Northern Tier Regional Library Book Lists

2011-2012 Pine-Richland Summer Reading Program

2011-05-11T18:08:00.000-04:00

This year students will be responsible for obtaining their own copies of the summer reading books. The school district will not be purchasing summer reading books for students this year.

Students enrolling in the district during the summer must contact the head of the high school English department or their English teacher about a time frame for completion of summer reading assignments. Email addresses are on the district website.

Students: When selecting a book from the ALA website, please do not choose a book that has been taught in one of your classes, or that you have previously read, or that is below your reading level.

Parents: If you have questions or concerns about the Summer Reading Program contact your child’s English teacher by June 30, 2010. Email addresses are on the website.

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College Preparatory English 9

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

Disclaimer: The books on the American Library Association website represent a cross section of young adult literature and do not reflect an across the board endorsement by the PRSD. However, parents are encouraged to help their children choose a book from the website that is appropriate for them.

Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.

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Honors /PreAP 9

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
African Queen - C.S. Forester
House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 10

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.

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Honors /PreAP 10

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

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College Preparatory English 11

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

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Honors 11

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
Piano Lesson - August Wilson
The Awakening - Kate Chopin
The Crucible - Arthur Miller

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 12

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

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Honors 12

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Road - Cormac McCarthy

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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Students taking AP 11 or AP 12 next year need to see their AP teacher for titles and summer reading assignments before the end of the school year.

Armchair Travel Mysteries

2011-03-07T13:20:00.000-05:00

Looking for adventure in an exotic locale? This list includes the author, country and main character.

Cara Black (France)
Aimee Leduc

Gwedoline Butler (Great Britain)
John Coffin

Barbara Cleverly (India)
Joe Sandilands

Deborah Crombie (Great Britain)
Duncan Kincaid & Gemma Jones

Colin Dexter (Great Britain)
Inspector Morse

Dick and Felix Francis (Great Britain)

Elizabeth George
Inspector Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers

Bartholomew Gill (Ireland)
Peter McGarr

Martha Grimes (Great Britain)
Richard Jury

P.D. James (Great Britain)
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh

Quintin Jardine (Scotland)
Bob Skinner

John Lane (Palestine/Israel)
Kamal & Barnea

Lynda LaPlante (Great Britain)
Inspector Jane Tennison

Stieg Larsson (Sweden)
Lisabeth Salander & Mikael Blomkvist

Donna Leon (Venice)
Inspector Brunetti

Jill McGown (Great Britain)
Inspector Lloyd

Henning Mankell (Sweden)
Kurt Wallander

Peter May (China & France)
Li Yan & Margaret Campbell
Enzo MacLeod

Janet Neel (Great Britain)
Superintendent John McLeish & Francesca Wilson

Jo Nesbo (Norway)
Inspector Hole

Ian Rankin (Scotland)
John Rebus

Ruth Rendell (Great Britain)
Inspector Wexford

Charles Todd (Great Britain)
Inspector Rutledge

2010-2011 Pine-Richland Summer Reading Program

2010-07-01T14:46:00.003-04:00

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Honors /PreAP 9

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
African Queen - C.S. Forester
House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 10

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

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Honors /PreAP 10

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

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College Preparatory English 11

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

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Honors 11

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
Piano Lesson - August Wilson
The Awakening - Kate Chopin
The Crucible - Arthur Miller

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 12

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists

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Honors 12

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Road - Cormac McCarthy

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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Students taking AP 11 or AP 12 next year need to see their AP teacher for titles
and summer reading assignments before the end of the school year.

Earth Day - Green Living

2010-04-20T11:35:00.002-04:00

NTRL has a number of great books on green living. Check one out to learn how you can make your life a little greener!

