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The wolf at the door : the menace of economic insecurity and how to fight it / by Graetz, Michael J.,author.; Shapiro, Ian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Americans face real economic hardship but respond with fantastical solutions, from tax-cut magic to the end of capitalism. Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro focus on what truly worries people: their own insecurity. The authors propose concrete reforms affecting taxes, health care, and wages and share organizing strategies to achieve changes people need"--
Subjects: Economic security;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The restless wave : a novel of the United Sates Navy / by Stavridis, James,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The first in a series of historical novels about the 20th century US Navy, centered around an American naval officer and his key relationships, professional and personal, set during WWII"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A fashionably French murder / by Cambridge, Colleen,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: A MURDER MOST FRENCH, ISBN 9781496739629. American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the citys most famous fashion houses.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Child, Julia; Fashion shows; Murder; Poisoning;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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When Mimi went missing / by Sukumar, Suja,author.;
After seeking retaliation against her cousin Mimi and vindictive foe Beth for relentless bullying, East Indian American Tanvi awakens as the prime suspect in Mimi's disappearance with no memory of the previous night.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Cousins; East Indian Americans; Memory; Missing persons; Victims of bullying; Cousins; East Indian Americans; Memory; Missing persons; Victims of bullying;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Midnight in Europe : a novel / by Furst, Alan,author.;
Failing to secure American support for the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War in 1938, a minor Spanish noble travels to Paris, where he promotes the Republic cause before undertaking a mission to infiltrate the Spanish government.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Gray Ghost / by Cussler, Clive,author.; Burcell, Robin,author.;
"The search for a legendary automobile threatens the careers and lives of husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo in this thrilling adventure in Clive Cussler's bestselling series. In 1906, a groundbreaking Rolls-Royce prototype known as the Gray Ghost vanishes from the streets of Manchester, England, and it is only the lucky intervention of an American detective named Isaac Bell that prevents it from being lost forever. Not even he can save the good name of Marcus Peyton, however, the man wrongly blamed for the theft, and more than a hundred years later, it is his grandson who turns to Sam and Remi Fargo to help prove his grandfather's innocence. But there is even more at stake than any of them know. For the car has vanished again, and in it is an object so rare that it has the capacity to change lives. Men with everything to gain and a great deal to lose have a desperate plan to find it--and if anybody gets in their way? They have a plan for that, too"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Fargo, Sam (Fictitious character); Fargo, Remi (Fictitious character); Archaeologists; Rolls-Royce automobile; Antique and classic cars;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Super puzzletastic mysteries : short stories for young sleuths from Mystery Writers of America. by Grabenstein, Chris.;
Snow devils : a Riley Mack story / Chris Grabenstein -- Possum-Man and Janet / Steve Hockensmith -- Monkey business : a fun jungle mystery / Stuart Gibbs -- The fifty-seventh cat / Sheela Chari -- The perfect alibi / Fleur Bradley -- Three brothers, two sisters, and one cup of poison / Lauren Magaziner -- The haunted typewriter / Gigi Pandian -- Surprise party / Lamar Giles -- The Dapperlings / Kate Milford -- Codename: Mom / Laura Brennan -- The red envelope / Lara Cassidy -- Whiz Tanner and the pilfered cashbox : a Tanner Dent mystery / Fred Rexroad -- The magic day mystery / Bryan Patrick Avery -- Puzzling it out / Eileen Rendahl -- The mechanical bank job / Maureen Walsh -- The scary place / Alane Ferguson -- Ottonetics / Peter Lerangis -- Gridlock Jones cracks the case / Bruce Hale -- The case of the mysterious mystery writer / Tyler Whitesides -- Tricked : a framed story / James Ponti."New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein and his all-star cast of contributing authors team up for Super Puzzletastic Mysteries, a group of interactive short stories that invite the reader to solve the mystery themselves"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American.; Children's stories, American.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Almost American girl [graphic novel] : an illustrated memoir / by Ha, Robin,author,illustrator.;
"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocation--following her mother's announcement that she's getting married--Robin is devastated. Overnight, her life changes. She is dropped into a new school where she doesn't understand the language and struggles to keep up. She is completely cut off from her friends in Seoul and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesn't fit in with her new stepfamily, and worst of all, she is furious with the one person she is closest to--her mother. Then one day Robin's mother enrolls her in a local comic drawing class, which opens the window to a future Robin could never have imagined"--Amazon.com.13-UP.08-UP.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Graphic novels.; Autobiographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Ha, Robin; Emigration and immigration; Immigrants; Mothers and daughters; Teenage girls; Koreans; Korean American families; Women immigrants; Women illustrators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Going there / by Couric, Katie,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Katie Couric has been a television host on all three major networks in the United States. She has been honored on numerous occasions for her work with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and the National Parkinson's Foundation. In 2004, she was inducted into the American Television Hall of Fame.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Couric, Katie, 1957-; Women television journalists; Women television news anchors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The truths we hold : an American journey / by Harris, Kamala D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-307) and index."From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country. By reckoning with the big challenges we face together, drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, Kamala Harris offers in The Truths We Hold a master class in problem solving, in crisis management, and leadership in challenging times. Through the arc of her own life, on into the great work of our day, she communicates a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose, and shared values. In a book rich in many home truths, not least is that a relatively small number of people work very hard to convince a great many of us that we have less in common than we actually do, but it falls to us to look past them and get on with the good work of living our common truth. When we do, our shared effort will continue to sustain us and this great nation, now and in the years to come"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Harris, Kamala D.; Harris, Kamala D.; United States. Congress. Senate; African American women legislators; National characteristics, American.; Legislators; Justice, Administration of; Public prosecutors; Attorneys general;
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