Duffy, Patrick Gavin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1983
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Summary: The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier to an international peace activist, a struggling refugee to a Hollywood actor. Sudan, 1980s: Ger Duany knew what he wanted out of life--make his family proud, play with his brothers and sisters, maybe get an education like his brother Oder suggested, and become a soldier for his people when he's old enough. But then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 DUALakin, Patricia
Summary: Tap-happy Glenn was inspired and taught by the Father of the Modern Steel Drum, Ellie Mannette. This book gives a step-by-step glimpse at Glenn’s creative process for making and tuning pans—from start to finish—with love and care. It also features a timeline and history detailing how the passion of generations of determined people from Trinidad gave birth to this percussion instrument. Charts,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 786.8 LAKLakin, Patricia
Summary: From a young age Albert Einstein was curious and very smart. But that didn't mean life was easy for him. In fact, being so smart sometimes made things harder for him! Read all about his life, and why Albert Einstein is known as the genius of the twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2005
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Summary: Profiles Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and who disappeared during her attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2003
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Summary: A brief biography of the woman who overcame her shyness to become a teacher, a nurse during the Civil War, and founder of the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2004
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LAKDufty, David F.
Summary: "In late January 2006, a young robotocist on the way to Google headquarters lost an overnight bag on a flight somewhere between Dallas and Las Vegas. In it was a fully functional head of the android replica of Philip K. Dick, cult science fiction writer and counter-culture guru. It has never been recovered. In a story that echoes some of the most paranoid fantasies of a Philip K. Dick novel,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.892 DUFDuffy, Chris (EDT)
Summary: A collection of graphic novel adaptations of popular fables includes the tales of the hare and the tortoise, the boy who cried wolf, the town mouse and the country mouse, and the grasshopper and the ants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FABHoffman, Susannah
Summary: Teach your kids about yoga and mindfulness with this mindful yoga activity book with more than 50 poses and activities. Yoga is a great way to teach children about relaxation, meditation, and peace - while having fun at the same time. This book is packed with yoga activities for kids and mindful games - they can stretch into tree pose, bend into butterfly pose, learn how to make a mindfulness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J613.7 HOFDavis, Patricia.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of turtles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NINSummary: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, 95 min.): After wading in a puddle of radioactive waste, these radical reptiles are transformed into New York City's greatest crime-fighting quartet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY TEEDupuy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 1994
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DUPSummary: An urgent documentary explores the militarization of local police departments, in their tactics, training, and acquisition of equipment, since 9/11. With unprecedented access to police conventions, equipment expos, and officers themselves, filmmaker Craig Atkinson, the son of a SWAT team member, crafts an eye-popping nonpartisan look at the changing face of law enforcement in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanish Films 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DOSummary: Bonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2011
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA MADBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 BagieuLavin, Talia
Summary: The unapologetic journalist and anti-discrimination activist recounts her immersive investigation into white supremacy to reveal how it proliferates online, exposing a rampant Web subculture of religious extremism, misogyny, racism and anti-Semitism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.56 LAVDuffy, Bobby
Summary: "One of the simplest and most powerful ways we understand people is as members of a generation. Your uncle is a bit racist because he's a baby boomer; your gen x boss is not a good team player; your cousin is constantly trying to go viral because he's genz, and his generation is obsessed with fame. We also use generations as a tool for tracking how a society's values change over time (baby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 121 DUFDuffy, Karen
Summary: Over one-third of the United States population--nearly one hundred million Americans--is currently living with chronic pain, while another 133 million Americans live with some form of chronic illness. Half of the United States population suffers from these invisible illnesses where their symptoms are not always obvious to the casual observer. Among them is Karen Duffy, New York...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DUFFY, KAREN DUFDuffy, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 DUFGalvin, Brendan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Louisiana State University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 GALSummary: Captures the odyssey of Hollywood actress Sarah Rush back to her roots as a 16-year-old pageant winner, growing up in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. Captures the spirit of the community during the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Coal Queen Pageant of 2003.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BITKuh, Patric
Summary: "An award-winning restaurant critic for Los Angeles Magazine and a former restaurant cook profiles the major figures in the so-called artisanal food movement who brought exceptional taste back to food and inspired chefs and restaurateurs to redefine and rethink the way we eat,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2016