Bader, Bonnie
Summary: "Through this engaging Who Was? biography, kids will discover the woman behind the sunglasses. Private and bookish, Jackie Kennedy found herself thrust into the world spotlight as the young and glamorous wife of the President John F. Kennedy. As First Lady she restored the once neglected rooms of the White House to their former glory, and through her charm and elegance became a style icon whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENCorey, Shana
Summary: "Acclaimed author Shana Corey and New York Times Best Illustrated artist R. Gregory Christie deliver a fresh look at Kennedy, underscoring the greatness and fallibility of our leaders and how each one of us, no matter who we are, have the power to make adifference. With quotes from JFK's speeches, detailed back matter, and a thought- provoking author's note, this biography offers a sensitive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENDvorak, John (John J.)
Summary: "Both entertaining and authoritative, Mask of the Sun reveals the humanism behind the science of both lunar and solar eclipses. With insightful detail and vividly accessible prose, Dvorak provides explanations as to how and why eclipses occur--as well as insight into the forthcoming eclipse of 2017 that will be visible across North America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 523 DVODonvan, John (John Joseph)
Summary: "Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 DONDvorak, John (John J.)
Summary: Documents the fifty-year career of Thomas Jaggar, the Harvard-educated volcano science pioneer who founded the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, to share insights into his findings about massive volcanoes in such regions as Yellowstone, Alaska, and Hawaii.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.2 DVOLiebert, John (John A.)
Contents: Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and the massacre in Afghanistan -- Major Nidal Malik Hasan and malignant psychic dissociation -- The strange case of Dr. Timothy V. Jorden, Jr -- What is posttraumatic stress disorder? -- Diagnosing and understanding the brainabnormalities of PTSD -- Neuropsychiatric assessment of psychological stress and trauma -- What happened at joint base McChord/Fort Lewis? --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8521 LiebertRobertson, John (John F.)
Summary: "In this insightful analysis, highly-respected expert John Robertson canvases the entirety of Iraq's rich history, from the seminal advances of its Neolithic inhabitants to the aftermath of the American-led invasion and Iraq today. Grounded in extensive research, this balanced account of a country and its people explores the greatness and grandeur of Iraq's achievements, the brutality and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oneworld 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7 ROBAudubon, John James
Contents: Mississippi River journal -- From 1826 journal -- From Ornithological biography -- Delineations of American scenery and manners -- Missouri River journals -- Other writings -- Letters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.092 AUDHechinger, John (John Edward)
Summary: "College fraternity culture has never been more embattled. Once a mainstay of campus life, fraternities are now subject to withering criticism for reinforcing white male privilege and undermining the lasting social and economic value of a college education. No fraternity embodies this problem more than Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a national organization with more than 15,000 undergraduate brothers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.8 HECMitchell, John (John C.)
Summary: "The story of Grand Traverse during the Civil War era is an account of a place and a nation rising to their shared destiny, the epic struggle. Throughout the Civil War, Grand Traverse soldiers fought and died in major battles and forgotten skirmishes, earning the region a compelling military history in the most crucial and deadly of American conflicts."--Jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sutton Bay Publications 2011
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Local MitchellTierney, John (John Marion)
Summary: Our brain's negativity bias makes evolutionary sense because it kept our ancestors alert to fatal dangers, but it distorts our perspective in today's media environment. The steady barrage of bad news and crisismongering makes us feel helpless and leaves us needlessly fearful and angry. We ignore our many blessings, preferring to heed--and vote for--the voices telling us the world is going to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 TIEAbramson, John
Summary: Combining patient stories with his own experience serving as an expert in national drug litigation, the author, who has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for twenty years, shows how Big Pharma has corrupted American health care and presents apath toward reform.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health AbramsonAdams, John
Summary: "Traces John Adams's career from his leading role in the debate over independence, [...] to his tireless efforts to establish the fledgling government of the United States and supply its army in the filed, to his crucial diplomatic service in Europe [...]. It includes his hightly influential 1776 pamphlet Thoughts on Government, dozens of his characteristically frank and revealing personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 ADAAndrews, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Antique Collectors' Club 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 749.1 ANDBailey, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.8 BAIBierhorst, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.1 BIEBoessenecker, John
Summary: "Black Bart is widely regarded today as not only the most notorious stage robber of the Old West but also the best behaved. Over his lifetime, Black Bart held up at least twenty-nine stagecoaches in California and Oregon with mild, polite commands, stealing from Wells Fargo and the US mail but never robbing a passenger. Such behavior earned him the title of a true 'gentleman bandit.' His real...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BLACK BART BOEBoessenecker, John
Summary: "Wyatt Earp is regarded as the most famous lawman of the Old West, best known for his role in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. But the story of his two-year war with a band of outlaws known as the Cowboys has never been told in full. The Cowboys were the largest outlaw gang in the history of the American West. After battles with the law in Texas and New Mexico, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.02 BOEBoslough, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 BosloBradshaw, John
Summary: "The bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why living with animals has always been a fundamental aspect of being human. Pets have never been more popular. Over half of American households share their home with either a cat or a dog, and many contain both. This is a huge change from only a century ago, when the majority of domestic cats and dogs were working animals, keeping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636 BRABurke, John
Summary: John Burke compares gripping stories of near-death experiences (NDEs) to what Scripture says about our biggest questions of Heaven. The author shows how the common experiences shared by thousands of survivors--including doctors, college professors, bank presidents, people of all ages and cultures, and even blind people--point to the exhilarating picture of Heaven promised in the Bible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 236 BURClayton, John
Summary: Blends together history and nature writing to provide a new perspective on Yellowstone and what it has come to represent, explaining the park's relationship to America throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 CLACoborn, John.
Summary: This book provides readers with the basics of turtle ownership, from selecting the right kind to providing the best feeding, housing and health care.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 1995
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Summary: "A New York Times bestselling writer explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us. Finally, a vital topic that has never had its own book gets its due"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021