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Summary: The popular actress offers inspirational life lessons urging businesswomen to take charge of their own luck, sharing stories from her early family life and career, including behind-the-scenes anecdotes from her film work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FOX, VIVICA A FOXChubbuck, Ivana.
Summary: A Hollywood coach introduces a twelve-part acting method that draws on the traditions of performance masters and explains how to apply her techniques to create genuine characters and audition effectively.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.028 CHUTrump, Ivana
Summary: "'Behind every successful woman, there is a man in shock.' Contrary to popular belief, self-proclaimed 'Lion Mom' Ivana Trump has not always had it all. Born to two loving and diligent parents but raised in communist Czechoslovakia, Ivana knows a thing or two about working her way to the top. And though she is now a successful businesswoman in her own right, her true pride and joy rests within...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRUMP, IVANA TRUChomsky, Aviva
Summary: "Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. In "They Take Our Jobs!" Aviva Chomsky challenges the underlying assumptions that fuel misinformed claims about immigrants, radically altering our notions of citizenship, discrimination, and U.S. history. Since it was first published,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 CHOIvins, Molly.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 323.4 IVIShlesinger, Iliza
Summary: From the razor-sharp mind of comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a collection of hilarious and insightful essays about the exasperating issues of everyday life. All Things Aside is a punchy, honest, incisive book that shares a view of the world through the eyes of the inimitable Iliza Shlesinger. From the macro to micro, Shlesinger tackles it all with her no-bullshit comedic style. Throughout the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Image 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SHLUmino, Chica.
Summary: Takemoto is an art student in Tokyo trying to make ends meet while dealing with friends, family, and relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HONSummary: An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. Nick Broomfield's most personal and romantic film of his storied career starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Leonard Cohen, then a struggling and unknown fiction writer, and Marianne Ihlen, a single mother with a young son, became part of community of expat artists,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MARIvins, Molly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 IVIRatushinskaya, Irina
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwestern University Press 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 491.7 RATShlesinger, Iliza
Summary: "From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships." -- Publisher's annotation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817 SHLUmino, Chica.
Summary: "Takemoto's journey across Japan continues, and though he's sleeping in empty lots and subsisting on convenience store food, he seems to be getting closer to understanding what made him ride away from school and his friends. But with his money running out and his bike on its last legs, will he have to give up his quest before he finds what he's looking for?"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HONChomsky, Aviva
Summary: "Places Central American migration to the United States in the context of the region's history of conquest, colonialism, revolution, and neoliberalism, looking especially at the revolutionary experiments of the 1980s and their aftermath"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.8 CHOChomsky, Aviva
Summary: "This book looks at the role illegality or undocumentedness plays in our society and economy. It shows how the status was created, and how and why people, especially Mexicans and Central Americans, have been assigned this status. The first three chapterslook at the histories of social exclusion. One looks specifically at the Mexican and Guatemalan contexts to understand why such large numbers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.137 CHOLegatt, Aviva
Summary: "An insider's college admissions guide that teaches students to identify and harness their unique passions, stand out from the crowd, and achieve their dreams. Getting into the right college has never been tougher. Competitive programs are admitting fewerand fewer students each year, while the Common Application has made it easy to apply to 30-40 schools in a single admissions cycle. Gen Y and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 LEGCalderaon, Ilia
Summary: "An inspiring, timely, and conversation-starting memoir from the barrier-breaking and Emmy Award-winning journalist Ilia Calderaon-the first Afro-Latina to anchor a high-profile newscast for a major Hispanic broadcast network in the United States-about following your dreams, overcoming prejudice, and embracing your identity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CALDERAON, ILIA CALCetti, Livia
Summary: The country's premiere paper-flower artist, Livia Cetti is known for her high-style, gorgeous tissue and crepe-paper flowers--many of which are often mistaken for real flowers. The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers is Cetti's comprehensive how-to manual showcasing her until-now secret techniques for creating 27 popular blooms, including peonies, poppies, roses, and hibiscus. Clear instructions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5943 CETVila, Bob.
Summary: The authors tell you what you should know before, during, and after any remodeling project.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.7 VILDeHaan, Vici.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johnson Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7 DEHViva, Frank
Summary: "A boy and a mouse trek to the top of a volcano, taking in soaring trees, lunar landscapes and snow capped peaks, then return to the ancient city at the bottom"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOON Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VIVTodd, Ilima
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Maile falls in love with Englishman John Harbottle, the navigator for Captain James Cook when they arrive in the Sandwich Islands. The two cultures clash after the death of Captain Cook in 1779, and Maile is forced to make an impossible decision: save John or save her people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Todd 2019Sawabatake, Iina
Summary: "A cookbook filled with over 50 recipes with clear step-by-step instructions for assembling elegant plates of amazing, all-vegan re-creations of classic rolls that mimic the flavor and texture of fish"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56362 SAWIvins, William M
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 760 IVIBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "A look at how pets are similar and different throughout the world, told through song."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2018