Summary: Panoramic illustrations and fascinating text reveal the story of the Great Wall and the individuals who helped build it, bringing to life key periods and turning points in the Great Wall's history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 951 GREQu, Lei Lei
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.4251 QUYu, Su-mei.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5959 YUYu, Mei
Summary: "A little girl moves with her family from China to Canada and must find a way to learn English in order to make friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Wonderwoman, Thief Catcher, and Invisible Girl team up to battle the baby stealing Demon-Lord of the Underworld.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE HERLi, Fei Fei
Summary: "The moving memoir of a girl coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling as a scientist at the forefront of the AI/Machine Learning revolution. Fei-Fei Li is known to the world as the creator of ImageNet, a key catalyst of modern artificial intelligence (AI). But her career in science was improbable from the start. Moving from China's middle class to American poverty, her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moment of Lift Books 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LI LISummary: "Time to hit the books in THE LOUD HOUSE! Join Lincoln, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lola, Lana, Lisa, and Lily as they attempt to understand the secrets of the universe, or at least the secrets to surviving school. The Louds are adjusting to not only advancing a grade, but Lincoln's gone from being the Man with the (Meal) Plan in elementary school to the new kid without a hall pass in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Leung, Julie
Summary: In this stunning picture book about renowned architect I. M. Pei, award-winning author Julie Leung and captivating illustrator Yifan Wu unite to tell the story of the man who changed architecture forever with his forward-thinking shapes. As a boy in Shanghai, Ioeh Ming Pei was awestruck by the enormous buildings that popped up around him every day. He quickly figured out exactly what he wanted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: With her city at war, orphan Blue disguises herself as a newsboy for the only local paper that tells the truth, but a new friend gives her the courage to start seeking the freedom to be herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2017
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Summary: Gives readers a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China's government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, who tried to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, and was dethroned for his efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.058 ZHAO, ZIYANG ZHANiao, Fei Le
Summary: "This book combines Chinese painting techniques with twenty-four solar terms of traditional Chinese culture. According to the sequence of the four seasons--spring, summer, autumn, and winter--natural scenes are refined into a series of charming ink paintings. Following the tutorials in this book, you can complete beautiful ink and wash paintings in just a few strokes. You will also learn about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: SCPG 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42514 NIALo, Eileen Yin-Fei.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5951 LOGiffen, Keith
Summary: "When the world is tossed into chaos, it's up to a group of meddling kids--Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and their dog, Scooby-Doo--to solve the mystery and survive hordes of zombies! But can they save the day and cure everyone or will they become brain-eating zombies? The creatures of the night are among us, and the crew of the Mystery Machine has to fight to survive--because in the apocalyptic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y GRAPHIC SCOTōma, Rei
Summary: Kurose and the god of darkness conspire to take control of the emperor of Naga's throne, and they have no qualms about using Asahi to do it! Worried for Asahi's safety, the water dragon god decides it's best to return her to her former world, but does Asahi want to go?
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 WATNguyẽ̂n, Du
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 895.9 NGUHUSKER DU.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK HUSSummary: Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe's attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOHTōma, Rei
Summary: "Asahi returns to the present day, and though her reunion with her family is joyful, she misses Subaru and the water dragon god in the other world. When Asahi comes to a decision about what to do, the water dragon god's heart is greatly shaken!"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 WATSanbe, Kei
Summary: "Satoru Fujinuma's power of Revival has sent him eighteen years into his past to relive his middle school days and prevent the death of his classmate Kayo Hinazuki. But even with the advantage of foreknowledge, Satoru finds himself unable to prevent Kayo from becoming a victim yet again. Back in the present, twenty-nine-year-old Satoru is still on the run from the police and no closer to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ERALei, Sida
Summary: I was a ten-year-old girl living in Phnom Penh when the Khmer Rouge came and robbed me. First, they took my home, driving us out of the city and into their labor camps. Then one by one, they took my family members. They tried to take me too. They tried to starve me, to wear me down with disease, to catch me stealing so that they could execute me. They tried to work me to death. But every time,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sida Lei 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEI, SIDA LEIAki, Evi
Summary: In Flavors of Africa, Evi Aki shares the traditional Nigerian dishes she grew up enjoying, as well as typical eats from all across the continent. She introduces customary recipes from each of Africa's different regions, including meals from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Angola and more, all of which she collected with the help of relatives and family friends. Whether...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishng Co. 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.596 AKIFey, Ryan
Summary: "If we can grill it, you can grill it. We're Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey, better known as the Grill Dads, and often seen on Food Network, Today Show and across social media. We live and cook by a very simple mantra: You can make literally anything on a grill. We like to joke that people at home can look at us and say, 'If these two idiots can do it, I can too.' We're not trained chefs. We never...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2022