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Ingenious : a biography of Benjamin Franklin, scientist

Munson, Richard, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

973.3 MUN

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SD_ILS:785210

Shemp! : the biography of the Three Stooges' Shemp Howard, the face of film comedy

Kearns, Burt, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

927.9143 HOW

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SD_ILS:791628

The name of this band is R.E.M. : a biography

Carlin, Peter Ames, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

927.8242 REM

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SD_ILS:726811

How to know a crow : the biography of a brainy bird

Savage, Candace, 1949- author

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

598.864 SAV

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SD_ILS:728510

Carson the magnificent [large print]

Zehme, Bill, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

927.9145 CAR

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SD_ILS:791125

Sociopath [large print] : a memoir

Gagne, Patric, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

616.8582 GAG

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SD_ILS:791128

Once upon a time [large print] : the captivating life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

Beller, Elizabeth, author.

Publication Date

2024

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920.72 KEN

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SD_ILS:796477

Canadian who's who.

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Magazines & serials

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REF 920.071 CAN 2007

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SD_ILS:18277

I will scream to the world

Dukureh, Jaha, 1989 or 1990- author.

Publication Date

2025

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Call Number

923.66651 DUK

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SD_ILS:785207

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Ira Gershwin : a life in words

Owen, Michael, 1962- author.

Publication Date

2025

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Books

Call Number

927.8214 GER

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SD_ILS:788239

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What remains : the collected poems of Hannah Arendt

Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Call Number

831.91 ARE

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SD_ILS:788266

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Norman Lear : his life and times

Whetsell, Tripp, author.

Publication Date

2025

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Call Number

927.9145 LEA

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SD_ILS:788593

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Container of (expression): Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. Poems. Selections. English.

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Frank, Anne, 1929-1945 author.

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Grabsky, Phil, film director, screenwriter, director of photography.

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Lang, Jim, 1965- author.

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Ledecky, Katie, 1997- author.

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