Building green : a complete how-to guide to alternate building methods--earth plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, living roofs by Clarke Snell & Tim Callahan

Easy green living : the ultimate guide to simple, eco-friendly choices for you and your home by Renée Loux

Eco-beautiful : the ultimate guide to ultimate beauty and wellness by Lina Hanson

Feeding baby green : the earth-friendly program for healthy, safe nutrition during pregnancy, childhood, and beyond by Alan Greene

Green guide : the complete reference for consuming wisely by the editors of the Green guide magazine

Green metropolis : why living smaller, living closer, and driving less are the keys to sustainability by David Owen

Green wedding : planning your eco-friendly celebration by Mireya Navarro

In the green kitchen : techniques to learn by heart by Alice Waters

Sewing green : 25 projects made with repurposed & organic materials : plus tips & resources for earth-friendly stitching by Betz White

The Eco Chick guide to life : how to be fabulously green by Starre Vartan

The little green book of gardening : 250 tips for an ECO lifestyle by Diane Millis

2009-2010 Pine-Richland Summer Reading List

2009-05-28T11:18:00.004-04:00

Students enrolling in the district during the summer must contact the head of the high school English department or their English teacher about a time frame for completion of summer reading assignments. Email addresses are on the district website.

Students: When selecting a book from the ALA website, please do not choose a book that has been taught in one of your classes, or that you have previously read, or that is below your reading level.

Parents: If you have questions or concerns about the Summer Reading Program contact your child’s English teacher by June 30, 2009. Email addresses are on the website.

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College Preparatory English 9
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb

Disclaimer: The books on the American Library Association website represent a cross section of young adult literature and do not reflect an across the board endorsement by the PRSD. However, parents are encouraged to help their children choose a book from the website that is appropriate for them.

Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.

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Honors /PreAP 9

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
African Queen - C.S. Forester
House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 10

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb

Disclaimer: The books on the American Library Association website represent a cross section of young adult literature and do not reflect an across the board endorsement by the PRSD. However, parents are encouraged to help their children choose a book from the website that is appropriate for them.

Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.

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Honors /PreAP 10

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 11

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb

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Honors 11

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
Piano Lesson - August Wilson
The Awakening - Kate Chopin
The Crucible - Arthur Miller

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 12

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb

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Honors 12

The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:

The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Road - Cormac McCarthy

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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Students taking AP 11 or AP 12 next year need to see their AP teacher for titles
and summer reading assignments before the end of the school year.

Gardening Books

2009-03-19T11:48:00.002-04:00

NTRL has an extensive collection of gardening books. Here's a small selection of some of our newest gardening books. Please feel free to ask a reference librarian for further recommendations on this topic.

50 high-impact, low-care garden plants by Tracy DiSabato-Aust

Absolutely beautiful containers: The ABC's of creative container gardens by Sue Amatangelo

The all-new illustrated guide to gardening: Planning, selection, propagation, organic solutions edited by Fern Marshall Bradley and Trevor Cole

Coleus: Rainbow foliage for containers and gardens by Ray Rogers

Community gardening edited by Ellen Kirby and Elizabeth Peters

The encyclopedia of grasses for livable landscapes by Rick Darke

Foliage: Astonishing color and texture beyond flowers by Nancy J. Ondra

Garden design edited by Chris Young

Garden flowers from A to Z by Ester Herr and Marion Nickig

The garden organic by Allan Shepherd

Great flowering landscape trees by Vincent A. Simeone

Organic gardening: The natural no-dig way by Charles Dowding

Perennial combinations: Stunning combinations that make your garden look fantastic right from the start by C. Colston Burrell

Pots in the garden: Expert design and planting techniques by Ray Rogers

Rodale's ultimate encyclopedia of organic gardening: The indispensible green resource for every gardener edited by Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, and Ellen Phillips

Timber Press pocket guide to water garden plants by Greg Speichert and Sue Speichert

The ultimate rose book by Stirling Macoboy

The water gardener's bible by Ben Helm and Kelly Billing

Black History Month

2009-02-16T15:49:00.002-05:00

Here is a small selection of some of our more recent books. Feel free to ask one of the reference librarians for additional books.

Books

The American Journey of Barack Obama by the editors of Life

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama

The Black List by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell

Black Maestro: The Epic Life of an American Legend by Joe Drape

The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama by Gwen Ifill

The Echo from Dealey Plaza: The True Story of the First African American on the White House Secret Service Detail and His Quest for Justice After the Assassination of JFK by Abraham Bolden

In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.

Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou

My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir by Clarence Thomas

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season by Jonathan Eig

Quiet Strength: A Memoir by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker

Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics by Jeremy Schaap

Voices: African American and Latina Women in Pennsylvania Share Their Stories of Success by the Pennsylvania Commission for Women

Juvenile Books

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes

Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement by Ann Bausum

Rosa Parks: The Courage to Make a Difference by Sneed B. Collard III

The Time of Slavery by Elizabeth Sirimarco

We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

Best Books of 2008

2009-01-07T14:14:00.003-05:00

10 Best Books of 2008 from The New York Times

Fiction

Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories by Steven Millhauser

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

Nonfiction

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals by Jane Mayer

The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust

The World is What it is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul by Patrick French

10 Best-selling Books Published in 2008 from amazon.com

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow

3. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

4. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

5. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling

6. The Appeal by John Grisham

7. When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

8. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan

9. The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul

10. The Host by Stephenie Meyer

2008-2009 PRHS Summer Reading List

2008-07-21T15:08:00.003-04:00

College Preparatory English 9 - Students taking this course must read:
Lord of the Flies William Golding

In addition, students must choose one book from this website to read in the summer.
Disclaimer: The books n the American Library Association website represent a cross section of young adult literature and do not reflect an across the board endorsement by the PR school district. Parents are encouraged to help their children choose a book from the website that is appropriate for them.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistawards/booklistsbook.htm

Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.

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Honors/PreAP 9 – Students taking this course must read the following books:
1. Lord of the Flies William Golding
2. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
3. Mythology (Chapters 13 & 14) Edith Hamilton
These chapters are available from your 8th grade English teacher.

Students should be prepared for an objective test / writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 10 - Students taking this course must read:
All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque

In addition, students must choose one book from this website to read in the summer.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistawards/booklistsbook.htm

Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different from of assessment will be used for the website selection.

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Honors/ PreAP 10 - Students taking this course must read the following books:
1. All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque
2. Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
3. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Student should be prepared for an objective test / writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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College Preparatory English 11 - All students taking this course must read:
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury

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Honors 11 - Students taking this course must read the following books:
1. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
2. Piano Lesson August Wilson
3. The Crucible Arthur Miller

Students should be prepared for an objective test / writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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Students taking AP 11 next year must see their AP teacher for titles and summer assignments before the end of the school year.

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College Preparatory English 12 - Student taking this course must read:
Brave New World Aldous Huxley

In addition, students must choose one book from this website to read this summer.
http://www/ala/org/ala/yalsa/booklistawards/booklistsbook.htm

Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.

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Honors 12 - Students taking this course must read the following books:
1. Brave New World Aldous Huxley
2. The Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver
3. The Road Cormac McCarthy

Students should be prepared for an objective test / writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.

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Student taking AP 12 next year must see their AP teacher for titles and summer assignments before the end of the school year.

Pittsburgh - History

2008-05-29T14:41:00.002-04:00

For more on the Industrial History of Pittsburgh, see the list, "Pittsburgh - Industry."

The Allegheny story by William M. Rimmel

The Children's Home of Pittsburgh: a century of service and caring by Dana F. Manges and Priscilla R. Ebert

City at the Point: essays on the social history of Pittsburgh edited by Samuel P. Hays

Drums in the forest: Decision at the Forks by Alfred Procter James

Defense in the wilderness by Charles Morse Stotz

Guns at the forks by Walter O'Meara

The land in the fork: Pittsburgh, 1753-1914 by Laura C. Frey

Men and women of wartime Pittsburgh and environs: a war-production epic

Pioneer life in western Pennsylvania by J. E. Wright

Pitt: the story of the University of Pittsburgh, 1787-1987 by Robert C. Alberts

Pittsburgh edited by Roy Lubove

Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh spirit: addresses at the Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh, 1927-1928 by the Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh: fulfilling its destiny by Vince Gagetta

