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Summary: Persuasively renders the evolution of a hard-won religious belief that makes room for imperfection.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 GUTEisen, Norman L.
Summary: When Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. As he unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of some of the remarkable people who had called this palace home, he began to chronicle the upheavals that transformed the continent over the past century. He introduces us to optimistic Jewish financial baron, Otto...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of Crown Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.71 EISBodden, Valerie
Summary: "Meet the prairie dog! Learn about how this rodent communicates with different barks. Elementary-aged readers will discover prairie dog towns. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating little mammals. A Native American folk tale explains why prairie dogs watch coyotes so closely. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.36 BODSimic, Charles
Summary: A blend of the straightforward, the wry, and the hopeful, the essays in The Life of Images explore subjects ranging from literary criticism to philosophy, photography to Simic's childhood in a war-torn country. Culled from five collections, each work demonstrates the qualities that make Simic's poetry so brilliant yet accessible. Whether he is revealing the influence of literature on his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.4 SIMUnwin, Cynthia
Summary: "Did you know that all birds of paradise live in one small area of the world? Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment."--From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.8 UNWAlbright, Madeleine Korbel.
Summary: The former Secretary of State paints a portrait of her early life from 1937 to 1948 during which she witnessed the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, the Holocaust, the defeat of fascism, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012