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Very short introductions volume 163
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Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction
341.48 C588h 2015
Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction
341.48 C588h 2015
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
341.48 C588h
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2015. | Second edition. | xviii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction 341.48 C588h 2015 Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction 341.48 C588h 2015 Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 341.48 C588h 2015 | |
2007 | 193 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 341.48 C588h |
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Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly. This book, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement. Discussing torture and arbitrary detention in the context...
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c2010 | Crabtree Pub. Co | 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Southeast - Kids Non-Fiction j323 R6911h |
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Examines the history of human rights, and how everyone is entitled to them, regardless of their age, race, religion, gender, abilities, or political beliefs.
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Main Library - Adult Reference
Ref. 342.7308503 C3294h v.1
Main Library - Adult Reference
Ref. 342.7308503 C3294h v.2
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c2000 | ABC-CLIO | 2 v. (lvi, 931 p.) : ill., form ; 26 cm. | English | Library Use Only
Main Library - Adult Reference Ref. 342.7308503 C3294h v.1 Main Library - Adult Reference Ref. 342.7308503 C3294h v.2 |
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c2002 | Enslow Publishers | 128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids Non-Fiction j323 A4685h |
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Explores the history of concern for human rights around the world, looking particularly at the internationalism begun in the last quarter of the twentieth century and its influence on human rights issues.
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Bordeaux - Kids Biography
jB M2716d
Green Hills - Kids Biography
jB M2716d
Hadley Park - Kids Biography
jB M2716d
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[2015] | Lerner Publications | 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Kids Biography jB M2716d Green Hills - Kids Biography jB M2716d Hadley Park - Kids Biography jB M2716d |
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After spending more than 30 years in jail for protesting South African apartheid laws, Nelson Mandela became the first African president of South Africa. This is his story.
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[2017] | BenBella Books | xxi, 423 pages ; 24 cm | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction has 2 330 P4785n |
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"Society is broken. We can design our way to a better one. In our increasingly interconnected world, self-interest and social-interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable. If the oceans die, if society fractures, or if global warming spirals out of control, personal success becomes meaningless. But our broken system incentivizes behavior that only makes these problems worse. If true human rights progress is to be achieved today, it is time we dig...
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2005 | Greenhaven Press | 240 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 323.0922 P6625 |
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1997 | Routledge | xl, 518 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 323.09 H918 |
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Special Collections - Civil Rights Room
Special Coll. 323.03 M1794i
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c2000 | CQ Press | xxxii, 404 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. | English | Library Use Only
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room Special Coll. 323.03 M1794i |
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction
362.8309172 K9292h
Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction
362.8309172 K9292h
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
362.8309172 K9292h
Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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2009 | 1st ed. | Alfred A. Knopf | xxii, 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction 362.8309172 K9292h Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction 362.8309172 K9292h Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 362.8309172 K9292h |
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Green Hills - Adult Audiobook has 2
CD AUDIO 362.8309172 K9292h
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p2009 | Highbridge Co | 8 sound discs (10 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Green Hills - Adult Audiobook has 2 CD AUDIO 362.8309172 K9292h |
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1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection
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OverDrive | Unabridged | HighBridge Company | English | Available Online
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection |
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Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. They show that a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad and that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential.
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Bellevue - Adult Biography
B M2716p
Edgehill - Adult Biography
B M2716p
Hadley Park - Adult Biography
B M2716p
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[2018] | First edition. | Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company | xv, 620 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Biography B M2716p Edgehill - Adult Biography B M2716p Hadley Park - Adult Biography B M2716p |
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"An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century, published on the centenary of his birth. Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, forty-four-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twenty-seven years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, the...
