Adaf, Shimon
Summary: Cycle of poems composed after Adaf's sister's death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alice James Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 492.4 ADAAwad, Amal
Summary: For as long as humans have existed, we have consulted everything from the stars to stones with symbols on them. Growing up in an Arab Muslim family, SBS journalist and TEDx presenter Amal Awad was keenly aware of the unseen forces at play in her life - superstition, fatalism and magical jinn were more real to her than any Hollywood fantasy. From fundy (aka fundamentalist) Muslim to New Age...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Murdoch Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204.092 AWAGollberg, Joanna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 739.27 GOLSummary: The feature-length documentary reveals the fascinating, far-reaching impact and appeal of the show with a compelling blend of rare footage, historical images, and behind-the-scenes stories while also exploring the dramatic talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. Known as the "King of TV Horror," the Emmy-winning filmmaker followed the show with other iconic genre favorites including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MASNordberg, Jenny.
Summary: An award-winning foreign correspondent who contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times series reveals the secret Afghan custom of disguising girls as boys to improve their prospects, discussing its political and social significance as well as the experiences of its practitioners
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.3 NORAdamo, Courtney
Summary: Explains human reproduction, including how an egg is fertilized, when the baby starts kicking, and at what point the baby can hear people talking to it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 618.2 ADAAhmed, Azam
Summary: "This unputdownable book weaves together two stories: the story of a courageous mother, and the story of the rise of drug cartels and of violence in Mexico. The story begins on an international bridge between Mexico and the U.S. Miriam Rodriguez is stalking one of the men who murdered her daughter. He is a member of the Zeta drug cartel that now controls what was once Miriam's quiet hometown of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 AHMGoldberger, Paul.
Contents: Introduction -- Meaning, culture, and symbol -- Challenge and comfort -- Architecture as object -- Architecture as space -- Architecture and memory -- Buildings and time -- Buildings and the making of place -- Glossary -- A note on bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2009
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Summary: An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden Afghan custom that will change your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl. Expanding on her widely read New York Times article "Afghan boys are prized, so girls live the part," in which she uncovered the phenomenon of bacha posh (literally "dressed up like a boy" in Dari), the practice of disguising and raising young girls as boys,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 305.3 NORNuchi, Adah
Summary: This girl-powered book about puberty is written in the voice of counselors in training at the fictional Camp Silver Moon. This fictionalized nonfiction diary-style guide follows nine 12-year-old girls at a summer camp is like having a best friend or older sister who shares everything there is to know about being comfortable in your chasing body so you can survive and thrive through puberty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 612.6 NUCRadam, Brian
Summary: "If chosen correctly and properly maintained, a high-quality lawnmower should provide many years of trouble-free service. This extensively illustrated, step-by-step practical manual provides the reader with advice on how to choose the best mower for their needs, and how to carry out DIY maintenance to keep it in tip-top condition, saving on potentially expensive professional servicing and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes Pub. 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.4 RADAlda, Alan
Summary: The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 ALDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation AldaHolmberg, Martha
Summary: "Americans eat more tomatoes than any vegetable except for the potato. But what do we do with all those tomatoes? Acclaimed chef, cooking teacher, and author Martha Holmberg shares 75 recipes to turn the tomato into glorious dishes. Whether it's a fresh-off-the-vine tomato or a just-picked-from-the-supermarket-shelf tomato, Holmberg has ideas to make the best of our favorite summer fruit. There...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.65642 HOLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.65642 HOLGoldberg, Dan
Summary: Packed with 75 approachable and delectable recipes for classic Cuban dishes; essays on Cuba's culture, history, and politics, and hundreds of breathtaking photos, ¡Cuba! offers readers a unique opportunity to dive into the food and culture of this vibrant country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 GOLGoldberg, Natalie
Summary: A collection of essays in which the author explores methods of writing based on her experience in Zen meditation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 GOLGoldberg, Nieca.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.12 GOLGoldberg, Whoopi
Summary: From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2024
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Summary: Goldberg wants her readers to know: 'You have everything you need to be fantastic in your own house, apartment, or trailer to set a great table.' Entertaining is more about fun than about perfection. And whether it's a Christmas extravaganza or tea just for you, she shares ideas for setting the table (and decorating the bathroom-- don't forget people will see that too!). She wants her readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 642 GOLGoldberg, Carrie
Summary: Nobody's Victim is an unflinching look at a hidden world most people don't know exists--one of stalking, blackmail, and sexual violence, online and off--and the incredible story of how one lawyer, determined to fight back, turned her own hell into a revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 GOLGoldberg, Dave
Summary: The "Ask a Physicist" columnist for io9.com explains how space, time, and everything in between are shaped by hidden symmetries that have driven recent discoveries about the universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.725 GOLGoldberg, Jonah
Summary: "With his trademark blend of political history, social science, economics, and pop culture ... Jonah Goldberg makes the timely case that America and other democracies are in peril as they lose the will to defend the values and institutions that sustain freedom and prosperity. Instead we are surrendering to populism, nationalism and other forms of tribalism."--Amazon.com summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.5 GOLGoldberg, Natalie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2000
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Summary: A collection of essays on life as a writer urges aspirants to the craft to take chances, learn self-acceptance, and make a daily commitment to writing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1990
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Publisher / Publication Date: Museum of Photographic Arts 1995