Summary: Animated documentary about Amin Nawabi, who decides to reveal a secret from his past before marrying his husband and share his story about fleeing from Afghanistan to Denmark as a young child with his mother and siblings.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC FLESalgarollo, Kristel
Summary: Colorful, easy-to-make designs for Tunisian crochet Tunisian crochet is so easy! Using just one long or corded crochet hook and two simple stitches, Tunisian crochet is quick to learn, so you'll be able to pick your favorite project from this book and start on it right away. Although worked with a crochet hook and in a similar fashion to crochet, Tunisian crochet fabric is sturdier than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.434 SALWalsh, Amy (Amy Simpson)
Summary: Helps you learn how to create colour-splashed quilts with a modern edge. In this title, each design includes fabric requirements and detailed cutting instructions for multiple quilt sizes, and expert hints and tips to make sure you make the best quilt possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C & T Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WALAbrahams, Debbie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trafalgar Square Pub. 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.43 ABREaton, Jan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Martingale 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 EATDoak, Carol
Summary: This second edition of Carol Doak's Fabulous Paper Pieced Stars includes updated information all new fabrics, illustrations, and photography and 10 new blocks based on the national parks. Readers will receive tips for using precuts, full-size paper piecing patterns, and step-by-step instructions on paper piecing--
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Publisher / Publication Date: C&T Publishing 2023
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Summary: "A luminous meditation on sons and fathers, ghosts of war, and living history that moves between modern-day Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora. In playing "Metal Gear Solid V," a young man's video game experience turns into a surreal exploration on his own father's memories of war and occupation. A college student in "Hungry Ricky Daddy" starves himself in protest of Israeli violence against...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KOCMorgan, Leonie
Summary: Presents forty afghan crochet projects with block and stitch pattern instructions, charts, and techniques for making each pattern in multiple sizes, with a special section on creating crocheted edges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.434 MORSimpson, Kristi
Summary: "Welcome baby with a beautiful handmade blanket! A crocheted blanket is the perfect gift for a new baby. Putting the time and effort into making your gift bestows a special meaning to it, and favorite blankets are often cherished into toddlerhood and beyond. Many become heirlooms for the next generation. The 13 designs in this book showcase a variety of stitches and techniques, but all are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.434 SIMAhmedi, Farah.
Summary: Ahmedi was born just as the war between the mujahideen and the Soviets reaches its peak in Afghanistan. The sounds of gunfire and fighter planes were as normal to her as the sounds of traffic or children playing are to a schoolgirl in America. When she stepped on a land mine on her way to school, she began to learn--slowly--that ordinary people, often strangers, have immense power to save lives...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AHMEDI, FARAH AHMEaton, Jan.
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions to create two hundred crochet block designs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave Press 2004
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Summary: Massood Farivar draws on his unique experience as a native Afghan, a former mujahideen fighter, and a longtime U.S. resident to provide unprecedented insight into the recent collision between Islam and the West.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 FARIVAR, MASOOD FARFerons, Kiley
Summary: "Create modern quilts through color and design! Surround yourself in tradition with a modern flair! Author and quilt-afficionado Kiley Ferons modernizes quilt making through her innovative color schemes and up-to-date design trends. Modern Day Quilter is the must-have guide for beginners as it takes you through gathering the proper tools and then teaches you time-honored quilting techniques...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Landauer Publishing 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 FERLeinhauser, Jean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.43 LEIRobichaux, Chad
Summary: Aziz was more than an interpreter for Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux during his eight deployments to Afghanistan. He was a teammate, brother, and friend. When President Biden announced in April 2021 that the United States would be making a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, it was vital to get Aziz and his family out before Taliban forces took over the country. Robichaux details the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 ROBStanton, Doug.
Summary: Following 9/11, a small band of Special Forces soldiers secretly entered Afghanistan and rode to war on horseback against the Taliban. Outnumbered forty to one, they pursued the enemy across the mountains and captured the strategic city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Bone-weary, they were welcomed by throngs of overjoyed Afghans in the streets. Then the action took an unexpected turn: the Horse Soldiers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 958.1047 STACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 958.1047 STAMalkasian, Carter
Summary: If you want to understand Afghanistan, writes Carter Malkasian, you need to understand what has happened on the ground, in the villages and countryside that were on the front line. These small places are the heart of the war. Malkasian's War Comes to Garmser promises to be a landmark account of the war in Afghanistan. The author, who spent nearly two years in Garmser, a community in war-torn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 MALMorgan, Wesley
Summary: "When we think of the war in Afghanistan, chances are we're thinking of a small, remote corner of the country where American military action has been concentrated: the Pech and its tributary valleys in Kunar and Nuristan provinces. The rugged, steep terrain and thick forests made the region a natural hiding spot for targets in the American war on terror, from Osama bin Laden to the Islamic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 MORTyson, Ann
Summary: "Veteran war correspondent Ann Scott Tyson first met Special Forces Major James Gant and heard about his battle renown when he was awarded the Silver Star several years ago. Soon after, in October, 2009, Gant rocked the US military establishment with hispaper "One Tribe at a Time," an incendiary criticism of what he considered a gaping hole in U.S. strategy: The failure to engage Afghanistan's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 GANT, JAMES TYSAli, Sharifah Enayat
Summary: "If any one thing defines the Afghan experience, it has been an almost constant invasion and domination by outsiders. (The other thing that defines Afghan life is poverty.) Perhaps that historical truth can help to explain the fiercely independent-some would say "warlike"-cultures of the country's various tribal groups. Many Afghans are still overwhelmingly more allegiant to their families,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023