Genre search:Biography & Memoir

BOOK OF HEROES, A, Great Europeans Who Live in the Hearts of Their People

by Dorothy Heiderstadt; Illustrator-Harry Lees
Hardcover, 1954
Tags
(920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Status
Available

Edmond Halley: The Man and His Comet

by Barbara H. Heckart
Hardcover, 1984
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
People of Distinction
Barcode
5706
Status
Available

Alexander the Great (Get a Life)

by E. E. Rice
Paperback, 1997
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, ALEXANDER THE GREAT 356-323 B.C., GREECE-ANCIENT, KINGS AND RULERS, Greece, Greece-History, Macedonia, Ancient Greece, Ancient History
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5600
Status
Available

Impressionist dreams : the artists and the world they painted

by John Russell Taylor
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
Art History
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10101
Status
Available

Hellraisers, heroines, and holy women: Women's most remarkable contributions to history

by Jean F Blashfield
Paperback, 1981
Tags
Women's History, feminism
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10021
Status
Available

In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro, 1865-1916

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1965
Tags
*Africa, *African American, History, Slavery, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY, Civil Rights, Civil War, (301) SOCIOLOGY_ANTHROPOLOGY, Coretta Scott King Awards, Africa, Freedom — 6 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King Jr., (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro (Volume 2)
Barcode
3520
Status
Checked out
Due Feb 22, 2024

Dying without God : François Mitterrand's meditations on living and dying

by Franz-Olivier Giesbert
Paper Book, 1998
Tags
French History, 20th Century
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10255
Status
Available

Tycho Brahe: Mapping the Heavens (Great Scientists)

by William J. Boerst
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
ASTRONOMY, GRADE 6 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, SPACE, (520) SPACE, GRADE 7 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (520.92) ASTRONOMER_BIOGRAPHIES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4095
Status
Available
Call number
921 Bra

My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles: The Amazing True Story of One Boy’s Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion

by Tanitoluwa Adewumi
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
Refugees, Africa, *Africa, Chess, Champions, RED DOT, Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, *Nigeria, AFRICAN AMERICAN — 2 more, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, Middle School
Status
Available

Giants of Science - Thomas Edison

by Anna Sproule
Board book, 2000
Tags
Thomas Edison
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5660
Status
Available

Rodin (Basic Art Series 2.0)

by François Blanchetière
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
RODIN-AUGUSTE 1840-1917, Sculptors, ARTISTS, Sculpture, Art, Art History, *France, The Thinker, The Kiss, Balzac, Biography — 4 more, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, (700) ARTS_SPORTS_RECREATION, (750) PAINTING AND PAINTERS, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4988
Status
Available

George Washington and the Birth of Our Nation

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
George Washington, Presidents, US Presidents, American History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Colonial America
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6301
Status
Available

We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film

by Tre'vell Anderson
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
INVENTORY HS 2023_24
Collection
HS/Book Nook
Status
Available

Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Genius (Trailblazer Biographies)

by Barbara O'Connor
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Biography, *Italy, RENAISSANCE-ARTISTS, Scientists, Inventors, Sculptors
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Trailblazer Biographies
Barcode
5769
Status
Available

Nikola Tesla: A Spark of Genius (Lerner Biographies)

by Carol Dommermuth-Costa
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
7th Grade Curriculum: Math, electric engineers, Inventors, Nikola Tesla, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Electricity, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Lerner Biographies
Barcode
6280
Status
Available

Harriet Tubman and the Fight Against Slavery

by Bree Burns
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Harriet Tubman, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Black History, History, *African American, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Black History Month, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6290
Status
Available

Giants of Science - Isaac Newton

by Michael White
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
ASTRONOMY, GRADE 6 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, SPACE, GRADE 7 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, (520.92) ASTRONOMER_BIOGRAPHIES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5892
Status
Available
Call number
921 New

Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own

by Mike Greenberg
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
Sports, INVENTORY HS 2023_24
Collection
HS/Book Nook
Status
Available

Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame

by Conrad Kerber Autor
Paperback, 2016
Tags
GRADE 8 Curriculum: BICYCLE BLOCK, bicycles, bike, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (600) TECHNOLOGY, (620) ENGINEERING, (629) TRANSPORTATION_ENGINEERING
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6784
Status
Available

Euclid: The Great Geometer (The Library of Greek Philosophers)

by Chris Hayhurst
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Ancient History, Euclid, Geometry, *Greece, Ancient Greece, philosophers, 7th Grade Curriculum: Math, Math, MATHEMATICIANS — 3 more, Greece, GRADE 6 Curriculum: GEOMETRY_PYTHAGORAS_EUCLID_ARCHIMEDES, GRADE 7 Curriculum: GEOMETRY_MEASUREMENT_PERSPECTIVE DRAWING
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
The Library of Greek Philosophers
Barcode
5676
Status
Available
Call number
921 Euc

