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TitleWomen in the field of medicine
AuthorWilmot, Anita
Date Created1985
DescriptionSynopsis of various women in medicine: Edith Blackwell (first woman graduate of US medical school), Clarissa Barton (founder of American Red Cross), Anna Fisher (physician and woman astronaut), Susan...
14092
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TitleExtra sensory perception
AuthorSchenck, Elizabeth S.
Date Created1979
DescriptionA short history of the study of ESP (or paranormal happenings or parapsychology). Defines clairvoyance, telepathy and precognition. Well known figures in the field are discussed: mediums Eusapia...
14093
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TitleFlorence
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Date Created1949
DescriptionUnidentified author. Discussion of Florence, Italy. Some history but mostly personal travel memories focusing on art; review of the Uffizi Gallery, churches and general mention of famous areas
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TitleShakespeare
AuthorGodsey, Marjorie
Date Created1984
DescriptionReviews the importance of Queen Elizabeth I in the success of theater in England in the late 1500s. Components of Some of Shakespeare's plays are discussed in detail, e.g., Goddard's interpretation...
14095
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TitleMegatrends in our climate
AuthorJoyce, Ann
Date Created1984
DescriptionBrief historic trends of climate change from the Mesozoic era through the 1980s. Covers scientific research and the effects of fossil fuels, greenhouse gases, sunspots, glaciers and El Nino. Refers to...
14096
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TitleYehudi Menuhin
AuthorScott, Winifred S.
Date Created1986
DescriptionA brief life story of Menuhin drawing from Robin Daniels' book "Conversations with Menuhin." Describes Menuhin's character and his devotion to music in detail. His two marriages are compared, focusing...
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TitleBeverly Sills
AuthorStuart, Betty
Date Created1986
DescriptionA brief life story of Beverly Sills from her early childhood in Brooklyn, NY to her assumption of the role of general director of the NY City Opera, a position she held when this paper was written....
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TitleCentral America
AuthorReynolds, Virginia R.
Date Created1990
DescriptionGeneral history of Central America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Short bibliography on page 13.
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TitleManners and customs of North American Indians, particularly the Lenni Lenape
AuthorHowarth, Florence
Date Created1931
DescriptionPrimarily a social history of the New Jersey Lenni Lenapi tribe with details of their homes, food, marriage ceremonies, education and home life.
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TitleOur affluent society: Food
AuthorMehrhof, Katharine
Date Created1970
DescriptionBrief summary of the revolution in agriculture, products and packaging of food and equipment for storage and cooking. By 1970, electric stoves and two-door refrigerators had been introduced and bags...