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Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century / by Bruder, Jessica,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads: migrant laborers who call themselves "workampers." Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy - one that foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, she celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these quintessential Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive.
Subjects: Older people; Casual labor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My life on the road / by Steinem, Gloria.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Gloria Steinem had an itinerant childhood. Every fall, her father would pack the family into the car and they would drive across the country, in search of their next adventure. The seeds were planted: Steinem would spend much of her life on the road, as a journalist, organizer, activist, and speaker. In vivid stories that span an entire career, Steinem writes about her time on the campaign trail, from Bobby Kennedy to Hillary Clinton; her early exposure to social activism in India, and the decades spent organizing ground-up movements in America; the taxi drivers who were "vectors of modern myths" and the airline stewardesses who embraced the feminist revolution; and the infinite, surprising contrasts, the "surrealism in everyday life" that Steinem encountered as she traveled back and forth across the country. With the unique perspective of one of the greatest feminist icons of the 20th and 21st centuries, here is an inspiring, profound, enlightening memoir of one woman's life-long journey"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Steinem, Gloria.; Feminism; Feminists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Walk in my combat boots : true stories from America's bravest warriors / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Eversmann, Matt,author.; Mooney, Chris,author.;
Shares firsthand wartime accounts describing the courageous battlefield sacrifices of men and women from every branch and operational specialty of the U.S. military, from the Vietnam War through the present.
Subjects: Biographies.; Soldiers; Military biography;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Weeds of Canada and the northern United States / by Dickinson, Richard,1960-; Royer, France,1951-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Weeds; Weeds;
© c1999., University of Alberta Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dark wild night / by Lauren, Christina.;
Subjects: Erotic stories.; Australians; Cartoonists; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Homesteading in the 21st century : how one family created a more sustainable, self-sufficient, and satisfying life / by Nash, George,1949-; Waterman, Jane.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Agriculture; Country life; Gardening; Home economics, Rural;
© c2011., Taunton Press, Inc.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The United States of Captain America [graphic novel] / by Cantwell, Christopher,author.; Eaglesham, Dale,artist.;
"Captain America's shield has been stolen! Nobody understand its value -- scientific, inspirational, sentimental and strategic -- like the people who have wielded it, so Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson set out on a road trip across America to chase down the thief."Marvel, T+.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Captain America (Fictitious characters); Superheroes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wedding officiant's guide : how to write & conduct a perfect ceremony / by Francesca, Lisa;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Weddings; Weddings;
© c2014., Chronicle Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Rough guide to Southwest USA. by Ward, Greg,author.; Rough Guides (Firm),publisher.;
Subjects: Guidebooks.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Who is government? : the untold story of public service / by Bell, W. Kamau,author.; Brooks, Geraldine,author.; Cep, Casey N.,author.; Eggers, Dave,author.; Lanchester, John,author.; Lewis, Michael(Michael M.),editor,author.; Vowell, Sarah,1969-author.;
"Who works for the government and what do they do? A timely and absorbing civics lesson from an all-star team of writers and storytellers. The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it's made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone. Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them in a special in-depth series for the Washington Post. The stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse, saving thousands of lives; an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller; and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best-run organization, public or private, in the entire country. Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind-the-scenes work of exemplary federal employees. Whether they're digitizing archives, chasing down cybercriminals, or discovering new planets, these public servants are committed to their work and universally reluctant to take credit. Expanding on the Washington Post series, the vivid profiles in Who Is Government? blow up the stereotype of the irrelevant bureaucrat. They show how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters"--
Subjects: Civil service; Public administration;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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