Garant, Robert Ben

Summary: This book is full of secret insider information about how to conquer the Hollywood studio system: how to write, pitch, structure, and get drunk with the best of them. Well...maybe not the best of them, but certainly the most successful of them. (If you're aiming to win an Oscar, this is not the book for you!) But if you can type a little, and can read and speak english--then you too can start...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.23 GAR

Baraga, Frederic

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1990

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BARAGA, FREDERIC BAR

Summary: Depicts people's opinions and thoughts worldwide on Election Day, 2008, when Barack Obama was elected president. All segments were filmed between 8:00 a.m. EST on November 4, 2008 and 4:00 a.m. EST on November 5, 2008, and were filmed by friends of the producer and submitted to him for editing / compilation.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Bev Pictures 2010

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ELE

Obama, Barack.

Contents: "What I am opposed to is a dumb war" : Speech Against the Iraq War, Chicago, IL, October 2, 2002 -- "The Audacity of Hope" : Speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, July 27, 2004 -- "How Far We've Come" : Remarks at John Lewis's 65th Birthday Gala, February 21, 2005 -- "We cannot abandon the field of religious discourse" : Keynote Address at the Call to Renewal...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 WE

Ben-Barak, Idan

Summary: Min is a microbe. She is small. Very small. In fact, so small that you'd need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can simply open this book and take Min on an adventure to amazing places she's never seen before -- like the icy glaciers of your tooth or the twisted, tangled jungle of your shirt. The perfect book for anyone who wants to take a closer look at the world.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BEN

Ben-Barak, Idan

Summary: "What is life? How did it start? Long, long ago, no one knows exactly where or when, a tiny bubble formed that was a Little Bit Different. It was the first living cell. Everyone's ancestor. And so the story of life begins."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 576.8 BEN

Rev

Summary: "Written in an accessible and easy-to-follow style, this book sifts through the jargon surrounding organic marijuana growing and gets straight to the heart of the matter: the living soil. This new edition provides dozens of high-quality soil mix combinations to suit the needs of growers all over the country. Whether the reader is a beginner or intermediate, indoor or outdoor grower, they will...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Green Candy Press 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633.7 REV

Summary: The current status of Antineoplastons' clinical testing sanctioned by the United States Food & Drug Administration, and features a modern story of the struggling journeys of cancer patients being treated today at the Burzynski Clinic in Houston, Texas. As the story unfolds, you will observe a real-time change of hearts and minds from many of these doctors and families.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Merola 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BUR

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 LEG

Greenberg, Mark

Summary: Back in 2007, when Barack Hussein Obama announced his campaign, his election seemed to be a long shot. But he won in a decisive victory, also garnering a record 69.5 million votes, and on January 20, 2009, he became the 44th president of the United States and its first African American chief executive. Now, after two terms, this book explores Obama's journey in pictures, from his remarkable...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 921 OBAMA, BARACK GRE

Reeder, Red

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Publisher / Publication Date: Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1966

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.8 REE

Summary: "From the Newark Rebellion of 1967 to current day, the city's narrative has been one of revolution with each generation picking up where the previous had left off. WHY IS WE AMERICANS? weighs in on Newark's struggle against oppression through the personal triumphs and tragedies of the Baraka family -- from Amiri's civil rights leadership and ultimate artistic marginalization, to the horrific...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHY

Baedat, Maxine

Summary: "A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth--and death--of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationships to each other, ourselves, and the planet Take a look at your favorite pair of jeans. Maybe you bought them on Amazon or the Gap; maybe the tag says "Made in Bangladesh" or "Made in Sri Lanka." But do you know where they really came from, how many...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 BED

Barlas, Robert

Summary: A book for young readers about the history and culture of the African nation of Uganda.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2019

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 967.61 BAR

Summary: Follow Obama from his early childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, through his teenage struggles for self-identity, his student days at Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and his political career in Chicago. Go behind the scenes of Obama's extraordinarily successful presidential campaign and his journey to the 2008 Democratic Convention, and finally his election as president.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2009

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BAR

Foley, Red.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Range Songs, Inc. 1992

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.25 RED

Barbas, Samantha

Summary: In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America’s first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars’ secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out scandalous facts about the stars, including sexual affairs, drug use, and sexual orientation, publisher Robert Harrison destroyed celebrities’ carefully constructed images...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 050 BAR

Barlas, Robert.

Summary: "This book explores the exciting culture and many festivals that are celebrated in Canada"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.26971 BAR

Bartal, Israel

Summary: "In the nineteenth century, the largest Jewish community the modern world had known lived in hundreds of towns and shtetls in the territory between the Prussian border of Poland and the Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea. The period had started with the partition of Poland and the absorption of its territories into the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires; it would end with the first large-scale...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pennsylvania Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940 BAR

Baraka, Amiri

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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.643 JON

Barnet, Andrea

Summary: This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women showed what one person speaking truth to power can do. With a keen eye for historical detail, Andrea Barnet traces the arc of each woman's career and explores how their work collectively changed the course of history. Consummate outsiders, each prevailed against powerful and mostly male...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BAR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom Barnet

Zed, Matteo

Summary: "An illustrated history, exploration, and celebration of the Italian liqueur everyone loves. This gorgeous guide teaches you everything you need to know about amaro, the delightfully complex and bittersweet Italian liqueur. Traditionally a digestif, it'salso a popular ingredient in modern cocktails. The first part of the book is dedicated to the drink's creation and extraction processes, both...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a Division of W. W. Norton & Company 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 663 ZED