Abdulali, Sohaila
Summary: "Drawing on her own experience, her work with hundreds of survivors as the head of a rape crisis center in Boston, and three decades of grappling with rape as a feminist intellectual and writer, Abdulali tackles some of our thorniest questions about rape, articulating the confounding way we account for who gets raped and why--and asking how we want to raise the next generation. In interviews...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.15 ABDSomaiya, Ravi
Summary: "A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ravi Somaiya uncovers the story behind the death of renowned diplomat and UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 341.23 SOMLawson, Shayla
Summary: This collection of essays that focus on black girl culture features topics such as workplace microaggressions, how to become famous on Twitter, traveling while black, and reversing racist stereotypes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LAWOlmanson, Shaina.
Summary: "Some desserts in jars are baked or otherwise prepared right in the jar, while others are spooned into jars. Either way, the sparkling and pretty vessel and the appealing treat it holds make for a beautiful presentation. Olmanson's clever and cute desserts are at once playful and well-crafted, appropriate for a kids' birthday one weekend (Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes) and a grown-up gathering,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Common Press 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.86 OLMLawson, Shayla
Summary: "Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson follows their National Book Critics Circle finalist This Is Major with these daring and exquisitely crafted essays, where Lawson journeys across the globe, finds beauty in tumultuous times, and powerfully disrupts the constraints of race, gender, and disability. With their signature prose, at turns bold, muscular, and luminous, Shayla Lawson travels the world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024
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Summary: Zane rushes home to tell his mother about problems he faced during his school day, and she reminds him that while others may only see his "autism stripe," he has stripes for honesty, caring, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, American Psychological Association 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E RUDAhn, Eddie/ Farman, Sohayla (EDT)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Five years after working for the Office of Strategic Services with Nick, whom she gets close to until the World War II' end brings with it an act of deep betrayal, former spy Evelyn, now working as a PI, finds herself back in Nick's orbit when her latest case brings the war to her doorstep.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC STEOlmanson, Shaina
Summary: "Learn all about the world of STEAM with crafts and activities inspired by Disney's The Lion King. Projects include guiding photos and step-by-step instructions. STEAM Takeaway features provide additional curricular connections to the projects"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 OLMRudolph, Shaina
Summary: With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of, and that dyslexia does not define who she is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, American Psychological Association 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RUDSummary: In the summer of 2001, 47 Iranian women neither affiliated with nor supported by any political party registered themselves as candidates for the presidential elections. Due to the Guardian Council's interpretation of a clause in the constitution, none of the women were allowed to run. This documentary presents the thoughts and opinions of six female candidates who agreed to be interviewed,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Contents: Gado (3:29) -- Naanigoo (3:20) -- Zambarima-waa (3:02) -- Kulnoli (2:14) -- Damba (3:10) --Gurinsi-waa (2:29) -- Ban nira yelgu (3:06) -- Madadaazie (5:24) --Sikare (4:11) -- Suberima kpeeru (4:14) -- Nayig'-naa zan bundan' bini (2:18) -- Wangarisi-waa (2:07) -- Num bie n-kpan (2:56) -- Kasuan kura (2:39) -- Nantoo nimdi (3:34).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rounder 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN ABDWilliams, Sheila (Sheila J.)
Summary: Born in West Africa in the mid-eighteenth century, Maryam Prescilla Grace--a.k.a "Momma Grace" will live a long, wondrous life marked by hardship, oppression, opportunity, and love. Though she will be "gifted" various names, her birth name is known to her alone. Over the course of 100-plus years, she survives capture, enslavement by several property owners, the Atlantic crossing when she is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WILSummary: This fusion of classic yoga and bellydance moves will give you a long, lean body and an all-over glow. Suhaila combines two ancient art forms into a highly effective, challenging workout.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Goldhil Home Media International, Inc. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.71 BELEl-Waylly, Sohla
Summary: "More than 200 recipes--and techniques--for cooking with creativity and confidence"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Contents: Speaking in tongues I (1:45) -- Dhyana and Donalogue (4:40) -- Nana (2:45) ; The dreaming (5:37) -- Ever so lonely ; Eyes ; Ocean (3:26) -- The enchantment (4:49) -- The call (1:38) -- Bhajan (7:06) -- Speaking in tongues II (3:08) -- Sacred stones (5:30) -- Om Namaha Shiva (2:55).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Realworld Records 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/INDIAN INDONESIAN CHAConnolly, Sheila
Summary: Boston expat Maura Donovan never expected to stay in provincial County Cork, much less to inherit a house and a pub, Sullivan's, in the small village of Leap. Maura has even brought back traditional Irish music to the pub, and it is thriving. Then she discover a body in the ravine behind the pub, the victim's face battered beyond recognition. Who is the faceless victim -- and why was his body...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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Summary: "Winter still has a firm stranglehold on the small town of Granford, and newly married orchard owner Meg Chapin is restless to begin her spring pruning and planting, while Seth busies himself with a new project of his own. But their relative peace is shattered when a gunshot breaks the winter silence and they discover the body of a dead woman on their land. What's just as troubling is that the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC GRIKanani, Sheila
Summary: Amelia Earhart broke flying records, wrote best-selling books, launched a fashion label and fought for the rights of female pilots everywhere. Her disappearance, in the midst of her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, is one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries, and today she is remembered as not only the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but for being a bold, brace and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: This irreverent, illustrated guide takes a look with an all-seeing, skeptical eye at the history and mystery of the cultural phenomenon that's got middle-school kids flashing finger triangles and scrutinizing dollar bills for signs of the Illuminati. It's the first pop culture companion to the shadowy group behind everything from the French Revolution to Jay-Z's fabulous rise. How did an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 366 KEEKippley, Sheila.
Summary: In the ecology of natural mothering, mother and baby help each other. Mothers who adopt this natural pattern of breastfeeding enjoy 14 to 15 months of having no periods, on the average, and have a special relationship with their babies. Counter to the culture, mothers take their babies almost everywhere. The author deals with this sympathetically, and thus many moms have said that this book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lulu 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 KITMcCraith, Sheila.
Summary: Do you often find yourself losing your cool and yelling at your kids? It happens to us all, but it doesn't have to. With Yell Less, Love More you'll learn practical, simple solutions to keep you focused on loving more and yelling less, no matter what the circumstance. It is possible to change and enjoy a calmer life because of it! Take the Orange Rhino 30-day challenge to yell less. In this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fair Winds Press 2014