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    Dragonflies of Glass

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    From award-winning kids' nonfiction author Susan Goldman Rubin, and radiantly illustrated by Susanna Chapman, the picture book Dragonflies of Glass celebrates the innovation, determination, and ambition of the brilliant woman…

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    U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century

    Updated to include the latest research in the hazards and disasters field, U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century continues the tradition of giving readers access to exemplary case studies…

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    U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century

    Updated to include the latest research in the hazards and disasters field, U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century continues the tradition of giving readers access to exemplary case studies…

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    Istvan Szabo

    Susan Rubin Suleiman

    Istvan Szabo is one of the few Hungarian filmmakers to have earned a major international reputation over the past half century. This thoughtful and original book is the first examination…

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    Istvan Szabo

    Susan Rubin Suleiman

    Istvan Szabo is one of the few Hungarian filmmakers to have earned a major international reputation over the past half century. This thoughtful and original book is the first examination…

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    The Passover Guest

    Susan Kusel

    Muriel's family can't afford a Passover seder this year - but an act of kindness and a mysterious stranger change everything.

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    Counting with Wayne Thiebaud

    Susan Rubin

    Counting to ten has never been so sweet. The delectable paintings, etchings, and drawings by noted artist Wayne Thiebaud make this board book as much an introduction to contemporary art…

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    The Road Not Taken

    Susan Rubin

    A woman suddenly widowed at 50, left with money but no direction to her life, deep in transition from suburban housewife status, moves back to the West Village where she…

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    The Most Wonderful Rain

    Nermine Khouzam Rubin, Susan Joy Bellavance

    In a small African village, Deborah dreams of becoming a doctor. But school is impossible. Due to drought, Deborah must walk ten hours every day to fetch water. But hope…

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    The Most Wonderful Rain

    Nermine Khouzam Rubin, Susan Joy Bellavance

    In a small African village, Deborah dreams of becoming a doctor. But school is impossible. Due to drought, Deborah must walk ten hours every day to fetch water. But hope…

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    Budapest Diary: In Search of the Motherbook

    Susan Rubin Suleiman

    A poignant piece of self-revelation, sprinkled with some trenchant observations on the way the dead hand of history has weighed down the former Warsaw Pact countries

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    The Nemirovsky Question: The Life, Death, and Legacy of a Jewish Writer in Twentieth-Century France

    Susan Rubin Suleiman

    A fascinating look into the life and work of controversial French novelist Irene Nemirovsky

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    Le Roman a These Ou l'Autorite Fictive

    Susan Rubin Suleiman

    This work unpacks the rhetorical and poetic procedures employed by works of fiction that seek to instill ideological truths in their readers. This modern literary genre, with roots as far…

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    Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    An account of the civil rights crusade in Mississippi 50 years ago that brought on shocking violence and the beginning of a new political order.

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    Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    A Junior Library Guild selection –Dust jacket.

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    When Doctors Say No: The Battleground of Medical Futility

    Susan B. Rubin

    A brilliant critique of medical futility and the debate over who has the right to cease or refuse medical treatment.

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    Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    Diego Rivera offers young readers unique insight into the life and artwork of the famous Mexican painter and muralist. The book follows Rivera&;s career, looking at his influences and tracing…

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    Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    An account of the civil rights crusade in Mississippi 50 years ago that brought on shocking violence and the beginning of a new political order.

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    Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    An award-winning author chronicles the fascinating story behind the Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, which ended school segregation in the United States. Historical photos…

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    Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    An award-winning author chronicles the fascinating story behind the Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, which ended school segregation in the United States. Historical photos…

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    Matisse

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    Here in the latest addition to our contemporary art board-book series, Henri Matisse’s exuberant cut-paper art leaps off the page, accompanied by simple, lyrical text sure to delight the very…

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    Coco Chanel: Pearls, Perfume, and the Little Black Dress

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    Explore the life and legacy of the world’s most celebrated fashion designer Coco Chanel, by award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin.

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    Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    This comprehensive biography … explores the tumultuous and passionate life of activist, singer, and actor Paul Robeson –

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    Jacob Lawrence City Board Book

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    Features Jacob Lawrence’s artwork, along with a simple story.

