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The riches of Oseola McCarty
By Evelyn Coleman. 1998
Traces the youth of Oseola McCarty, an African American woman in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; her career as a laundress; and her…
rise to fame in 1995. Then age eighty-seven, she donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for needy students. For grades 3-6. 1998Ida B. Wells: mother of the civil rights movement
By Dennis Fradin. 2000
Biography of a woman who was born a slave and became a civil rights leader. Best known for her fight…
against lynching African Americans, Wells was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Describes her accomplishments, crusades, and personal life. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000Slow motion: a true story
By Dani Shapiro. 1998
The author describes dropping out of college to become the mistress of her roommate's wealthy stepfather and turning her life…
around a few years later after her parents are in a serious accident. Shapiro stops drinking, leaves her lover, and returns to school at Sarah Lawrence to become a writer. Strong language and some descriptions of sexThe dissident: Alexey navalny: profile of a political prisoner
By David Herszenhorn. 2023
A news-driven biography of Vladimir Putin's nemesis Alexey Navalny— lawyer, blogger, anti-corruption crusader, protest organizer, political opposition leader, mayoral and…
presidential candidate, campaign strategist, provocateur, poisoning victim, dissident, and now, prisoner of conscience and anti-war crusader. THE DISSIDENT is the story of how one fearless man, offended by the dishonesty and criminality of the Russian political system, mounted a relentless opposition movement and became President Vladimir Putin's most formidable rival—so despised that the Russian leader makes a point of never uttering Navalny's name. There's an old saying that Russia without corruption isn't Russia. Alexey Navalny refuses to accept this proposition. His stubborn insistence that Russians can defy the stereotype and create an entirely different country made him such a threat to Putin that the Kremlin wanted him exiled—or dead—and now seems intent on keeping him locked in a prison colony for decades. International correspondent David M. Herszenhorn, weaves together the threads of Navalny's remarkable life and work: The assassination attempt with a military- grade nerve agent by an FSB hit squad in Siberia, his recovery, and the vigilante-style investigation with news outlet Bellingcat to identify and confront his own would-be killers; Navalny's personal biography as part of the generation that straddled the end of the Soviet Union and birth of the Russian Federation, including childhood summers with his Ukrainian grandparents near Chernobyl, and his fellowship at Yale University, which spurred conspiracy theories about his ties to the U.S.; His anti-corruption investigations that exposed billions in graft at Russia's biggest state-owned companies and vast bribe-taking by top Russian officials, including his blockbuster revelations about Putin's Black Sea Palace; His political activism, including huge street protests, his bid for Moscow mayor in 2013, renegade run for president in 2017, his controversial views on nationalism, gun rights and Crimea, his transformation into a prisoner of conscience bravely denouncing Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine, and more. Riveting and complex, THE DISSIDENT introduces readers to modern Russia's greatest agitator, a man willing to sacrifice his freedom—and even his own life—to build the decent, democratic country he wants to live in and hopes to pass on to his childrenBen Franklin of old Philadelphia
By Margaret Cousins. 1980
Mastering the art of French cooking: v. 2
By Julia Child. 1970
In this companion to Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 (BR 12229), the authors offer "Americans, working with…
American ingredients," the opportunity to create additional French cuisine. Here they concentrate on the expansion of basic dishes in seven areas, including soups, breads, meats, chicken, and dessertsWhen my ghost sings: A memoir of stroke, recovery, and transformation
By Tara Fraser. 2023
A lucid exploration of amnesia, selfhood, and who is left behind when the past is obliterated. Tara Sidhoo Fraser is…
thirty-one years old when a rare mutation in her brain causes a stroke. Awakening after surgery with no memory of her previous life, she attempts to piece it all back together through a haze of amnesia. Yet, as memories do begin to surface, they are seen through someone else's eyes-the person whose body she stole, whom she calls Ghost. Fighting to stabilize her existence, Tara struggles with the gulf between who she was and who she is now, while constantly battling and paying penance to Ghost. She meets Jude, who is also contending with their identity, the gap between who they are and who they present to the world. As Jude's transition progresses and they begin testosterone injections, Tara's conflict with Ghost heightens. Ghost's voice becomes stronger, and memories of hospital visits, old desires, and her ex threaten Tara's new relationship. She burrows deeper into the mystery of who she once was, recognizing the need to fuse herself and Ghost into one. When My Ghost Sings is a lyrical memoir of healing, a farewell letter, and an embracing/reclamation of selfhoodFull of beans
