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African Americans Race identity African Americans Social conditions Blacks Race identity Fillmore Auditorium (San Francisco, Calif.) Graham, Bill 1931-1991 Man-woman relationships Man-woman relationships Drama Rock music California San Francisco 1971-1980 United States Zola, Émile 1840-1902 DramaAbraham, Tola Rotimi
Summary: "Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, becomes drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth. Soon Bibike and Ariyike's father wagers the family home on a "sure bet" that evaporates...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ABRZola, Gary Phillip (EDT)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Illinois Univ Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7089 WECola
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK COLTyla
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music 2024
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Summary: Yola's arresting vocals captivate with sincere tales of heartache and loves lost, forgotten, and broken. A traditional sonic tapestry of orchestral strings, fiddle, steel, and shimmering tremolo guitars.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK YOLYola
Contents: Barely alive -- Dancing away in tears -- Diamond studded shoes -- Be my friend -- Great divide -- Starlight -- If I had to do it all again -- Now you're here -- Whatever you want -- Break the bough -- Like a photograph -- Stand for myself.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK YOLSummary: "One of the preeminent figures of Iranian cinema, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and admiration of world cinema audiences. This collection presents three of his most lyrical works which the director has termed his Poetic Trilogy. Gabbeh tells of an elderly couple who stop by a stream to wash...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN MOHAbraxas
Contents: Sunrise State (Of Mind)(4:27 min) -- Mañana (3:38 min) -- Sultan (3:25 min) -- Monte Carlo (3:44 min) -- La Estampida (2:33 min) -- Hourglass (2:20 min) -- Prismatic (4:05 min) -- Yes (3:59 min) -- Golden (3:10 min) -- Fuji (3:11 min) -- Shapeshifter (3:34 min) -- Göbekli Tepe (4:15 min)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Suicide Squeeze 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ABRAbraham
Summary: Presents the channeled spirit communications of "Abraham" on how to achieve balance in life and enjoy the journey with joy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.93 HicksCole, Sylvia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkmark Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.003 COLOkogwu, Tola
Summary: When twelve-year-old Onyeka discovers that she has psychokinetic powers, her mother reveals that she is Solari, part of a secret group of Nigerian mutants that trains at the Academy of the Sun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC OKOGillen, Kieron
Summary: "After the detonation of FANDEMONIUM the gods-as-pop-stars of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE try living in the long dark shadow. Team WicDiv are joined by a stellar cast of guest artists to put the spotlight on each of the gods. The multiple Eisner Award nominated series continues in the only way it knows how: darker, weirder, faster. Don't worry. It's going to be okay"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GILSummary: In England during World War II, an American writer and the bored wife of a British civil servant fall in love. Then she mysteriously ends the affair.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE ENDZilkha, Avraham.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 492.4 ZILContents: disc one. Hello / (John Walker) (2:12) -- Hello friends / (Lamb) (3:16) -- So fine (3:58) ; Party till the cows come home (3:07) / (Elvin Bishop Group) -- Pana / (Malo) (8:01) -- Poppa can play / (The Sons of Champlin) (4:57) -- White bird / (It's a Beautiful Day) (9:02) -- Fresh air (4:44) ; Mojo (4:56) / (Quicksilver Messenger Service) -- Introduction (Bill Graham) (:59) -- Back on the...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Epic/Associated/Legacy 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK FILSummary: Explores the motivation behind European global subjugation, the history of rarely discussed vast West African empires, how germ warfare is used on melanted people, and the history of slave breeding farms in America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HIDSummary: When legendary rock impresario Bill Graham closed the Fillmore West in the summer of 1971, he made sure it went out with a bang. Over five nights, acts including the Grateful Dead and Santana took to the stage for one final send off. The madness leading up to the shows and the gritty backstage footage are chronicled in this classic rock film.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 2009
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2 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC FILLustgarten, Abrahm
Summary: "An overview of how climate change will reshape the United States, with an emphasis on climate migration"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2024
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Summary: A stand-up comedian who was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness describes how her childhood was haunted by perpetual doomsday prophecies about an imminent apocalypse in which her non-believing neighbors and schoolmates were doomed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.9 ABRSummary: In 1862 Paris, Emile Zola is barely scratching out a living writing muckraking articles about the poverty of the French people and the corruption of their leaders. Until "Nana," about the life of a prostitute, becomes a smash hit and turns Zola into a celebrity, champion of the people. As he churns out a string of similar books that make him quite rich, his old friend Paul Cezanne tells him "An...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LIFLustgarten, Abrahm.
Summary: Discusses how the CEO of British Petroleum, John Browne, helmed one of the greatest corporate comebacks in history only to have it fall apart due to deadly accidents and environmental crimes, culminating in the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.7382 LUSSummary: The 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in a Los Angeles hotel kitchen. We see Kennedy's acceptance speech after winning the California Democratic presidential primary, his death at the hands of gunman Sirhan Sirhan, and the chaos and despair that ensued. The people at the hotel don't know what is coming. Our grief at hearing RFK's own words, so eloquent, so hopeful and inspiring. Watch the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Company 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BOBSummary: Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. In a fun twist, six NASCAR stars pop up in non-driver cameo roles in the film.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017