The Pittsburgh that starts within you by Samuel Hazo

Pittsburgh: the story of a city by Leland D. Baldwin

Pittsburgh: the story of an American city by Stefan Lorant

Pittsylvania country by George Swetnam

The planting of civilization in western Pennsylvania by Solon J. Buck and Elizabeth Hawthorn Buck

Polish Hill remembered by the students of Hampton High School under the direction of Mary Louise Ellena

The remaking of Pittsburgh: class and culture in an industrializing city, 1877-1919 by Francis G. Couvares

The shaping of the Point: Pittsburgh's Renaissance Park by Robert C. Alberts

Twentieth-century Pittsburgh: government, business, and environmental change by Roy Lubove

Pittsburgh - Structures, Industry, and Businesses

2008-05-29T14:24:00.003-04:00

90 years in the life of a bank: a history of the Union National Bank of Pittsburgh from 1857 to 1947 by Lloyd W. Smith

The bridges of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County by Robert J. Gangewere

Broadcasting the local news: the early years of Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV by Lynn Boyd Hinds

Buildings of Pittsburgh by Franklin Toker

Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt: early names of Pittsburgh streets

H.H. Richardson's Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail photography by Clyde Hare, text by Walter Kidney

The Homestead Strike of 1892 by Arthur G. Burgoyne

Meet you in hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the bitter partnership that transformed America by Les Standiford.

Pittsburgh and Lake Erie R.R. by Harold H. McLean

Pittsburgh bridges by Elizabeth Taylor Herbertson

Pittsburgh glass, 1797-1891: a history and guide for collectors by Lowell Innes

Pittsburgh's commercial development, 1800-1850 by Catherine Elizabeth Reiser

The power of Pittsburgh: history of Duquesne Light Company by Mary Brignano

Tin stackers: the history of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company by Al Miller

The People of Pittsburgh

2008-05-29T13:53:00.003-04:00

Always, Rachel: the letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964 edited by Martha Freeman

An American childhood by Annie Dillard

Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie

Barnabas in Pittsburgh, from common clay to legend by Ross Calvin

The Carnegie nobody knows by George Swetnam and Helene Smith

Cassatt: a retrospective edited by Nancy Mowll Mathews

Chronicle of a Pittsburgh family by Evelyn Bitner Pearson

Famous men & women of Pittsburgh edited by Leonore R. Elkus

The good provider: H. J. Heinz and his 57 varieties by Robert C. Alberts

Henry Clay Frick: an intimate portrait by Martha Frick Symington Sanger

I'm proud of you: life lessons from my friend Fred Rogers by Tim Madigan

In good company: 125 years at the Heinz table, 1869-1994 by Eleanor Foa Dienstag

Left for dead by Sal Greco

The life of Andrew Carnegie by Burton J. Hendrick

Luke Swank edited by Clyde Hare

Mellon: an American life by David Cannadine

Nellie Bly: daredevil, reporter, feminist by Brooke Kroeger

Pittsburgh characters edited by J.C. Grochot, Sr.

Rachel Carson: witness for nature by Linda Lear

The Spencers of Amberson Avenue: a turn-of-the century memoir by Ethel Spencer

Splendid solution: Jonas Salk and the conquest of polio by Jeffrey Kluger

Success stories of Pittsburgh: personal accounts of faith and perseverance by Rhonda Elfstrand

Westinghouse (DVD)

The women of Troy Hill: the back-fence virtues of faith and friendship by Clare Ansberry

Pittsburgh for Kids and Young Adults

2008-05-27T16:08:00.004-04:00

Fiction

Children

Macaroni boy by Katherine Ayres

Silver dollar girl by Katherine Ayres

Lavi the Lion finds his pride by Linda Dickerson

Father's arcane daughter by E.L. Konigsburg

Henry and Pittsburgh: the most livable city by Kathy Matta

Young Adult

Compass in the blood by William E. Coles, Jr.

