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1) Missouri
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Missouri! Let Bennet show you around the state where he lives. Learn about his state's flag, animal, and flower. Find out his favorite activities too!"--
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Traverse Route 66 with Lonely Planet's collection of 3 amazing drives. From Chicago to Santa Monica and beyond, discover quirky towns and open roads. Pick a road trip that works for you, from just one stretch to the entire route. Take in the diverse landscapes around Meramee Caverns, Cadillac Ranch and Pasadena. Fill up on pie in Atlanta, IL, and step back in time at Tucumeari.
Author
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This ... biography is the first full account of a fascinating American scientist whose leadership created the modern science of entomology that recognizes both the essential role of insects in natural systems and their challenge to the agricultural food supply that sustains humankind. Charles Valentine Riley: Founder of Modern Entomology tells the story of how Riley (1843-1895), a young British immigrant to America - with classical schooling, only...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The explosive true saga of the legendary adventurer Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men who explored the American frontier, written by New York Times bestselling authors of Blood and Treasure Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. It is the early 19th century, and the land recently purchased by President Thomas Jefferson stretches west for thousands of miles. Who inhabits this vast new garden of Eden? What strange beasts and natural formations can be found? Thus...
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Series
Publisher
Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Catalogs a lifetime of bird sightings to explore the part-Lakota author's search for identity and his reckoning with colonialism's violence against Indigenous humans, animals, and land."--
"Thomas C. Gannon's Birding While Indian spans more than fifty years of childhood walks and adult road trips to deliver, via a compendium of birds recorded and revered, the author's life as a part-Lakota inhabitant of the Great Plains. Great Horned Owl, Sandhill...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In August, 2014, Michael Brown--a young, unarmed Black man--was shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. What followed was a period of protests and turmoil, culminating in an extensive report that was filed by the Department of Justice detailing biased policing and court practices in the city. It is a document that exposes the racist policies and practices that have become commonplace--from disproportionate arrest rates, to flagrant...
Author
Publisher
iUniverse.com
Pub. Date
[2000].
Language
English
Description
For 40 years, the truth about the exorcism of 14 year old Robbie Mannheim remained a mystery. Then a priest's diary, hidden in a locked room in the mental ward of a St. Louis hospital, came to light - a diary written by one of the Jesuit priests who witnessed the bizarre and harrowing events firsthand."--
Author
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ballyhoo! The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling is a history of professional wrestling’s formative period in the U.S., from roughly 1874 to 1941, and the contested interplay of wrestlers and promoters who built the “sport” as we know it. During this period, the major conventions that would define wrestling to the present day were perfected and codified, as wrestling morphed from a rough sport practiced...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Beautiful sad eyes explores the romance of melancholy" -- Back cover.
"A poem told in two parts: Beautiful sad eyes explores the romance of melancholy, while Weary waiting for love shines light on the resilience of optimism and peace" -- Slipcase.
14) This day is dark
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author r.h. Sin comes This Day Is Dark, a heartbreakingly relatable collection of poetry and prose that captures some of the darkest moments over an 18-year period. This Day Is Dark is an evocative exploration into what it means and how it feels when forever is temporary and once celebrated love becomes unrecognizable"--
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An introspective exploration of growth, healing, forgiveness, and self-love, Ebonee Davis's debut collection is a must-read for anyone and everyone having a uniquely human experience in an ever-devolving world. Timely, moving, and inspiring, Daughter is a powerful reminder that the journey to true freedom must always begin with the journey within.
16) Eclipse
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Eclipse, a collection of poetry and art from Poetry Wilder, illustrates a magical journey of love between the sun and moon. Readers will experience firsthand the dichotomy of night and day, light and dark, presence and absence, and how one doesn't exist without the other. Separated into three parts--"Stars," "Between," and "You & Me,"--Eclipse dives into the abundant emotions someone experiences only when in the throes of passion.
17) LVOE: Volume II
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"LVOE. Volume II" is an expanded exploration of self-love, meditation, meaning, loss, and romance from the internet's favorite poet. Atticus implores his instantly recognizable lyrical style, gorgeous illustrations, and relatable themes to once again dazzle readers, inspiring them to look within. This collection will feature all-new poems, each paired with beautiful sketches that bring the words alive from the page. "LVOE. Volume II" looks forward,...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
What I Should've Texted is a collection of words that have been buried. A spill of hidden thoughts that never made their way out. This collection from poet Pierre Alex Jeanty is a beautiful expression of the unspoken things that needed to be said and must leave our lips as we attempt to close chapters that we were forced to abandon. Whether you are looking for closure from past heartbreaks or trying to make sense of your feelings and emotions during...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his grandmother, who told him many stories of the Black American experience and taught him to be proud of his race from a young age. With her guidance, Langston became a talented writer in high school, creating dramatic plays, poetry, and articles for the school paper. His career as a writer would continue to blossom. Langston pioneered jazz poetry and published nearly twenty poetry...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the likes of Mark Twain, Sir Richard Burton, and Horace Greeley, a cowboy and journalist takes an epic and authentic horseback journey across the American West as he rides the Pony Express trail from Missouri to California.
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