Wright, Richard
Summary: "Fred Daniels, a Black man, is picked up by the police after a brutal double murder and tortured until he confesses to a crime he did not commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the city's sewer system. Includes his companion essay, 'Memories of My Grandmother'."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WRIHorn, Dara
Summary: Rachel has an unusual problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles-widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son-are only the latest. She's already put up with scores of marriages and hundreds of children, over 2,000 years-ever since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem. There's only one other person in the world who...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HORSummary: The map of the Earth is a flat picture of the Earth's surface; this BBC Horizon program presents the story of how Harold Wellman changed that picture. Hired by the New Zealand Geological Survey to map the underlying bedrock of the Southern Alps region, he noticed that there were invariably only two kinds of rock, granite and schist. His search for the boundary between the two led to the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Who
Summary: British rock band the Who performs at the Isle of Wight Festival.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Eagle Vision 2006
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC WHOYared, Christine A.
Summary: "Gerry Crane had hit his stride. A talented high school music teacher, he was loved by students and parents--lauded as one of the best teachers at his school. Gerry had reconciled his conservative religious upbringing with his identity as a gay man, finding an affirming spiritual home in a local church. He enjoyed a close circle of loving friends and had found the love of his life. In October...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penning History, LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Soc Pol YaredModesitt, Annie.
Contents: Tips & techniques -- Basic knitting techniques -- Special techniques -- Finishing techniques -- Choosing the correct size -- Abbreviations and stitch glossary -- Men's raglan mock soy silk turtleneck -- Doggie's soy silk sweater -- Variegated yoke pullover -- Variegated dog kerchief -- Easy toe-up socks -- Superwash mutt-luks -- Men's knit zip front pullover -- Shades of gray sweater -- Boy toy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 MODHorn, Dara
Summary: Ever since she made a deal to save her son's life in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, Rachel has been doomed to live eternally, but as her descendants develop new technologies for immortality, she realizes that, for them to live fully, she must die. "What would it really mean to live forever? Rachel is a woman with a problem: she can`t die. Her recent troubles--widowhood, a failing business, an...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORSummary: "Deaths due to drug related overdose in the United States are 115 people every day. Thousands of families are affected by the drug epidemic in this country, and it is a serious national crisis. The parents, siblings, friends, and loved ones left behind are faced with many unanswerable questions, made worse by the stigma associated with this kind of death. The truth is that addiction is a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 AMOSummary: Story of a doctor touring Morocco with his wife and child who accidentally becomes involved in an anarchist plot to assassinate a foreign diplomat in London.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER MANTabata, Yūki
Summary: "Asta's vacation is ruined when all the children in the village are abducted by some nefarious mages. Asta and his surly teammate Gauche try to wok together against the threat, but will it be enough when The Eye of the Midnight Sun members join the fight ...?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLAPilkey, Dav
Summary: Dog Man has been working hard to overcome his bad habits, but when his obsessions turn to fears, he finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain, while Petey the Cat, who was just released from jail, starts a new life with Li'l Petey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2019
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3 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Dog PilkeyFranklin, Aretha.
Contents: Respect / Otis Redding -- Drown in my own tears / Henry Glover -- I never loved a man (the way I love you) / Ronny Shannon -- Soul serenade / Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon -- Don't let me lose this dream / Aretha Franklin, Ted White -- Baby, baby, baby / Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin -- Dr. Feelgood (Love is a serious business) / Aretha Franklin, Ted White -- Good times / Sam Cooke -- Do...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES FrankLabrecque, Ellen
Summary: "Viva la revolucion! Find out how Che Guevara--a doctor turned communist leader and much more than a face on a T-shirt--ended up paying the ultimate price for his cause. His very image has become associated with a spirit of rebellion, but Ernesto Guevara--known around the world simply as Che--didn't dream of becoming a revolutionary. Author Ellen Labrecque takes readers on a journey through...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GUEFriday, Gavin.
Contents: Each man kills the thing he loves -- Tell tale heart -- Apologia -- Dazzle and delight -- Next! -- You take away the sun -- Death is not the end -- He got what he wanted-- lost what he had -- Man of misfortune -- Rags to riches -- The next thing to murder -- Love is just a word -- Another blow on the bruise.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Island 1989
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK FRICarnavas, Peter
Summary: Angus and Lucy love books. They have hundreds of them. Then one day, all the books are taken away, and Angus and Lucy discover they need books more than they ever imagined. A warm and moving celebration of books and the way in which they bring us all together
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Carnavas 2013Fritz, Jean.
Summary: A brief biography of the Irish saint who was known for his love of books and his missionary work throughout Scotland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1981
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Summary: That They Lived: African Americans Who Changed the World features Riley's grandson, Caleb, and Lola photographed in timeless black and white, dressed as important individuals such as business owners, educators, civil rights leaders, and artists, alongside detailed biographies that begin with the figures as young children who had the same ambitions, fears, strengths, and obstacles facing them...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J810 RILBowie, David.
Contents: Width of a circle -- All the madmen -- Black country rock --After all -- Running gun blues -- Saviour machine -- She shook me cold -- The man who sold the world -- The supermen -- Bonus tracks: Lightning frightening -- Holy holy -- Moonage daydream -- Hang onto yourself.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rykodisc 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BowieMan man (Musical group)
Contents: Against the Peruvian monster -- 10 lb. moustache -- Zebra -- Sarsparillsa -- White rice, brown heart -- Gold teeth -- Magic blood -- The fog or china -- I, manface -- Man who make you sick -- Werewolf (on the hood of yer heartbreak)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Fu Records 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MANPadura, Leonardo.
Summary: "A gripping novel about the assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PADKelley, True.
Summary: Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was-- ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Entertaining and readable, this biography has 80 black-and-white illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2012
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAHSalter, Anna C.
Contents: The problem -- Deception -- Techniques of deception -- Child molesters -- Rapists -- Sadists -- Psychopaths: fooling people for the thrill of it -- Staff seductions -- Rose-colored glasses and trauma -- Detecting deception -- Protecting our children and ourselves : deflecting sex offenders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.153 SALContents: The courage to persevere. Isabel Allende ; Kelly Stone ; Jako ; Cheri Honkala ; Cora Lee Johnson ; Mary Pipher ; Rhea Seddon ; Faith Popcorn ; Michele Lee -- The courage to listen to your heart. Judith Orloff ; Barbara Brennan ; Susan Winston ; Janelle Goetcheus ; Lynne Twist ; Rebecca Black ; Barbara Trent ; Elizabeth Pirruccello Newhall -- The courage to challenge. Anita Roddick ; Kory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help MartinShakespeare, Nicholas
Summary: "Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our culture. What Bond represents about ideas of masculinity, the British national psyche and global politics has shifted over time, as has the interpretation of the life of his author. But Fleming himself was more mysterious and subtle than anything he wrote. Ian's childhood with his gifted brother Peter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023