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Abram, David

Summary: [In this book, the author] draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which - even at its most...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1996

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 ABR

Antram, David

Summary: Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing pirates, their ships, and other pirate related objects.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 743.4 ANT

Summary: This film offers insights into the lives of women in Iran. As the narrative dynamically shifts from woman to woman, their stories culminate with tremendous potency, transforming a shared sense of dispair and injustice into one of kinship and even hope.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Lorber Films 2001

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CIR

2 holds on 1 copy

Summary: "On September 13, 2022, a young Iranian student, Mahsa Amini, was arrested by the morality police in Tehran. Her only crime was that she wasn't properly wearing the headscarf required for women by the Islamic Republic. At the police station, she was beaten so badly she had to be taken to the hospital, where she fell into a deep coma. She died three days later. A wave of protests soon spread...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Abrams, David.

Summary: At Foreward Operating Base Triumph, a combat-avoiding staff sergeant named Chance Gooding spends his time composing press releases that spin grim events into statements more palatable to the public.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Black Cat 2012

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ABR

Abrams, David

Summary: "From Fobbit author David Abrams, Brave Deeds is a powerful novel of war, brotherhood, and America. Spanning eight hours, the novel follows a squad of six AWOL soldiers as they attempt to cross war-torn Baghdad on foot to attend the funeral of their leader, Staff Sergeant Rafe Morgan. In an inhospitable landscape, these men recall the most ancient of warriors while portraying a cross section of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Black Cat 2017

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ABR

Antram, David

Summary: Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing different kinds of fairies.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 743.87 ANT

Glass, Joe

Summary: "In The Pride, Fabman is sick of being seen as a joke. Tired of the LGBTQ+ community being seen as inferior to straight heroes, he thinks it's about damn time he did something about it. Bringing together some of the world's greatest LGBTQ+ superheroes, the Pride is born to protect the world and fight prejudice, misrepresentation, and injustice--not to mention a pesky supervillain or two. The...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GLA

Abrams, Dan

Summary: At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln was hired to defend him. This was to be his last great case as a lawyer. The case posed painful personal challenges for Lincoln. The murder victim had trained for the law in his office, and Lincoln had been his friend and his mentor. His accused killer,...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Audio 2018

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.7 ABR

Gaiman, Neil

Summary: During the coldest season, when the world feels scary -- what do you remember about being warm? Baked potatoes. Trust. A kettle on the stove. Blankets. A smile. And, most of all, the reassurance that you belong. In his powerful and moving poem, featuring illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together many different...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE GAI

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAI

Summary: Predator: Recruited by the CIA to rescue hostages held by guerrilla fighters in a Central American country, Schwarzenegger and his men encounter an enemy more deadly than any on earth--because the Predator is not of this earth.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI PRE

Summary: An affair to remember: Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn. Laura: A beautiful young...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2014

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AN

Summary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006

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

Summary: Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her career, and even her sanity.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2012

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD HOM RATED R

Copies Available at Interlochen

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

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOM

1 hold on 7 copies

Summary: Her funding rejected by the Royal Society, and pursued by an obsessed member of German nobility, Lily travels from London to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank's questionable services to guide her downriver in search of an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities which would change the future of medicine. Thinking she sees Frank for who he truly is -- a pun-loving con man who...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE JUN

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Family Jungle 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUN

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUN

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE JUN

Summary: Will is locked in a mental asylum accused of Hannibal Lecter's crimes. Now that Will knows what Hannibal is, he faces a fight to prove his own sanity and convince those closest to him that he is innocent. Jack is dealing with his own feelings about Will, and whether his protege is a killer. Looking for answers, Jack looks to Lecter, who becomes the new consultant on cases. Lecter is torn...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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

Abrams, Dan

Summary: The true story of Abraham Lincoln's last murder trial, a case in which he had a deep personal involvement--and which played out in the nation's newspapers as he began his presidential campaign. At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, who had been involved in more than three thousand...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 ABR

Contents: CD 1. I'm the face / The High Numbers -- Bo Street runner / The Bo Street Runners -- Country line special / Cyril Davies & his R&B All Stars -- Chills and fever / Tom Jones -- Crawling up a hill / John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers -- You'd better make up your mind / The Koobas -- Desdemona / John's Children -- Tick tock / Shyster -- Wasn't it you / Billie Davis -- Bus stop / The Hollies -- Tell...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Summary: Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle works in the English town of Hastings. As World War II tears at the social fabric of this once quiet coastal community, Foyle investigates crimes the conflict has fostered on the home front.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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

Cram, David L. (David Lee)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Addicus Books 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.526 CRA

Davies, Adam.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2006

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAV

Davis, Marc

Summary: Come and join 6-year-old Nylah’s journey of discovering her superpowers! The life of a young bunny rabbit can be tough sometimes, especially for one who just wants to fit in. Nylah doesn’t always like what she sees in the mirror. Everyone is different, and, at first, Nylah doesn’t realize that’s what makes her so special. When Nylah faces challenges in some exciting situations, she discovers...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Marc Davis 0000

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAV

Contents: Use your head (Money Mark) (2:47) -- Corcovado (Everything but the Girl) (3:56) -- Desafinado (Astrud Gilberto + George Michael (3:20) -- Non-fiction burning (PM Dawn with Flora Purim + Airto (4:31) -- The boy from Ipanema (Crystal Waters) (4:24) -- Interlude (0:14) -- Seguranca (Maxwell) (3:29) -- E preciso perdoar (Cesaria Evora + Caetano Veloso + Ryuichi Sakamoto) (6:01) -- Interlude (0:33)...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Verve 1996

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN RED

Cram, David L. (David Lee)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Addicus Books 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.833 CRA

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