Summary: During the upheavals of Indian independence and partition, a young Hindu girl is romantically pursued by a Muslim, without regard for their religious differences. Surrounding violence catches up, and he turns against Hindus in general, and finally against his love and the values which prompted it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2003
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN EARSummary: "True crime, as an entertainment genre, has always prioritized clear narrative arcs: victims wronged, police detectives in pursuit, suspects apprehended, justice delivered. But what stories have been ignored? In Evidence of Things Seen, fourteen of the most innovative crime writers working today cast a light on the cases that give crucial insight into our society. This anthology pulls back the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 WEISummary: June 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising - the most significant event in the gay liberation movement and the catalyst for the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Drawing from the New York Public Library's archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of firsthand accounts, diaries, periodic literature and articles from LGBTQ magazines and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.3 STOJacobs, L. R. (Lana Rose)
Summary: Offers a brief overview of the life and career of basketball player LeBron James, discussing his childhood, schooling, years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, career accomplishments, and other related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JACBenyukh, Olesj. P. (Oleg Petrovich)
Summary: This language guide prepares its reader with fifteen chapters of situational phrases suited to: traveling by rail, trolley, car or bus; coping with emergencies; Ukrainian shopping; exchanging currency; getting along at a hotel; ordering a meal, and other daily life adventures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hippocrene Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.79 BENDana, R H
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Publisher / Publication Date: ISIS Large Print 1987
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 910.45 DANDamasio, Antonio R.
Summary: "From one of the world's leading neuroscientists--a succinct, illuminating, wholly engaging investigation of the phenomenon of consciousness. In recent decades, many philosophers and cognitive scientists have declared the question of consciousness unsolvable, but Antonio Damasio is convinced that recent findings in neurobiology, psychology, and AI have given us the necessary tools to solve its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: 153 DAMPatel, Rachna
Summary: An expert in the field of medical cannabis provides facts about CBD oil, offering advice on how to safely use it to treat symptoms for a variety of ailments, and includes recipes for beverages, sweet and savory dishes, and wellness products.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.7 PATSummary: "Get inspired--and prepared--for your best life at 50+. Living Your Best Life after 50 All-in-One For Dummies is your guide as you explore new opportunities and make the most of your fifties and the decades that follow. Find a new job, travel for weeks or months at a time, boost your health with yoga routines, take up pickleball--whatever it is you want to do, this book will inspire you to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2024
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Summary: Features the traditions, teachings and texts central to the religion and discusses the significance of holy sites, prayer and pilgrimage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hermes House 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297 BOKRama
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Publisher / Publication Date: Himalayan Institute Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7046 RAMADiOrio, Rana
Summary: The word 'entrepreneur' may feel distant to some, but this book, with its elegantly expressed concepts and superb imagery, makes entrepreneurial values accessible to children at a personal level--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pickle Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338 DIODiOrio, Rana
Summary: "You have the power to protect yourself and others! What does it mean to be safe? Does it mean beating a throw to home plate? Does it mean never taking risks? No! Being safe is about feeling secure, feeling protected and being responsive--no matter the environment or situation. You can be safe in so many simple ways. From being aware of your limits to creating healthy boundaries. By not giving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pickle Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.6 DIOTelgemeier, Raina
Summary: Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of the U.S.A. 1986
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Summary: Teaches children about what it means to be kind by discussing the importance of caring, patience, forgiveness and acceptance, giving children and adults alike the opportunity to live more fully and richly
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo DiOrio 2015Telgemeier, Raina
Summary: Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets herheart on meeting one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2016
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction TelgemeierTelgemeier, Raina.
Summary: Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. But when something terrible happens to their grandmother, the two sisters discover they''re more alike than they originally had thought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celestial Arts 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 DANBishara, Rawia
Summary: Draws on the author's Palestinian-Arab family life and her experiences as the owner of Brooklyn's Tanoreen restaurant to present a collection of Middle-Eastern recipes, including red snapper in grape leaves and cheese knafeh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Natl Book Network 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5956 BISDemetre, Danna
Summary: "Eat, Live, Thrive Diet shows women how they can not only lose excess body fat permanently but also improve their overall health in critical areas such as brain function, resistance to disease, slowing down external aging, and increasing energy. This highly effective eating plan is presented in a compassionate voice by two experienced health coaches who share personal experiences of battling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 DEMEl Kaliouby, Rana
Summary: "In a captivating memoir, an Egyptian American visionary and scientist provides an intimate view of her personal transformation as she follows her calling-to humanize our technology and how we connect with one another. Rana el Kaliouby is a rarity in both the tech world and her native Middle East: a Muslim woman in charge in a field that is still overwhelmingly white and male. Growing up in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EL KALIOUBY, RANA EL KGrover, Razia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roli Books 2006