Smith, Holly Austin.
Summary: "Today, two cultural forces are converging to make America's youth easy targets for sex traffickers. Younger and younger girls are engaging in adult sexual attitudes and practices, and the pressure to conform means thousands have little self-worth and are vulnerable to exploitation. At the same time, thanks to social media, texting, and chatting services, predators are able to ferret out their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.76 SMICurrie-McGhee, L. K. (Leanne K.)
Summary: An introduction to human trafficking discusses the reasons it still flourishes, the challenges that face victims even after rescue, and how people are working to make a change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 364 CURWatson, Patrick
Contents: Lighthouse -- Blackwind -- Step out for a while -- The quiet crowd -- Into giants -- Morning sheets -- Words in the fire -- The things you do (instrumental) -- Strange crooked road -- Noisy Sunday -- Adventures in your own backyard -- Swimming pools (instrumental).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Domino 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK WATSummary: George Marshall speaking about the Declaration of Human Rights at UN Conference in Paris
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1948
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Human Rights (Musical group)
Contents: Fatherless children -- When you're forsaken -- Here I am -- Revolt -- Our faith -- Rest stop -- For the love of Jah Nation -- Good to go -- We sight.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Railroad Records 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD REGGAE HUMSummary: China is booming economically. U.S. companies, including Motorola and Boeing, are employing thousands in new factories. However, Western economic investment has not translated into a Chinese acceptance of Western ideas concerning human rights-as evident in the Tiananmen Square massacre. This program discusses the progress that is being made. We meet a radio talk-show host who invites callers to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Loewen, Nancy
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of earthworms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This two-hour Wide Angle special goes deep inside the global problem of human trafficking. Every year, at least two million people are packed in shipping containers, pulled through sewage tunnels, secreted in car chassis, and ferried across frigid waters. Among this human cargo, an alarming number end up as prostitutes, thieves, or sweatshop laborers. This documentary explores the worldwide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Mothes, Lee.
Summary: Presents instructions for designing and constructing playhouses, treehouses, and play forts, and includes tips on the required tools and techniques, how to use reclaimed materials, and personalizing the playhouse design.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 690.58 MOTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 690.58 MOTSummary: Would the collapse of the Soviet Union have been possible without American sponsorship of Islamic fundamentalism? Did U.S. policies pave the way for 9/11? Does the American media help sustain Osama Bin Laden’s popularity? This documentary examines those questions, studying the machinations of key players—the CIA, Bin Laden, Afghani mujahideen and opium traders, Presidents Carter and Reagan, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Morlock, Theresa
Summary: People who identify as LGBTQ are often treated with inequality and violence. Until recently, they were viewed as sick or even criminals. This volume gives important insight into the injustices faced by LGBTQ individuals, and the activists and groups that have fought for equal rights. Photographs and primary sources help readers grasp and connect with information in the text. Readers will learn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program sets two crucial human rights-related Constitutional amendments within the context of their historical times: Amendment 13, abolishing slavery throughout the U.S., and Amendment 14, defining U.S. citizenship and stipulating due process and equal protection under the law. Four additional amendments-11, judicial powers construed; 16, federal income tax; and 18 and 21, Prohibition and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Strassmann, Joan
Summary: "Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or "exotic" birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where they are. In this inspiring guide to the art of slow birding, Strassmann tells colorful stories of the most common birds to be found in the United States-birds we often see but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 STRCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 STRCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.072 STRRepa, Barbara Kate.
Summary: Features information on firing, wages, health insurance, medical leave, retirement plans, disability and worker's compensation insurance, discrimination, and privacy rights with up-to-date state and federal law information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Maltby, Lewis.
Contents: You have the right to remain silent : freedom of speech in the workplace -- Smile, you're on candid camera : privacy in the workplace -- Whose life is it anyway? : employer control of personal lives -- Wrongful discharge and employment at will -- No second chances : background checks -- A penny for your thoughts : psychological testing by employers -- Drug testing -- Brave new workplace :...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344.7301 MALSummary: Spotlighting techniques provided by parents, teachers, and childcare professionals, this program features helpful strategies for early childhood education. Topics include the importance of art, science projects in the home, integrating math activities, and learning through building with blocks. Hosted by former schoolteacher and veteran mom Debi Gutierrez.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Keys, Barbara J.
Summary: The American commitment to international human rights emerged in the 1970s not as a logical outgrowth of American idealism but as a surprising response to national trauma, as Barbara Keys shows in this provocative history. Reclaiming American Virtue situates this novel enthusiasm as a reaction to the profound challenge of the Vietnam War and its tumultuous aftermath. Instead of looking inward...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.0973 KEYChandra, Sheila.
Contents: All you want is more -- Out on my own -- Village girl -- Storm trance -- From a whisper... to a scream -- Prema, Shanti, Dharma, Satya -- Unchanged malady -- Missing the voice -- Fly to me -- Songbird.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Narada World 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/INDIAN/INDONESIAN CHARinner, Ben
Summary: "The Self-Sufficient Backyard is a detailed resource for new backyard farmers. No matter where you live, what size your yard is, or how much gardening experience you have, this book will guide you through the steps of creating your own mini-farm. The pages within will show you where and how to start, lead you through the most common challenges, and teach you how to create the perfect homestead...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Garden Home RinnerGrinspoon, David Harry
Summary: "A NASA astrobiologist outlines optimistic messages about humanity's future in the face of climate change, explaining how the human role in managing the planet's evolution is determining the course of life,"--NoveList
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577 GRIProulx, Joe
Summary: "Outdoor hockey is in the midst of a huge revival. For a sport that began under the open sky, a backyard rink returns you to the origins of the game. It can also provide a memorable gathering place for friends and family. Backyard Ice Rink guides you through every step of building a practical, fully functional skating rink right in your own yard."--Page [4] cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.96 PROSummary: Although China’s government has pledged to revise its policies toward political dissidents, that promise remains largely unfulfilled. This program reveals egregious cases of political oppression occurring in recent years, countering the picture China painted of itself as it promoted the Beijing Olympics. Pushing back against bureaucracy and official stonewalling, the program examines the work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Siegel, Mona L.
Summary: "Peace on Our Terms follows dozens of remarkable women from Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia as they crossed oceans and continents; commanded meeting halls in Paris, Zurich, and Washington; and marched in the streets of Cairo and Beijing. Mona L. Siegel's sweeping global account of international organizing highlights how Egyptian and Chinese nationalists, Western and Japanese...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.082 SIESummary: Parents, friends, sex education classes, the media-all of them shape our perceptions of reproduction and physical intimacy. Starting at the beginning, then, this program focuses on developmental issues in human sexuality. Its four interview segments question children on what they know about love and sex; adolescents on what they know about sex and what constitutes good sex education; adults on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006