Ha, Robin
Summary: "A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.019 MAGMarie, Aurielle
Summary: "Gumbo Ya Ya, Aurielle Marie's stunning debut, is a cauldron of hearty poems exploring race, gender, desire, and violence in the lives of Black gxrls, soaring against the backdrop of a contemporary South. These poems are loud, risky, and unapologetically rooted in the glory of Black gxrlhood. The collection opens with a heartrending indictment of injustice. What follows is a striking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pittsburgh Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 811 MARSummary: Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HALChang, Ha-Joon
Summary: Bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang makes challenging economic ideas delicious by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world, using the diverse histories behind familiar food items to explore economic theory. For Chang, chocolate is a lifelong addiction, but more exciting are the insights it offers into postindustrial knowledge economies; and while okra makes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 CHAWhyte, S. L.
Summary: Reilly, a teenager with extraordinary abilities, lives in an idyllic island town in the Pacific Northwest. After his sixteenth birthday, everything changes. Unforeseen events threaten his confidence, his peace, even his life, and he needs answers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fireglass Publishing 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC WHYRau, Adam
Summary: Jacky Hart tries to turn over a new leaf and end her reign as class clown, even though being funny helps distract her from her mother's deployment and her father's increased absence from home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company 2020
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Summary: An anthology of Indian myths in which gods and humans take part in fantastic events, from which morals are drawn. In one story, a king's wife copulates with a dead horse, another tells who created Death. By an Italian writer, author of The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KNOPF 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CALSummary: It's Valentine's Day with The Cat in the Hat, a great time to make friends with the Cat. Spend the whole day with wonderful friends in a place where adventure and fun never ends. Yes, friendship's the key on this special day, and the Cat is the one who will lead the way. Join The Cat in the Hat as he celebrates friendship with his closest friends, Nick, Sally, Fish, and the Things!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by NCircle Entertainment 2012
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Summary: Ham radio, or amateur radio, is a way to talk with people around the world in real-time, or to send email without any sort of internet connection. It provides a way to keep in touch with friends and family, whether they are across town or across the country. It is also a very important emergency communication system. When cell phones, landlines, the internet, and other systems are down or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.384 SILSweeney, Julia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 SWEMacLean, Rory
Summary: In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. In that euphoric year Rory MacLean travelled from Berlin to Moscow, exploring lands that were - for most Brits and Americans - part of the forgotten half of Europe. Thirty years on, MacLean traces his original journey backwards, across countries confronting old ghosts and new fears: from revanchist Russia, through Ukraine's bloodlands, into illiberal Hungary, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.704 MACSun-tzu
Summary: For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's "The Art of War" has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble 1994
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Summary: On a special mission for princess Leia, Han finds himself about to enter the most dangerous race in the galaxy: the Dragon Void. He's the best pilot with the fastest ship and Chewbacca is at his side but the competition is fierce and the course can be lethal-- and that's before the Empire closes in on him. Surrounded by deadly threats, can he complete the mission and pilot the Millennium Falcon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide 0000
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Summary: Barcelona, 1977. En un país que se asoma a un nuevo horizonte de libertad, la vida de Mariana Casanovas se tambalea. Los tejemanejes económicos de su marido Sergio, un joven ejecutivo sin escrúpulos, laabocan a la ruina económica junto a sus cuatro hijos pequeños. Debatiéndose entre el matrimonio y su decepción ante un hombre que carece de palabra y de honor, Mariana emprende la tarea de salvar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grijalbo 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FIC LLOAlameida, Roy Kakulu
Summary: Forty-five tales, stories and legends adapted from various sources about the natural history of Hawaii and the customs, crafts, arts and history of Polynesian Hawaiians. Includes one original story by the compiler.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bess Press 1997
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Summary: Baby is so excited about the upcoming Christmas season! There are things to decorate: a tree, a gingerbread house, a doggy! Celebrate the season with humor and joy as everyone s favorite baby puts a special spin on Christmas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH PATWild, A. M.
Summary: A child gets ready for a wonderful day. They gleefully get dressed, hug their parents, go to school, and play with friends. All the while, unapologetically reminding themselves that they are and can only be themselves. The nonbinary experience is brightly illustrated as we follow our main character through their typical day. The story's bouncy and fun refrain reminds all readers of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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Summary: "Eating vegan doesn't mean missing out on the flavour, texture and diversity of food that meat eaters love. Armed with this book, you'll discover how to create the perfect plant-based meats - sure to sate the most dedicated carnivore. From soybeans to seitan, konjaku to mushrooms, there is little that can't be achieved using plant-based ingredients, and the Vegan Butcher - aka Zacchary Bird -...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smith Street Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 BIRSummary: "[F]ilmmaker Arnon Goldfinger travels to Tel Aviv to clean out the apartment of his recently-deceased German-born Jewish grandmother. ... Goldfinger begins an unsettling journey into his family's history ... and discovers that knowing the truth can be a terrible burden. ... The Flat is a real-life suspense story about how the past can return to haunt the present."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FLAFunny Cide Team
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2004
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 798.4 FUNMcAlister, Melani
Summary: "More than forty years ago, conservative Christianity emerged as a major force in American political life. Since then the movement has been analyzed and over-analyzed, declared triumphant and, more than once, given up for dead. But because outside observers have maintained a near-relentless focus on domestic politics, the most transformative development over the last several decades--the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270 MCARoche, Joyce M.
Summary: Based on her own experiences and those of top executives from organizations such as Eileen Fisher, Citigroup, BET, Pepsi, and Tupperware, she offers practical advice and valuable coping strategies that can help you embrace your own worth and live a life of joy, zest, and fulfillment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 2013