Mura, David
Summary: "From the country's founding through the summer of Black Lives Matter in 2020, David Mura unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present. Mura shows how deeply we need to change our racial narratives to dissolve the myth of Whiteness and fully acknowledge the experiences of Black Americans"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 MURBurda, Cindy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.18 BURHornbacher, Marya
Summary: When Marya Hornbacher published her first book, Wasted, she did not yet know the reason for her all-but-shattered young life. At age 24, Hornbacher was diagnosed with Type 1 rapid-cycle bipolar, the most severe form of bipolar disease there is. Here, in her trademark wry, self-revealing voice, Hornbacher tells her new story. She takes us inside her own desperate attempts to control violently...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Mind HornbacherKurma dasa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 KURMartines, Lauro.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945 MAROjito, 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 OJIBarghūthī, Murīd.
Summary: Barred from his homeland after 1967's Six-Day War, the poet Mourid Barghouti spent thirty years in exile, shuttling among the world's cities, yet secure in none of them; separated from his family for years at a time; never certain whether he was a visitor, a refugee, a citizen, or a guest. As he returns home for the first time since the Israeli occupation, Barghouti crosses a wooden bridge over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 892.7 BARFuria, Philip
Summary: Traces the history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. --from publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42164 FURGinsburg, Mirra.
Summary: A retelling of a traditional Korean tale in which a mirror brought from China causes confusion within a family as each member looks in it and sees a different stranger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GINGurba, Myriam
Summary: "Myriam Gurba's debut is the bold and hilarious tale of her coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Mean turns what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy. This is a confident, funny, brassy book that takes the cost of sexual assault, racism, misogyny, and homophobia deadly seriously. We act mean to defend ourselves from boredom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GURBA, MYRIAM GURKurta, Allen
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 KURMucha, Laura
Summary: "Find out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book, written by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside trained chef and food writer Ed Smith. From biltong to biryani, papaya to passionfruit, and ramen to roti, there are so many different dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 641.5 MUCOakley, Myrna
Summary: "Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, Oregon off the beaten path shows you the Beaver State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed--from the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales. So if you've "been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.9504 OAKRoca, Nuria.
Summary: Discusses the various facets of the spring season, including activities and celebrations, through simple questions and answers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Roca 2004Andrews, Munya
Summary: The history, legend and mythology of a star cluster associated with women for aeons of human history. Munya captures the richness of the mysterious constellation Pleiades and explains the recurring significance of these celestial sisters who animate the myths of cultures as diverse as Classical Greece and Aboriginal Australia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spinifex Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 202.12 ANDDas, Surya.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3444 DASRoca, Nuria.
Summary: Discusses the various facets of the winter season, including activities and celebrations, through simple questions and answers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Roca 2004Kaye, Myrna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 739.4774 KAYMills, Marja.
Summary: "One journalist's memoir of her personal friendship with Harper Lee and her sister, drawing on the extraordinary access they gave her to share the story of their lives. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one of the best loved novels of the twentieth century. But for the last fifty years, the novel's celebrated author, Harper Lee, has said almost nothing on the record. Journalists have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEE, HARPER MILMarya, Rupa
Summary: "Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health and structural injustices--and to offer a new deep medicine that can heal our bodies and our world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1 MARKnowlton, Laurie Lazzaro.
Summary: A collection of over fifty stories from the Old and New Testaments, each followed by a "Faith to Grow" note to reinforce the key points from a Catholic perspective, a "Works of Praise" hands-on activity to reinforce the story's theme, and a prayer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 220 KNOHokkanen, Mirka
Summary: A stinky cat hides when it's time for a bath.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOKMurad, Noor
Summary: "The superteam of chefs behind the New York Times bestseller Shelf Love delivers maximum-flavor recipes with make-ahead condiments, sauces, and more toppings that transform any dish into an Ottolenghi favorite Extra Good Things is all about the secret culinary weapons--condiments, sauces, dressings, and more make-ahead items--that can make a good meal spectacular. The abundant,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 MURPurja, Nimsdai
Summary: "Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 8000 meter "Death Zone" peaks. He did so in less than seven months, breaking the previous record of seven years. In this spellbinding memoir, tied to the acclaimed Netflix documentary "14 Peaks," Purja reveals the man behind the climbs, explaining how his early life in Nepal and training as a soldier in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022