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Summary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BIL

Edsel, Robert M.

Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDS

Abdelnour, Salma.

Summary: The author chronicles her return to Lebanon after leaving the war-torn country at the age of nine and living in the United States for thirty years.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Paperbacks 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.925 ABDELNOUR, SALMA ABD

Geha, Joseph

Summary: "Immigrant children first speak the language of their mothers, and in Toledo, Ohio's Little Syria neighborhood where I grew up, the first place you'd go to find your mother would be the kitchen. There, my mom took special pride in the traditional Syro-Lebanese food she cooked. Kitchen Arabic is a compilation both of her recipes and of the family stories that came with them. It is as much a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Georgia Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5092 GEH

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Summary: Dedicated insurance investigator Nate Ford becomes disillusioned with his job when the company he works for refuses a claim that allows his 8-year-old son to die. Assembling a team of con artists, professional thieves, and computer hackers, Nate turns his attention to aiding those who have been wronged by corrupt corporations, by stealing their money back for them.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Mullins, Matt.

Summary: Photographs and text introduce scientific concepts related to friction, explaining what friction is and what it affects, describing how people have used friction throughout human history, and providing additional facts, statistics, and a time line.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 531.1134 MUL

Spiro, Ruth

Summary: "Baby discovers the science behind spinning a dreidel on Hanukkah, exploring angular momentum, torque, friction, and gravity"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2021

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Franklin, Ruth.

Summary: What is the difference between writing a novel about the Holocaust and fabricating a memoir? Are Holocaust writings, by their very nature, exempt from criticism and interpretation? Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be truthful--that is, faithful to the facts of history? Is a fictional account of the Holocaust, in the words of Elie Wiesel, "an insult to the dead"? In...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 FRA

Massih, Edy

Summary: With personal anecdotes, stunning photos of food and lovingly preserved family pictures, the beloved chef and owner of Edy's Grocer shares 115+ recipes for traditional Lebanese fare with a modern twist-and that are dedicated to the women in his life who shaped Edy along the way.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Ward, Susan.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5956 Ward

Summary: Everyone reads her scandalous Internet commentary on the lives of Manhattan's most privileged teenagers. But exactly who is Gossip Girl? No one knows, but she certainly adds spice to the lives of these fashionable prep schoolers, divulging some of their most closely guarded secrets.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2008

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GOS

Moss, Marissa

Summary: The gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fission.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 MEI

Partridge, Elizabeth

Summary: "Legendary photographers Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams all photographed the Japanese American incarceration, but with different approaches-and different results. This nonfiction picture book for middle grade readers examines the Japanese-American incarceration-and the complexity of documenting it-through the work of these three photographers"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 PAR

Abood, Maureen

Summary: Pomegranates and pistachios. Floral waters and cinnamon. Bulgur wheat, lentils, and succulent lamb. These lush flavors of Maureen Abood's childhood, growing up as a Lebanese-American in Michigan, inspired Maureen to launch her award-winning blog, Rose Water & Orange Blossoms. Here she revisits the recipes she was reared on, exploring her heritage through its most-beloved foods and chronicling...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.57 ABO

Morris, Theresa

Summary: Examines the exponential increase in the United States of the most technological form of birth that exists -- the cesarean section -- and challenges most existing explanations of this unprecedented rise, arguing that there is a new culture within medicine that avoids risk or unpredictable outcomes and instead embraces planning and conservative choices, all in an effort to have perfect births.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.8 MOR

Andrés, José

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "Since Chef José Andrés opened the doors to his restaurant Zaytinya twenty years ago, food lovers have savored his creative adaptations of the classic dishes of Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon. Zaytinya's menu has always showcased the region's extraordinary food traditions while innovating in José's signature style: delicious, surprising, and made for sharing. From crispy fried vegetables and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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Zebian, Najwa

Summary: "From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator Najwa Zebian comes a powerful approach to healing focused on building a home within yourself. In her debut book in the self-development space, poet Najwa Zebian shares her revolutionary concept of home to guide readers to embrace their vulnerability, discover their self-worth, and build their own strong foundations from the ground up. In Welcome...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2021

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Khouw, Petta.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: State Library of Ohio 1992

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3771 Khouw

Farran, Sam

Summary: This gripping and inspiring memoir of heroic strength, courage, survival and commitment to country follows a Lebanese-Muslim-American and 30-year U.S. Marine veteran as he, suffering a six-month ordeal at the hands of a brutal regime in Yemen, remained loyal to America.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FARRAN, SAM FAR

Previte, Rose

Summary: "Seeking inspiration for her restaurants, Rose Previte traveled old spice trade routes, learning directly from cooks to expand her knowledge of the most delicious regional traditions. The word maydān, which can be loosely translated as "gathering place," has roots in a number of languages and has been crossing borders for generations, from Tangier to Tehran and from Batumi to Beirut--just like...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2023

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Joyce, James.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2006

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOY

Summary: In the year 1897, Magda hopes to end the werewolf curse she placed on Quentin. She reveals to Barnabas that she has gained possession of the magical hand of Count Petofi. After the Collins family learns that Barnabas is a vampire, he is forced into hiding. When Jamison is possessed with the spirit of the dying David Collins from 1969, Count Petofi promises to save the boy if Barnabas reveals...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 1969

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DAR

Toboso, Yana

Summary: Earl Phantomhive and his butler, Sebastian, are called to action by Queen Victoria after a number of her citizens become the victims of some bizarre attacks, but the clues lead them straight to a Indian prince, who appears to have a remarkable butler of his own, and a new rivalry begins.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2011

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLA

Desmond, Matthew

Summary: "[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.2 DES

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 339.4 DES

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.4 DES

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