Gidla, Sujatha
Summary: "The stunning true story of an untouchable family who become teachers, and one, a poet and revolutionary. Like one in six people in India, Sujatha Gidla was born an untouchable. While most untouchables are illiterate, her family was educated by Canadian missionaries in the 1930s, making it possible for Gidla to attend elite schools and move to America at the age of twenty-six. It was only then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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Summary: India, 1922: It is rainy season in the lush, remote Satara mountains southeast of Bombay, where the kingdom of Satapur is tucked away. A curse seems to have fallen upon Satapur's royal family, whose maharaja died of a sudden illness shortly before his teenage son was struck down in a tragic accident. The kingdom is now ruled by an agent of the British Raj on behalf of Satapur's two maharanis,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MASGillam, Carey
Summary: "The Monsanto Papers is the inside story of Lee Johnson's landmark lawsuit against Monsanto, a David-and-Goliath showdown pitting a dying cancer victim and an eclectic team of young, ambitious lawyers against one of the world's most powerful corporate giants. For Lee, the case was a race against the clock, with doctors predicting he wouldn't survive long enough to take the witness stand. For...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 GILGioia, Dana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 GIOKrishnan, Vidya
Summary: Traces the history of tuberculosis from the slums of nineteenth-century New York to modern Mumbai, showing how the gradual scientific understanding of TB allowed it to be controlled and cured in the West, but not in poorer nations, and examines how a new,agressive, and drug-resistant strain of TB has taken over.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 KRISharpley, G.D.A
Summary: A guide to learning Latin offers lessons on Latin vocabulary and grammar, with practice exercises, reading selections, and suggestions for students.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2004
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 478.2421 LATBastianich, Lidia.
Summary: Teaching has always been Lidia’s passion, and in this magnificent book she gives us the full benefit of that passion and of her deep, comprehensive understanding of what it takes to create delicious Italian meals. With this book, readers will learn all the techniques needed to master Italian cooking. Lidia introduces us to the full range of standard ingredients—meats and fish, vegetables and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.552 BASGibala, Martin
Summary: "Everyone has one minute. A decade ago, Martin Gibala was a young researcher in the field of exercise physiology--with little time to exercise. That critical point in his career launched a passion for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), allowing him to stay in shape with just a few minutes of hard effort. It also prompted Gibala to conduct experiments that helped launch the exploding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 GIBAlexander, Rilla
Summary: The book has raised and depressed surfaces.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ALEGioia, Ted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.65 GIOGirma, Haben
Summary: Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents' harrowing experiences during Eritrea's thirty-year war with Ethiopia. Their refugee story inspired her to embark on a quest for knowledge, traveling the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B GIRMA GIRSharon, Gilad.
Summary: Written by his youngest son, a portrait of the former Israeli prime minister draws from diaries, day books, military directives, and correspondence to trace his evolution into one of the world's most powerful and influential figures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHARON, ARIEL SHADehejia, Vidya.
Summary: Using a contextual approach, this book considers the meaning of the word "art" in the Indian cultural mileau, the relationship between the subcontinent's religious traditions, the status of artists, and the impact of trade and travel on artistic development.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 DehejiaArem, Ridha.
Summary: "Rebalance your hormones with food, learn how to control cravings, drop pounds with the ... eating and exercise plan"--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.44 AREArem, Ridha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Med AremGodly, Krys
Summary: From ancient roots in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Greek philosophy to more modern conceptions of rebirth found in popular culture, the notion that the soul can be reborn is a prevalent belief that continues to fascinate. That fascination inevitably results in a number of questions, including: How does our day-to-day life impact our future existences?Who were we before we were born?How do we find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.9 GODLilla, Mark
Summary: In The Once and Future Liberal, Mark Lilla offers an impassioned, tough-minded, and stinging look at the failure of American liberalism over the past two generations. Although there have been Democrats in the White House, and some notable policy achievements, for nearly forty years the vision that Ronald Reagan offered - small government, lower taxes, and self-reliant individualism - has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.5 LILMalerba, Giulia
Summary: "An illustrated atlas that guides readers to discover the ingredients and dishes that characterize the dietary customs of countries around the world."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 394.1 MALNissenberg, Gilda
Summary: Presents a collection of exercises and examples that cover all aspects of Spanish grammar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.2 NISScarpaleggia, Giulia
Summary: "Cucina povera, Italian peasant cooking, is the art of making do with what you've got. This centuries-old cooking style transforms humble ingredients and leftovers into hearty, satisfying meals. Cucina Povera will be the definitive cookbook on the subject and feature recipes from all regions of Italy. Readers will learn how modern this traditional way of cooking can be: the economical approach...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2023
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Summary: Includes material on thyroid imbalance, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid hormone as antidepressant, weight control, hormones and sexuality, fatigue, chronic fatigue, hypoglycemia, fibromyalgia, thyroid problems in women (premenstrual syndrome, menopause, infertility, miscarriage, postpartum depression), the T4/T3 protocol, thyroid eye disease, thyroid cancer, and other topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.4 ARECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.4 AREGioia, Robyn.
Contents: The world in 1565 -- Uncharted lands -- Spain in the 1560s -- Florida in the 1560s -- The Timucua, St. Augustine's Native Americans -- The founding of St. Augustine, 1565 -- Day of thanksgiving -- The site today -- Cocido (Spanish stew).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pineapple Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 975.9 GioiaGioia, Ted.
Summary: The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta--from legendary greats Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and others--changed the course of American popular music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.643 GIORadner, Gilda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2009