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True: the four seasons of Jackie Robinson
By Kostya Kennedy. 2022
A biography of baseball great Robinson (1919-1972), focusing on four transformative years in Robinson's athletic and public life: 1946, his…
first year playing in the essentially all-white minor leagues for the Montreal Royals; 1949, when he won the Most Valuable Player Award as a Brooklyn Dodger; 1956, his final season in major league baseball; and 1972, the year of his untimely death. Some strong language. 2022Dirty work: essential jobs and the hidden toll of inequality in America
By Eyal Press. 2021
Journalist analyzes the impact on mental health of working what he calls ethically troubling jobs in the twenty-first century. Press…
profiles people who pilot drones that carry out assassinations, undocumented immigrants who man "kill floors" in slaughterhouses, and guards in violent prisons. Studies the added burden of Covid-19. Violence and strong language. 2021How democracies die
By Steven Levitsky. 2018
"The authors examine the breakdown of democracies in Europe and Latin America. Related to this, they discuss applications to early…
twenty-first century politics in America and strategies for avoiding a societal descent into authoritarianism." -- Provided by NLSPlaces of protest (Travel to... (Rourke Educational Media))
By Jen Breach. 2022
"Readers travel to places where people have used their power to demand change. By exploring locations in the U.S. and…
around the world, readers will use the page to stand in locations where people have put their lives and bodies on the line for a cause." -- Provided by publisherStrength in numbers: how polls work and why we need them
By G. Elliott Morris. 2022
"Public opinion polling is the ultimate democratic process; it gives every person an equal voice in letting elected leaders know…
what they need and want. But in the eyes of the public, polls today are tarnished. Recent election forecasts have routinely missed the mark and media coverage of polls has focused solely on their ability to predict winners and losers. Polls deserve better. In Strength in Numbers, data journalist G. Elliott Morris argues that the larger purpose of political polls is to improve democracy, not just predict elections. Whether used by interest groups, the press, or politicians, polling serves as a pipeline from the governed to the government, giving citizens influence they would otherwise lack. No one who believes in democracy can afford to give up on polls; they should commit, instead, to understanding them better. In a vibrant history of polling, Morris takes readers from the first semblance of data-gathering in the ancient world through to the development of modern-day scientific polling. He explains how the internet and "big data" have solved many challenges in polling-and created others. He covers the rise of polling aggregation and methods of election forecasting, reveals how data can be distorted and misrepresented, and demystifies the real uncertainty of polling. Candidly acknowledging where polls have gone wrong in the past, Morris charts a path for the industry's future where it can truly work for the people. Persuasively argued and deeply researched, Strength in Numbers is an essential guide to understanding and embracing one of the most important and overlooked democratic institutions in the United States." -- Provided by publisherGhetto Gastro Black Power kitchen
By Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, Lester Walker, Osayi Endolyn. 2022
"Knowledge Is Power Part cookbook. Part manifesto. Created with big Bronx energy, Black Power Kitchen combines 75 mostly plant-based, layered-with-flavor…
recipes with immersive storytelling, diverse voices, and striking images and photographs that celebrate Black food and Black culture, and inspire larger conversations about race, history, food inequality, and how eating well can be a pathway to personal freedom and self-empowerment. Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power Kitchen is the first book from the Bronx-based culinary collective, and it does for the cookbook what Ghetto Gastro has been doing for the food world in general-disrupt, expand, reinvent, and stamp it with their unique point of view. Ghetto Gastro sits at the intersection of food, music, fashion, visual arts, and social activism. They've partnered with Nike and Beats by Dre, designed cookware sold through Williams-Sonoma and Target, and won a Future of Gastronomy award from the World's 50 Best. Now they bring their multidisciplinary approach to a cookbook, with nourishing recipes that are layered with waves of crunch, heat, flavor, and umami. They are born of the authors' cultural heritage and travels-from riffs on family dishes like Strong Back Stew and memories of Uptown with Red Velvet Cake to neighborhood icons like Triboro Tres Leches and Chopped Stease (their take on the classic bodega chopped cheese) to recipes redolent of the African diaspora like Banana Leaf Fish and King Jaffe Jollof. All made with a sense of swag." -- Provided by publisherBetter with Butter
