Sands, Philippe
Summary: "An account of the making of modern international law and one woman's fight for justice"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 969.7 SANKaplan, Robert D.
Summary: In "Monsoon," a pivotal examination of the Indian Ocean region and the countries known as "Monsoon Asia," bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan deftly shows how crucial this dynamic area has become to American power in the twenty-first century. Kaplan also offers riveting insights into the economic and naval strategies of China and India and how they will affect U.S. interests, while also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Trade Paperbacks 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 KAPLace, William W.
Summary: Describes the events the occurred during the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, from the disaster itself and the damage that was caused to the rescue efforts of the international community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.3495 LACOxtra, Cristina
Summary: While vacationing in Thailand for the holidays, Tara and her mother are thrown into survival mode when a massive tsunami sweeps through Phuket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OXTArchibald, Brett
Summary: "In April 2013, fifty-year-old Brett Archibald set off with his friends on a dream surf charter trip off the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia. It quickly became a nightmare: in the middle of a storm, suffering from severe food poisoning, Brett leaned overboard--and blacked out. He awoke in the raging sea. No one had seen him fall, and no one heard his shouts for help. He watched his boat sail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ARCHIBALD, BRETT ARCChakraborty, S. A.
Summary: "The first book of "a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman's determined quest to seize a final chance at glory--and write her own legend ... Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean's most notorious pirates, she's survived...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAHassan, Hawa
Summary: "Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting cookbook-meets-travelogue"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59676 HASColfer, Eoin
Summary: Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old Sami, from a village along the Bay of Bengal, and fourteen-year-old Yuki, from Northern Canada, strive to protect their homes from the encroaching damage brought on by climate change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 COLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC COLFER (GRAPHIC NOVEL)Mara, Wil.
Summary: Provides general information on the oceans, including where the water is the warmest and the types of plants and animals that live in it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2005
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MARBamford, Emma
Summary: Responding to a rescue call in the Indian Ocean, a Captain discovers a mortally injured man and his traumatized wife who describes how their exotic trip to a tiny, remote island forced her to become a murderer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scout Press 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BAMDeraniyagala, Sonali.
Summary: A memoir of the author's experiences as a survivor of the 2004 tsunami that killed her parents, husband, and two young sons recounts her struggles with profound grief and survivor's guilt and her gradual steps toward healing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DERANIYAGALA, SONALI DERLewis, Richard
Summary: In the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, two teenagers, American Sarah and Acehnese Ruslan, meet and continue together their arduous climb inland, where Ruslan hopes to find his father and Sarah seeks a doctor for her brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION LEWStilton, Geronimo
Summary: Geronimo and his friends journey to the eighteenth century to stop the Pirate Cats from pillaging the East India Company's merchant ships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Lacaille, Rene.
Contents: Zok (3:12) -- 5 O.P. (syncopGe) (4:30) -- An dio (3:00) -- Lang la (3:44) -- Oh! lGe la po (4:29) -- Fraka (4:50) -- Zi bi pi blues (2:20) -- Pondaurat (2:47) -- Place d'youville (3:59) -- LozGe (3:34) -- Ti guitar lGa (2:54) -- Debussy Ga La RGeunion (3:46) -- Mam'zelle Rico (3:05) -- K ba (2:39) -- Maria ya ya (1:38)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverboat Records 2002
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/CARIBBEAN LACWatts, Naomi
Summary: While vacationing in Thailand in December 2004, a family overcomes impossible odds to survive the Indian Ocean tsunami and find each other after becoming separated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE IMPWaxman, Abbi
Summary: "After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Liddle has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Christa finds her tranquil existence thrown into chaos when her once-famous father--long thought dead after a plane crash--turns out to be alive, well, and ready to make amends. The world goes wild, fascinated by this real-life saga,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: On 12/26/04 a series of tidal waves killed thousands and devastated communities around the Indian Ocean. With around 100 tsunamis striking the world's coastlines each decade, Nova investigates what made the recent event so powerful and catastrophic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TSUScales, Helen
Summary: "Dive beneath the waves to meet 80 of the ocean's strangest and most surprising inhabitants. This beautifully illustrated aquatic world tour tells the fascinating stories of beguiling sea creatures and their ingenious feats of survival - from producing anti-freeze to enduring boiling temperatures - revealing the ways in which these seemingly remote creatures have shapes our own lives, whether...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laurence King an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.77 SCAHughes, Catherine D.
Summary: Introduces several of the ocean's species, provides profiles of creatures, from dolphins and sharks to sea otters and penguins, while sharing facts about their characteristics, diets, and habitats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "There has been a great deal of writing the past several decades about Native American Code Talkers of World War Two. The published works have been about Navajos and the tremendous contribution they made in the Pacific campaigns of the war. What is often overlooked is the role played in both World Wars by men of other tribes. There were Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Creek and other tribal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Knecht, G. Bruce.
Contents: South Indian Ocean -- Valparaiso, Chile -- South Indian Ocean -- Los Angeles -- South Indian Ocean -- Los Angeles -- Southern Ocean -- Riviera, Spain -- Southern Ocean -- New York City -- Southern Ocean -- New York City -- Southern Ocean -- Cape Town, South Africa -- South Atlantic Ocean -- Bridgehampton, New York -- South Atlantic Ocean -- Vancouver, Canada -- South Atlantic Ocean -- Vancouver...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.259 KNEMcClain, S. (Sally)
Summary: Based on first-person accounts and Marine Corps documents, and featuring the original code dictionary, Navajo Weapon tells how the code talkers created a unique code within a code, served their country in combat, and saved American lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rio Nuevo Publishers 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5403 MCCCornell, Jimmy.
Summary: "World Cruising Destinations" is the only nautical tourist guide to the world, the ultimate aid for planning an ocean voyage or a charter vacation. Covering the globe from the tropics to high latitudes, this guide gives essential details of climate, ports, facilities, highlights, and travel formalities (visas, entrance requirements, etc.) of destinations in 184 countries. If you are ready to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine/McGraw-Hill 2010