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Publisher
Veterans of Foreign Wars, John Lyon Post #3150
Pub. Date
2020-
Language
English
Description
John Lyon Gazette is the newsletter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, John Lyon Post #3150 in Arlington, Va. Veterans of Foreign Wars mission is to foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans. The Gazette contains news and events of the post #3150.
5) Dispatch
Publisher
American Association for State and Local History
Pub. Date
2007-
Language
English
Description
The Dispatch is the newsletter of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), a national association that provides leadership and support for its members who preserve and interpret state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful to all people. The newsletter contains news and events of interest to the field.
6) The voice
Publisher
Arlington County Democratic Committee
Pub. Date
2006-
Language
English
Description
The Voice is published by the Arlington County Democratic Committee, which is the official local Democratic organization for the Democratic Party of Virginia. The voice contains news about Democratic elected officials and candidates at the local, state and national level.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Blink and The Bomber Mafia and host of the podcast Revisionist History, explores what sets high achievers apart—from Bill Gates to the Beatles—in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).
In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world...
In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world...
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Language
English
Description
"Brené Brown spent the past two decades researching the emotions that give meaning to our lives. Over the past seven years, she's found that leaders in organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial startups and family-owned businesses to nonprofits, civic organizations, and Fortune 50 companies are asking the same questions: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders? And how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? Dare to Lead...
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Series
I survived volume 17
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family visit Glacier National Park every summer, but this year Mel comes face-to-face with a terrifying grizzly bear.
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Language
English
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Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, Catch-22 is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him.
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English
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"A meditation on race and identity from one of our most provocative cultural critics. A reckoning with the way we choose to see and define ourselves, Self-Portrait in Black and White is the searching story of one American family's multigenerational transformation from what is called black to what is assumed to be white. Thomas Chatterton Williams, the son of a 'black' father from the segregated South and a 'white' mother from the West, spent his whole...
13) The Odyssey
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English
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Odysseus--soldier, sailor, trickster, and everyman--is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's Odyssey, is the most accessible tale to survive from ancient Greece, and its impact is still felt today across many different cultures. This lively free verse translation, from one of today's leading Homeric scholars, preserves the clarity and simplicity...
14) Lolita
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Series
Everyman's library volume 133
Language
English
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Description
The most famous and controversial novel from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century tells the story of Humbert Humbert’s obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze.
“The conjunction of a sense of humor with a sense of horror [results in] satire of a very special kind.”—The New Yorker
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the...
“The conjunction of a sense of humor with a sense of horror [results in] satire of a very special kind.”—The New Yorker
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the...
15) Treasure Island
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English
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While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
16) Courier
Publisher
Northern Virginia Association for History, Inc
Pub. Date
2005-
Language
English
Description
The Courier is published by the Northern Virginia Association for History, Inc. it contains news and events in Northern Virginia.
Author
Language
English
Description
Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money--investing, personal finance, and business decisions--is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal...
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English
Description
Research and compare local products or services with regional reviews. Evaluates the quality and prices of local service providers and stores including auto repair shops, auto dealerships, banks, pet-related services, dentists, fitness centers, insurance companies, plumbers, surgeons, and more. Includes rating, member comments, advice and videos.
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