Leon, Jesse
Summary: "In this unflinching and inspiring memoir, Jesus Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and survival, shining a light on a childhood spent devastated by sex trafficking, gang life, and substance abuse. Born to indigenous working-class Mexican immigrants in San Diego in the 1970s, Jesus Leon's childhood was violently ruptured. A dangerous and harrowing encounter at a local gift shop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LEON LEOWambaugh, Joseph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.232 WAMSummary: Katie and Micah are a young middle class couple who are engaged to be married. After moving into a suburban 'starter' house in San Diego, California, they begin hearing noises while trying to sleep. Not knowing if the presence is demonic or not, they attempt communicating through a Ouija board, angering the spirit further. Now they may never sleep again, or they may never wake up!
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Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Pictures 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PARSummary: The first program observes the Red panda and Giant panda (one of the world's most endangered mammals) in their natural habitat, the bamboo forest of China's "Mountains of the Sleeping Dragon" a national panda reserve. The second program features the San Diego Zoo's challenge to successfully breed and raise a Giant Panda in captivity. Spotlighted is Hua Mei the baby panda and staff from the San...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2003
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NATSummary: Several short segments set to classical music, featuring various animals on exhibit at the San Diego Zoo, including gorillas, bears, hippos, birds, etc. Also includes animated segments with songs about counting and the alphabet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BABGrady, Cynthia
Summary: In 1942, children's librarian Clara Breed discovers that her young Japanese-American patrons are being relocated and gives them stamped and addressed postcards so they can write to her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 GRAWambaugh, Joseph.
Summary: As yachtsmen prepare for the America's Cup, currently held by the U.S., one man decides on some patriotic sabotage. He concocts a scheme to damage a foreign yacht, the main challenger, which is in dry dock in San Diego. The scheme is foiled by Officer Fortney, but not before there are two murders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WAMNapoli, Lisa
Summary: A portrait of the relationship between McDonald's chairman Ray Croc and his wife, Joan, describes how he helped establish an international brand and amassed a considerable estate before his impassioned wife gave most of the family fortune away to philanthropic pursuits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House LLC 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 NAPWambaugh, Joseph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Pub. 1996
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Summary: When the head of one of two feuding families is found murdered, homicide officer Tom McMichael, a member of the suspected family, is challenged to put aside his personal feelings in order to investigate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: M PARSummary: Four groups of people are linked by a chain of events. A wealthy American is touring Morocco with his wife. The two become the focus of an international incident also involving a poor Moroccan farmer who is struggling to keep his two young sons in line and his family together. A San Diego nanny, with her employers absent, makes the disastrous decision to take her charges with her to a wedding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie BabelHopkins, H. Joseph.
Summary: Documents the true story of the nature pioneer and activist who, after becoming the first woman to earn a science degree from the University of California, took a teaching position in the desert region of San Diego and single-handedly launched a movementto transform the area with trees and gardens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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Summary: "After marriage, Steve Dancy has quietly settled in San Diego. He can hardly remember his days of wanderlust, and he's grateful to have left behind the violence of a raw frontier. In a celebratory mood, Steve invites his mother to a meet her new grandchild in a chic resort in Monterey, California. With the delivery of a handwritten note, his world suddenly reverts to the savagery of his bygone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BESBreck, Elizabeth
Summary: San Diego PI Madison Kelly arrives home to a note stabbed to her front door: "Stop investigating me, or I will hunt you down and kill you." The only problem? Madison hasn't been investigating anyone. The only way to remove the threat is to do exactly what "Anonymous", the note writer, is telling her not to do: investigate to see who left it. Madison has been tweeting about a true crime podcast...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2020
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BREMartini, Steve
Summary: "Defense attorney Paul Madriani gets caught in a web of deceit and murder involving Cold War secrets, a rare coin dealer who once worked for the CIA, and a furious assassin in one of the most entertaining novels yet in this New York Times bestselling series. A woman pauses in the hallway of a darkened San Diego beach house at night--listening for just the right moment when she can flee before...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS MARParker, T. Jefferson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD M ParkeRyder, Joanne.
Summary: Traces the birth and growth of Hua Mei, the first giant panda cub ever to survive in captivity in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION RyderWambaugh, Joseph.
Summary: San Diego police detective Finnegan and two female investigators try to make sense of a conspiracy involving deadly toxic waste and a theft of U.S. Navy goods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WAMRussell, Alan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RUSMartini, Steve
Summary: Defense attorney Paul Madriani gets caught in a web of deceit and murder involving Cold War secrets, a rare coin dealer who once worked for the CIA, and a furious assassin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe/HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MARWambaugh, Joseph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1994
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M WAMAnderson, Ian
Summary: Hit the beach, hike hidden trails, or soak up some desert sun: the outdoor adventures are endless with Moon Southern California Road Trips.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel, Hachett Book Group 2023
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Summary: Master event planner Preston Bailey outlines his inspiration and process for designing nine recent weddings. Complete with detailed, full-page images in rich color.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745.926 BAIProudfit, Benjamin
Summary: "The Pacific Coast Highway, or PCH, has inspired five songs, two albums, and many people who travel its scenic length in California. Part of California Route 1, the Pacific Coast Highway is one of the most beautiful drives travelers can take in the United States, as much of it overlooks the Pacific Ocean! The full-color photographs of this route will transport readers to the West Coast as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2016