Honus and me: a baseball card adventure by Dan Gutman

Nonfiction

Children (General)

Andrew Carnegie: captain of industry by Dana Meachen Rau

The Andrew Carnegie story by Charlie May Simon

Andy Warhol by Mike Venezia

Jonas Salk by Michael Tomlinson

Mary Cassatt: an American in Paris by Philip Brooks

Nellie Bly: a name to be reckoned with by Stephen Krensky

Paintings for children by Andy Warhol

Pittsburgh for kids: a guidebook and directory for grown-ups and kids compiled and edited by Karrol Bachman-Norton

Rachel Carson by Eve Stwertka

Robert Fulton by Elaine Landau

Robert Fulton, steamboat builder by Joanne Landers Henry

The value of fairness: the story of Nellie Bly by Ann Donegan Johnson

Children (Sports)

Ben Roethlisberger by Jeffrey Zuehlke

It's true! It's true! by Kurt Angle with John Harper

Kordell Stewart: Steelers sensation by Mark Stewart

Mario Lemieux: ice hockey star by Jeff Z. Klein

Martha Graham, a dancer's life by Russell Freedman

Pittsburgh Pirates by Chris W. Sehnert

Pittsburgh Pirates: NL East by Michael E. Goodman

The Pittsburgh Steelers by Bob Italia

The Pittsburgh Steelers by Julian May

Roberto Clemente by Peter C. Bjarkman

Roberto Clemente by Kenneth Rudeen

Roberto Clemente: pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates by Jonah Winter

Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 21, 1979, Miami Orange Bowl by Richard Rambeck

Terry Bradshaw, Super Bowl quarterback by Don Pierson

Young Adult

Mario Lemieux by Tim O'Shei

Pittsburgh Steelers

2008-05-27T15:42:00.002-04:00

Books

About three bricks shy of a load; a highly irregular lowdown on the year the Pittsburgh Steelers were super but missed the bowl by Roy Blount

Decade of power: the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Cowher era from the pages of the Pittsburgh post-gazette

Doing it right: the Steelers of Three Rivers and four Super Bowls share their secrets for success by Jim O'Brien.

House of steel: Heinz Field and the dawn of a new era in Pittsburgh

Keep the faith: the Steelers of two different eras by Jim O'Brien

Last team standing: how the Steelers and the Eagles - "the Steagles" - saved pro football during World War II by Matthew Algeo

Lost Sundays: a season in the life of Pittsburgh and the Steelers by Sam Toperoff

Pittsburgh Steelers by Ray Didinger

Pittsburgh's Steelers: the first half century by Robert Oates, Jr.

Steelers!: team of the decade by Lou Sahadi

Super Steelers: the making of a dynasty by Lou Sahadi

The Pittsburgh Steelers: a pictorial history by Pat Livingston

The Pittsburgh Steelers: the official team history by Abby Mendelson

The Pittsburgh Steelers: the official team history (Updated edition) by Abby Mendelson

The Steelers reader edited by Randy Roberts and David Welky

Videos

2005 Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl XL champions

Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl champions

Steelers: the complete history

Super Bowl XIII: battle of champions

Pittsburgh Pirates

2008-05-27T15:31:00.002-04:00

For biographies of the Pittsburgh Pirates, past or present, see the list, "Pittsburgh - Sports - Biographies."

The battlin' Bucs: the first 100 years of the Pittsburgh Pirates (video)

The Bucs: the story of the Pittsburgh Pirates by John C. McCollister

Forbes Field : essays and memories of the Pirates' historic ballpark, 1909-1971 edited by David Cicotello and Angelo J. Louisa

The Pirates by Lou Sahadi

The Pirates reader edited by Richard Peterson

The Pittsburgh Pirates by David Finoli

The Pittsburgh Pirates: a pictorial history: a century old baseball tradition by Richard L. Burtt

The Pittsburgh Pirates: an illustrated history by Bob Smizik

PNC Park: taking it to the riverbank by the staff of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Spring training by William Zinsser

The team that changed baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates by Bruce Markusen

