Annan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta)
Summary: With eloquence and immediacy, Annan writes about the highs and lows of his years at the United Nations: from shuttle-diplomacy during crises such as Kosovo, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine to the wrenching battles over the Iraq War to the creation of the landmark Responsibility to Protect doctrine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANNAN, KOFI A. ANNVerdelle, A. J.
Summary: "The award-winning author of The Good Negress shares invaluable insights on the precarious journey toward creativity that is the writer's life, and tells the compelling story of her relationship with Toni Morrison, painting an illuminating portrait of this towering yet enigmatic cultural icon. With the publication of her debut novel The Good Negress in 1995, A. J. Verdelle became an overnight...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VERDELLE, A.J. VERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B VERDELLE VERMessner, Kate
Summary: "Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. This book takes readers on a journey through the wonders concealed in the curves of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Swaby, Rachel
Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SWAMatula, Christina
Summary: Moving to Hong Kong for her mother's job, Holly-Mei Jones couldn't be happier until she makes a frenemy at school and must use all of her determination, stubbornness, and sparkle to turn her life in this new city into the ultimate adventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A cargo plane on a routine flight suddenly hits a high-turbulence storm, forcing a crash landing hundreds of miles off course in the barren Gobi desert. Among the survivors, one eccentric passenger leads the crew to build a new plane - against all odds, against all hope, and sometimes - against each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FLISummary: Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows Lieutenant Li and Japanese emissary Lai Xi, both first-class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor, Lai Xi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the west to chase wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li, a renegade soldier wanted for leading a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WARSummary: From environmental pollution to their efforts to dismantle social security for working Americans, the Koch Brothers have launched a large network, attacking our American values. Join Senator Bernie Sanders, Van Jones and Katrina vanden Heuvel in this shocking and dramatic investigation of how the Billionaire Koch brothers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on covert attacks that destroy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disinformation 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KOCTeffi, N. A. (Nadezhda Aleksandrovna)
Summary: In 1918, in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Teffi, whose stories and journalism had made her a celebrity in Moscow, was invited to read from her work in Ukraine. She accepted the invitation eagerly, though she had every intention of returning home. As it happened, her trip ended four years later in Paris, where she would spend the rest of her life in exile. None of this was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TEFFI, N.A TEFWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Summary: "On the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China The rise of Hong Kong is the story of a miraculous post-War boom, when Chinese refugees flocked to a small British colony, and, in less than fifty years, transformed it into one of the great financial centers of the world. The unraveling of Hong Kong, on the other hand, shatters the grand illusion of China ever having the intention of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Global Reports 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.2506 WASGoetz, Thomas
Summary: "The riveting history of tuberculosis, the world's most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical science. In 1875, tuberculosis was the deadliest disease in the world, accountable for a third of all deaths. A diagnosis of TB-often called consumption-was a death sentence. Then, in triumph of medical science, a German doctor named Robert Koch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.542 GOESummary: "Sing (Chow) is a small-time crook desperate to join the evil Axe Gang. When he stumbles into a local slum, his cocky behavior sparks an epic kung fu showdown between the town's landlords and the all-powerful Axe Gang. As the battle erupts, an unlikely hero transforms into the greatest kung fu master of all."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KUNGoetz, Thomas
Summary: The riveting history of tuberculosis, the world's most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical science.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 614.542 GOETaylor, Lori Ashley
Summary: Part narrative and part practical guide, Dragonfly provides anecdotal and practical guidance for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. The author discusses intervention strategies, therapies such as Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), and different medical tests. She explains Autism terminology like hyperresponsivesness and stimming. A classroom teacher herself, she recommends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 TAYBock, Jerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Valando Music, sole selling agent 1966
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMBannister, Nonna
Contents: Boarding the train -- Baby Sarah -- Before the Holocaust -- Move to Taganrog -- Move to Rostov-on-Don -- A day in the park -- The depression in Russia: Stalin's power -- Winter vacation with babushka at the dacha -- Our journey by train -- Homecoming welcome -- Our fun time begins -- Christmas church service -- Christmas Day 1932 -- Reflections on childhood -- Back to reality: 1933 -- Troubled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 BANNISTER, NONNA BANBrooks, James
Summary: The Hopi community of Awat'ovi existed peacefully on Arizona's Antelope Mesa for generations. Then one bleak morning in the fall of 1700 raiders from nearby Hopi villages descended on Awat'ovi, slaughtering their neighboring men, women, and children. Why did kinsmen target it for destruction? Drawing on oral traditions, archival accounts, and extensive archaeological research, Brooks unravels...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 BROSummary: A handful of dedicated young soldiers must rise to the challenge of intergalactic warfare with a species of terrifying alien insects that threaten to eliminate the human race.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: DVD SCI-FI STASummary: Relativity and quantum physics touch the very basis of physical reality, altering commonsense notions of space and time, cause and effect. Both have reputations for complexity, but the basic ideas behind relativity and quantum physics are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. The essence of relativity in a single sentence: The laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.11 EINShankar, Ravi
Contents: Padhasapa (Susumu Miyashita, koto) (8:40) -- Kaharwa (Alla Rakha) (4:59) -- Improvisation on the theme of "Rokudan" (Shankar, sitar, tanpura; Alla Rakha; Susumu Miyashita, koto; Hozan Yamamoto, shakuhachi) (10:46) -- Nama Shivaya (Hozan Yamamoto, shakuhachi; Alla Rakha) (7:59) -- Tribute to Nippon (Shankar, sitar, tanpura; Alla Rakha) (13:20) -- Homage to Baba Allauddin : Raga Hemant (Shankar,...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL INDIAN/INDONESIAN SHASummary: The unlikely story of Build-A-Bear Workshop, the experiential teddy bear phenomenon that took the world by storm. Stuffed with heartfelt testimonials, expert analysis, and even a teddy bear heist, the film chronicles the company's history, its seamless integration into pop culture, and its growth alongside ever-changing landscapes over the course of 25 years. It stars Pete Holmes, Jon Lovitz,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNSYogis, Jaimal
Summary: "When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mom and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school. But when a mysterious old woman gifts her a dragon egg during a field trip, Grace discovers that the wonderful stories of dragons she heard when she was a young girl might actually be real--especially when the egg hatches overnight."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021