Srinivasan, Amia
Summary: "A work of nonfiction by philosopher Amia Srinivasan that upends the way we discuss-or avoid discussing-the problems and politics of sex"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 SRIAliu, Akim
Summary: "Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALISrinivasan, Radhika
Summary: "India is a land of variety: cultures, ethnic groups, and languages, landscapes, religions, and art forms. This huge country has a history that stretches over thousands of years, over a backdrop woven of all these threads, and a future that has both profound challenges and much promise"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2022
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Summary: From the days of the Mayflower and the Virginia Company, America has been a place for people to dream, invent, build, tinker, and bet the farm in pursuit of a better life. Americana takes us on a four-hundred-year journey of this spirit of innovation and ambition through a series of Next Big Things -- the inventions, techniques, and industries that drove American history forward: from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2017
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Summary: Little Owl looks forward to his first snowfall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Books for Young Readers 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.1 ARIAria, Barbara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.1 ARIVolz, Alia
Summary: "During the 70s in San Francisco, Alia's mother ran the underground Sticky Fingers Brownies, delivering upwards of 10,000 illegal marijuana edibles per month throughout the circus-like atmosphere of a city in the throes of major change. She exchanged psychic readings with Alia's future father, and thereafter had a partner in business and life. Each was devoted to the occult, and they regularly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VOLZ, ALIA VOLWilson, Jamia
Summary: "Explore the points where gender, race, class, ability, sexuality, and culture meet. Learn from author Jamia Wilson's lived experiences, read the statistics, and gain strength in quotes from feminist firebrands and activists. Along the way, respond to calls to action and form your own views on the 'F' word. This book is for everyone."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint off The Quarto Group 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.42 WILAbawi, Atia
Summary: "As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and made her dreams come true. But she wanted to do even more! After leaving NASA, she created science and engineering programs that would help other girls and women make their dreams come true as well."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RIDAmin, Jahirul
Summary: "Anatomy for Artists presents an extensive visual reference guide to the human form for artists of all abilities and mediums. Over 240 specially commissioned photographs capture every detail, from muscle definition and bony landmarks to a valuable catalogue of postures and poses. Every photograph is overlaid with musculature, planar, and contour diagrams... Detailed diagrams reveal the inner...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 3DTotal Publishing 2020
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 743.4 AMIAmin, Manisha.
Summary: Set in rural India, "a ... story of a community's joys and sorrows, the transformative powers of music, the many faces of friendship, and a boy's journey, against all odds, to become a man"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Paperback 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AMIHusain, Amir
Summary: Explores universal questions about humanity's capacity for living and thriving in the coming age of sentient machines and AI, examining debates from opposing perspectives while discussing emerging intellectual diversity and its potential role in enabling a positive life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 HUSKatwala, Amit
Summary: Summer, 1922. Henry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency room covered in his wife's blood. Was he a grieving husband, or a ruthless killer who had conspired with bandits to have her murdered? San Francisco police turned to a new machine that had just been invented in Berkeley. The inventors, John Larson, Gus Vollmer and Leonarde Keeler, hoped the lie detector would make the justice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.25 KATTsarfati, Amir
Summary: "The Mossad has uncovered Iran's plans to smuggle untraceable weapons of mass destruction into Israel. The clock is ticking, and agents Nir Tavor and Nicole le Roux can't act quickly enough. Nir and Nicole find themselves caught in a whirlwind plot of assassinations, espionage, and undercover recon, fighting against the clock to stop this threat against the Middle East. As they draw closer to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction TsarfatiSreenivasan, Archana
Summary: "From spicy achaar to sweet zafrani pulao, flip through food from every corner of India, for all kinds of occasions in this mouth-watering alphabet book"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SRECitro, Asia.
Summary: "Complete with dozens of ideas for babies, toddlers, and school-aged children, 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids will help your family step away from your devices and step into endless afternoons of playtime fun!"--p.4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 796.5083 CITWilson, Jamia
Summary: "Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement. Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, and Serena Williams. Discover how their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WILWilson, Jamia
Summary: Young, Gifted and Black Too celebrates the lives of 52 more leaders, heroes, sportspeople, and artists of color from around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WILSabic-El-Rayess, Amra
Summary: In Bihac, Bosnia, in 1992, sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence as Serbs and Bosnians clash, while a stray cat, Maci, provides solace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA B SABIC-EL-RAYESS SABMajmudar, Amit
Summary: "A fresh, strikingly immediate and elegant verse translation of the classic, with an introduction and helpful guides to each section, by the rising American poet. Born in the United States into a secularized Hindu family, Amit Majmudar puzzled over the many religious traditions on offer, and found that the Bhagavad Gita had much to teach him with its "song of multiplicities." Chief among them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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Summary: "Rachel Ama is reframing vegan cooking by creating one main centerpiece dish that makes flavor-packed vegetables the worthy hero of every meal. With over 80 brand new recipes inspired by her Caribbean and African roots, Rachel offers three creative and flavorsome ways to serve and use each one-pot recipe. Each one pot or pan centerpiece can be spun out over a few days, into three different and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yellow Kite 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 AMABerglund, Bruce R.
Summary: "During World War II, a group of homesick Polish soldiers took in an orphaned bear cub and named him Wojtek. As the bear cub grew, he became friends with the soldiers, lifting their spirits as he learned to imitate them around camp. Later, Wojtek was helpful by carrying many heavy shells during a large battle in Italy. Learn how Wojtek showed his courage in battle and earned the rank of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mallery Press 1988