Summary: Explores the nature of Islam and unfolds many of its inner-dimensions. It dispels many myths and discusses contributions to science and math.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 LEGMaher, Sanam
Summary: "In 2016, Pakistan's first social media celebrity, Qandeel Baloch, was murdered in a suspected honor killing. Her death quickly became a media sensation. It was both devastatingly routine and breathtakingly brutal, and in a new media landscape, it couldn't be ignored. Qandeel had courted attention and outrage with a talent for self-promotion that earned her comparisons to Kim Kardashian--and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BALOCH, QANDEEL MAHSetareh, Saghar
Summary: "When Iranian writer and food photographer Saghar Setareh moved to Italy at the age of 22, she was enchanted by the rich food culture of her adopted country, and this inspired a curiosity in the cuisine of her homeland and the surrounding countries of the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean. Pomegranates and Artichokes is the story of Saghar's own culinary journey from Iran to Italy, in which she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5676 SETSahai, Supriya
Summary: "This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science. Did you know that the technology behind cell phones was based on an idea developed during World War II by the Hollywood star Heddy Lamar to prevent the enemy intercepting radio messages? The computer and other electronic devices have changed life dramatically over the last 70 years-and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SAHAkyol, Mustafa
Summary: "A fascinating journey into Islam's diverse history of ideas, making an argument for an 'Islamic Enlightenment' today. In 'Reopening Muslim Minds,' Mustafa Akyol, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and opinion writer for The New York Times, both diagnoses 'the crisis of Islam' in the modern world, and offers a way forward. Diving deeply into Islamic theology, and also sharing lessons from his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297.09 AKYSabar, Ariel
Summary: "In 2012, Dr. Karen King, a star professor at the Harvard Divinity School, announced a blockbuster discovery at a scholarly conference just steps from the Vatican: She had found an ancient fragment of papyrus in which Jesus calls Mary Magdalene "my wife." The discovery made front-page news around the world - if early Christians believed that Jesus was married, it would threaten not just the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 229 SABLevine, Shar
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crafts LevineMoustafa, Ibrahim
Summary: "From Eisner nominated writer/artist Ibrahim Moustafa comes a thrilling sci/fi reimagining of the greatest revenge story ever told, The Count of Monte Cristo! Framed for treason and wrongfully imprisoned at the hands of a jealous rival and a corrupt magistrate, Redxan Samud escapes his hovering prison colony hell-bent on retribution. Give a map from his dying jail companion to the location of a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Humanoids Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MOUAkyol, Mustafa
Summary: Looks at the Islamic view of Jesus, exploring its origins in the seventh century and how it relates to the views of the Jews and Christians of the day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martins Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 AKYSuleyman, Mustafa
Summary: "We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organise your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 SULSagan, Sasha (Alexandra Rachel Druyan)
Summary: "Part memoir, part guidebook, and part social history, For Small Creatures Such as We is the first book from the daughter of Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan--a luminous exploration of all Earth's marvels that require no faith in order to be believed"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SAGAN, SASHA SAGBahari, Maziar.
Summary: A former prisoner in one of Iran's most notorious prisons offers a moving memoir of how thoughts of his family got him through the days of torture, in a book that also sheds light on Iran's history.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAHARI, MAZIAR BAHNasar, Sylvia.
Summary: The true story of John Nash, the math genius who was a legend by age thirty when he slipped into madness; through the selflessness of a beautiful woman and the loyalty of the mathematics community he emerged after decades of ghostlike existence to win a Nobel Prize; now a major motion picture--Cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NASH, JOHN NASRAMAZANI, JAHAN
Summary: A new revision of the classic anthology presents 195 poets and 1,596 poems representing the range of English language modern and contemporary poetry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: NORTO 0000
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Sahni, Julie.
Summary: In memory of Ernestine Ramsey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5954 SahSakhai, Essie
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moyer Bell 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.7 SakhaiSaval, Nikil.
Summary: Drawing from popular books, movies, comic strips and an abundance of management literature and business history, this surprising "secret history" shows how the white-collar world came to be, from the mid-19th century to today, and reveals what it might become.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 651.09 SAVSayer, Maggie.
Summary: Explores the basics of raising and breeding goats, detailing how to handle, house, and transport them, explaining goat behavior and psychology, discussing reproductive care and techniques, and providing tips for preventing disease and treating common ailments.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.2 SAYSchur, Michael
Summary: "From the creator of The Good Place and the co-creator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life, drawing on 2,500 years of deep thinking from around the world"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SCHCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Wit SchurSitar, Edyta.
Summary: Fabric designer and quilter Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts introduces you to the fun, beauty and ease of creating Half-Square Triangle Block Quilts through Triangle Block Exchange Programs. Quilts, wall hangings, table toppers, a tote and more are among the 15 projects provided. Complete project instructions and illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Landauer Publishing 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 SITStahr, Celia
Summary: "The riveting story of how three years spent in the United States transformed Frida Kahlo into the artist we know today Mexican artist Frida Kahlo adored adventure. In November, 1930, she was thrilled to realize her dream of traveling to the United States to live in San Francisco, Detroit, and New York. Still, leaving her family and her country for the first time was monumental. Only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KAHLO, FRIDA STAKohli, Sahaj Kaur
Summary: "A deeply personal, paradigm-shifting book from therapist, writer, and founder of @browngirltherapy that rethinks traditional therapy and self-care models, creating much-needed space for those left out of the narrative"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Life 2024
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Summary: Discover innovative, flavour-packed recipes for Middle Eastern dishes, inspired by author Shahir Massoud's Egyptian upbringing. From home-friendly adaptations of street foods and casual everyday staples, to new interpretations of traditional recipes, 'Eat, Habibi, Eat!' encourages you to explore delicious new dishes at home. Massoud is the host of CTV's 'Around the World in 10 Meals' and CBC's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Appetite by Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5962 MASSacher, Jason.
Summary: "Though Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most beloved figures in American history and millions of people visit the Lincoln Memorial each year, few are familiar with the intriguing stories behind this national monument. In authoritative yet friendly text and handsome watercolor illustrations, this volume reveals fascinating facts about the monument's design and construction, historic events...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books Llc 2014