Summary: "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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: "Two pink lines on a pregnancy test. The primal scream of a woman pushing through her thirty-fifth hour of labor. The moment a still-wet newborn is placed in his mother's open arms after an unexpected c-section. The bottomless love reflected in the eyes of a father seeing his daughter for the first time. The moment a baby latches to her mother's breast. Or the moment that mother decides to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 ARRCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 ARRHill, Jerry.
Summary: Written as if the therapy dogs is speaking, this thoughtful work give the details of the fascinating life of a therapy dog as he works in Michigan and Florida.
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Publisher / Publication Date: J. Hill 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.8 SHISummary: Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds, worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. Seed: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94 percent of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SEEFarr, Sheila.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grover/Thurston Gallery and Laura Russo Gallery in association with University of Washington Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 FARTeitel, Amy Shira
Summary: "The mostly-unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb--two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and ultimately the patriarchal society that stood between them and the stars"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 TEIRavella, Shilpa
Summary: "A riveting investigation of inflammation--the hidden force at the heart of modern disease--and how we can prevent, treat, or even reverse it. Inflammation is the body's ancestral response to its greatest threats: injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, new science reveals simmering inflammation underneath the surface of everything from heart disease and cancer to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ebury P.; Joseph 1969
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 635.903 HAYDaynes, Katie
Summary: Join a cast of entertaining bugs as they explore math through everyday examples, from handling numbers and times tables to weighing ingredients and telling the time. Fun puzzles allow readers to practice what they've learned.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 510 DAYGerhardt, Christina
Summary: "Low-lying island nations are least responsible for global warming, but they are already suffering its impacts severely and disproportionately. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, island nations are responsible for 0.03% of global emissions. A weave of essays, maps, poems and illustrations, Sea Change presents the impacts of and solutions to sea level rise. An essay, drawing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 GERSummary: Bonus features include fear of loud noises, finding the right canine professional and vet tips to help your dog's exercise routine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cesar Millan, Inc. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 COMSummary: Cesar Millan has the uncanny ability to rehabilitate problem dogs of all shapes and sizes. Each episode documents the remarkable transformations that take place under Cesar's guidance by teaching and helping dogs and their owners achieve happier lives together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Screen Media Films 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 MILSummary: College-bound Sam Witwicky learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. He will have to accept his destiny and join Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in their epic battle against the Decepticons. The Decepticon forces, who have returned stronger than ever, have come to Earth on a mission to take Sam prisoner and destroy the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TRASummary: From the first smartphones to social media, eBay to emojis, the ideas that dominate lives were born at a 1989 tech startup never heard of. It is a tale of how a great vision and an epic failure changed the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GENHigginson, Sheila Sweeny
Summary: Everyone's favorite Marvel characters are back in a new kid-friendly art style that's sure to delight your budding Super Hero! This padded board book will help your child make the connection between words and their meaning with guidance from Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Press, an imprint of Buena Vista Books, Inc. 2024
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Summary: "Hollywood hair stylist and makeup artist Neveah loves making those in the spotlight look their best. But when the spotlight is on her after a photo of her and Hollywood heartthrob Lamont goes viral for all the wrong reasons, they suddenly find themselves in a fake relationship to save their careers. In a world where nothing seems real, can Neveah be true to herself...and her heart?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Explains the principles, and basic postures and movements of aikido with special emphasis on key points to perfect one's technique, develop greater strength, and increase one's speed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha International 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.815 SHIAbramitzky, Ran
Summary: "Through this authoritative account of the historical record and important new findings, Abramitzky and Boustan will help shape our thinking and policies about the fraught topic of immigration with findings such as: Where you come from doesn't matter. The children of immigrants from El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala today are as likely to be as successful as the children of immigrants from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.6 ABRIvker, Rav
Summary: "The first authoritative and comprehensive guide for treating chronic pain with medical marijuana from a holistic family physician who has treated more than six thousand chronic pain patients with cannabis. While the number of patients using medical marijuana increases every year, misconceptions about cannabis and whether it's harmful or dangerous still exist. In Cannabis for Chronic Pain, Dr....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 IVKDray, Philip.
Summary: From an award-winning historian, a stirring (and timely) narrative history of American labor from the dawn of the industrial age to the present day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.88 DRALay, Richard.
Summary: Teaches how to prepare soil for gardening, including choosing a site for a bed, building a frame, and creating a blanket of leaves or grass.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635 LAYCho, Shinta
Summary: Simple text and illustrations tell the story of why we pass gas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane/Miller Book Publishers 1994