Acosta, Alicia
Summary: At the end of the day, the sun goes down. Happily setting behind hills of the town. But where are all the animals rushing off to? Join Giraffe, Elephant, Parrot and others to see where everyone is going in such a hurry! Different families return to their homes at the end of the day. A sweet poem to go to sleep. A poem to celebrate diversity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NubeOcho 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ACOAcosta, Jim
Summary: "From CNN's veteran Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, an explosive, first-hand account of the dangers he faces reporting on the current White House while fighting on the front lines in President Trump's war on truth."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.44 ACOBrodell, Ria
Summary: Katherina Hetzeldorfer, tried "for a crime that didn't have a name" (same sex sexual relations) and sentenced to death by drowning in 1477; Charles aka Mary Hamilton, publicly whipped for impersonating a man in eighteenth-century England; Clara, aka "Big Ben," over whom two jealous women fought in 1926 New York: these are just three of the lives that the artist Ria Brodell has reclaimed for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 BRODeges, Pia
Summary: Features forty unique Christmas projects, including Yule t-shirts, jingle bells, and New Years Eve party hats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F & W Media Inc 2013
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: OVS 745.594 DegMellody, Pia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSan Francisco 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 MELNin, Anais
Contents: v.1. 1931-1934.--v.2. 1934-1939.--v.3. 1939-1944.--v.4. 1944-1947.--v.5.1947-1955.--v.6.1955-1966.--v.7. 1966-1974.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.52 NIN, ANAIS NINNir, Yehuda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5315 NIRNin, Anais
Contents: v. 1. 1931-1934.--v. 2. 1934-1939.--v.3 1939-1944.--v.4 1944-1947.--v.5 1947-1955.--v.6 1955-1966.--v. 7. 1966-1974.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Swallow Press 1966
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.52 NIN, ANAIS NINSummary: A "farewell cruise" takes a luxury ship up the vast Yangtze River shortly before completion of the massive Three Gorges Dam. The passengers glimpse a rapidly changing countryside, while the local people struggle to adapt as their lives are irrevocably altered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UP1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF UP
Summary: When a marketing executive for a huge burger chain finds a nasty secret ingredient in their burger recipe, he goes to the ranches and slaughterhouses of Colorado to investigate and finds that the truth is sometimes difficult to swallow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FASSummary: From master director Jia Zhang-Ke comes a vital document of Chinese society since 1949. Jia interviews three prominent authors, Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, and Liang Hong, born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, respectively. In their stories, we hear of the dire circumstances they faced in their rural villages and small towns, and the substantial political effort undertaken to address it, from the social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SWIKramer, Nika.
Summary: Presents a pictorial look at women break dancers known as the B*Girlz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerHouse Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.3 KRAMeyer, Dakota.
Summary: "The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations."--President Barack Obama, from remarks given at Meyer's Medal of Honor ceremony In the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal. Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was positioned to wipe out one hundred men who were pinned down and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 2012
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Huber, Lia
Summary: "A noted entrepreneur, food writer and recipe developer serves up an evocative adventure story of her quest for love, God, and the perfect persimmon pudding. Hunger comes to us in many forms, writes Lia Huber--we long to be nourished physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Nourished: A Memoir of Faith, Food, and Enduring Love (with Recipes) invites readers on Huber's search for a sustenance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 HUBBleidner, Via
Summary: "If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous by Now is an insider's collection of funny and warmhearted stories about coming of age in the Los Angeles suburb famed for birthing the Kardashian-Jenners and the Bling Ring. For Via Bleidner, transferring to Calabasas High from the private Catholic school she's attended since second grade is a culture shock, not to mention absolutely lonely. Suddenly thrust...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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Summary: "Xinyue and his brother are seekers, hunting Aweto--a rare, plantlike treasure--along the Silk Road. When Xinyue discovers the child of a deity that creates Aweto, it disrupts his already turbulent life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SEECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA GRAPHIC SEEMeyer, Dakota
Summary: A Marine sniper shares the story of his heroism facing a Taliban ambush during which he saved Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors, a victory that resulted from him disobeying orders and assuming command without reinforcements or artillery support.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 MEYER, DAKOTA MEYRicchi, Kia.
Summary: "You'll learn how to: Develop a concise and inclusive scope of work that details what, exactly, the contractor will do; research the contractor's license and insurance, as well as his or her construction history and personal background; recognize proposals and contracts that are one-sided or unfair."--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Centerline Production, Inc. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 692 RICThundercloud, Ria
Summary: "In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB THUNDERCLOUD THUAllaway, Zia.
Summary: Each of its 200-plus projects, on subjects as diverse as planting spring bulbs to growing Thai herbs and spices, shows you exactly what is required: the materials, the ideal site, the time it takes, as well as aftercare and handy tips.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 ALLJia, Zhangke
Summary: Looks at the history of Shanghai through the personal stories of eighteen people from all walks of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ITolentino, Jia
Summary: A writer at The New Yorker examines the fractures at the center of contemporary culture. In each essay, Tolentino writes about a cultural prism: the rise of the nightmare social internet; the advent of scamming as the definitive millennial ethos; the literary heroine's journey from brave to blank to bitter; and the punitive dream of optimization, which insists that everything, including our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.93 TOLAcosta, Rina Mae
Summary: Discover how Dutch parents raise The Happiest Kids in the World! Calling all stressed-out parents: Relax! Imagine a place where young children play unsupervised, don't do homework, have few scheduled "activities" ... and rank #1 worldwide in happiness and education.* It's not a fantasy-it's the Netherlands! Rina Mae Acosta and Michele Hutchison-an American and a Brit, both married to Dutchmen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Experiment 2017
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Summary: "1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice -- until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can't go to school, Jews can't work, or go on vacation. It's difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022