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Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures 15 Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures 3 Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures 4 Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures 14 Freedom's promise Let's read and find out science. Level 2 Modern slavery Mythology and culture worldwide Worldwide library Worldwide mysterySummary: Indentured servitude, however dehumanizing, played a role in the colonization and development of early America. But its 21st-century incarnation, the practice of debt bondage, contributes virtually nothing to the common good of southern Asia. This program examines the plight of workers in India's rural areas, exposing the conditions in which they toil to pay off staggering personal debts. More...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Contents: The advantages of a summer job away from home -- The downside -- What jobs can you do? Tourism; Agriculture; English language teaching; Working with children; Volunteer work -- Landing the perfect summer job: 10 tips for success -- Finding a job last-minute -- Essential preparation: Travel; Visas & red tape; What to pack; Accommodation; Money; Health and insurance -- The UK -- Europe: Andorra;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vacation Work 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.702 SUMChurchill, Ward.
Contents: Greetings (1:38) -- Prisons and the emergence of the state (3:23) -- Law serves order (2:20) -- Order and race (3:54) -- State response to resistance (2:52) -- A case study: LAPD, Ramparts division (3:21) -- The politicization of street organizations (2:48) -- Counter intelligence program: illegal inception (4:06) -- Cointelpro and politically objectionable citizens (1:09) -- The key agitator...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN CHUJustice (Musical group : Paris, France)
Contents: Disc 1. Safe and sound (7:32) -- D.A.N.C.E. (3:16) -- Canon x love S.O.S. (4:47) -- Genesis x phantom (4:45) -- Pleasure x newjack x civilization (5:38) -- Heavy metal x DVNO (4:43) -- Stress (5:48) -- Love S.O.S. (4:45) -- Alakazam! x fire (6:09).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC JUSSprinkle, Patricia Houck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Worldwide 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SPRCurrer-Briggs, Noel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1982
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 CurHarris, Duchess
Summary: In 1941, Japanese forces attacked a US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan and other countries were fighting in World War II. In response to the attack, the US entered the war. US officials rounded up Japanese Americans and forced them into prison camps. This book describes the experiences of Japanese Americans and the effects of the imprisonment. Includes text, images, and back matter,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J940.5317 HARThomson, Sarah L
Summary: This introduction to pandemics and their history shows readers how to stay safe, and also includes a glossary, an infographic on how the coronavirus spreads, a handwashing diagram and a timeline showing the pandemics of the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 614.4 THOAshman, Linda.
Summary: Humorous verses inform travelers about the dangers posed by monsters and other exotic creatures from many lands.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ASHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC AshmanSummary: "A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation's most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 POLFleischman, Paul.
Summary: The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 FLECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 FLERedmond, Shirley-Raye
Summary: Discusses various Norse myths, with background information describing the history, geography, religious beliefs, and values of the culture that created the mythology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 2012
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Summary: Travelers are showing a huge interest in the fast-growing sector known as experiential tourism--vacations that encompass heritage, culture, nature, ecology, and soft adventure. In the footsteps of the briskly selling The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life featuring North American destinations, our new title extends these ardent travelers' sights to global scale. From helping to build a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.25 GROPennypacker, Sara
Summary: While acting as a snowboard, Stanley Lambchop gets carried away by a strong wind, sending him and his new friend Nick on a cross-country Canadian adventure.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE PENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BROKristof, Nicholas D.
Summary: Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn chronicle the struggles faced by women across the African and Asian continents. From Cambodia to Ethiopia, women are faced with a harrowing array of struggles, including rape and forced prostitution. However, some women have persevered in the face of adversity and have become advocates for women worldwide.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Highbridge Co. 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 362.83 KRISchultz, Ken.
Summary: "Whether you are looking for a fishing destination, description of a species of fish, or information on equipment, it's all here. Written by a long-time editor of Field and Stream and renowned fishing expert, this mammoth new guide with more than 2,000 entries and 1,400 color drawings and photographs will serve as the seminal guide to sports fishing for years to come."--"Outstanding Reference...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDG Books Worldwide 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.103 SCHGlatt, John
Summary: "On January 14, 2018, a seventeen-year-old girl climbed out of the window of her Perris, California home and dialed 911 on a borrowed cell phone. Struggling to stay calm, she told the operator that she and her 12 siblings--ranging in age from 2 to 29--were being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. 'I've never been out,' she stammered. To their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.76 GLACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.76 GLAKenyon, Janice
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Publisher / Publication Date: ORCAB 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.202 KENPennypacker, Sara.
Summary: Flat Stanley mails himself to Japan to visit his hero, martial arts movie star Oda Nobu, and becomes his personal ninja.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE PENEgan, Kate
Summary: Visiting New York City to take part in an International Declaration of Friendship, Stanley joins a group tour of the city, but when he and a new friend get separated from the group, they manage to have fun while searching Manhattan for their families.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE EGAPeterson, Gilles.
Contents: disc 1 Tides / Nitin Sawhney -- All things to all men / Cinematic Orchestra feat Roots Manuva -- Come on feet / Auasimoto -- Lets ride / Q-tip -- Green eyes / Erykah Badu -- He loves me / Jill Scott -- Audience / Herbert -- Rico Suave Bossa Nova / Jay Dee -- Too fly / Dwele -- Take the box / Amy Winehouse -- Triptico / Gotan project -- I luv you / Dizy Rascal -- Galang / M.I.A. -- Manhood /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: BBE Records 0000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC GILSummary: Emmylou Harris narrates this in-depth program, which describes the growing international effort to eliminate the widespread menace of landmines. Examining the work of international agencies and humanitarian groups, the program documents mine-removal initiatives in three heavily affected nations: Angola, Albania, and Azerbaijan. With the cooperation of dedicated mine-clearance units, the process...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: With one gun for every ten people, the UN considers the small arms crisis one of the gravest challenges facing the world. As well as investigating the proliferation of firearms and the economic, political, and cultural reasons why people carry them, this award-winning program shows what is being done to curb a man-made pestilence. Both devastation and successful disarmament are seen in case...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Actress/advocates and New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof meet individuals who are doing work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of challenge, transformation and hope.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2012