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Américains d'origine asiatique Histoire Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Asian Americans Asian Americans History Asian Americans History Juvenile literature Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885 Graphic novels History, Ancient Ku Klux Klan (19th century) Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) United StatesSummary: The attack on Pearl Harbor on the seventh of December 1941 changed the world forever. The United States entered WW Two. More than 110,000 citizens of Japanese origin were rounded up and dispatched to camps until the end of the war. With the arrival of the Cold War, the enemy image had to change quickly, and Hollywood obliged. Clara and Julia Kuperberg found the right interview partners in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV YELDuralde, Alonso
Summary: "Just in time for Pride Month, this book is a first-of-its-kind in-depth exploration of LGBTQ+ representation from the dawn of cinema through today, from noted film critic Alonso Duralde and Turner Classic Movies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 DURHo, Joanna
Summary: "An anthem for Asian America that celebrates the richness and diversity within the Asian American identity and serves as a reminder of our self worth, our legacy and most of all, our destiny. "--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOGross, Edward (Edward A.)
Summary: "There have been iconic moments in the action movie genre over the years, but nothing has come close to matching the kinetic, balletic gun-fu of the John Wick films. In They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action, bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind the scenes of a franchise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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Summary: "This book is a stirring account of the ordinary people and extraordinary acts that made Asian America and the young people who are remaking America today"--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.0495 LEEChoy, Catherine Ceniza
Summary: "Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0495 CHOSummary: A comprehensive retrospective of the action film genre over the past 50 years, from the earliest westerns to the contemporary movies of today. Features interviews with directors, screenwriters, actors, film critics and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INSummary: "Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf ... Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme challenges of the seasons ... The daily struggles of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD YELSummary: The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch's filmography from his early short "The Alphabet" to his television series Twin Peaks: The Return. Is Lynch trapped in the Land of Oz? If so, what can we learn about his body of work by closely examining how it intersects and communicates with that legendary fantasy? In turn, what do...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVDBridges, Tilly
Summary: "Trans woman and screenwriter Tilly Bridges takes you through the trans allegories of the Matrix franchise, with deep dives into The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Animatrix, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Matrix Resurrections, tracking one person’s transition journey - from Thomas Anderson, to Neo... to Trinity. Each movie’s allegory is deeply layered, building from movie to movie, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BearManor Media 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 BRIMitchell, Jerry
Summary: "An award-winning investigative reporter shares the real-life detective story of how Klansmen came to justice in notorious unsolved civil rights cold cases--decades after they had gotten away with murder"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 MITLowe, Lindsey
Summary: The era of Prohibition was unlike any other in U.S. history. Though alcohol was illegal, crime syndicates began making and selling it--and the U.S. government tried to take action against them. In this engaging volume, readers encounter the most famous feud of this crime boss Al Capone and the "untouchable" Eliot Ness of the Prohibition Bureau. Containing both biographical information as well...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing, LLC 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 364.1092 LOWSummary: Ici et ailleurs: In this meditation on how cinema records history, the filmmakers, members of the Dziga Vertov Group, contrast a French family's life with an impressionistic portrait of war in Palestine, as reflected through television, books, and other media.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gaumont vidéo 2012
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Summary: "One hundred years ago, juvenile diabetes was a death sentence for millions of people around the world, most of them children. this book tells the story the discovery of insulin, a treatment for this disease and one of the most impactful milestones in medical science. Frederick Banting was a young doctor who was haunted by the memories of the diabetic children he'd treated at Toronto's Hospital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.4 KERLoh-Hagan, Virginia
Summary: "Following the alphabet, poetry and expository text explain and showcase the cultural traditions and contributions of Asian Americans throughout U.S. history. Topics include traditions in food, family, and social celebrations, as well as key moments in history and milestone achievements"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2022
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Summary: "The remarkable true story of how one Peruvian carpenter led hundreds of Catholics to Judaism, sparking a pilgrimage from the Andes to Israel and inspiring a wave of emerging Latin American Jewish communities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VILLANUEVA, SEGUNDO MOCNoble, Thomas F. X.
Summary: Explores the five momentous centuries that link the Classical and Modern worlds and shows how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Examines many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 LATGibson, Marion
Summary: "Witchcraft is a dramatic journey through thirteen witch trials across history, some famous--like the Salem witch trials--and some lesser-known: on Vardø island, Norway, in the 1620s, where an indigenous Sami woman was accused of murder; in France in 1731, during the country's last witch trial, where a young woman was pitted against her confessor and cult leader; in Pennsylvania in 1929 where a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Summary: "Celebrate the diversity, history, and rich cultures of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and teach kids ages 8-12 about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped AAPI history."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2024
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Summary: "Dave Karger--Turner Classic Movies on-air host, entertainment media darling, and the Oscars expert--offers a one-of-a-kind collection of original interviews with an A-list lineup of Oscar winners discussing the highs, lows, and never-before-told tales of Hollywood's most storied awards show"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 791.43 KARConyngham, Richard
Summary: "All rise: resistance and rebellion in South Africa revives six true stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against the country's colonial government in the years leading up to Apartheid. In six parts--each of which is illustrated by a different South African artist--All Rise shares the long-forgotten struggles of ordinary, working-class women and men who defended the disempowered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jacana Media 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 968.73 CONMcWhirter, Cameron
Summary: "The epic history of the AR-15 rifle, America's most controversial weapon"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 683.4 MCWBordewich, Fergus M.
Summary: "A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soil-when Ulysses S. Grant wielded the power of the federal government in an attempt to dismantle the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan, which celebrated historian Fergus Bordewich defines as "the first organized terrorist movement in American history," rose from the ashes of the Civil War. At its peak in the early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 BORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 BORFields-Black, Edda L.
Summary: "In the spring and summer of 1863, as the outcome of the Civil War, and with it the fate of the nation, hung in the balance, Union forces struggled to capture the offensive. One promising place was along the coastal waters of South Carolina. A year and a half earlier, the Union Navy had taken the port cities of Port Royal and Beaufort, where the Union then made plans to attack the expansive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2024