Tradition: Bo Schembechler's Michigan Memories

by Bo Schembechler
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Football, Bo Schembechler, University of Michigan Football, (700) ARTS_SPORTS_RECREATION, (790) RECREATIONAL, (796) OUTDOOR SPORTS, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5116
Status
Available

Biographies for 8th Grade History:Twenty Remarkable Men and Women

Paperback, 2009
Tags
(920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, Biography, 8th grade History, Waldorf, Simón Bolivar, Marie Curie, Gandhi, Helen Keller, Mao Zedong, Nelson Mandela, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr — 41 more, César Chávez, Wangari Maathai, Harriet Tubman, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Spanish Studies, African Biography, *China, Scientists, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, India-Biography, *Shelved in Waldorf Section, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2015-16, Martin Luther King Jr., Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep_Oct), *India, John Harrison, Eli Whitney, Sequoyah, Benito Juarez, Frederick Douglass, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Clara Barton (1821-1912), Janusz Korcsak, *Poland, *USA, *France, *Mexico, *England, *South America, *Kenya, *South Africa, Nien Cheng, Jomo Kenyatta, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_CHINA, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_INDIA, Disability, visual disabilities, GOOD-KIND-STRONG PEOPLE, Waldorf Selection
Collections
*Waldorf Selections, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
2117
Status
Available

Biographies for 8th Grade History:Twenty Remarkable Men and Women

Paperback, 2009
Tags
(920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, Biography, 8th grade History, Waldorf, Simón Bolivar, Marie Curie, Gandhi, Helen Keller, Mao Zedong, Nelson Mandela, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr — 40 more, César Chávez, Wangari Maathai, Harriet Tubman, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Spanish Studies, African Biography, *China, Scientists, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, India-Biography, *Shelved in Waldorf Section, Martin Luther King Jr., Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep_Oct), *India, John Harrison, Eli Whitney, Sequoyah, Benito Juarez, Frederick Douglass, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Clara Barton (1821-1912), Janusz Korcsak, *Poland, *USA, *France, *Mexico, *England, *South America, *Kenya, *South Africa, Nien Cheng, Jomo Kenyatta, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_CHINA, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_INDIA, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Disability, visual disabilities, GOOD-KIND-STRONG PEOPLE
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7234
Status
Available

Copernicus: Struggle and Victory

by Heinz Sponsel
Paperback, 2004
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, ASTRONOMY, Copernicus, Waldorf, ebook, grades 7 & 8, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, GRADE 6 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, SPACE, GRADE 7 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, *Shelved in Waldorf Section — 3 more, Waldorf Selection, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (520.92) ASTRONOMER_BIOGRAPHIES
Collections
*Waldorf Selections, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
2118
Status
Available
Call number
921 COP

Into These Hands: Wisdom from Midwives

by Geradine Simkins Editor
Paperback, 2011
Tags
Childbirth, Midwifery, pregnancy, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Wisdom, EC Motherhood, EC new collection 2022_23
Collection
EC/Parent Library [yellow dot]
Barcode
6965
Status
Available

Tormented genius; the struggles of Vincent van Gogh

by Alan Honour
Hardcover, 1967
Tags
Biography, ARTISTS
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10234
Status
Available

Silver and Entrepreneurship in Seventeenth-Century Potosi: The Life and Times of Antonio Lopez De Quiroga

by Peter J. Bakewell
Paperback, 1995
Collection
LS/Wishlist_Explorers_Pirates
Status
Available

John Newbery and the Story of the Newbery Medal (Great Achievement Awards)

by Russell Roberts
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor, (921) BIOGRAPHY, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Great Achievement Awards
Barcode
5887
Status
Available
Call number
921 NEW

Chief Joseph: Guardian of the Nez Perce (Heroes and Warriors)

by Jason Hook
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
Nez Perce, *Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Heroes and Warriors (1989)
Barcode
5749
Status
Available

Annie Oakley: Legendary Sharpshooter (Historical American Biographies)

by Jean Flynn
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Sharpshooters, Annie Oakley 1860-1926, American History, Women, Women's History, Wild West, WESTWARD EXPANSION
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Historical American Biographies
Status
LOST BOOK

The Yards Between Us: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Football

by R.K. Russell
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
Sports, Memoir, INVENTORY HS 2023_24
Collection
HS/Book Nook
Status
Available

Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor (Minnesota Native American Lives)

by Jessica Engelking
Paperback, 2021
Tags
Native American, *Native American
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Status
Available