13) Gandhi
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Bellevue - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 G1956W 2007
North - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 G1956W
Old Hickory - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 G1956W 2007
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2001, c1982 | Widescreen. | Columbia TriStar Home Video | 1 videodisc (190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
North - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 G1956W | |
[2007] | 25th anniversary ; [Collector's ed.] | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 2 videodiscs (190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 G1956W 2007 Old Hickory - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 G1956W 2007 |
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Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
14) Gandhi
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Bordeaux - Kids Biography
jB G1957p
Green Hills - Kids Biography
jB G1957p
Inglewood - Kids Biography
jB G1957p
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2006 | 1st American ed. | DK Pub | 128 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Kids Biography jB G1957p Green Hills - Kids Biography jB G1957p Inglewood - Kids Biography jB G1957p |
15) I am Gandhi
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[2017] | Dial Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography jB G1957m |
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2017 | OverDrive | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Checked Out
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2017 | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Checked Out
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This book tells the story of how Gandhi used the principles of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa and to end British rule in India. Like the series biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi's story focuses on his peaceful heroism in the struggle for civil rights and social change.
16) I am Rosa Parks
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Hadley Park - Kids Biography
jB P2524m
Looby - Kids Biography
jB P2524m
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2014. | Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm. | English | On Shelf
Hadley Park - Kids Biography jB P2524m Looby - Kids Biography jB P2524m |
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2014 | OverDrive | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Checked Out
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2014 | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Checked Out
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Recounts Rosa Parks' daring effort to stand up for herself and other African Americans by helping to end segregation on public transportation.
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Bellevue - Kids Biography
jB K2926m
Donelson - Kids Biography
jB K2926m
Goodlettsville - Kids Biography
jB K2926m
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[2015] | Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography jB K2926m Donelson - Kids Biography jB K2926m Goodlettsville - Kids Biography jB K2926m |
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2015 | OverDrive | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection |
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Online OverDrive Collection
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2015 | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection |
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" We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for her to communicate with anyone. But when she was six years old, she met someone who would change her life forever: her teacher, Annie Sullivan....
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Main Library - Kids Biography
jB K537m
Pruitt - Kids Biography
jB K537m
Southeast - Kids Biography
jB K537m
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[2016] | Dial Books For Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids Biography jB K537m Pruitt - Kids Biography jB K537m Southeast - Kids Biography jB K537m |
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2016 | OverDrive | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Checked Out
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2016 | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Checked Out
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Presents an illustrated biography of the man who spent his life pursuing his dream of equality and peace and was at the forefront of the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968.
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Bellevue - Kids Biography
jB E357m
Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography
jB E357m
Green Hills - Kids Biography
jB E357m
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[2014] | Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 x 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography jB E357m Edmondson Pike - Kids Biography jB E357m Green Hills - Kids Biography jB E357m |
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2014 | OverDrive | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Checked Out
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"Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north. Those ideas made him want to keep figuring out the secrets of the universe. Other people thought he was just a dreamer, but because of his curiosity, Einstein grew up to be one of the greatest scientists the world...
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Bellevue - Kids Biography
jB Y82i
Donelson - Kids Biography
jB Y82i
Edgehill - Kids Biography
jB Y82i
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Fresh Reads Fresh Reads B Y82i Green Hills - Adult Fresh Reads Fresh Reads B Y82i Inglewood - Adult Fresh Reads Fresh Reads B Y82i |
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2014 | OverDrive | Unabridged, Young Readers | Hachette Book Group | English | Checked Out
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Online OverDrive Collection has 2
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2014 | OverDrive | Young Readers | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection has 2 |
Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection has 2
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2014 | Young Readers | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | English | Available Online
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East - Kids Audiobook
PLAYAWAY jB Y82i
Green Hills - Kids Audiobook
PLAYAWAY jB Y82i
Main Library - Kids Audiobook
PLAYAWAY jB Y82i
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[2014] | Unabridged, Young readers edition. | Playaway | 1 audio media player (approximately 5 hr.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | On Shelf
East - Kids Audiobook PLAYAWAY jB Y82i Green Hills - Kids Audiobook PLAYAWAY jB Y82i Main Library - Kids Audiobook PLAYAWAY jB Y82i |
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"I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life...