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Hello darkness, my old friend : how daring dreams and unyielding friendship turned one man's blindness into an extraordinary vision for life

Greenberg, Sanford D., 1940- author.

Publication Date

2020

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362.41 GRE

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SD_ILS:600129

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Believe in people : bottom-up solutions for a top-down world

Koch, Charles G. (Charles de Ganahl), 1935- author.

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2020

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658.314 KOC

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SD_ILS:602242

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Assessing Justin Trudeau's Liberal government : 353 promises and a mandate for change

Birch, Lisa, editor.

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2019

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320.51 ASS

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SD_ILS:587911

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Crossing law's border : Canada's refugee resettlement program

Labman, Shauna, 1977- author.

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2019

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342.71082 LAB

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SD_ILS:587919

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People of the rainforest : the Villas Boas brothers, explorers and humanitarians of the Amazon

Hemming, John, 1935- author.

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2019

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508.81 HEM

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SD_ILS:559199

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A forgotten hero : Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish humanitarian who rescued 30,000 people from the Nazis

Emling, Shelley, author.

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2019

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940.531835 EML

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SD_ILS:496057

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Christ and the common life : political theology and the case for democracy

Bretherton, Luke, author.

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2019

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261.7 BRE

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SD_ILS:500693

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The billionaire murders : the mysterious deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman

Donovan, Kevin, 1962- author.

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2019

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364.152 DON

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SD_ILS:510558

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What it takes : lessons in the pursuit of excellence

Schwarzman, Stephen A., 1947- author.

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2019

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926.58 SCH

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SD_ILS:511477

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Becoming a somebody : the biography of Ignat Kaneff

Nyczyk, Steven, author.

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2019

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333.33 NYC

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SD_ILS:472469

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Thirst : a story of redemption, compassion, and a mission to bring clean water to the world

Harrison, Scott (Social entrepreneur), author.

Publication Date

2018

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361.74 HAR

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SD_ILS:471878

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50 business classics : your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management, and strategy

Butler-Bowdon, Tom, 1967- author.

Publication Date

2018

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658 BUT

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SD_ILS:470328

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