Summary: Female journalist Arezoon Rahimmi travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer targeting sex workers. As she draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain when the murderer is embraced by many as a hero. Based on the true story of the 'Spider Killer' Saeed Hanaei, who saw himself as on a mission from God as he killed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HOLSummary: The world famous thief, Carmen Sandiego, plays an intricate game of cat and mouse with teen ACME detectives, Zack and Ivy. Based on the award-winning line of educational computer games, the energizing series is rich in both excitement and education as Carmen Sandiego attempts to steal the most valuable objects in the world. It's up to the detectives and the audience to figure out where in the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cookie Jar 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WHEGaiman, 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 Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAISummary: An all-new animated comedy series based on the bestselling children's book of the same name. The series follows the paranormal comedy adventures of Bunnicula the vampire rabbit, who, instead of drinking blood, drains the juice of carrots and other vegetables to boost his supernatural abilities. Upon moving to the mysterious Orlock Apartment building in New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Mina...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BUNSummary: Freaks: A tale of love, deception, and retribution set among troupe of carnival sideshow performers, shunned by society because of their physical deformities.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA TODShahidi, Afshin
Summary: Afshin Shahidi met Prince in 1993 and soon became his cinematographer and later one of the only people allowed to photograph him. He collaborated with Prince longer than any other photographer. Afshin was the only photographer allowed to shoot the legendary 3121 private parties in Los Angeles that became the most sought after invitations in Hollywood; some of those photos are included in this...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 SHARahman, Bahram
Summary: "Five-year-old Pari accompanies her mother on her library bus rounds for the first time, stopping at a village and a refugee camp so that girls there can exchange books and have a lesson in English. Talking with her mother as they drive, Pari learns that she is lucky that she can attend school the next year. Pari's mother had to learn in secret when it was forbidden to teach girls to read, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAHAustin, Miriam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7046 AUSKamman, Madeleine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 KAMBethencourt, Kahran
Summary: "From Kahran and Regis Bethencourt, the dynamite husband and wife duo behind CreativeSoul Photography, comes GLORY, a photography book that shatters the conventional standards of beauty for Black children. Featuring a foreword by Amanda Seales With stunning images of natural hair and gorgeous, inventive visual storytelling, GLORY puts Black beauty front and center with more than 100...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 779.2089 BETSummary: In this unrelenting action masterpiece from director John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York), a police station under siege from a vicious street gang becomes a cataclysmic battleground where only the strongest survive! Inspired by Howard Hawks' immortal western, Rio Bravo, this explosive gem from one of cinema's great frightmasters has been newly remastered with a host of high-powered...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ASSMahajan, Karan
Summary: After witnessing his two friends killed by a "small" bomb that detonated in a Dehli marketplace, Mansoor Ahmed becomes involved with a charismatic young activist, whose allegiances and beliefs are more changeable than he could have imagined.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAHSummary: From 1958 to 1963, American actor Rick Dalton knew the height of fame and fortune as the lead in the television series Bounty Law. Yet, Rick wasn't satisfied with the work and used his popularity to try to become a movie star. By 1969, Rick's career has stalled so much that he takes jobs as a guest star on various shows. He even starts wondering if the only way he can make a comeback is by...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ONCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ONCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie OnceCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ONCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ONCWirathu, Ashin
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Icarus Films 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC VENRahman, Bahram
Summary: Young Aria returns to school after recovering from an accident and being fitted with a prosthetic leg, but the school has no furniture and sitting on the floor is too painful. She finds a way to build her own bench, surprising and inspiring her classmates. A sensitive author's note addresses the author's experience growing up in Afghanistan during the civil war and the legacy of landmines. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAHRajan, Karan
Summary: "Steeped in science, medicine and his personal hospital experience, a surgeon and TikTok sensation, in this entertaining and educational survival guide, explains the weird and wonderful bodily functions that keep us going, offering practical advice and strategies to help you thrive and take control of your day-to-day health"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 RAJCasey, Karan.
Contents: Distant shore -- Another day -- Song of lies -- The Curra road -- Ballad of Tim Evans -- Just a note -- Lord MacDonald's -- Quiet of the night -- Bata is bóthar = Stick and the road -- Four loom weaver -- Jute-mill song.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Shanachie 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN CASCasey, Karan.
Contents: The false lady -- Exiles return -- Sailing off to the Yankee land -- Sally Grier -- The Bay of Biscay -- The little drummer girl -- Out of the window --- Madam I'm a darling -- The nightingale -- False lover John -- The shipyard slips -- The flower of Finae.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Compass 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN CASKaran, Donna
Summary: A personal, provocative memoir by the iconic designer includes candid stories about her difficult and isolated childhood, her nearly five-decade career in the fashion industry, her two marriages, her children, and her spiritual life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KARAN, DONNA KARCashin, Sheryll
Summary: "How interracial love and marriage changed history, and may soon alter the landscape of American politics. Loving beyond boundaries is a radical act that is changing America. When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 CASKanaan, Faten
Contents: Fin août, debut septembre -- Trenchcoat -- Ard diar -- Ebla -- Florin court -- Snowing -- Domari's lamp -- Votive -- La smorfia -- Castling -- Falconers -- Cascando -- Storm signal.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KANKastan, Kathy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.12 KASWilliams, Kamaal
Contents: Sometimes / Budgie -- Snitches Brew (Live in Atlanta) / Kamal Williams -- Summer madness S.A. / Karriem Riggins -- Space invader (Vocal mix) / Lord Tusk -- Buggin' out / Seiji -- Hey there / Steve Spacek -- Speed metal Jesus / Max Graef -- Two tens madam / Kaidi Tatham -- Southern freeez / Freeez -- Stuck (Original) / Peven Everett -- Sirens / Hard House Banton -- Cause I love you / Diggs Duke...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019