Julin, Don.
Summary: The mandolin has been enriching western music with its distinctive voice for nearly three centuries. Master the basics in no time and learn to play everything from blues and bluegrass to jazz and classical.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 787.84 JULCulin, Stewart
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 CULLynn, Robin.
Contents: "The Lungs" / James Huneker (1914) -- Along the Water's Edge -- Manhattan. Historic Battery Park ; Battery Park City ; East River Waterfront ; Hudson River Park and Riverside Park South ; Riverside Park ; Riverbank State Park ; West Harlem Piers Park -- Brooklyn. Brooklyn Bridge Park ; Williamsburg Waterfront ; Erie Basin Park ; Newton Creek Nature Walk -- Queens. Gantry Plaza State Park --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.71 LYNSiler, Julia Flynn
Summary: "A revelatory history of the trafficking of young Asian girls that flourished in San Francisco during the first century of Chinese immigration (1848-1943) and the "safe house" on the edge of Chinatown that became a refuge for those seeking their freedom From 1874, a house on the edge of San Francisco's Chinatown served as a gateway to freedom for thousands of enslaved and vulnerable young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 SILSiler, Julia Flynn.
Summary: Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, "Lost Hawaii" brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdom's rise and fall. At the center of the story is Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawai'i.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 996.902 SILHall, Julie L. (Julie Lynn)
Summary: "A must-read for survivors and clinicians alike, The Narcissist in Your Life illuminates the devastating experience of narcissism in families and relationships, acknowledges the emotional and physical trauma that results, and offers compassionate, practical advice for healing." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lifelong Books, Hachette Book Group 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85854 HALYang, Jia Lynn
Summary: "A sweeping history of the legislative battle to reform American immigration laws that set the stage for the immigration debates roiling America today. The idea of the United States as a nation of immigrants is today so pervasive, and seems so foundational, that it can be hard to believe Americans ever thought otherwise. But a 1924 law passed by Congress instituted a system of ethnic quotas so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 325.73 YANFynn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1975
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FYNSummary: Frontline investigates the accusations of criminality and corruption that have surrounded Vladimir Putin's reign in Russia. Tracing his career back over two decades, Putin's Way reveals how the accumulation of wealth and power has led to autocratic rule and the specter of a new Cold War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1992
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 209.2 FYNSummary: "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 PAUMaimonides, Moses
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Pub. Co. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 181.06 MAILane Fox, Robin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1989
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Story of Percy Julian's scientific breakthroughs and a biography of his life with period reenactments based on newly opened family archives and interviews with dozens of colleagues and relatives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PERLane Fox, Robin
Summary: "Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of their great legacies to the world. In the fifth century BCE, a Greek doctor put forward his clinical observations of individual men, women, and children in a collection of case histories known as the Epidemics. Among his working principles was the famous maxim "Do no harm." In The Invention of Medicine,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.938 LANLane Fox, Robin
Summary: "Originally published in Great Britain by Viking Penguin, Inc., London, in 1991"--T.p. verso.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.67 LANSummary: Don't know who Tom Shadyac is? As a writer and a director, Shadyac first unleashed Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Nutty Professor remake on the world, and then a string of film fiascoes, but that's all behind him now. A bike accident left him with a host of debilitating maladies and brought him to the verge of suicide, so he took stock of his life and set out on a quest to answer some of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shady Acres, Inc. 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IAlvarez, Julia.
Summary: A cultural exploration of the Latina fifteenth birthday celebration traces the experiences of a Queens teen preparing for her quinceañera, in an account that documents the history of the celebration's traditions as well as its growing popularity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 395.24 ALVSimpson, Glenn R.
Summary: Fusion GPS was founded in 2010 by Simpson and Fritsch, two former reporters at The Wall Street Journal, decided to use their reporting skills to conduct open-source investigations for businesses and law firms-- and opposition research for political candidates. In the fall of 2015 they were hired to look into the finances of Donald Trump. The deeper Fusion dug, the clearer it became that the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 SIMSummary: A slick inner-city youth is knocked unconscious and wakes up to find he has been transported back through time to 1822 Charleston, S.C., where he is taken captive as a slave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2005
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BRONajem, Muhammad
Summary: "Muhammad Najem was only eight years old when the war in Syria began. He was thirteen when his beloved Baba, his father, was killed in a bombing while praying. By fifteen, Muhammad didn't want to hide anymore--he wanted to act. He was determined to reveal what families like his were enduring in Syria: bombings by their own government and days hiding in dark underground shelters. Armed with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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Summary: The Natural Paint Book bridges the information gap, offering an in-depth explanation of the differences between conventional and eco-friendly paints. Illustrated throughout with full-color photographs, the book provides complete instructions on how to make all-natural paints and finishes at home, using readily available ingredients such as clay, gelatin, linseed oil, and artist pigments. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 698.1 EDWBond, Julian
Summary: "Compiled from his original lecture notes, Julian Bond's Time to Teach brings his invaluable teachings to a new generation of readers and provides a necessary toolkit for today's activists in the era of Black Lives Matter"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.0975 BONSummary: A wonderful collection of essays written by today's queer heroes, featuring contributions from Elton John, Tan France, Gus Kenworthy, Paris Lees, Russell Tovey, Munroe Bergdorf, and many others. In 2016, model and queer activist Jack Guinness decided that the LGBTQ+ community desperately needed to be reminded of its long and glorious history of stardom, and he was spurred to action. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2021