This date in Pittsburgh Pirates history by Morris Eckhouse and Carl Mastrocola

We had 'em all the way: Bob Prince and his Pittsburgh Pirates by Jim O'Brien

Pittsburgh - History in Pictures

2008-05-27T15:19:00.002-04:00

Beautiful Pittsburgh by Andrea Kennet; concept and design, Robert D. Shangle

The beehive coke years: a pictorial history of those times by John K. Gates

Days of sweet remembrance: a portrait of Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania by J. Bruce Baumann

Downtown Pittsburgh by Stuart P. Boehmig

Installations, Mattress Factory, 1990-1999 by Michael Olijnyk, curator of exhibitions; Barbara Luderowski, executive/artistic director; Claudia Giannini, editor

One shot Harris: the photographs of Charles 'Teenie' Harris by Stanley Crouch

A Pittsburgh album, 1758-1958; two hundred years of memories in pictures and text by Roy Stryker and Mel Seidenberg

A Pittsburgh album; Revised for Bicentennial, U.S.A. by Roy Stryker and Mel Seidenberg

Pittsburgh jazz by John M. Brewer Jr.

Pittsburgh streamlined trolleys by Kenneth C. Springirth

Pittsburgh then & now by Walter C. Kidney

Pittsburgh, then and now by Arthur G. Smith

Pittsburgh: a portrait of progress

Pittsburgh: an American city photography by Walt Urbina; text by Sally Webb; design by Michael Maskarinec

Pittsburgh: watercolor impressions by by Robert L. Bowden

Pittsburgh's three rivers: a photographic journey by the photographic staff of the Pittsburgh Press

The power of Pittsburgh photography editing by Tom Bell; profiles in excellence by Jim Urban; captions by Abby Mendelson; art direction by Brian Groppe

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh by Mary Ann Knochel

Seeing Pittsburgh by Barringer Fifield; photographs by Michael Eastman

Witness to the fifties: the Pittsburgh Photographic Library, 1950-1953 by Constance B. Schulz and Steven W. Plattner

Pittsburgh - Videos

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See "Pittsburgh - Sports - Biographies" and "Pittsburgh - Sports - General" for additional videos.

Discover hidden treasures

Downtown Pittsburgh

Gridiron & steel

Heinz: the story of an American family

Kennywood memories

Pittsburgh

South Side

Stuff that's gone

The house on the waterfall

The Pennsylvania road show: first trip

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

The Strip show

Things that are still here

Things that aren't there anymore: vol. one

Pittsburgh - Sports Biographies

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Biographies of professional athletes, past and present, and other important individuals in the history of Pittsburgh sports

General

Arnold Palmer: memories, stories, and memorabilia: from a life on and off the course by Arnold Palmer

A golfer's life by Arnold Palmer with James Dodson (also in Audio Book)

Myron Cope: double yoi!: a revealing memoir by the broadcaster/writer by Myron Cope

Pittsburgh's greatest sports heroes (video)

Pittsburgh Penguins

The final period by Mario Lemieux

Jagr: an autobiography by Jaromir Jagr with Jan Smid

Mario by Lawrence Martin

Mario Lemieux: best there ever was by Dave Molinari, Ron Cook and Chuck Finder

Penguin profiles: Pittsburgh's boys of winter by Jim O'Brien

Pittsburgh Pirates

Honus: the life and times of a baseball hero by William Hageman

Remember Roberto: Clemente recalled by teammates, family, friends and fans by Jim O'Brien

Roberto (video)

Roberto Clemente: the great one by Bruce Markusen

Twin killing: the Bill Mazeroski story by John T. Bird

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Bus : my life in and out of a helmet by Jerome Bettis and Gene Wojciechowski

The chief: Art Rooney and his Pittsburgh Steelers by Jim O'Brien

Dan Rooney : my 75 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL as told to Andrew E. Masich and David F. Halaas

Driving home: my unforgettable super bowl run by Jerome Bettis with Teresa Varley

Franco Harris by Don Kowet

Terry Bradshaw: Man of steel by Terry Bradshaw, with David Diles

"Thank God I'm a country boy" Terry Bradshaw (video)

The Pittsburgh of Today

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Guide books and information about Pittsburgh, both current and from within the past twenty years

60 hikes within 60 miles, Pittsburgh: including Allegheny and surrounding counties by Donna L. Ruff.

