Summary: Actress/advocates and New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof meet individuals who are doing work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of challenge, transformation and hope.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HALLaRue, Nicole
Summary: "This adorable board book encourages toddlers to mimic the actions of animals both familiar and exotic. Little ones are encouraged to sway like an octopus, kick like a donkey, hop like a kangaroo, and much more. These simple, engaging prompts help children focus on the movement of their own bodies, helping to relieve stress and develop a mind-body connection." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2022
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Summary: 1607: A New Look at Jamestown is the ultimate book for the 400th anniversary of America's first settlement. With its expert appraisal of the latest archaeological evidence, this National Geographic title stands alone in its timely authority and its visual appeal. Author Karen Lange's gripping narrative incorporates analysis of the very latest discoveries from the Jamestown site. The text,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.5425 LANBrink, Nicholas E.
Summary: "A guide to using ecstatic trance to connect with your ancestors, rediscover your extrasensory powers, and reclaim the peaceful nature of humanity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bear & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 293 BRISummary: Betty is a best selling novelist who has invented her name to escape a troubled past made worse by her emotionally unstable and violent mother. When her young son is killed in an accident, her mother brings her a "replacement", a boy she kidnapped off the street.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Wellspring Media 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ALISummary: "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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: A former CIA officer and curator of the CIA Museum reveals the untold story of Ernest Hemingway's secret life as a spy for both the Americans and Soviets before and during World War II, and explores how his espionage activities influenced his literary work.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HEMINGWAY, ERNEST REYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B HEMINGWAY REYSummary: Examines the national public health threat posed by Alzheimer's disease, which erodes memory, thinking, and physical ability. Experts present evidence that unless a cure is found soon, the disease will have serious impact on the U.S. economy, bankrupting Medicare and Medicaid as well as millions of Americans.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ALZContents: Tema de Batman (Celio Balona) -- Era uma nota de (Loyce e os Gnomes) -- I wanna be your man (The Youngsters) -- Ourico (Serguei) -- Lindo sonho Delirante (Fabio) -- O carona (Tony e Som Colorido) -- God save the queen (14 Bis) -- Dia de chuva (Banda de 7 leguas) -- Vou sair do cativeiro (Ton & Sergio) -- As turbinas estao ligadas (Ely) -- Ele seculo xx (Com os Falcoes Reais) -- Cinturao de fogo...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tropicalia in Furs Records 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN BRASummary: "When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor, and a few rebellious friends, can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways. A timely look at a group of often misunderstood outsiders whose...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HAISummary: "The annual Kresge Eminent Artist Award salutes an exceptional artist in the visual, performing or visual arts for lifelong professional achievements and contributions to metropolitan Detroit's cultural community. Olayami Dabls is the 2022 Kresge Eminent Artist. This monograph honors his life and work."--Page [1].
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Kresge Foundation 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DABLS, OLAYAMI CULCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B DABLS CHRShakespeare, William
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHAOz, Amos.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OZSummary: "From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures. America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents' homeland and Honduran culture. Speaking Spanish at home, having...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 AMECurry, Lynne
Summary: "Bullies aren't limited to the playground. These days, they roam our offices and can be found everywhere from break rooms to boardrooms. They don't steal your lunch money, but they can make your work life a living hell--and even ruin your career. Whether the bully is a boss or a coworker...whether you're the target of manipulation, intimidation, verbal abuse, or deliberate humiliation, "Beating...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 158 CURSummary: Travel back in time, from the Arctic Ocean to Pacific tide pools, with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SERSummary: A chance car accident introduces the Henderson family to the real-life Bigfoot, who is anything but a ferocious monster. He quickly becomes a true friend of the family. They're soon in a race against the clock to return "Harry' to his natural environment before the authorities capture him.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HARNickols, Kay.
Summary: "Quiltmaking design process and construction method using one fabric. Technique requires no special tools. Step-by-step instructions illustrate process for easily constructed quilts"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Quilter's Society 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 NICWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WEISummary: Chronos imparts a unique vision of our world, the first non-verbal, non-fiction motion picture filmed in time-lapse photography. Chronos embarks on a cinematic journey across the worlds of natural beauty and manmade monuments, as it explores time.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: R&B Films 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHRPerkins, Nichole
Summary: "Pop culture is the Pandora's Box of our lives. Racism, wealth, poverty, beauty, inclusion, exclusion, and hope -- all of these intractable and unavoidable features course through the media we consume. Examining pop culture's impact on her life, Nichole Perkins takes readers on a rollicking trip through the last twenty years of music, media and the internet from the perspective of one southern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PERKINS, NICHOLE PERRaihani, Nichola
Summary: "In the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival. Cooperation is themeans by which life arose in the first place. It's how we progressed through scale and complexity, from free-floating strands of genetic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4 RAIDebbink, Andrea
Summary: "While rivers make up just a fraction of the water on Earth, they provide the majority of what we use every day. Rivers run over and through our world, and sometimes we don't even know they are there. But do we fully understand or even appreciate all that rivers can do?"
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.91 DEBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DEBNichol, Jeff.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice Hall 2001