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Nobody: casualties of America's war on the vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and beyond
Par Marc Lamont Hill. 2017
Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the United States following the death of Michael Brown revealed something far deeper than…
a passionate display of age-old racial frustrations; they unveiled a public chasm that has been growing for years, as America has consistently and intentionally denied significant segments of its population access to full freedom and prosperity. Hill presents an analysis of race and class by examining a growing crisis in America: the existence of a group of citizens who are made vulnerable, exploitable, and disposable through the machinery of unregulated capitalism, public policy, and social practice. To make his case, Hill carefully reconsiders the details of tragic events like the deaths of Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, and Freddie Gray, and the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. He delves deeply into a host of alarming trends including mass incarceration, overly aggressive policing, broken court systems, shrinking job markets, and the privatization of public resources, showing the ways the current system is designed to worsen the plight of the vulnerable. 2017.Noah Webster: weaver of words
Par Pegi Deitz Shea, Monica Vachula. 2011
Presents the life and accomplishments of the American lexicographer, who wrote the first American dictionary, published the first daily newspaper,…
created the first American insurance company, and was responsible for the first copyright law. Grades 4-7. 2011.No worst, there is none
Par Eve McBride. 2014
In a serene city in the extravagant mid-eighties, the privileged Warne family is victimized when their talented and artistic eleven-year-old…
daughter Lizbett is sexually slain. How can any family endure such horror? The surviving family members struggle with their mourning. Hildy, a loving but abused Great Dane, also in need of healing, joins the family and becomes part of their journey back to normalcy. Meanwhile, the police search in vain for the murderer, Melvyn Searle, who is on his own journey, hiding in plain sight, feeling invincible, and hatching new plans as he draws closer to the family and stalks the Warnes’ younger daughter, Darcy. 2014.No time to hide
Par Rob Palmer. 2006
Psychologist Ben Tennant and ravishing con artist Patrice Callan cross paths and soon find themselves on the lam. Hunted by…
the CIA and mixed up in an international arms deal, the unlikely partners find themselves staring down ruthless enemies and a desperate situation that seems to worsen by the moment. 2006.Nocturne: on the life and death of my brother
Par Helen Humphreys. 2013
Helen Humphreys’ younger brother Martin was gone before she could come to terms with the fact that he had terminal…
cancer. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the age of forty-five, he died just four months later. Martin was an accomplished pianist who debuted at the Royal Festival Hall in London at the age of twenty, later becoming a senior examiner at the Royal Conservatory of Music. The two siblings, though often living far apart, were bonded on many levels. This is an offering not only to the memory of Martin but to all those who are living through the death of family and friends. 2013.Nobody's dog
Par Ria Voros. 2012
For thirteen-year-old Jakob, the summer is looking pretty bleak. His only friend has moved away and no one else seems…
to have any time for him - except the weird girl who lives downstairs. A few months ago, Jakob was in a car accident that killed both his parents, and though he can't remember exactly what happened, he can't stop turning it over in his mind. Then out of nowhere, a stray dog befriends Jakob. Together they begin to roam the city streets by night, discovering an exhilarating secret world where they can both taste a new kind of freedom. But as their nocturnal adventures take Jakob farther and farther away from the safety of home, the truth of that awful night begins to emerge. Grades 5-8. 2012.No way to live: poor women speak out
Par Sheila Baxter. 1988
Nobody runs forever (Parker series.)
Par Richard Stark. 2004
Parker joins a crew planning to rob an armoured truck that is transferring money from a merged bank. The rest…
of the gang--including the wife of one of the bankers--turn out to be misfits that lead them into all kinds of trouble. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence and sex. 2004. (Parker series).No song, but silence
Par Sheila Fischman, Hélène Le Beau. 1995
Le Beau invites us into the consciousness of a little girl born in Paris in the 1930s. Fanny, whose real…
name is Stephane for the boy she was expected to be, shares her thoughts about birth and life. c1995. Uniform title: Chute du corps.Nobody asked me (A Time of our lives book)
Par Elizabeth Brochmann. 1984
When Rachel learns that she must spend the summer on the coast with relatives, she is frightened and curious. When…
she falls in love, she learns that romance is not like the books she has read. Grades 5-8. 1984. (Time of our lives)No thoroughfare & other stories (Pocket Classics Ser.)
Par Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens. 1990
No surrender: an Ulster childhood
Par Robert Harbinson. 1987
Robert Harbinson's famous account of his Belfast boyhood. Describes the common realities of his childhood among the Protestant working class…
in the 1930s - grinding poverty, mission halls, theatres, music, the ‘Bog Meadows’ - along with the desperate accident to his father which changed the life of the small family. 1987.No strange fire
Par Ted Wojtasik. 1996
In the middle of the night, six Amish barns are set ablaze in Big Valley, Pennsylvania. When Jacob Hostetler's car…
is found abandoned nearby, he becomes the prime suspect. Jacob is an Amish youth who had a crisis of faith and moved away. His family believes him innocent, but no one can find Jacob to question him. c1996.Nobody knew what to do: a story about bullying (A concept Book Ser.)
Par Becky R McCain. 2001
When some bullies keep picking on Ray at school, Ray's classmate takes on the responsibility for stopping the action. He…
tells a trusted teacher what is happening to Ray and the adults get involved. For grades K-3. 2001.No way back
Par Rick Mofina. 2003
When two ex-cons rob a jewelry store, kill a cop and take a hostage, brash San Francisco Star reporter Tom…
Reed decides to take on one more assignment before quitting the profession. But when he learns that the hostage is his wife, he does some digging of his own, much to the frustration of aging Inspector Walter Sydowski. An opportunistic freelance reporter and her cameraman provide Reed and Sydowski with their first clue, which sends them across state lines on a high intensity chase. Includes violence and strong language. 2003.Nobody's baby but mine (The chicago Stars Bks. #No. 3)
Par Susan Elizabeth Phillips. 1997
Jane, a thirty-four-year-old physics professor, wants a baby. Her football-groupie neighbour has promised to find a classy hooker for quarterback…
Cal Bonner's birthday. Jane agrees to pose as the call girl, thinking that a child with an athlete's I.Q. would not be the teased genius she had been. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Companion to "Dream a little dream". 1997.Noble madness
Par Maye Preston Hill. 1978
No woman so fair (Lions of Judah. #2)
Par Gilbert Morris. 2003
For the love of a simple shepherd, the beautiful Sarai abandons her urban life of riches and idols for a…
nomadic existence in the desert. The journey is filled with difficulty. When drought forces them to seek respite, they settle in Egypt, where Pharaoh is so taken by Sarai's beauty he claims her for his own... and where Sarai discovers God for herself. 2003.No time to wave goodbye
Par Ben Wicks. 1988
On 1st September 1939, in Britain, hundreds of thousands of children made their way to the railway station. In the…
homes of "borrowed parents", they listened as the Prime Minister declared war with Germany. This book serves as a record of the evacuated children whose lives were changed forever. 1988.Nobody's darling
Par Josephine Cox. 1993
Ruby Miller has one goal, to earn enough money to support her family in style. While working as a maid…
in the wealthy Banks household she becomes acquainted with Luke Arnold, heir to his father's fortunes. When her romance with Luke takes a turn for the worse Ruby is forced to leave her job and find employment as a milliner's assistant. She eventually takes over the business and although she is a success in business Ruby still has to find happiness in her personal life. 1993.