Summary: From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year dictator, through military rule, and culminating with the forced military removal of the Muslim Brotherhood president in the summer of 2013, we follow a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and regimes, and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience. The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster. Through the news, we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SQUZaman, Muhammad H. (Muhammad Hamid)
Summary: "Superbugs, born of antibiotic resistance, are a growing global health crisis. Award-winning educator and researcher at Boston University Muhammad Zaman, Ph.D. tells the story about how we got here and what we must do to combat this threat that connects us all"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9 ZAMSummary: Explores the nature of Islam and unfolds many of its inner-dimensions. It dispels many myths and discusses contributions to science and math.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 LEGRoberts, Randy
Summary: "Freshly adapted for young readers, this in-depth portrait showcases the complex bond between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, revealing how Malcolm aided in molding Cassius Clay into Muhammad Ali and helped him become an international symbol of Black pride and Black independence"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 ROBHamdy, Osama.
Summary: "Why WAIT? In this groundbreaking book, diabetes and weight management expert Osama Hamdy, M.D., Ph.D., reveals how you can reverse the course of your type 2 diabetes, lose weight for good and finally reclaim your health-in just 12 weeks! Dr. Hamdy isat the forefront of cutting-edge clinical research conducted at Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.462 HAMRoberts, Randy
Summary: In 1962, boxing writers and fans considered Cassius Clay an obnoxious self-promoter, and few believed that he would become the heavyweight champion of the world. But Malcolm X, the most famous minister in the Nation of Islam--a sect many white Americans deemed a hate cult saw the potential in Clay, not just for boxing greatness, but as a means of spreading the Nation s message. The two became...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 ROBMuhammad, Ibtihaj
Summary: Ibtihaj Muhammad's path to Olympic greatness has been marked with opposition and near-debilitating challenges because of her race, religion, and gender. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on the U.S. women's saber team, she had to push past sterotypes, misconceptions, and negativity to find her own path to success and Olympic Glory. Her reflection provides an unflinching...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUHAMMAD, IBTIHAJ MUHHamby, Chris
Summary: Uncovers the sobering resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, the cover-up activities of the coal mining industry, and the awareness activities of regional mining communities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.11 HAMSarwar, Muhammad
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297.122 SARYunus, Muhammad
Summary: After helping to save 7.5 million Bangladeshi from poverty, nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus opens a branch of his Grameen Bank in an effort to help women in Queens, N.Y., achieve their American dream.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TOHamby, Rachel
Summary: Introduces readers to the basic features of a graph, such as legends, labels, and scales. Readers will learn how to use these features to read bar graphs, line graphs, and many other kinds of graphs. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, labeled diagrams, a quiz and answer key, a phonetic glossary, an index, sources for further research, and an introduction to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 511 HAMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J005.118 CWMohammad, Akikur
Summary: "As compelling as it is informative and authoritative, The Anatomy of Addiction will lead you to a better understanding about the causes, prevention, and treatment of addiction. It explains in layman's terms what constitutes effective, evidence-based addiction medicine and how to find it. This book provides actionable, scientific information for addicts and their families and details how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perigee 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.2 MOHSabaaneh, Mohammad
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Publisher / Publication Date: Street Noise Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SABMohammed, Rahaf
Summary: In January 2019, then 18-year-old Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed escaped from her family while holidaying in Kuwait. She was fleeing systematic abuse of her human rights as a woman growing up in Saudi Arabia and, specifically, her family's threats to kill her because she desired the freedoms Western women take for granted. She boarded a plane bound for Bangkok, en route to Australia where she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MOHAMMAD, RAHAF MOHNasheed, Mohamed
Summary: President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives wages a campaign to stop global warming beacause a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge his country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ISLAli, Muhammad
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALI, MUHAMMAD ALIMuhammad, Ibtihaj
Summary: Shares the life story of the Olympic fencer, including how she overcame feeling out of place in her sport and how she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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Summary: "An irresistible, nostalgic, and insightful--and totally original--ramble through classic children's literature from Vanity Fair contributing editor (and father) Bruce Handy. In 1690, the dour New England Primer, thought to be the first American children's book, was published in Boston. Offering children gems of advice such as "Strive to learn" and "Be not a dunce," it was no fun at all. So...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HANDY, BRUCE HANHardy, Thomas
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.8 HARSummary: Don't know who Tom Shadyac is? As a writer and a director, Shadyac first unleashed Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Nutty Professor remake on the world, and then a string of film fiascoes, but that's all behind him now. A bike accident left him with a host of debilitating maladies and brought him to the verge of suicide, so he took stock of his life and set out on a quest to answer some of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shady Acres, Inc. 2011
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Summary: Examines how towns across the United States have grown thanks to the existence of one large business being run from the community, discusses how those single-business communities have influenced the American economy, and explores the benefits and consequences of these towns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 GREHardy, Grant
Summary: In "Understanding the Book of Mormon," Hardy offers the first comprehensive analysis of the work's narrative structure in its 180 year history. He identifies the book's literary techniques, such as characterization, embedded documents, allusions, and parallel narratives, and shows how the narrators--Nephi, Mormon, and Moroni--each has a distinctive voice woven into an integral whole.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.3 HARHardy, Paula
Summary: Lonely Planet Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Dive off the coast of Mauritius, get a sweat up hiking through the dramatic mountains of Reunion, or laze on idyllic beach in the Seychelles; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Mauritius,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.982 MAUCarlson, Elizabeth Hamby
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Publisher / Publication Date: Martingale 2004