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ARCA Arca Azari, Sara Cary, Mara. Larsson, Zara McFarlane, Zara Raheem, Zara Thompson, Kester. Zarr, Sara Zarr, Sara.Summary: Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote's greatest masterpiece, an epic novel of New York City's glittering jet-set society, following his smashing success with Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood. Instead, it sparked his downfall. Through access to never-before-heard audio archives and interviews with Capote's friends and enemies, including Dick Cavett, Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CAPAuster, Sara
Summary: Use the power of sound to bring balance, relaxation, and a sense of well-being to your mind, body, and spirit with this unprecedented and comprehensive guide to sound baths.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.83 AUSSummary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Lester, Helen.
Summary: Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2006
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE TACHara
Summary: What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 HARContents: Tell Laura I love her (2:54) (Ray Peterson) -- It's now or never (3:12) (Elvis Presley) -- Chain gang (2:34) (Sam Cooke) -- Last date (2:26) (Floyd Cramer) -- I just don't understand (2:34) (Ann-Margaret) -- The lion sleeps tonight (2:39) (The Tokens) -- Love me warm and tender (2:17) (Paul Anka) -- Breaking up is hard to do (2:21) (Neil Sedaka) -- The end of the world (2:33) (Skeeter Davis) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RCA 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NIPContents: Country strong (Gwyneth Paltrow) -- Love don't let me down (Chris Young, Patty Loveless) -- A little bit stronger (Sara Evans) -- Chances are (Garrett Hedlund) -- Liars lie (Lee Ann Womack) -- She's actin' single (I'm drinkin' double) (Ronnie Dunn) -- Shake that thing (Gwyneth Paltrow) -- Thirsty (Hank Williams, Jr.) -- Give in to me (Faith Hill) -- Timing is everything (Trace Adkins) -- Words...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC COUZarr, Sara
Summary: From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a story of the small moments that show us who we are, and how family is not just something you're part of, but something you make. Lou and her family don't have much, but for Lou it's enough. Mom. Her sister, Casey. Their apartment in the city. Her best friend, Beth. It would be better if Dad could stop drinking and be there for her and Casey, and if...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ZARZarr, Sara.
Summary: Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child but nothing turns out as they had anticipated.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2012
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Zarr, Sara
Summary: "Expert advice and encouragement are paired with exercises to help you face down your fears, let go of expectations, stop comparing yourself to others, and make your art with courage"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 153.3 ZARZarr, Sara
Summary: "At the start of seventh grade, Kyra believes her alcoholic mother, who has been sober for five years, has relapsed and with no one to count on, not even her best friend, she starts to question whether being just enough is not enough at all"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ZARZarr, Sara.
Summary: After losing her soul mate, Cameron, when they were nine, Jennifer, now seventeen, transformed herself from the unpopular fat girl into the beautiful and popular Jenna, but Cameron's unexpected return dredges up memories that cause both social and emotional turmoil.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2008
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Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MCFZara, Christopher
Summary: "For Christopher Zara, this is the professional minefield he has had to navigate since the day he was kicked out of his New Jersey high school for behavioral problems and never allowed back. From a school for "troubled kids," to wrestling with his identity in the burgeoning punk scene of the 1980s; from a stint as an ice cream scooper as he got clean in Florida, to an unpaid internship in New...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: To Leila Abid's traditional Indian parents, finding a husband is as easy as match, meet, marry. But for Leila, a marriage of arrangement clashes with her lifelong dreams of a Bollywood romance, where real love happens before marriage, not the other way around. Yet after twenty-six years of singledom, and still no sign of "Mr. Perfect," even Leila is starting to get nervous. And to make matters...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RAHMcFarlane, Zara
Contents: Ode to Kumina -- Pride -- Fussin' and fightin' -- Peace begins within -- Stoke the fire -- Freedom chain -- Riddim interlude -- Allies or enemies -- In between worlds -- Silhouette (feat. Shabaka Hutchings) -- Fisherman -- Ode to Cyril.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MCFSummary: Georgina is focused on trying to get away with murder as she gets to retain power within the Clios household and her position at the top of the elusive art world. The Clios family is still reeling from the devastation caused by Constantine's mysterious death, while Georgina continues her battle for dominance and control with Irina Clios and her children Christos and Adriana.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV RIVCary, Mara.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.41 CARLarsson, Zara
Contents: Love me land -- Talk about love (feat. Young Thug) -- Need someone -- Right here -- Wow -- Poster girl -- I need love -- Look what you've done -- Ruin my life -- Stick with you -- FFF -- What happens here.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LARArca
Summary: Arca's third full-length album is the first to feature the Venezuela-born, London-based producer's untreated singing voice. He sings in Spanish, the language of his childhood home, Venezuala. It stands as a defiant, delicate statement of intent, and cements his position as one of this turbulent decade's defining musicians.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC ARCThompson, Kester.
Summary: From Martinis and Manhattans to sparkling Bellinis and fruity, frozen daiquiris, this user-friendly collection of cocktail recipes will turn anyone into an outstanding bartender! Arranged by spirit type and filled with enticing photographs, it's the perfect introduction to the intimidating world of drink-making. Hundreds of fabulous concoctions are included, from traditional to trendy, from...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Imagine Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.21 THOAzari, Sara
Summary: "Unprecedented is a simple, go-to guide to the many legal issues engulfing the Donald Trump presidency"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 AZASummary: A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005