Access to Pittsburgh

Animal friends: tail wagging and throat purring stories of shelter and rescue pets by Christina J. O' Donnell.

City-smart guidebook: Pittsburgh

Insiders' guide to Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh places, Pittsburgh people: the best of Phil Musick by Phil Musick

Pittsburgh will steel your heart: 250 reasons to love Pittsburgh by Joanne G. Sujansky

Rich/poor man's guide to Pittsburgh

The all new go guide: two-day getaways from Pittsburgh by Jayne Clark and Gerry Wingenbach

The Carnegie by Ellen S. Wilson

The Pittsburgh that stays within you by Samuel Hazo

The steps of Pittsburgh: portrait of a city by Bob Regan

Pittsburgh - Sports

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Pittsburgh Sports
(See the upcoming lists, "Pittsburgh Steelers," "Pittsburgh Pirates," and "Pittsburgh Sports Biographies" for more about Pittsburgh sports!)

Books

The best Pittsburgh sports arguments : the 100 most controversial, debatable questions for die-hard fans by John Mehno

Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania sports hall of fame: the story about the men and women who made us a great sports area by Chet Smith

Pittsburgh sports: stories from the steel city edited by Randy Roberts

Pittsburgh, the story of the city of champions: the '70s--a decade unmatched in the annals of sports edited by Jim O'Brien and Mary Wolfson

Sports memories of Western Pennsylvania by Lisa A. Alzo and Alby Oxenreiter

Tales from the Pittsburgh Penguins by Joe Starkey

Videos

Great moments in Western Pennsylvania sports history

Greatest moments in Western Pennsylvania sports history

Pittsburgh in Plays

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Plays by August Wilson

Fences

Gem of the ocean

Jitney

Joe Turner's come and gone

King Hedley II

Ma Rainey's black bottom

The piano lesson

Radio golf

Seven guitars

Two trains running

Pittsburgh - Stories - Fiction, Poetry and Legend

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Fiction

Bell, Thomas – Out of this furnace

Cercone, Karen Rose - Steel ashes

Chabon, Michael - The mysteries of Pittsburgh

Forsythe, Kevin Clark - Murder on the Mon

George, Kathleen - Taken

Lipinski, Thomas - Death in the Steel City: a Carroll Dorsey mystery

Lipinski, Thomas - The fall-down artist: a Carroll Dorsey mystery

O’Nan, Stewart - Everyday people

Paine, Michael - Steel ghosts

Silvis, Randall - Disquiet heart

Poetry

Long, Haniel - Pittsburgh memoranda

Legend

Trapani, Beth E., and Charles J. Adams III - Ghost stories of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County

Pittsburgh - Cooking

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An acquired taste

The Great Tomato Patch cookbook: a special selection of taste treats from the most livable city of Pittsburgh

The heart of Pittsburgh

Mike Kalina's Pittsburgh cook book: a taste for Pittsburgh

Nationality rooms recipe book

Three rivers cookbook: the good taste of Pittsburgh

Three Rivers cookbook II: the good taste of Pittsburgh

Three rivers cookbook III: the good taste of Pittsburgh

Three rivers cookbook IV

Local History

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Barnabas in Pittsburgh; from common clay to legend by Calvin Ross

Historic Hampton Township by Lib Hunter and Debbie Rassau

An outstanding, outstanding place by John Morgan and contributing editors

Pioneer cemeteries of Hampton Township, Allegheny County, PA by North Hills Genealogists, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pioneer cemeteries of Pine and Richland Townships, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania by North Hills Genealogists, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Richland Garden Club: Recipes and history by the Richland Garden Club

Richland USA: the story of Richland Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, from its earliest times to the present by John O. McMeekin

Township of Pine: two hundred years of community pride by Pine Township Historic Committee, Janet M. Yordy, editor