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The girls of Atomic City: the untold story of the women who helped win World War II

By Denise Kiernan. 2013

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Bestsellers (Non-fiction), History, United States history
Human-narrated audio

At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents. But to most of the…

world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians—many of them young women from small towns across the South—were recruited to this secret city, enticed by solid wages and the promise of war-ending work. Kept very much in the dark, few would ever guess the true nature of the tasks they performed each day in the hulking factories in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains. That is, until the end of the war—when Oak Ridge’s fateful secret was revealed. Bestseller. 2013.

The Great Dominion: Winston Churchill in Canada, 1900-1954

By David Dilks. 2005

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Biography, Historical biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
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Winston Churchill's connection with Canada ("the Great Dominion", as he called it) spanned more than half a century: at Winnipeg…

he heard the news of Queen Victoria's death, in Ottawa in the dark days of 1941 he proclaimed his confidence in victory, and in 1952 had to concede that the result of victory had been far less satisfying than he had wished. No other Commonwealth country sparked such detailed knowledge or lifelong interest. 2005.

The good life: Helen and Scott Nearing's sixty years of self-sufficient living

By Scott Nearing, Helen Nearing. 1989

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General non-fiction, Nature
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Describes how in 1932 a married couple left New York City for the backwoods of Vermont in search of a…

life of "simplicity, serenity, utility, and harmony." This account of their pioneering venture tells how they built a house, worked a self-sufficient farm, and lived a satisfying life in nature. c1989. Uniform title: Living the good life

The good news about careers: how you'll be working in the next decade

By Barbara Moses. 1999

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Careers and job hunting, General non-fiction
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Workers today are changing how we think about the workplace by making choices that reflect not only economic considerations, but…

also individual needs and desires. Today's workplace is more flexible, encouraging us to incorporate our personalities and creativity into our working life. Moses discusses what type of worker will be more successful in the future, warns against today's frenetic busyness, and shows what motivates the new worker and how everyone can profit from future work trends.

The Great Depression 1929-1939

By Pierre Berton. 1990

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
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Berton describes the follies and tragedies of the decade-long Depression and criticizes the political leaders who failed to take the…

bold steps necessary to deal with unemployment, drought and despair. He portrays the ordinary people who struggled to survive, and denounces the wealthy businessmen who stretched the laws and took advantage of their employees. Bestseller 1990. Nominated for the 1993 Torgi Award.

The great adventure: how the Mounties conquered the West

By David Cruise, Alison Griffiths. 1996

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Police and military
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Amidst public outcry, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald created the North West Mounted Police to bring law and order to…

one of the most dangerous places in North America -- the Canadian West. Using original sources, the authors portray the first Mounties, some three hundred untrained young men, who were sent west to drive out whiskey smugglers and outlaws, and pacify the Indians. Some strong language. c1996.

The great game: the myth and reality of espionage

By Frederick Porter Hitz. 2004

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General non-fiction, Espionage, Criticism
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A study of how the literature of espionage compares with its actual practice, written by a former CIA officer. Hitz…

concludes that in most instances truth is more surprising and peculiar than fiction. For espionage fans interested in an insider's assessment of the reality behind the entertainment. Some strong language. 2004.

The galleys at Lepanto

By Jack Beeching. 1982

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Adventure and exploration, History, European history, War
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Popular history focuses on the events leading up to the battle of Lepanto in 1571 when galleys from Christian Europe defeated the Turkish grand fleet. 1983, c1982.

The genius of China: 3,000 years of science, discovery, and invention

By Robert K. G Temple, Joseph Needham. 1986

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History, Asian history
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Reveals the Chinese origins of such "modern" inventions as paper and printing, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass. Temple's eleven topics--including…

astronomy, engineering, medicine, and warfare--provide historical context and show that more than half of the basic discoveries considered "Western" were developed earlier in China. 1998, c1986.

The gift of a home: with decorations

By Beverley Nichols. 1972

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Family biography, General non-fiction
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With nostalgia and wit, the author describes his attempts to renovate stately Merry Hall and reclaim its four acres of grounds from wilderness. 1972.

