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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 thirteen wounded. Gabby was shot in the head; doctors called...
24442) The pursuit of Mary Bennet
Author
Series
A Pride and prejudice novel volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"For most of her life Mary Bennet has been an object of ridicule. With a notable absence of the social graces, she has been an embarrassment to her family on more than one occasion. But lately, Mary has changed. She's matured and attained a respectable, if somewhat unpolished, decorum. But her peace and contentment are shattered when her sister Lydia turns up-very pregnant and separated from Wickham. Mary and Kitty are bustled off to stay with Jane...
24443) Sing We: 3
Author
Publisher
Mark Custom
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
24448) The chaperone
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English
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In New America, where adolescent girls are not allowed to go out in public alone, 17-year-old Stella, when her chaperone dies under mysterious circumstances, gets a new chaperone who lets her experience real freedom, inspiring her to fight back against the world she knows.
24450) Inglourious Basterds
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
10th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm)
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a group of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, become known as "The Basterds." They are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish woman who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. A plot is set in motion to kill the Nazis at the theater's movie premier, including Adolph...
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English
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In this historically momentous memoir, the segregationist senator’s mixed-race daughter speaks out about her life in the shadows.
Breaking nearly eight decades of silence, Essie Mae Washington–Williams comes forward with the dramatic story of her life. Her father, the late Strom Thurmond, had been the nation’s leading proponent of racial segregation. He famously undertook a twenty-four–hour filibuster against
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 252 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nancy French, columnist for 'The Philadelphia Daily News' and a former beauty queen from red-state Tennessee, tells what it's like to live in blue-state New York in this humorous memoir"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
ix, 340 pages ; 24 cm
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English
Description
"A humorous and moving coming-of-age story that brings a unique, not-quite-outsider's perspective to China's shift from ancient empire to modern superpower. Raised in a strict Chinese-American household in the suburbs, Val Wang dutifully got good grades, took piano lessons, and performed in a Chinese dance troupe--until she shaved her head and became a leftist, the stuff of many teenage rebellions. But Val's true mutiny was when she moved to China,...
24454) Project girl
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
231 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
24455) Monica
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Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
106 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story--actually, stories--of its title character. Clowes calls upon a lifetime of inspiration to create the most complex and personal graphic novel of his distinguished career. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
387 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"By prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded education, the 1972 legislation popularly known as Title IX profoundly changed the lives of millions in the United States, accelerating a movement for equal education in classrooms, on sports fields, and in all of campus life. 37 Words is the story of Title IX. Filled with rich characters--from Bernice Resnick Sandler, an early organizer for the law, to her trans grandchild--the story of Title...
24459) Anne Frank
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life of Anne Frank, focusing on the years she and her family spent in hiding and the impact of her story upon the world.
24460) Rumor has it
Author
Series
Rumor has it volume 1
Publisher
Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First Kensington mass market edition.
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Liza Palmer couldn't be happier when her best friend and sorority sister, Chante Britt, and her closest guy friend, Robert Montgomery, hit it off. And she's beyond thrilled when they announce their engagement. Robert is an up-and-comer running for the North Carolina senate. Chante is a partner at a prestigious law firm. They're a power couple made in heaven--until Liza discovers Robert in a compromising position with another woman. Liza can't possibly...
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