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Publisher / Publication Date: 1981
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK FURTyrus
Summary: "The product of a 1970s mixed marriage, George Murdoch learned to fight early in life, fending off both race-baiting bullies and the demons of a dysfunctional home. Couch surfing all through high school and most of college, the quick-witted, sharp-tongued giant played football, ran drugs, and bounced at clubs to try to survive. After a false start with the WWE, he eventually became Snoop Dogg's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Post Hill Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TYRUS TYRClavel, Teru
Summary: "Combining the humor and warmth of Bringing Up Baby with the insight of The Smartest Kids in the World, World Class is a firsthand exploration of how American schools are failing our children, and what parents can learn from the Asian education system tohelp our children excel in today's competitive world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 370.9 CLABuruma, Ian.
Summary: "A family history of surpassing beauty and power: Ian Buruma's account of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world wars. During the almost six years England was at war with Nazi Germany, Winifred and Bernard Schlesinger, Ian Buruma's grandparents, and the film director John Schlesinger's parents, were, like so many others, thoroughly sundered from each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BURBuruma, Ian
Summary: "An exploration of the nature of collaboration, and all the gray areas between heroism and abject opportunism, through the interwoven stories of three World War II-era collaborators under Nazi and Japanese rule-Kawashima Yoshiko, Felix Kersten, and Friedrich Weinreb"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BURFuria, Philip
Summary: Traces the history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. --from publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42164 FURDas, Surya.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3444 DASFuqua, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Focal Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 779.2 FUQSurya Das
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 DASLeigh, Tera
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.7 LeighTutu, Desmond.
Summary: Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu has long been admired throughout the world for the heroism and grace he exhibited while encouraging countless South Africans in their struggle for human rights. In God Has a Dream, his most soul-searching book, he shares the spiritual message that guided him through those troubled times. Drawing on personal and historical examples, Archbishop Tutu reaches out to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 231.7 TUTBanks, Tyra
Summary: Shares the life lessons Tyra Banks learned from her mother and applied to her highly successful career, and how their close bond helped them to overcome many obstacles in life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BANKS, TYRA BANTyre, Peg.
Summary: From the moment they step into the classroom, boys begin to struggle. By eighth grade huge numbers are reading below basic level. Perhaps most alarmingly, boys now account for less than 43 percent of those enrolled in college, and the gap widens every semester! The growing gender imbalance in education portends massive shifts for the next generation: how much they make and whom they marry....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.821 TYRLeigh, Tera
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 LEISumino, Yoru
Summary: A high school boy finds the diary of his classmate - only to discover that she's dying. Yamauchi Sakura has been silently suffering from a pancreatic disease, and now exactly one person outside her family knows. He swears to her that he won't tell anyone what he learned, and the shared secret brings them closer together in this deeply moving, first-person story that traces their developing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 IFury, Dalton.
Summary: Former disgraced Delta Force commander Kolt "Racer" Raynor has earned his way back into The Unit after redeeming himself during an explosive operation at a black site in Pakistan. But he is about to face his deadliest challenge yet. The most wanted man in the world, American al Qaeda commander Daoud al Amriki, and his handpicked team of terrorist operatives, have acquired stores of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FURTarr, Bill
Summary: Step-by-step instructions for sleight of hand tricks using cards, coins, balls, and other common items.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.8 TarSummary: Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) designed some of the world's most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks; Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara constructed some of the most aesthetically audacious films ever made. Their artistry melds in a unique, enthralling cinematic experience. Teshigahara's film takes viewers on a tour of Gaudí's truly spectacular architecture, including his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC ANTKelley, Tera
Summary: "Readers will discover that trees have their own social network, and helping one another thrive is trending. The fascinating mycorrhizal fungi network runs underground through the forest via the roots of trees, allowing for connection and communication. Listen to the Language of the Trees captures the magic of talking trees that take care of their neighbors (not to mention the mysterious fungi...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 2023
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Summary: The Nobel Peace Prize-winner joins his daughter, an Anglican minister, to share a powerful vision on why each of us can find hope and joy even in troubled times--because we are all made for goodness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 170 TUTTutu, Desmond.
Summary: "The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. At the center of this attempt at healing a nation has been Archbishop Desmond Tutu, whom President Nelson Mandela named as Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. With the final report of the Commission just published, Archbishop Tutu offers his reflections on South...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968.065 TUTUTutu, Desmond.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Newmarket Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 283.68 TUTTutu, Desmond.
Summary: "Archbishop Desmond Tutu has witnessed some of the world's darkest moments, for decades fighting the racist government policy of apartheid and since then being an ambassador of peace amidst political, diplomatic, and natural disasters. Yet people continue to find him one of the most joyful and hopeful people they have encountered. In Made for Goodness, Tutu shares his source of strength and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 TUTMcCagg, Tory
Summary: "In 2012, McCagg and her husband built a solar-powered house in New Hampshire. It was to be a weekend getaway, with cats and chicks in tow, but they ended up moving there permanently when they learned their rooster would be banned back home in Rhode Island. While chicken kerfuffles lighten the mood, this is a story born of heartbreak, of yearning for the great beauty of the world as it used to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020