Summary: After the death of his mother, child prodigy Arima Kosei gave up the piano forever. That vow turned out to be no match for the persistence of sprightly violinist Kaori Miyazono, who's roped Arima back into the world of competetitive classical music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded periodpieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn's collections of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Disc 1, Films 1-3. Zatōichi monogatari = Tale of Zatoichi (1962 ; 96 min.) / a Daiei Co. Ltd. production ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka ; directed by Kenji Misumi -- Zoku Zatōichi monogatari = Tale of Zatoichi continues (1962 ; 72 min.) / a Daiei Co. Ltd. production ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka ; directed by Kazuo Mori -- Shin Zatōichi...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN BLINSummary: When Aharen-san talks, nobody can hear her... unless she stands way too close to their face. So after her socially awkward classmate, Raido, picks up an eraser she drops, and doesn't mind how close she gets, she wastes no time deciding they're best friends. Contains episodes 1-12 of the anime directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME AHAAlbinoni, Tomaso.
Contents: Adagio in G minor -- Concerto in B flat, op. 7 no. 3 -- Concerto in C major, op. 7 no. 5 -- Concerto in D major, op. 7 no. 6 -- Concerto in G major -- Concerto in F major, op. 7 no. 9 -- Concerto in C major, op. 7 no. 11 -- Concerto in C major, op. 7 no. 12 -- Concerto a 5 in D minor, op. 9 no. 2.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL ALBSunazaki, Tomoko.
Contents: Sea of spring (6:56) -- London no yoru no ame (3:51) -- Shinsencho bukyoku (9:37) -- Koto tanshishu (9:53) -- Tegoto (12:26) -- Mittsu no dansho (9:08) -- Kamimu (8:05) -- Midare (7:48).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Fortuna 1986
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/ASIAN SUNKakita, Tomoko
Summary: Perfect the gift of giving. The only modern, practical guide to the ancient art of Japanese gift wrapping. Discover how to use Furoshiki - beautiful, reusable wrapping cloth, to make gift-giving extra special and joyful, and kinder to the planet too. In Japan, gift-giving is an important cultural ritual, and the presentation is just as important as the gift itself. Learn 30 exquisite yet easy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laurence King Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.54 KAKAbe, Momoko
Summary: "An avocado faces an identity crisis when it doesn't know if it's a fruit or a vegetable"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ABEKatakawa, Yuko
Summary: Mouse, Fox, Snake, and Spider try to frighten Bear, the biggest, loudest, bravest, strongest--and possibly trickiest--animal in the forest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KATHisakawa, Haru
Summary: A full-color manga about purrfectly professional massage therapists: fluffy cats who knead your troubles away. Nekoyama, worn out after another long day at the office, stops at a therapeutic massage parlor only to discover that it s run by a cat! Not only that, but the cat actually does the massaging?! As the professional meowsseur digs soft toe beans into Nekoyama s aching muscles, his heart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ciel Phantomhive is the most powerful boy in all of England, but he bears the scars of unspeakable suffering. Forced to watch as his beloved parents were brutally murdered, Ciel was subsequently abducted and violently tortured. Desperate to end his suffering, the boy traded his own soul for a chance at vengeance, casting his lot with the one person on whom he could depend: Sebastian, a demon...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME BLAJackson, Kosoko
Summary: After a liver transplant, Andre suddenly becomes a time traveler, but is his soulmate Michael, who lives in 1969, or Blake, his donor's brother, who is training him in 2021?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JACSakai, Komako
Summary: When everyone is asleep, Hannah wakes up and discovers the quiet, exciting night-time world. When Hannah wakes suddenly in the night, she discovers a whole new world of adventure. With nobody awake to tell her off, she can do just as she pleases. The book combines simple language with beautifully textured images, capturing the innocence and wonder of young children at play.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAKTomory, David.
Summary: David Tomory traces the continuous western influences at work on Goa from the time of the Portugese to the present day. This entertaining and informative tour through the totality of western contact with Goa reveals what Goa is actually like for both westerners and Goans, and catches Goa as it stands at the brink of a complicated future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 954.799 TomorSummary: A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY PONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PoArakawa, Hiromu
Summary: When Edward and Alphonse Elric dabble in alchemy, they end up physically changed and with unique powers which the government uses for different purposes, including murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y Graphic FulCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA Bk1Tamagoyama, Tamako
Summary: A full-color manga series about the hilarious antics of the artist’s rescue cats–accompanied by photos of real kitties in action! Staring at you at night, putting their butts on your face, getting stuck in a box… Based on a popular blog, this full color manga shares the everyday silliness of living with cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2023
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Summary: A little rabbit enjoys having a day off from kindergarten and spending time with his mother during a snowstorm, but his father's flight home is cancelled until the snow stops falling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAKCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SakSummary: Relena and Heero have come aboard the Libra in a last-ditch hope to talk some sense into Zechs, but he will not listen. Treize and his forces arrive, and Treize challenges Zechs to a one-on-one duel to decide the fate of the war, but Zechs refuses. Now the immense ships Libra and Peacmillion are on a collision course with one another, and the resulting collision could destroy all life on Earth....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Bandai Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME MOBTomosy, Thomas.
Summary: "A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amherst Media 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 TOMHisakawa, Haru
Summary: Nothing beats a massage from a cat! Having developed an addiction to the cats' comforting and therapeutic massages, Nekoyama and his fellow office workers return to the parlor. The cats work whenever they want, but lucky for Nekoyama and company, the parlor is open today. There's even a new cat working there!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2021
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Summary: "Last Days is a practice of radical imagination for our current political and environmental crises. It excavates the conditions that have brought us here-white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, corporate power, capitalism-and calls ancestors, birds, organizers, and lovers to conjure a new world. It explores how to transform our future to be more beautiful, more just, and more compassionate than we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alice James Books 2021
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Summary: The art of Japanese cooking lies in the twin appreciation of ingredients and process. Using high-quality, in-season ingredients in simple preparations is the way of Japanese home cooking that Sonoko Sakai promotes in this book of essential recipes. Beginning with the Japanese pantry, the key flavors of Japanese cuisine are explored alongside recipes for the fundamental building blocks of this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roost Books 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amherst Media 1993