Summary: Today, Europe's fastest growing Jewish population is in Berlin. Germany is considered one of the most democratic societies in the world, assuming the position of moral leader of Europe as they embrace hundreds of thousands of refugees. This development couldn't have been imagined in 1945. Through personal stories Germans & Jews explores Germany's transformation as a society, from silence about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GERTsing, Anna Lowenhaupt.
Summary: "A tale of diversity within our damaged landscapes, The Mushroom at the End of the World follows one of the strangest commodity chains of our times to explore the unexpected corners of capitalism. Here, we witness the varied and peculiar worlds of matsutake commerce: the worlds of Japanese gourmets, capitalist traders, Hmong jungle fighters, industrial forests, Yi Chinese goat herders, Finnish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 TSILong, Donna
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 779 Long,Summary: Wonderwoman, Thief Catcher, and Invisible Girl team up to battle the baby stealing Demon-Lord of the Underworld.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE HERSummary: The all-American story of two Midwestern boys who truly believed they could fly, Orville and Wilbur Wright. Discover little-known facts about these visionary brothers and their flying machines that changed the world.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2003
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WRIGuojing
Summary: In this wordless graphic novel, a young girl traveling from her city apartment to her grandmother's country home becomes lost and enters a fantastical world in the clouds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2015
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Summary: Having been a songwriter most of my life, condensing my ideas and emotions into short rhming couplets and setting them to music, I had never really considered writing a book. But upon arriving at the reflective age of fifty, I found myself drawn, for the first time, to write long passages that were as stimulating and intriguing to me as any songwrting I had ever done. And so Broken Music began...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Press 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A road trip though the creative spirit of the American South, a world of churches, prisons, coal mines, and mountains, with alternative country musician and songwriter Jim White acting as tour guide. Presents a collage of stories and testimonies while a strange Southern Jesus looms in the background.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SEAYang, Jwing-Ming
Summary: Applying an ancient Chinese healing art to a common health problem, the author presents a variety of Qigong techniques that will alleviate the pain and suffering caused by arthritis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: YMAA Publication Center 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.722 YANYoung, Anna G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Richardson, Bond & Wright 1965
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 386.5 YOUSmialek, Jeanna
Summary: "The marble halls of the Federal Reserve have always held secrets; for decades the Fed did the utmost to preserve its room to maneuver, operating behind the scenes as much as possible. Yet over the past two decades, this elite world of bankers and economists speaking a language that only monetary experts could understand has been forced to change its ways. Amid rising inequality, weakening...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.1 SMIYoung, Joan H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books Leaving Footprints 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 YOUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Trav USA YoungBarkin, Janna
Summary: This true story by a family about raising their transgender son is both a captivating read and an invaluable support source for parents facing similar issues. A warm, insightful portrait of a family that includes tips on helping young transgender people navigate their transition, it will support, educate and inspire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BARMendez, Jonna
Summary: "Jonna Hiestand Mendez began her CIA career as a "contract wife," a second-class citizen who was hired as a convenience to her husband, a young officer stationed in Switzerland. She needed his permission to open a bank account or shut off the gas to her apartment, and she performed menial duties for the CIA. Despite battling sexism at all levels of the agency, Mendez's talent for espionage was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2024
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Summary: "16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced and she's just been suspended for cursing out a school aide asking about her father's new marriage. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more. Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who's moving to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ESTRizzo, Johnna.
Summary: Swim with sharks! Dive with dolphins! Stroll the beach with penguins! Young readers will joyfully immerse themselves in this awesome adventure at sea, in which stunning National Geographic photos reveal hidden worlds of action and beauty. We meet 30 favorite sea creatures and explore their watery homes: playful dolphins, mysterious sharks, graceful sea turtles, waddling penguins, and dozens of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J591.77 RIZSummary: An eclectic group of artists performed selections from the Bob Dylan songbook on October 16, 1992 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dylan's debut album.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Records 2014
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BOBGur, Janna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 2007
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641 GURTaborda, Joana
Summary: Lonely Planet's Portugal is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Spend an evening in one of Lisbon's many fado houses, discover stunning architecture in Porto and soak up the sun in the Algarve; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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Summary: Discover the power of the weather in this full-color introduction to natural disasters for kids ages 7 to 10 that explores the science behind earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, wildfires, and tornadoes with STEM projects and real-world connections!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.34 HANKhanna, Ro
Summary: "Rep Ro Khanna offers a revolutionary roadmap to facing America's digital divide. In Khanna's vision, "just as people can move to technology, technology can move to people. People need not be compelled to move from one place to another to reap the benefits offered by technological progress" (from the foreword by Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in Economics)"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 KHAOkun, Alanna
Summary: People who craft know things. They know how to transform piles of yarn into sweaters and scarves. They know that some items, like woolen bikini tops, are better left unknit. They know that making a hat for a newborn baby isn't just about crafting something small but appreciating the beginnings of life, which sometimes helps make peace with the endings. They know that if you knit your boyfriend...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 OKUBrewster, Joeann.
Summary: Meal for the Week: Anti Inflammatory Recipes and Diet Foods The Meal of the Week book covers two sections, a general dieting cookbook and the anti inflammatory diet. Each section contains diets that work in helping you to build a weekly meal planner with good healthy meal ideas. Many people suffer from inflammation issues and the foods called for in the ingredients of the anti inflammatory diet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cooking Genius 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Textbook Co. 1993