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Black Internet effect
by Shavone Charles
Musician and technology phenom Shavone Charles explores how curiosity and nerve led her from a small college in Merced, California, to some of the most influential spaces in the tech world: from Google to Twitter to eventually landing a spot on the coveted Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Grateful for being the first in many spaces, but passionate about being neither the last nor the only, Charles tells her story in the hopes of guiding others and shaping a future where people, particularly women of color, feelempowered to make space for themselves and challenge society's status quos.
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The Fierce 44 : Black Americans Who Shook Up the World
by Stephen Reiss
A dynamic collective biography presents succinct portraits of 44 African Americans who shaped history in remarkable ways, from Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin and Barack Obama. Reprint. Illustrations.
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What kind of girl
by Alyssa B Sheinmel
An unflinching exploration of the role of misogyny in teen culture by the award-winning author of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl follows the experiences of the female students at a high school that becomes divided by an expulsion case involving a girl who has accused her boyfriend of assault.
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The future of science is female : the brilliant minds shaping the 21st century
by Zara Stone
In The Future of Science is Female, author and award-winning journalist Zara Stone shares the fascinating, complicated stories of how a diverse group of powerful women got started-from the perspective of those still working it out as they go along. Take 22-year old Dominique Barnes, a female hero of the oceans. She was worried about all the dolphins and whales killed during shrimp farming, so the marine biologist created a tasty, affordable plant-based shrimp alternative. And she's just one of the sheroes you will discover in The Future of Science is Female.
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The sky is for everyone : women astronomers in their own words
by Virginia Trimble
An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globe The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub vividly describe how, before 1900, a woman who wanted to study the stars had to have a father, brother, or husband to provide entry, and how the considerable intellectual skills of women astronomers were still not enough to enable them to pry open doors of opportunity for much of the twentieth century. After decades of difficult struggles, women are closer to equality in astronomy than ever before. Trimble and Weintraub bring together the stories of the tough and determined women who flung the doors wide open. Taking readers from 1960 to today, this triumphant anthology serves as an inspiration to current and future generations of women scientists while giving voice to the history of a transformative era in astronomy.
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The first Muslim : the story of Muhammad
by Lesley Hazleton
A vibrant retelling of the life of the iconic prophet of Islam draws on early eyewitness sources and records from myriad disciplines to profile his complexity, vitality and legacy, tracing his rise from humble origins to a powerful figure who challenged an established order with a new vision of social justice. By the award-winning author of After the Prophet.
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Mardi Gras
by Rebecca Pettiford
Presents information about Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday," the traditional festival the precedes the Christian season of Lent.
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Bread and wine : readings for Lent and Easter by Multiple AuthorsDaily readings for the Lenten season by Thomas Merton, Kathleen Norris, Henri Nouwen, Wendell Berry, G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Mother Teresa, Dorothy Sayers, Philip Yancey, John Updike, and many others.
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February 14 Valentine's Day |
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The valentine's hate : a novel
by Sidney Halston
Back under the same roof and bickering like old times before her best friend's February 14th wedding, maid-of-honor Lissette Alonso and Brian Anderson, who is the reason for all her Valentine's Day hatred, call a truce when someone he is trying to avoid shows up at the reception.
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February 20 Presidents' Day |
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You never forget your first : a biography of George Washington
by Alexis Coe
A whimsically irreverent portrait of America's first President includes coverage of Washington's entitled upbringing by a single mother, his dog Sweetlips, his numerous military defeats and the partisan nightmares that spun from his back-stabbing cabinet.
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New Hanover County Library
201 Chestnut Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 910-798-6301 www.nhclibrary.org |
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