Yan, Lan
Summary: "In recounting her family history, Lan Yan brings to life a century of Chinese history from the last emperor to present day, including the Cultural Revolution which tore her childhood apart. The little girl who was crushed by the Cultural Revolution has become one of the most active businesswomen in her country. In telling her and her family's story, she serves up an intimate account of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 YANTian
Summary: "Year of the Rabbit tells the true story of one family's desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seizes power in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Immediately after declaring victory in the war, they set about evacuating the country's major cities with the brutal ruthlessness and disregard for humanity that characterized the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TIASummary: From master director Jia Zhang-Ke comes a vital document of Chinese society since 1949. Jia interviews three prominent authors, Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, and Liang Hong, born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, respectively. In their stories, we hear of the dire circumstances they faced in their rural villages and small towns, and the substantial political effort undertaken to address it, from the social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SWISummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISMcGuirk, Leslie
Summary: In The Power of Mercury, acclaimed astrologer Leslie McGuirk casts new light on Mercury Retrograde—treating it as an opportunity to slow down in a tech-crazed world, from approaching agreements with caution to communicating with intention. With an unparalleled sense of humor and uncommon helping of straight talk, McGuirk further dispels the mysteries of Mercury Retrograde by teaching us how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperElixir 2016
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Summary: A penny saved is a penny earned we've all heard that old saying before. But savvy savers turn their pennies into dollars and even more. Learn about the various ways to save and how socking away a little money over time can vastly improve your life in the long run.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stanley Paul 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5423 MCGBain, Iain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.4 BAIMcGuirk, Leslie.
Summary: Tucker starts off Saint Patrick's Day on the wrong paw. Nothing is going his way until he rolls in a bed of four-leaf clovers, which just happens to belong to a leprechaun! From catching a falling ice-cream scoop to getting a whole box of new toys, now Tucker is the luckiest dog around!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: BOARD MCGMcGuire, Laura
Summary: "A blended conversation for bringing consent education to the classroom and home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 176 MCGMcGuire, Bill
Summary: The Earth is an extraordinarily fragile place, which is fraught with danger-a tiny rock hurtling through space, wracked by violent crustal movements and subject to dramatic climatic changes as the Earth's geophysical and orbital circumstances vary. Only 10,000 years after the end of the Ice Age, the planet is sweltering in some of the highest temperatures it has ever experienced. At the same...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9McGuire, Kevin
Summary: An expanded and revised guide to woodworking for children introduces the tools, materials, and techniques of woodworking and provides instructions for nearly forty projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2008
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Summary: Provides a comprehensive guide for teenagers to saving, spending, and earning money, and includes information on starting a business, preparing for interviews, opening a bank account, and purchasing car and property insurance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 332 MCGMcGuire, Kevin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.18 MCGMcGuire, Richard.
Summary: "Richard McGuire's Here is the story of a corner of a room and the events that happened in that space while moving forward and backward in time. The book experiments with formal properties of comics, using multiple panels to convey the different moments in time. Hundreds of thousands of years become interwoven. A dinosaur from 100,000,000 BCE lumbers by, while a child is playing with a plastic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MCGMcGuane, Thomas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.1 MCGCao, Lan
Summary: "A mother-daughter memoir exploring loss, love, and healing, told in two alternating voices, from the critically acclaimed novelist and her teenage daughter"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CAOHamilton, Sian
Summary: Instructions on making wreaths using a wide range of materials and styles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guild Of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745.594 HAMAbramitzky, Ran
Summary: "Through this authoritative account of the historical record and important new findings, Abramitzky and Boustan will help shape our thinking and policies about the fraught topic of immigration with findings such as: Where you come from doesn't matter. The children of immigrants from El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala today are as likely to be as successful as the children of immigrants from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.6 ABRMa, Jian
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAMcGirr, Lisa
Summary: "Prohibition has long been portrayed as a “noble experiment” that failed, a newsreel story of glamorous gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies. Now at last Lisa McGirr dismantles this cherished myth to reveal a much more significant history. Prohibition was the seedbed for a pivotal expansion of the federal government, the genesis of our contemporary penal state. Her deeply researched,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.4 MCGSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Maguire, Gregory.
Summary: The best-selling author of the Wicked Years series presents a visual tribute to the art of Maurice Sendak, in a book that examines Sendak's aesthetic influences from William Blake to Walt Disney; looks at recurring motifs in his work, as well as his profound understanding of the imaginations and emotions of children; and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.6 MaguireStern, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2002