Miketa, Ann.
Summary: The author recounts some of the unsettling and unsavory patrons she came across during her fifteen years working in a Midwest public library.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Publish America 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 813 MikAlbertson, Mikala
Summary: "The world is shouting at us to be more, to strive harder, and to never stop pushing. In her evocative writing style, Mikala Albertson takes you through her transparent and gritty story of chasing a perfect and pretend life and invites you to embrace who you already are: loved, imperfect, mostly ordinary, and so very on purpose"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 ALBMinato, Kanae
Summary: "After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yūko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yūko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MINMiyabe, Miyuki
Summary: Sugimura Saburo of the Imata Concern Public Relations Office is consulted by the daughters of the company's driver, Nobuo Kajita, who died in an accident. Inspired by their desire to write a book about their late father, a surprising scene begins to spread in front of Saburo, who has begun to follow the seemingly ordinary life of Kajita. A heart-throbbing mystery carefully spun by a rare...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bungei Shunjū 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.6 FIC MIYKanamori, Miyako.
Summary: Explains how to transform worn-out gloves, mittens, and socks into a menagerie of whimsical creations, in a guide that presents thirteen projects that include monkeys, elephants, piglets, bunnies, and fish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Home 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Craft Sew KanamoriOjito, Mirta.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OJITO, MIRTA OJIForsyth, Adrian.
Contents: 1. In the realm of the tropics -- 2. Fertility -- 3. Canyons of light -- 4. Hangers-on -- 5. Matapalo -- 6. Listen to the flowers -- 7. "Eat me" -- 8. Bugs and drugs -- 9. Creeping socialists -- 10. Army ants -- 11. Artful guises -- 12. Southbound -- 13. Jerry's maggot -- 14. Singing in the rain -- 15. Night walks -- 16. The eternal tropics -- 17. Paradise lost?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.3 FOROjito, Mirta A.
Summary: Documents the true story of a Long Island immigrant's murder in 2008, citing the hate biases that compelled a group of teens to attack the Ecuadorean victim, who became a symbol of flaws in America's immigration system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 OJIAVARY, MYRTA LOCKETT
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1906
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 AVASummary: Looks at the life of Ramblin' Jack Elliott who traveled and sang with Woody Guthrie and became a mentor to Bob Dylan. Documented by his daughter Aiyana, this film, shot over a period of two years, contains performances, interviews and archival material including home movies from the Guthrie family's private collection.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Lorber CentreStage 2001
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BalPartridge, Elizabeth
Summary: "Legendary photographers Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams all photographed the Japanese American incarceration, but with different approaches-and different results. This nonfiction picture book for middle grade readers examines the Japanese-American incarceration-and the complexity of documenting it-through the work of these three photographers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 PAROluseyi, Hakeem M. (Hakeem Muata)
Summary: "Born into extreme poverty and emotional deprivation, James Edward Plummer was blessed with a genius I.Q. and a love of science. But in his community, a young bookworm quickly becomes a target for violence and abuse. As he struggles to survive his childhood in some of the toughest cities in the country, and his teenage years in the equally poor backwoods of Mississippi, James adopts the hybrid...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 OLUYin, Saw Myat
Summary: "Because the people of Myanmar are relatively isolated from much of the development that has occurred in other parts of the globe, they have managed to maintain core traditions and values that have been in place for thousands of years. But when their way of life is threatened, as it has been during times of political upheaval and various human rights violations that have alarmed international...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.1 YINYungblud
Summary: From the messed-up mind of music sensation YUNGBLUD comes the follow-up to 2019's smash hit graphic novel The Twisted Tales of The Ritalin Club! Now eighteen, and having graduated from Blackheart's High School; YUNGBLUD, plus his super-powered friends Harmony, Scout, Zombie Joshua, Em, and Encore are now enrolled as students at Quarry Bank University. At first, it seems like university life is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Z2 Comics 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 YUNSummary: A collection of the Field & Stream editor's favorite true-life hunting tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.83 BESCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.83 BESCasilla, Robert
Summary: "This bilingual picture book for kids recalls Major League Baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera's childhood in Panama, his fascination with playing ball-even if he had to make his glove out of cardboard-and his eventual signing with the New York Yankees, where he helped win five World Series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books/Arte Público Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB 468 CAS Spanish/EnglishDiep, Hayley
Summary: "This dynamic picture book biography introduces readers of all ages to Wataru Misaka, the first non-white athlete to play in the NBA. Wataru "Wat" Misaka, a Japanese American boy born to immigrant parents, liked to play basketball under the glow of stars and a small street lamp in Ogden, Utah. America was home to Wat, but with the onset of World War II, many people thought he didn't belong. "Go...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MISSummary: The former NFL star turned social activist presents 30 essays from political prisoners, grassroots organizers and scholars such as Angela Davis and Dereck Purnell that focus on the police and incarceration abolition movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaepernick Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.6 ABOSummary: "Simply raw: reversing diabetes in 30 days, chronicles six Americans with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, live, raw foods in order to reverse diabetes naturally. The participants are challenged to give up meat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, soda, junk food, fast food, processed food, packaged food, and even cooked food--as well as go without...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raw for Thirty LLC 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.263 SIMNickens, T. Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.5 NICSummary: In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 320 HOWSummary: "This captivating documentary film tells the story of the Russian all-girl punk rock band Pussy Riot, who stood up to the Russian government's human rights oppression and paid the price by being incarcerated in 2011. But rather than silencing their voices, the incident only amplified them, turning the band into a global symbol of feminist political activism, culminating in their widely seen...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACTWolfe, Jenna
Summary: "A month from now, you'll wish you had started today. Yes, a month is all it takes to see long-term results. And seriously--even YOU can lose that weight! Food and exercise fads come and go, mainly because they just aren't sustainable. After a few days, you're hungry, bored, or hungry AND bored. That's why diet and fitness expret Jenna Wolfe created her famous 30-Day Fitness Challenge for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2015
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Summary: "Surrounded by heroes, Garo finds himself in a tight spot. But despite the great numbers, he defeats the heroes one by one with his unmatched strength before Genos comes rushing in! Meanwhile, Saitama is reaching the height of irritation in his own battle...with King?!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019