Summary: "One of the preeminent figures of Iranian cinema, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and admiration of world cinema audiences. This collection presents three of his most lyrical works which the director has termed his Poetic Trilogy. Gabbeh tells of an elderly couple who stop by a stream to wash...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN MOHHusseini, Suzanne
Summary: Husseini presents a mouthwatering collection of Arabian recipes celebrating the sumptuous cuisine of the Middle East. Authentic, simple, elegant and moder, these recipes encompass the colors, scents and flavors of Arabia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Appetite by Random House 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5956 HUSKamaly, Hossein
Summary: Beginning in seventh-century Mecca and Medina, A History of Islam in 21 Women takes us around the globe, through eleventh-century Yemen and Khorasan, and into sixteenth-century Spain, Istanbul and India.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oneworld Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297.082 KAMKHALED HADJ BRAHIM.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN KHARossini, Gioacchino
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD O ROSNasr, Seyyed Hossein.
Summary: "As Muslims grow in numbers, and as Islam's role in world affairs becomes larger, we've begun to see the breakdown in a united fellowship among believers. Certainly the misunderstandings and friction between Islamic civilization and the modern West continue. But even within Islam, Iran's clerics are split, militant fundamentalists clash with students from Islamic universities, moderate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 297.09 NASAhamed, Liaquat.
Summary: "With penetrating insights for today, this history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s presents unforgettable portraits of the four men whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course of the twentieth century." "In Lords of Finance, we meet the neurotic and enigmatic Montagu Norman of the Bank of England; the xenophobic and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 332.1 AHABrohi, Khalida
Summary: "A fearless memoir about tribal life in Pakistan--and the act of violence that inspired one ambitious young woman to pursue a life of activism and female empowerment. From a young age, Khalida Brohi was raised to believe in the sanctity of arranged marriage. Her mother was forced to marry a thirteen-year-old boy when she was only nine; Khalida herself was promised as a bride before she was even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House, an imprint and division of Penquin Random House LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROHI, KHALIDA BROWhaley, Barton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIT Press 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WHAKhalidi, Rashid
Summary: A history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict told from the Palestinian perspective, arguing the period since the Balfour Declaration of 1917 has amounted to a hundred years of colonial war against the Palestinians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2019
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Summary: Argues that the stock market crash of 1929 and subsequent Depression occurred as a result of poor decisions on the part of four central bankers who jointly attempted to reconstruct international finance by reinstating the gold standard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 332.1092 AhaCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 AHARossini, Gioacchino
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD O ROSAllah, Khalik
Summary: Part film, part baptism, director Khalik Allah brings us on a spiritual journey through Jamaica. Soaking up its bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, Allah introduces us to a succession of vividly rendered souls who call this island home. Their candid testimonies create a polyphonic symphony, set against a visual prayer of indelible portraiture. Thoroughly immersed between the sacred...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BLAKhalidi, Rashid.
Summary: Analyzes three historical moments from the past thirty-five years to reveal how the U.S. and Israel have worked together to prevent the emergence of a Palestinian state.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.053 KHAHossain, Anushay
Summary: Growing up in Bangladesh in the 1980s, the concept of women's healthcare hardly existed. Hossain was relieved to deliver her baby in the US. But things started to go awry from the minute she stepped in the hospital, and after thirty hours of labor Hossain ran a fever of 104 degrees, she shook and trembled uncontrollably, and the doctors finally performed an emergency C-section. Her experience...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 HOSTurner, Megan Whalen
Summary: "This collectible companion to the New York Times-bestselling Queen's Thief series is ideal for longtime fans, as well as readers discovering Megan Whalen Turner's epic and unforgettable world for the first time. The collection includes all of the author's previously published short fiction set in the world of the Queen's Thief, as well as never-before-published stories, vignettes and excerpts,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TURAllahyari, Hamed
Summary: Hamed Allahyari cooks to connect - for that joyful moment you can say salamati (Farsi for "health" and "cheers") around the table. A restaurateur in Iran, it was natural for Hamed to gravitate to food after a long and perilous journey to a new life in Australia. He road-tested his dishes at hundreds of cooking classes, eventually launching his heartfelt cafe and restaurant, SalamaTea. With...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2023
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Summary: "A history of the relationship between Iran and America from the 1700s through the current day"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.55 GHAWhalen, Philip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 WHAObama, George Hussein.
Summary: This is a memoir of George Obama, President Obama's Kenyan half brother, who found the inspiration to strive for his goal--to better the lives of his own people--in his elder brother's example.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAMA, GEORGE OBAWhalen, Dan
Summary: "Sheet pan Nirvana! Yes, you now have an invitation to eat a plate of nachos and call it a dinner. But not just any nachos. We're talking about BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos, Shrimp and Grits Nachos, Cheesesteak Nachos, Lasagn'Chos, CobbSalad Nachos... Building on the Three Pillars of Nachos--crispy base, melty layer, flavorful topper--the irrepressible Dan Whalen creates dozens of sheet pan dishes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.812 WHAWhalen, John
Summary: "Spice things up in the kitchen! Rubs has been expanded to include bastes, butters, and glazes--so you can season any dish to create your own signature concoction. From dry seasonings and marinades to bastes, butters, and glazes, Rubs presents more than 150 ways to deliver maximum flavor. Whether you are looking for all-purpose rubs and sauces that will work for every type of meat, or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cider Mill Press Book Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.814 WHAThaler, Mike
Summary: It's St. Patrick's Day and Hubie needs to find something green to wear for the big class parade. Leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, pickles - how can he possibly make a decision with all these great options?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JBR BLUE THARossini, S. (Stéphane)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1989