Merritt, Tyler

Summary: "As a 6'2" dreadlocked black man, Tyler Merritt knows that getting too close to the wrong person can get him killed. But he also believes that proximity can be a cure for racism. Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the Cops" has been viewed more than 59 million times. He's appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and Sports Illustrated and has been profiled in the New York Times. The viral video's main...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Worthy 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MERRITT, TYLER MER

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.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAU

Ovid

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 1957

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 871.2 OVI

Sierakowiak, Dawid.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1996

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SIE

Davidi, Guy

Summary: Bil'in villager Emad Burnat documents the Palestinian struggle when he buys a camera to record the birth of his youngest son and he then films the turmoil and destruction happening around him as his village is threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2013

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIV
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FIV

Davids, Sharice

Summary: This inspiring picture book autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAV

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAV

Ovid

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 1994

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 873.01 OVI

Davids, Sharice

Summary: Rich, vivid illustrations by Ojibwe Woodland artist Pawis-Steckley are delivered in a graphic style that honors Indigenous people. The bold artwork adds impact to the compelling text. (Kirkus starred review) The prose is reminiscent of an inspirational speech ("Everyone's path looks different"), with a message of service that includes fun biographical facts, such as her love of Bruce Lee....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG DAV

Ovid

Summary: Ovid's poem brings together an array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation, often as a result of love or lust, in which men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best known myths and legends of...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audiobooks 2008

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: 871.01 OVI

Hartman, Davida

Summary: The Growing Up Book for Boys explains the facts behind the growth spurts, body changes and mood swings of adolescence for boys aged 9-14 on the autism spectrum. The pre-teen and teenage years are a confusing time when bodies start acting with a will of their own, friendships change and crushes start to develop. Using direct literal language and cool colour illustrations, this book tells boys...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.042 HAR

Starrett, Kelly

Summary: As recent studies show that too much sitting can wreak havoc on your health, a physical therapist and best-selling author provide creative solutions for reducing the amount of time sitting and strategies for the workplace and school that will improve productivity and overall health.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Victory Belt Publishing 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 STA

Dalin, David G.

Summary: In 1921, the beneficiary of an appointment the British would live to regret, Haj Amin al-Husseini became the mufti of Jerusalem, the most eminent and influential Islamic leader in the Middle East. For years, al-Husseini fomented violence in the region against the Jews he loathed and wished to destroy. Forced out in 1937, he eventually found his way to the country whose legions he desperately...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 DAL

Ovid

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: P. Dry Books 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 873.01 OVI

Ovid

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 873.01 OVI

GREENE, MERRITT.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1964

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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL FIC GRE

Dakin, Glenn.

Summary: Explores the life of a Sith warrior, discussing their weapons, leaders, and enemies.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.43 DAK

Havig, Bettina.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 HAV

Lavin, Talia

Summary: The unapologetic journalist and anti-discrimination activist recounts her immersive investigation into white supremacy to reveal how it proliferates online, exposing a rampant Web subculture of religious extremism, misogyny, racism and anti-Semitism.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.56 LAV

Smiley, Tavis

Summary: Presents an analysis of the recent increase of poverty in the United States, even among the middle class, describing twelve steps that can be undertaken to give the poor more equitable access to housing, education, and health care.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: SmileyBooks 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.22 SMI

DALIN, CHENG.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1984

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 951 DAL

Smiley, Tavis

Summary: "A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death. Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile and almost--ultimately--unable to live,"--NoveList.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JACKSON, MICHAEL SMI

Amini, Majid.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. 1981

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.7 Amini