By Victoria Piontek. 2021
"Afraid of absolutely everything, 12-year-old Marvel momentarily forgets her anxiety when she rescues a fainting goat named Butter and must…
fight for her new friend when she is told she might have to give Butter up forever." -- Provided by publisherBrother, I'm dying
By Edwidge Danticat. 2007
Author recalls her childhood in Haiti where she was raised by her uncle Joseph, a minister. Describes their volatile Port-au-Prince…
neighborhood and her uncle's treatment at the hands of a pro-Aristide mob and U.S. Customs officials. Some violence and some strong language. Nat'l Book Award Finalist. 2007A Woman after God's own heart
By Elizabeth George. 2004
A guide for personal and group study filled with advice, spiritual wisdom, and practical applications. The author offers practical, Scripture-based…
principles to women who want to become God's women of excellence3: the numbers of hope
By Max Lucado. 2007
A word-by-word study of John 3:16. First situating it in its biblical context as part of Jesus's conversation with Nicodemus,…
Lucado then dissects the 26-word promise phrase by phrase, picking out key theological ideas that provide hope to Christians. Lucado employs great stories and real-life illustrations to drive home points about God's love, justice and determination to save. Followed by a 40-day Bible study on the life of Jesus (excerpted from Lucado's earlier books)The tropic of cracker (Florida History and Culture Ser.)
By Al Burt. 1999
Ten queens: portraits of women of power
By Milton Meltzer, Bethanne Andersen. 1998
The author portrays ten powerful queens throughout history who ruled in their own right through intelligence and courage. Provides the…
history of their era and their legacy. Includes notable queens such as Eleanor of Aquitaine and Elizabeth I as well as the biblical Esther and less well known Zenobia. For grades 6-9Dancing to the concertina's tune: a prison teacher's memoir
By Jan Walker. 2004
The author shares her experiences as a correctional teacher of family and parenting courses. In the process she shares the…
true stories of inmates, both male and female, trying to survive behind bars and to reconnect with their familiesThe rainbow people
By Laurence Yep, David Wiesner. 1989
Twenty Chinese folktales, selected and retold by the author from stories collected in Oakland, California, in the 1930s as part…
of a WPA project. The book is divided into sections such as "Tricksters," "Fools," and "Love," each of which is prefaced by a short explanation of how the tales relate to the Chinese-American experience. For grades 4-7 and older readersLiving without electricity
By Stephen Scott. 1999
This one of a kind book tells how and why the Amish live without inventions other take for granted: How…
do you light a room without electricity? -- How do you keep warm without centralized heating? -- What do you do for entertainment when you don't have TV -- How do you get around without a car? -- How do you communicate when you don't have a phone? Living Without Electricity explains and describes the practices of the Amish and other Old order groupsThe tarantula scientist (Scientists in the Field)
By Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop. 2004
Describes earth's biggest, hairiest spiders--their body parts, digestion, silk production, and habitat. Follows arachnologist Sam Marshall as he finds tarantulas…
in a South American rain forest and works in his Ohio laboratory. Details Marshall's research on eight-legged creatures. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2004Blue like jazz: nonreligious thoughts on Christian spirituality
By Donald Miller. 2003
The commitment: love, sex, marriage, and my family
By Dan Savage. 2005
Humor and a reality check are brought to the bitter gay marriage debate by this polemical memoir. As the Seattle…
writer and his boyfriend, Terry, neared their 10th anniversary, Savage's mother put on the pressure for them to get married. Terry prefers tattoos as a sign of commitment and their six-year-old son declared that only men and women can get married. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2005Analysis of the impact of monopolistic practices on the American economy and the ability of Americans outside of the top…
one-percent of wealth class to achieve the mythical "American dream." Topics include the history of monopolies in the US, legislation regarding monopolies, and examples of monopolies across industries. 2020