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Bancroft, Henrietta. Dakin Davies, Helen Davies, Helen. Hooper, David Keller, Thomas Pelzer, David J.Pelzer, David J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 PELBancroft, Henrietta.
Summary: Describes the many different ways animals cope with winter, including migration, hibernation, and food storage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.54 BANHooper, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1987
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 794.1 HOOPelzer, David J.
Summary: [This book] is [an] account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played torturous, unpredictable games - games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PELZER, DAVE PELPelzer, David J.
Summary: Pelzer walks readers through the process of learning how to turn the experience gained from past hurts into the power to live a better life and help others do the same with his trademark wisdom, support, and tough love. "You do not have to be a mayor of a major metropolis or CEO of a Fortune 500 company in order to take a stand for your convictions; to lead, rally, or educate others for your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2008
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Summary: "All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality, denying him food and clothing, torturing him in any way...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1999
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.76 PELCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PELZER, DAVE PELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B Pelzer PelPelzer, David J.
Summary: Amidst the towering redwood trees and the serenity of his childhood utopia of the Russian River, Dave Pelzer reflects on having the courage to move forward in your life, the peace to accept yourself, the vulnerability to strip yourself of facades, and to find the tenacity to carry on when life doesn't turn out the way you planned.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 921 PELZER, DAVID PELPelzer, David J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 158.1 PELPelzer, David J.
Summary: In this sequel to A Child Called "It" answers will be exposed and new adventures revealed in this compelling story of his life as an adolescent. Now considered and F-child--a foster child--young David experiences the instability of moving in and out of five different homes. Those who feel that all foster kids are trouble--and unworthy of being loved just because they are not part of a real...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1997
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Summary: Amidst the towering redwood trees and the serenity of his childhood utopia of the Russian River, Dave Pelzer reflects on having the courage to move forward in your life, the peace to accept yourself, the vulnerability to strip yourself of facades, and to find the tenacity to carry on when life doesn't turn out the way you planned.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PELZER, DAVID J PELPelzer, David J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 362.76 PELZER, DAVE PELPelzer, David J.
Summary: Now this former lost boy who defeated insurmountable odds to emerge whole and happy at last takes us on his incredible odyssey toward healing and forgiveness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2004
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 362.73 PELCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PELZER, DAVID J PELDavies, Helen
Summary: Labeled drawings provide the French equivalent for two thousand basic English words and phrases.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J FRENCH 443.21 DAVBancroft, Henrietta.
Summary: Describes the many different ways animals cope with winter, including migration, hibernation, and food storage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.543 BANCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Animal BancroftDavies, Helen.
Summary: Labeled drawings provide the Spanish equivalent for hundreds of basic English words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [EDC Pub.] 2010
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 463 DAVKeller, Thomas
Summary: "When The French Laundry Cookbook was published in 1999 (five years after the opening of the French Laundry restaurant), it broke the mold of all previous cookbooks; it has since come to be considered by many to be the most important restaurant cookbook ever published. With more than 600,000 copies in print, the book has been an education for thousands, from home cooks to aspiring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Books 2020
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641.5944 KELSummary: William Burroughs: the Beats éminence grise, "literary outlaw," culture hero to generations of poets, musicians, artists, and filmmakers who had their minds blown by his 1959 classic, banned-in-America "Naked Lunch." This film covers his life in a straightforward manner, but the portrait drawn is at odds with the character who wrote in outlandish graphic detail about then-forbidden sexuality in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yonilizer Productions 2011
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WILSummary: 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 2010Summary: A tongue-in-cheek look at the insect world, ultimately portraying the insect as an indomitable menace and potential threat to nature and the human race.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Films 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HELSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Nikola Tesla has come to be seen by many as a tragic figure, a visionary engineer who died impoverished and largely forgotten--eclipsed by names such as Edison and Marconi. A tireless inventor who registered numerous patents and developed many working prototypes, Tesla would become most famous for his dazzling demonstrations. Audiences flocked to see him send thousands of volts of electricity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Records 2014