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    Give Us the Vote!: Over Two Hundred Years of Fighting for the Ballot

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    The corruption, activism, heroic efforts, and ongoing struggles for the right to vote are chronicled by an award-winning nonfiction author.

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    Quilts of Gee’s Bend

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin delivers the only photo-essay about the fascinating women of Gee’s Bend and their celebrated quilts

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    Give Us the Vote!: Over Two Hundred Years of Fighting for the Ballot

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    The corruption, activism, heroic efforts, and ongoing struggles for the right to vote are chronicled by an award-winning nonfiction author.

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    The Women Who Built Hollywood: 12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    Discover the electrifying untold stories of the pioneering and groundbreaking women of Old Hollywood in this nonfiction book perfect for young movie buffs and budding feminists alike.

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    Contemporary Jewish Writing in Hungary: An Anthology

    Features works by twenty-four of Hungary’s best writers who have written about what it means to be Jewish in post-Holocaust Eastern Europe. This anthology introduces English-speaking readers to outstanding works…

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    The Reader in the Text: Essays on Audience and Interpretation

    A reader may be in a text as a character is in a novel, but also as one is in a train of thought–both possessing and being possessed by it…

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    The Reader in the Text: Essays on Audience and Interpretation

    A reader may be in a text as a character is in a novel, but also as one is in a train of thought–both possessing and being possessed by it…

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    Harriet Rubin’s Mother’s Wooden Hand

    Susan Hahn

    Redolent of Chicago’s ethnic culture, Susan Hahn’s intensely personal lyrics emerge from the world of an extended Jewish family and its neighbors. The voices of these immigrants are imbued with…

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    Exile and Creativity: Signposts, Travelers, Outsiders, Backward Glances

    S R SULEIMAN

    Is exile a falling away from a source of creativity associated with the wholeness of home and one’s own language, or is it a spur to creativity? This book examines…

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    Harriet Rubin’s Mother’s Wooden Hand

    Susan Hahn

    Redolent of Chicago’s ethnic culture, Susan Hahn’s intensely personal lyrics emerge from the world of an extended Jewish family and its neighbors. The voices of these immigrants are imbued with…

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    They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth

    Daniel Hernandez

    Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir. His quick thinking saved her life until…

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    The Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming of Age in Terezin

    Susan Goldman Rubin,Ela Weissberger

    Full of sorrow yet persistent in its belief that humans can triumph over evil, this memoir of a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to the brave and devoted adults who helped…

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    They Call Me a Hero: A Memoir of My Youth

    Daniel Hernandez

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    Mary Seacole: Bound for the Battlefield

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    A sweeping and stunning biography of a pioneering Jamaican nurse

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    Mary Seacole: Bound for the Battlefield

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    A sweeping and stunning biography of a pioneering Jamaican nurse

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    Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    An inspiring and uplifting picture book biography about Beatrice Alexander, founder of the iconic Madame Alexander doll.

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    Hot Pink: The Life and Fashions of Elsa Schiaparelli

    Susan Goldman Rubin,Rinee Shah

    The only children’s biography of Elsa Schiaparelli–one of the world’s most influential fashion designers.

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    Degas, Painter of Ballerinas

    Susan Goldman Rubin

    Through Edgar Degas’s beloved paintings, drawings, and sculptures, Susan Goldman Rubin conveys the wonder and excitement of the ballet world. Degas is one of the most celebrated painters of the…

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    French Global: Une Nouvelle Perspective Sur l'Histoire Litteraire

    The goal of this collective work is to reconstruct literary history from the Middle Ages to the present day in terms of interactions between cultures and populations both within and…

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    Hail and Farewell: Cremation Ceremonies, Templates and Tips

    Gail Rubin,Fraser Susan

    By 2016, 50% of those who die in the U.S. will be cremated. Thousands of families won’t know what to do with their loved ones’ cremated remains or how to…

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    The Passover Guest

    Susan Kusel

    Muriel assumes her family is too poor to hold a Passover Seder this year, but an act of kindness and a mysterious magician change everything.

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