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Americans Food Figure drawing Technique Frank, Anne 1929-1945 Grand Rapids (Mich.) Biography Imagination Immigrants Michigan Grand Rapids Biography Machine quilting Patterns Nguyen, Bich Minh Childhood and youth Sullivan, Kathryn D Vietnamese Americans Michigan Grand Rapids BiographyAmano, Yoshitaka
Summary: Elegant Spirits first contains Amano's adaptation of The Tale of Genji, a psychological exploration of courtly love written a thousand years ago by Lady Murasaki, and often considered to be the earliest novel ever written. The second half of Elegant Spirits is Amano's Fairies, his portrayals of the many magical beings of English and Celtic lore and drama--from brownies and the Seelie Court, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2021
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 741.6 AMAPanjabi, Camellia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1995
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.595 Pajabi 1995Gies, Miep
Summary: Hiding Otto Frank and his family in an Amsterdam office building during World War II, Miep Gies shares a remarkable story of courage and devastation along with the special friendship of a young girl whose memory remains in hearts across the world.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Springwater 2008
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.53 GIEGies, Miep
Summary: An autobiography by the woman who helped hide the Frank family in Amsterdam during World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5315 GIENies, Judith
Summary: Describes the darker side of the history of Las Vegas and Black Mesa, Arizona, including the relocation of fifteen thousand Navajo to mine coal for cheap electricity for the Vegas Strip and the precipitous drop in the water level of Lake Mead. An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.3135 NIEPincus, Meeg
Summary: When the Frank family and others are found and arrested during World War II, Miep Gies hides young Anne's papers from the Nazis and later is instrumental in having her beloved friend's diary published.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GIETran, Thi Minh Phuoc
Summary: Collects fifteen Vietnamese folktales, including "Mai An Tiem and the watermelon seeds," which tells the story about orphan Mai An Tiem who is banished to a remote island by the king despite his loyalty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 TRANguyen, Bich Minh.
Summary: A memoir of Bich Nguyen and her journey to become a "real" American.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 NGUYEN, BICH MINH NGUCaselli, Giovanni
Summary: Describes the discovery and excavation of the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., and what has been learned about life there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: P. Bedrick Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937.7 CASNguyen, Bich Minh
Summary: "From the award-winning author of Stealing Buddha's Dinner, a powerful memoir of a mother-daughter relationship fragmented by war and resettlement. At the end of the Vietnam War, when Beth Nguyen was eight months old, she and her father, sister, grandmother, and uncles fled Saigon for America. Beth's mother stayed--or was left--behind, and they did not meet again until Beth was nineteen. Over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NGUYEN, BICH MINH NGUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B NGUYEN NGUNguyen, Hieu Minh
Summary: "Not Here is a flight plan for escape and a map for navigating home; a queer Vietnamese American body in confrontation with whiteness, trauma, family, and nostalgia; and a big beating heart of a book. Nguyen's poems ache with loneliness and desire and the giddy terrors of allowing yourself to hope for love, and revel in moments of connection achieved"--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 NGUCaselli, Giovanni
Summary: Discusses the efforts of Heinrich Schliemann to uncover the ancient city of Troy and what his archeological finds revealed about life in this legendary location.
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Publisher / Publication Date: P. Bedrick Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 939.21 CASCasella, Cesare.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDG Books Worldwide 1998
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.59 CASCameli, Christina
Summary: A quick path to a bold quilt design, wedges are versatile and captivating―a must-have shape in the modern quilter's toolbox. Expertly piece this trendy and versatile shape without complicated math or drafting. Sew up 10 distinctive quilts, each with full-size patterns, plus get tips on how to accurately cut and sew wedges. Best-selling author Christina Cameli's wedge quilt patterns are so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 CAMCameli, Christina
Summary: "A process book about how to create quilting designs by combining free-motion motifs. Covers types of motifs, both individual and allover, free-motion skills, and 30+ combination designs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing 2021
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Summary: "Xinyue and his brother are seekers, hunting Aweto--a rare, plantlike treasure--along the Silk Road. When Xinyue discovers the child of a deity that creates Aweto, it disrupts his already turbulent life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SEECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA GRAPHIC SEENguyen, Bich Minh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NGUYEN, BICH NGUNguyen, Bich Minh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2007
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Summary: Provides instruction on drawing manga characters, including the human head and body, action poses, and animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Art Draw D'ErricoJessel, Camilla.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5946 JESSummary: Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. The nine-part series reveals the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduces viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity, and illumination across cultures. Narrated by Liev Schreiber.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CIVJones, Rachel Pieh
Summary: "Somalia's Mother Teresa chose love over fear. Amid a volatile mix of disease, war, and religious fundamentalism in the Horn of Africa, what difference could one woman make? "I am nobody," she always insisted. Yet by the time she was killed for her work three decades later she had not only developed an effective cure for tuberculosis among nomadic peoples but also exposed a massacre,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plough Publishing House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TONELLI, ANNALENA JONVan Vleet, Carmella
Summary: Shares the story of renowned astronaut and distinguished scientist Kathryn Sullivan, describing how she defied the conventions of her childhood to pursue interests previously limited to boys and how she became the first woman to walk in space.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SULBruce, Taylor
Summary: In addition to base camp recommendations, great hikes and practical tips for the high desert, the book digs into: The namesake "trees" which are actually yuccas, a type of flowering plant; Wonder Valley's jackrabbit homesteads; Twentynine Palms' military history; Wildlife corridors; Coachella Valley date farms; UFO sightings; The local artist community; and much more!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wildsam Field Guides 2021