The gifts of the Jews: how a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels (Hinges of history. #2.)

By Thomas Cahill. 1998

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History, Lifestyle, Judaism
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Cahill continues his study of civilizations, begun in "How the Irish Saved Civilization" (DC15036), with an extended look at the…

Torah. He shows how events therein, especially the Jews' belief in one God and their ability to look at reality in a whole new way, influenced civilization. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.

The gilded ghetto: women and political power in Canada

By Sydney Sharpe. 1994

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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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Sharpe takes an in-depth look at women in Canadian politics, and their struggles in an arena of male privilege and…

influence. She documents the attitudes of male politicians towards women, from Pearson to Mulroney, and interviews women in all levels of politics across the country, such as Monique Begin, Sheila Copps, and Barbara McDougall. c1994.

The gatekeepers: inside the admissions process of a premier college

By Jacques Steinberg. 2003

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General non-fiction
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In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given the opportunity to observe the admissions…

process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation's most elite colleges. Some strong language. 2002.

The geometry of love: space, time, mystery, and meaning in an ordinary church

By Margaret Visser. 2000

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian non-fiction, History, European history
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This book features the church of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura in Rome as its subject. The author takes readers on…

a journey through time and space, beginning with the modern church and the community that uses it. She discusses the history, theology, art history and technology, hagiography, folklore and iconography expressed in this 7th century building. 2000.

The first thousand years: a brief history of the Catholic Church in Canada (Catholic Education Resources - Secondary Ser.)

By Raymond J Lahey. 2002

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Christianity
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Although Canada is a young nation, its Catholic Church boasts a thousand-year history. The author, a Bishop, presents this history…

through vignettes of women and men whose presence, vision, daring, determination, compassion, and action planted the Canadian Church from sea to sea. He also provides a look at the Church today. 2002.

The flu of 1918: millions dead worldwide! (Nightmare Plagues Ser.)

By Jessica Rudolph. 2011

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History
Human-narrated audio
Describes the 1918 influenza (sometimes called the Spanish influenza), explaining the causes of the disease, how it affects the body, and how it became a pandemic.Grades 5-8. 2011.

The fourth part of the world: the race to the ends of the Earth, and the epic story of the map that gave America its name

By Toby Lester. 2009

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History, United States history
Human-narrated audio

Discusses the 1507 Waldseemüller map - the first to designate America - which is in the collections of and displayed…

by the Library of Congress. Traces the overlapping voyages, some geographical and some intellectual, that brought about the map’s revolutionary depiction of the world. 2009.

The first Vietnam war

By Peter M Dunn. 1985

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
History, Asian history
Human-narrated audio

Immediately after the Japanese surrender at the end of the Second World War, Saigon was occupied by British forces directed…

from Mountbatten's South East Asia Command. These forces became the first of a Western nation to clash with a Communist-led revolution in Asia, and by thwarting the Viet Minh's desperate attempts to seize power, made it impossible for South Vietnam to hold out when North Vietnam fell to the Communists in 1954. 1985.

The flight of the patriot: escape from revolutionary Iran

By Yadi Sharifirad. 2010

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Biography, Politics and government biography, War and military biography, History
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Sharifirad was shot down in the Iraqi-Iranian war in the early 1990s, saved by a group of local Kurds, and…

eventually returned to Iran where he became a national hero. The Ayatollah sent him to Pakistan as military attaché, but when he returned to Teheran, he was accused of being a CIA spy and was imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured. Upon his release, despite constant surveillance, he resolved to smuggle his family out of the country. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2010.

The fighting Newfoundlander: a history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Carleton library series ; #209)

By G. W. L Nicholson. 2006

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, War, World War I
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When the First World War began, Newfoundland had been without any kind of military organisation for more than half a…

century, so public-spirited citizens immediately formed themselves into a Patriotic Association, and within sixty days had recruited, partially equipped and dispatched 537 officers and men overseas. Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment at Gallipoli, Beaumont Hamel, the Third Battle of Ypres and Cambrai, for which they were granted the title "Royal" - the only army unit to receive such a distinction during World War I. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.

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