By Brooke Dojny. 1996
Dojny describes various types of beans, debunks the old concept that beans have to be soaked overnight, and offers seventy-five…
recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, and main dishes--both with and without meatSally Ride: first American woman in space
By Carole Camp. 1997
Provides biographical information on Ride's upbringing, education, and path to becoming an astronaut. Describes her training as the first woman…
to travel to space aboard the Challenger in 1983. Discusses Ride's role as mission specialist, her career in NASA through the 1986 Challenger disaster, and her professional life after leaving NASA. For grades 6-9Mills says he ate out a lot as a college student, until he drained his savings and was forced into…
the kitchen. In a panic, he called Mom for help. She compiled these simple recipes, with tips and warnings for preparing them. She provided suggestions for basic staples--spices, canned goods, and utensils--to have on handThe art of cooking for the diabetic
By Mary Hess. 1978
Revised edition containing information on diabetes and its management, based on 1994 recommendations of the American Diabetes Association. Includes advice…
on exercise, alcohol, dining out, and eating while traveling; recipes for soups, breads, meats, poultry, seafood, eggs, cheese, yogurt, pastas, and dessertsMastering the art of French cooking: v. 1
By Julia Child. 1961
Classic cookbook, originally written in 1961, offering advice and recipes for beginners and experienced cooks. Presents step-by-step instructions for each…
recipe, with special attention to basic recipes that are the backbone of French cuisine. Discusses equipment and the buying and handling of ingredients. Companion to Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 2 (BR 12230)Bitter winds: a memoir of my years in China's Gulag
By Hongda Wu. 1994
Personal account by a survivor of nineteen years in Chinese labor reform camps. Wu recalls his childhood in Shanghai, his…
arrest in 1960, and the physical and mental hardships of his imprisonment. Describes the plight and reactions of fellow prisonersIn the wilderness: coming of age in unknown country
By Kim Barnes. 1996
A poet describes her happy childhood in the Idaho timberlands, where her father was a logger, and her rebellious adolescence…
after her parents joined a fundamentalist religion. She recalls changes in the environment and in her interior landscape as she matured. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1996Preserving for all seasons
By Anne Gardon. 1999
A guide to canning and pickling fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the year. Offers recipes for every season with creative…
suggestions for using the products. Includes directions for preparing pears in wine, Indian chutney, Chinese pickles, and other unusual concoctions. 1999Women in space
By Carole Briggs. 1999
Briefly introduces the U.S. space program, then profiles nine American women and two Russians who pioneered in space exploration. Begins…
with Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 became the first woman to go into space, and proceeds chronologically to Tamara Jernigan, mission specialist in 1996. For grades 4-7. 1999Going solo
By Roald Dahl. 1999
Autobiographical account of British writer's experiences as a young man working in East Africa and his adventures as a fighter…
pilot for the Royal Air Force in World War II. Sequel to Boy: Tales of Childhood (BR 11563). For junior and senior high and older readersOne dough, fifty cookies: baking favorite and festive cookies in a snap
By Leslie Pendleton. 1998
Former food editor of Gourmet magazine provides a recipe and instructions for one large master batch of butter cookie dough.…
Each of the fifty recipes for distinctly flavored cookies that follows calls for one half of the master dough. Covers spritz, icebox, rolled or cutout, drop, and bar formsTall and tasty: fruit trees
By Meredith Hughes. 2000
The things I want most: the extraordinary story of a boy's journal to a family of his own
By Richard Miniter. 1998
With the youngest of their six children in high school, the author reluctantly agrees to his wife's request that they…
become foster parents. They are offered an eleven-year-old boy with a daunting file. His note asking for "a family, a fishing pole, a family" sways them to accept. Some strong language