Lalami, Laila
Summary: "The acclaimed, award-winning novelist--author of The Moor's Account and The Other Americans--now gives us a bracingly personal work of nonfiction that is concerned with the experiences of "conditional citizens." What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LALAMI LALLalami, Laila
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LALMusic, Carla Lalli
Summary: "100 recipes to match every real-life occasion from the beloved Bon Appetit food editor at large and James Beard Award-winning author of Where Cooking Begins. Everyone deserves to have recipes up their sleeves that they turn to again and again, and Carla Lalli Music believes that these recipes should not only match what's in your pantry, but also should fit every mood and scenario that life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hodder and Stoughton 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 138 YOUDingwall, Laima
Summary: A colorful and informative book about the habits, habitat, characteristics, and diet of porcupines and grizzley bears.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1997
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Summary: This new edition of an award-winning cookbook shares with readers the little-known but distinctive cuisine of the Gaza region of Palestine, presenting 130 recipes collected by the authors from Gaza. Cooks will find great, kitchen-tested recipes for spicy stews, piquant dips, fragrantly flavored fish dishes, and honey-drenched desserts. They will also be entranced by the hundreds of beautiful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Just World Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5929 EL-HMoreira, Naila
Summary: "Sammie, a budding naturalist, knows of a secret and wonderful place: Winghaven, an abandoned lot in the middle of the suburbs where wildlife flourishes. She spends hours making notes and drawings in her meticulous field journal. When Bram, a new boy, turns up with his camera, Sammie worries he'll give away her hidden haven--after all, the other boys at school bully her. But Bram is a scientist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: "Rex, a cute dinosaur with a big imagination and a big attitude, meets a friendly paleontologist...and soon discovers what dinosaurs are really supposed to be like. Did you know that dinosaurs have feathers? Rex doesn't take the news too well and hilarityensues as the paleontologist helps the dinosaurs transform. In this unique take on dinosaur books for children, myths are busted with real...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2020
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Summary: Provides real-life examples of mathematical concepts to refresh readers' skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2011
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Summary: A compelling look at the challenges facing LGBTQ+ professionals as they navigate their careers - with advice from many senior figures who have smashed their own rainbow ceilings. There are currently only four LGBTQ+ CEOs across all Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies who are out at work, and just 0.8% of Fortune 500 board positions are filled by LGBTQ+ people. This deficit, occurring across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Business 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 MCCMusic, Carla Lalli
Summary: The indispensable recipes and streamlined cooking techniques in Where Cooking Begins are an open invitation to dive into Carla Lalli Music's laid-back cooking style. The food director at Bon Appetit, Music creates intuitive recipes inspired by the meals she makes at home for her family and friends and the joy she takes in feeding them. Here, too, is her guide to the six essential cooking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 MUSDingwall, Laima
Summary: Discusses the physical characteristics, behaviors and habitats of various kinds of deer and rabbits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1996
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Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behaviors and habitats of River Otters and the Red Fox.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1998
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 591Pavlides, Shereen
Summary: "Through 60 impressive recipes, Shereen shows you that it's possible to make the best food you've ever tasted without depending on frozen, precooked or store-bought ingredients-and without spending all day cooking"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 PAVSandeen, Del
Summary: Maya Angelou was a writer, dancer, activist, and actress, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her body of work evokes emotions that range the full spectrum, from joy to heartbreak and from rage to hope. A phenomenal woman, she enriched the world of literature and society as a whole. This essential biography explores her life and creative output and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2020
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Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behaviors and habitats of raccoons and alligators
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 686.3 LAPGuzmán, Lila
Summary: Examines the life and career of this talented Latino woman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB KAHLO GuzHan, Lila.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shiawassee County Historical Society 1996
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 977.425 ECHSebree, Chet'la
Summary: Layered, complex, and infinitely compelling, Chet'la Sebree's Field Study is a daring exploration of the self and our interactions with others--a meditation on desire, race, loss, and survival.--Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Memorial Drive. Chet'la Sebree's Field Study is a genre-bending exploration of black womanhood and desire, written as a lyrical, surprisingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FSG Originals / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 SEBLaPlantz, Shereen
Summary: Use an array of creative techniques to make books that are so extraordinary they're works of art. The fabulous photo gallery will show the reader some sensational ways to create your own work of art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 686.3 LAPGuzman, Lila
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the painter who used his murals to teach about Mexico's history and heroes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow 2006
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB RIVERA GUZNordstrom, Lila
Summary: "On September 11, 2001, high school senior Lila Nordstrom watched from her classroom's window as the Twin Towers, mere blocks away, fell. Weeks later, at the urging of local officials and assurance from the EPA, Lila and her three thousand classmates were returned to their school-- even though the air was thick with toxic debris, dust, and smoke. In this remarkable, empowering memoir, Lila...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apollo Publishers 2021
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Summary: "When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never predicted it would become a cultural movement. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it... Thousands of people participated in the challenge, and over 80,000 people downloaded the supporting work Me and White Supremacy. Updated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2020