Summary: Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? A story, a story: Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them, and caught three sly creatures to get them. Who's in Rabbit's house?: Rabbit has...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2004

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Kumalo, Bakithi

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance Entertainment 2021

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Nazer, Mende.

Summary: The author provides an account of her experiences after being kidnapped from her Nuba village in 1993 by Arab raiders when she was twelve years old and sold into slavery, and discusses how she was able to gain her freedom seven years later while living and working for her master's sister in London.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Public Affairs 2003

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Summary: "Gripping saga of two rival moles--played by superstars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah--who navigate slippery moral choices as they move between the intersecting territories of Hong Kong's police force and its criminal underworld. Set during the uncertainty of the city-state's handover from Britain to China and steeped in Buddhist philosophy, these ingeniously crafted tales of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Fazio, Wende.

Summary: Describes the history, landscape, wildlife, and activities of Everglades National Park.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1998

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Devlin, Wende.

Summary: When Grandmother and Maggie help organize an antique sale in Cranberryport, Mr. Whiskers feels useless until he helps Grandmother make a big profit.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Four Winds Press 1993

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Devlin, Wende.

Summary: Maggie, her grandmother, and the sewing circle make Cranberryport a brighter place for Mr. Whiskers when they send him secret valentines.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: ALADD 0000

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Ng, Fae Myenne

Summary: Story of two generations of the Leong family living in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown in an uneasy tension.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 1993

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Twenge, Jean M.

Summary: A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one another--from the acclaimed author of Generation Me and iGen"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2023

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Twenge, Jean M.

Summary: Analyzes how the young people born in the mid-1990s and later significantly differ from those of previous generations, examining how social media and texting may be behind today's unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2017

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Menke, Mary Ward.

Contents: Celebration / Barbara Moorman -- A new life / Brenda Elliott -- Unconditional love / Claudia Mayorga -- Deafening silence / Dorothy Ostenfeld -- Death's messenger / Eva Bell -- My Josie / Ronn Venable -- Life without Larry / Julie Raque -- Dear Jon / Laurel Sparks -- Georgia's goodbye / Mike Smith -- Soul mates / Paula Meyers -- When "till death us do part" does / Saramina Berman -- Life's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: AuthorHouse 2006

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Various

Contents: Mbube (Wimoweh - The lion sleeps tonight) (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) (3:10) -- Tambala moja (Jean Bosco Mwenda) (4:27) -- Lakutshona llanga (Angelique Kidjo) (2:15) -- Tabali te (Bassekou Kouyaté, Ngoni Ba) (1:45) -- Simbo (Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabaté) (3:59) -- Masikini (Eyuphuro) (5:07) -- Guisa (Sara Tavares) (4:32) -- Huwaiahuwa (Saba) (1:39) -- Mother's love (Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: World Music Network 2011

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Summary: As Brandon works to make things right with Jerrika, Emmett tries to get custody of his son, with help from Jada. Meanwhile, Ronnie hopes to come to terms with his actions, and Kevin grapples with past traumas.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox 2019

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Stohl, Margaret

Summary: "When former U.S. Air Force pilot Carol Danvers was caught in the explosion of an alien device, she was transformed into one of the world's most powerful super-beings. Now, she's an Avenger and Earth's mightiest hero. But before all that, Carol Danvers was just a girl from New England. This is her story."--Title page.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc. 2019

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Summary: Seventeen years after his family was separated by the civil war in Angola, a New York taxi driver is reunited with his now devoutly religious wife and teenage daughter when they are finally able to follow him to America. But after living thousands of miles apart for so long, the three find they must discover one another's strengths, forgive one another's weaknesses, and bridge cultural and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Kennedy, Sophia

Contents: Build Me A House -- Dizzy Izzy -- William By The Windowsill -- Being Special -- Kimono Hill -- 3:05 -- Something Is Coming My Way -- A Bug On A Rug In A Building -- Foam -- Baltimore -- Hello, I Found You.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Summary: The Chi (short for Chicago) follows the lives of Emmett, Brandon, Ronnie and Kevin in the South Side neighborhood of Chicago after a fateful turn of events sends shock waves through the community but also connects them in unexpected ways.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2018

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Summary: Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond examines how the myth of the movie "Injun" has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lorber Films 2010

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Summary: "They were perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. Then their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, and the ruthless killers realize one of them is [an undercover police officer]. But which one?"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2002

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Summary: Documentary film sharing the efforts of two American organizations providing medical aid after the catastrophic 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Project Medishare, which set up clinics for victims, and the Knights of Columbus, which provided prosthetic limbs for the many young people who suffered amputations. The film also follows a small group of earthquake victims who form Team Zaryen, an amputee...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2014

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Summary: 1804: the hidden history of Haiti is a documentary film about the untold history of the Haitian Revolution. Produced by the creator of the best-selling Hidden Colors film series, 1804 goes in-depth about the four principal players who were instrumental in Haiti's independence: Makandal, Dutty Boukman, Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines. This documentary gives a compelling look into...

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Publisher / Publication Date: King Flex Entertainment 2017

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Contents: Heaven (Ebo Taylor) -- A la memoria del meurto (Fruko y sus Tesos) -- Viva Panama (Papi Brandao) -- Cumbia en do menor (Lito Barrientos) -- Bukom mashie (Oscar Sulley & the Uhuru Dance Band) -- Jet biguine (Les Loups Noirs de Haiti) -- Akumpaye (Sweet Talks) -- More bread to the people (The Action 13) -- Tamborito swing (Los Silvertones) -- Okukwe na nchekwube (Celestine Ukwu & his Philosophers...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Soundway 2010

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Summary: Four years after taking a bullet in the head at her own wedding, the bride emerges from a coma and decides its time for payback ... with a vengeance. Having been gunned down by her former boss and his deadly squad of international assassins, it's a kill-or-be-killed fight. She didn't start this deadly series of events, but she is definately determined to finish the business.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2004

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