Flying High: Pioneer Women in American Aviation (Images of Aviation)

by Charles R. Mitchell
Paperback, 2002
Tags
INVENTORY LS 2022_23, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Aviation, Aviation_History, Aviators, Biography, (921) BIOGRAPHY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Women's History, WOMEN_BIOGRAPHY, World War II — 3 more, (600) TECHNOLOGY, (620) ENGINEERING, (629) TRANSPORTATION_ENGINEERING
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Images of Aviation
Barcode
7420
Status
Available

Wild Women of Michigan: A History of Spunk and Tenacity

by Norma Lewis
Paperback, 2017
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Women, Women's History, *Michigan, History, MICHIGAN_HISTORY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (970) HISTORY_NORTH AMERICA
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7040
Status
Available

Socrates: The Public Conscience of Golden Age Athens (The Library of Greek Philosophers)

by Jun Lim
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, Biography, Socrates, Ancient History, *Greece, Ancient Greece, philosophers, Greece
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
The Library of Greek Philosophers
Barcode
6268
Status
Available
Call number
921 SOC

Plato: The Father of Logic (The Library of Greek Philosophers)

by Alex Sniderman
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, Biography, Ancient History, *Greece, Ancient Greece, philosophers, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
The Library of Greek Philosophers
Barcode
5975
Status
Available

Pythagoras: Pioneering Mathematician And Musical Theorist of Ancient Greece (The Library of Greek Philosophers)

by Dimitra Karamanides
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Pythagoras, Ancient History, *Greece, Ancient Greece, philosophers, 7th Grade Curriculum: Math, ASTRONOMY, GRADE 6 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, SPACE — 4 more, GRADE 6 Curriculum: GEOMETRY_PYTHAGORAS_EUCLID_ARCHIMEDES, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, GRADE 7 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
The Library of Greek Philosophers
Barcode
5800
Status
Available
Call number
921 PTY

Uh Huh!: The Story Of Ray Charles (Modern Music Masters)

by John Duggleby
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Biography, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Modern Music Masters
Status
Available

Gordie Howe: My Hockey Memories

by Gordie Howe
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Hockey, (796) OUTDOOR SPORTS, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (700) ARTS_SPORTS_RECREATION, (790) RECREATIONAL
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5149
Status
Available

Arab Americans in Metro Detroit: A Pictorial History

by Author Anan Ameri
Hardcover, 2001
Collection
LS/Wishlist_Arab Americans
Series
Images of America [Arcadia] (Michigan)
Status
Available

The great archaeologists

by Charles Michael Daugherty
Hardcover, 1962
Tags
(920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Status
Available

American Inventors

by C. J. Hylander
Hardcover, 1962
Tags
(920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Status
Available

Francis Scott Key

by Melissa Whitcraft
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2015-16, Civil War, *USA, *Maryland, Star Spangled Banner, National Anthem, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5759
Status
Available

Shakespeare in Warwickshire

by Mark Eccles
Hardcover, 1961
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10223
Status
Available

Geronimo: Apache Freedom Fighter (Native American Biographies (Enslow))

by Spring Hermann
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
*Native American, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Geronimo, Apache Indians, Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Native American Biographies - Enslow
Barcode
5696
Status
Available

A passion for orchids : the most beautiful orchid portraits and their artists

by Jack Kramer
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
botanical illustrations, Orchids
Collection
HS/Stone House Library
Barcode
10051
Status
Available

Aristotle: Pioneering Philosopher And Founder of the Lyceum (The Library of Greek Philosophers)

by Mick Isle
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, Biography, Ancient History, Aristotle, *Athens, Ancient Greece, *Greece, philosophers, ASTRONOMY, GRADE 6 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, SPACE — 3 more, Greece, GRADE 7 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, (520.92) ASTRONOMER_BIOGRAPHIES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
The Library of Greek Philosophers
Barcode
5609
Status
Available
Call number
921 ARI

Grace Hopper: The First Woman to Program the First Computer in the United States (Women Hall of Famers in Mathematics and Science)

by Christy Marx
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2015-16, Computers, WOMEN_SCIENCE
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5709
Status
Available

St Patrick: His Life and Legend (Mathemagical Ancient Wizdom)

by Hector McDonnell
Paperback, 2007
Tags
ST. PATRICK'S DAY_Irish Stories, HOLIDAYS_SAINT PATRICK, Saint Patrick, Biography, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, (200) RELIGION, (270) SAINTS, Saints, Wooden_Books, *shelved in Wooden Books_section
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Wooden Books
Barcode
7590
Status
Available

Charles Albert Bender: National Hall of Fame Pitcher (Minnesota Native American Lives)

by Kade Ferris
Paperback, 2021
Tags
Native American, *Native American
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Status
Available
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