugs by Brand Name--Pharmaceutical Companies--Professional Conferences--Quality Assurance--Recruiting Resources--Research Centers--Three Indexes--Training Materials--Web Sites
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Publisher / Publication Date: GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING 2022
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1 available in Reference, Call number: Reference 362.209 GreyRED HOUSE PAINTERS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK REDHouse, Katherine L. (Katherine Lucille)
Summary: A history of lighthouses that served as traffic signals and maps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.1 HOUSlade, Suzanne.
Summary: Shares the story of how George Washington had a home built for the future presidents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 SLABolden, Tonya
Summary: "A biography of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run for president with a major political party"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHIPatrick, Denise Lewis
Summary: "From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. Introduce readers to his concept of getting into "good trouble" in this Level 3 Ready-to-Read book"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE PATCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE PATCline-Ransome, Lesa
Summary: "Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) is a hero and trailblazer. She was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Written by award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome, here is her story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHIHubbard, Crystal
Summary: "Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LEWDenise, Anika
Summary: An inspiring biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Pura Belpré Honor-winning creators Anika Aldamuy Denise and Loris Lora! In 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest congresswoman in America. How did this young Puertoriquena become an unstoppable force in politics? Find out in this accessible and engaging book for young readers. AOC's remarkable story begins in her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OCAGiffords, Gabrielle D. (Gabrielle Dee)
Summary: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, showed Americans how optimism, an adventurous spirit, and a call to service can help change the world. Their arrival in the spotlight came under the worst of circumstances. On January 8, 2011, while meeting with constituents in Tucson, Arizona, Gabby was the victim of an assassination attempt that left six people dead and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: National Geographic follows Pete Souza, the President's photographer inside the Obama White House, aboard Air Force One, backstage at the State of the Union, and into the heart of the West Wing. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the everyday grit of the American presidency and a chance to see what it's like to cover the most powerful man in the world, for history. Features intimate interviews...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PREBalis, Andrea
Summary: "A cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in U.S. history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare. At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like witches. As Senator Joe McCarthy took up this mantle to hunt down "communists" in the U.S., citizens grew terrified of being accused, so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.9 BALMuir, Robin
Summary: Four monarchs (crowned and uncrowned); one abdication; one royal investiture; a jewel box of jubilees and many, many royal marriages.... British Vogue has borne witness to a century of royal history. Its first star photographer, Cecil Beaton, was entranced by the House of Windsor and the admiration was mutual. A younger star photographer, Antony Armstrong Jones, left Vogue to marry the Queen's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 941.082 MUICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.082 MUIUnited States
Summary: "The formal findings of the bipartisan Congressional inquiry into the coordinated attempt to overthrow the 2020 election, with a foreword by attorney and Emmy-winning MSNBC anchor Ari Melber" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 JANMesnier, Roland
Summary: In this memoir and cookbook, Roland Mesnier, executive pastry chef to five presidents, tells the story behind each of the holiday gingerbread houses he created for display in the White House State Dining Room. Chef Mesnier also provides step-by-step instructions and templates for constructing and decorating a gingerbread house in the home kitchen. During the holidays, thousands of guests are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: White House Historical Association 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641.5092 MESRush, Andre
Summary: "What does it take to go from growing up in a Mississippi housing project to becoming a master sergeant and a celebrity chef serving in the White House under four United States presidents? Call Me Chef, Dammit! is the inspiring story of Andre Rush, who became an overnight sensation in 2018, after a photograph of his now-famous twenty-four-inch biceps went viral. However, his journey to that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 RUSSummary: Award-winning journalist and historian Dan Jones, an expert on the Middle Ages, tells this story. These four episodes will reveal a fresh perspective on the turbulent times that shaped history and Britain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015