Summary: Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm, LLC 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NANCarter, Christine
Summary: Drawing on what hard science says about the factors that breed happiness in childhood and beyond, here are 10 simple principles for fostering the skills and habits that will set the stage for optimism, emotional health, and confidence for kids.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 646.7 CARHett, Benjamin Carter
Summary: "Berlin, November 1937. In a secret meeting with his top advisors, Adolf Hitler proclaims the urgent necessity for a war of aggression in Europe. Some conservatives are unnerved by this grandiose plan, but they are soon silenced, setting in motion events that will lead to the most calamitous war in history. Benjamin Carter Hett, the author of The Death of Democracy, his acclaimed history of the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 HETHett, Benjamin Carter
Summary: "A riveting account of how the Nazi Party came to power and how the failures of the Weimar Republic and the shortsightedness of German politicians allowed it to happen. Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a democratic government allow Adolf Hitler to seize power? In [this book], Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, and the story he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.086 HETSummary: While rival drug cartels warred in the streets, the Columbian national soccer team took a rapid rise to glory, with Andres Escobar its inspirational captain. Meanwhile the infamous drug baron, Pablo Escobar, pioneered "Narco-soccer". After a mistake by Andres led to a loss at the 1994 World Cup, less than ten days later he was gunned down outside a bar, a tragedy documented in this thriller...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: ESPN Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TWOCoop, Christiana
Summary: Offers a look into 20 covetable homes designed to promote feelings of coziness, companionship, and comfort, from an intimate apartment in San Francisco to a log cabin in Wyoming, a family home in Minneapolis, and a colorful oasis in Brooklyn. With page after page of aspirational interiors, engaging interviews with home owners, and tips on creating similar feelings in any space, this eyecatching...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 COOMcMahon, Serah-Marie
Summary: Looks at the harmful history of fashion, including profiles of garments, accessories, and fabrics that have injured or killed their wearers; accounts of modern factory accidents; and issues of workplace safety in the textile and garment industries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Qwlkids Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 391.009 MCMSummary: The story of the musical Carter and Cash families, the dynasty at the heart of country music. Starting with the Original Carter Family, A.P., Sara, and Maybelle, this film traces the flow of their influence through generations of musicians, the transformation of that act into the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle, the marriage of Johnny Cash and June Carter, and the efforts of the present-day...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WINMeyerowitz, Seth
Summary: Documents the story of a World War II American Air Force turret-gunner who was one of two escapees when his team's plane was shot down near Cognac in 1943, tracing his harrowing six-month flight to safety across the Pyrenees under constant pursuit by the Gestapo.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wars MeyerowitzMartin, Keith
Summary: "A nuts-and-bolts explainer book that explores what cryptography does, how it keeps us secure in cyberspace, and why it is so controversial. Though we may not see it, cryptography plays a critical role in our everyday lives, from the movies we stream andour Google searches to even opening our car doors with electronic key fobs. Broadly defined as a set of tools for establishing the basic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Scientist Bruce Banner has been living in the shadows, scouring the earth for an antidote. Warmongers dream of abusing his powers and won't leave Bruce alone. He suffers from his constant need to be with the only woman he has ever love, Betty Ross, and Bruce knows that he must return to civilization. The brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD INC RATED PG-13Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE INCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie IncredibleSeth
Contents: "The story presented here was originally serialized in issues ten through fifteen of the comic book series, Palookaville."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2004
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SETPeach-Pit
Summary: Schoolgirl Amu has 3 secret magical companions. They are searching for a magic egg, a powerful weapon that could mean trouble in the wrong hands.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SHUMartin, Ruth.
Summary: Five spectacular spreads feature 3-D lenticular pop-ups that fly off the pages and shimmer in the light, showcasing incredible insects and bejeweled bugs in their natural habitats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Dolphin Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Pop-Up Books, Call number: J 595.7 MARWang, John
Summary: "A look at the food that vendors from all over the world serve at the Queens Night Market in Queens, New York, the most diverse urban area on Earth"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 WANFigueres, Christiana
Summary: "In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--tackle arguably the most urgent and consequential challenge humankind has ever faced: the world's changing climate and the fate of humanity. In The Future We Choose, the authors outline two possible scenarios for the planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 FIGChristman, Mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haynes North America 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 Ford TempoMartel, Rozen
Summary: Resin experts Rozen Martel-Gouľibo and Nadia Jullien share 37 different customizable projects to accessorize any outfit. Create necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets, and more and build confidence with the techniques taught and put your own creative spin on custom jewelry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stash Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Christman, Phil.
Summary: "What does the future hold for the Midwest? A vast stretch of fertile farmland bordering one of the largest concentrations of fresh water in the world, the Midwestern US seems ideally situated for the coming challenges of climate change. But it also sits at the epicenter of a massive economic collapse that many of its citizens are still struggling to overcome. The question of what the Midwest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belt Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 CHRChristman, Jill
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Georgia Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 CHRSummary: Recounts the triumph and travails of the eighteen African American athletes representing the United States in the 1936 Olympics, who endured racism in Hitler's Berlin as well as back home in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OLYMarvel Press.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARDitchfield, Christin
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1976
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 361.37 DITMartel, Yann.
Summary: Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World 2006