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Summary: A humorous look at the polar expedition of Ernest Shackleton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set You Wouldn't 919.8 Green 2001Tirana, Turhan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.12 TIRDurant, Will
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901.9 DURSummary: Enter the mythical world of the Gargoyles and get to know the ancient creatures that once guarded a medieval Scottish fortress, and who now have come alive at night to protect the city of Manhattan from evil.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GARSummary: The true story of the legendary Z100 New York radio station following the colorful characters that started the station in the early '80s, and how they used unconventional and outlandish methods to go from New York City's worst-rated radio station to number one.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WORShouoto, Aya
Summary: On her sixteenth birthday, orphan Himari Momochi inherits her ancestral estate that she's never seen. Momochi House exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms, and Himari is meant to act as guardian between the two worlds. But on the day she moves in, she finds three handsome squatters already living in the house, and one seems to have already taken over her role! Himari...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 DEMSummary: Collects three stories featuring Disney characters, including "Minnie-rella," in which Minnie falls asleep after doing a lot of hard work and is transformed into Minnie-rella.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2019
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE LOTSummary: Contrary to the view of some that Jews caught up in the terror of Hitler's Europe were passive, this film highlights previously unknown stories of extraordinary men and women who exemplified courage and human dignity during the Holocaust. Features archival film and photos and new sequences shot on location.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: KOCH Vision 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNLSummary: Examines the history of modern youth culture and the evolution of the idea of the "teenager", from the late 19th century to the beginning of the post-War period. Consists of archival film footage, diary entries, and dramatic recreations.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TEEKishimoto, Masashi
Summary: Deidara's Ultimate Art faces off against the all-powerful new Sasuke; and inside the Land of Rain lies a secret of the Akatsuki that questions the leadership of Pain.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2009
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 NARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC KISLund, Kristin
Summary: The ultimate reference book for the planets, cities, and battles of the Star wars galaxy! The cross-section artworks offer incredible levels of detail that take you far beyond what is seen on-screen-- even beyond freeze-frame!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 791.43 LUNCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.43 LUNTuran, Kenneth.
Summary: "As a child in 1950s Brooklyn, Kenneth Turan often turned to television programs like "Million Dollar Movie" on WOR-TV. Featuring a much-loved theme song from Gone with the Wind, "Million Dollar Movie" would run one feature film twice a day, every day, all week. It was there that he developed a life-long love of the world of the movies. One of the most discerning critics writing today, Kenneth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 TURDurant, Will
Contents: 1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1935
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901.9 DURMorano, Michele.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Iowa Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946 MORSen, Mayukh
Summary: "America's modern culinary history told through the lives of seven pathbreaking chefs and food writers. Who's really behind America's appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today. Taste Makers stretches from World War II to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company, independent publishers since 1923 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 SENFarthing, Pen.
Summary: Describes how the author's witness to the brutality of Afghanistan's dog-fighting activities prompted his intervention and led to his relationship with a freed canine, recounting how he helped create a makeshift pound for rescued and stray dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.08 FARHorne, Jed
Summary: The true story of a car-jacking in New Orleans chronicles the death of a white housewife at the hands of a young black man and the subsequent trials, which gradually reveal a story of passion and revenge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 HORSen, Amartya
Summary: "From Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, a long-awaited memoir about home, belonging, inequality, and identity, recounting a singular life devoted to betterment of humanity. The Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is one of a handful of people who may truly be called"a global intellectual" (Financial Times). A towering figure in the field of economics, Sen is perhaps best known for his work on poverty and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEN, AMARTYA SENSturino, Katie
Summary: "Learn to love yourself and body with this interactive guide from the body acceptance advocate, influencer, and founder of Megababe beauty. Can you imagine how much free time you'd have if you didn't spend so much of it body shaming yourself? Katie Sturino knows all too well what it's like to shit talk yourself. She spent thirty years of her life feeling ashamed of her body and its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4613 STUCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4613 STUWolfrom, Joen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C & T Pub. 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WOLDurango, Julia
Summary: In beauty, talent and skills, the housefly can't compete with other bugs. But as a pest he is a winner. Book also shows a beetle, firefly, cricket, cicada, housefly and spider.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DurMilton, Jem
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 FLYSen, Paul
Summary: "Einstein's Fridge tells the incredible epic story of the scientists who, over two centuries, harnessed the power of heat and ice and formulated a theory essential to comprehending our universe. Thermodynamics-the branch of physics that deals with energyand entropy-is the least known and yet most consequential of all the sciences. It governs everything from the behavior of living cells to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 536 SENBaker, Jes
Summary: "Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health. With the same straightforward tone that catapulted her to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2015