Broughton, Chad.
Summary: "In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 34,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for half a century. Workers at the plant earned $15.14 an hour, had good insurance, and were assured a solid retirement. In 2004, the plant was relocated to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2015
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Summary: When their paths cross after a brutal attack Aly is falsely accused of making on Rhee, they are forced to work together to save their own lives and the universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC BELJanzen, Rhoda.
Summary: Not long after Rhoda Janzen turned forty, her world turned upside down. It was bad enough that her brilliant husband of fifteen years left her for Bob, a guy he met on Gay.com, but that same week a car accident left her with serious injuries. What was a gal to do? Rhoda packed her bags and went home. This wasn’t just any home, though. This was a Mennonite home. While Rhoda had long ventured out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Highbridge Company 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 JANZEN, RHODA JANBlumberg, Rhoda.
Summary: In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB NAKAHAMA BLUJanzen, Rhoda.
Summary: A hilarious and moving memoir--in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron--about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JANZEN, RHODA, JANBroughton, Edgar.
Contents: Wasa wasa. Death of an electric citizen ; American boy soldier ; Why can't somebody love me? ; Neptune ; Evil ; Crying ; Love in the rain ; Dawn crept away ; Out demons out (single A side) ; Up yours! (single A side) ; Freedom (single B side) -- Sing brother sing, side one. There's no vibrations but wait! ; The moth ; People ; Peter ; Momma's reward : Keep them freaks a rollin' ; Refugee ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BROSummary: Examines World War II in Europe in 1940.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Belleza, Rhoda.
Summary: It does not necessarily take a fist to create a punch in the gut. This fourteen-story YA fiction anthology delves into the experience of being bulliedsocially, emotionally, physically, psychologically, and sexually. The school hallways, walks home, and house walls are no longer the boundaries for intimidation and harassment. With the rapid-fire response time of social media and smartphones,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2012
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Coburn, Broughton
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1997
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 796.522 COBCoburn, Broughton
Summary: Chronicles the first American expedition to Mount Everest in May 1963, profiling the team of climbers while examining the impact the mission had on the American consciousness and sense of identity during the Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 COBBlumberg, Rhoda
Summary: Relates the adventures of York, a slave and "body servant" to William Clark, who journeyed west with the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarerCollins 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: printed by the Leelanau Enterprise 1996
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 917.74 RITNottridge, Rhoda.
Summary: Recounts some of history's most tragic accidents at sea, including sinkings, fires, and oil spills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomson Learning 1993
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 910.4 NOTBlumberg, Rhoda.
Summary: Explains how the new-fashioned outfit, bloomers, helped Amelia Bloomer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony spread the word about women's rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bradbury Press 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.42 BLUTieck, Sarah
Summary: Presents basic information about Rhode Island, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.5 TIEJanzen, Rhoda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Word Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 JANSummary: When Adolf Hitler begins his campaign of conquest in 1939, most Germans actually don't want war. But Hitler and his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels use every tool of propaganda to change their minds. German pride is invoked to justify the invasion of Poland and France. Messages of hatred are used to persuade Germans that minorities should be stripped of their rights, deported or sent to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Broughton, Richard S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133 BROAtkins, Nicole
Contents: A little crazy -- Darkness falls so quiet -- Listen up -- Goodnight Rhonda Lee -- If I could -- Colors -- Brokedown luck -- Love living here (Even when I don't) -- Sleepwalking -- A night of serious drinking -- A dream without pain.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ATKArmstrong, Jennifer Keishin.
Summary: The story of the making of the classic television series offers insight into how the influential show reflected changing American perspectives and was the first situation comedy to employ numerous women as writers and producers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013