Summary: Naples 1904: Italian theatre is thriving, and comic actor, Eduardo Scarpetta is the box office king. Known in the Neapolitan theater for his cheeky alter egos, Scarpetta's larger-than-life stage productions were matched only by his eccentric personal life. Composed of wives, partners, lovers, legitimate and illegitimate children, Scarpetta's home situation resembled one of his comedies more...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KINSummary: [Head] An exciting kaleidoscope of surreal vignettes set to music, this fast-paced film takes a psychedelic look at the pop phenomenon called the Monkees as they shatter their pre-fab image. A technically innovative rock musical.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA AME1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DRAMA AME
Baloji
Summary: The debut album from the Congolese-born, Belgium-based musician Baloji.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bella Union 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP BALBaloji.
Contents: Le jour d'après : siku ya baadaye : independance cha cha (3:47) ; with Royce Mbumba -- Tshena ndekela (4:52) ; with Monik Tenday -- Karibu ya bintou (6:30) ; with Konono N° 1 -- Congo eza ya biso : le secours populaire (5:02) ; with la Chorale de la Grâce -- De l'autre côté de la mère (4:49) -- À l'heure d'été : saison sèche (4:44) ; with Larousse Marciano -- La petite espèce : bumbafu version...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Crammed Discs 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN BALGall, Carlotta
Summary: Describes the toll taken on the U.S., Afghanistan, and Pakistan since the September 11 attacks through ordinary citizens' accounts of fighting and first-hand descriptions from Taliban warlords, intelligence thugs, American generals, and Afghani politicians.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1047 GALLaNier, Carlotta Walls
Summary: A personal account of the nation's most famous school integration recounts the author's decision to attend Little Rock's all-white Central High and describes how subsequent events affected her family's beliefs about dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LANLaNier, Carlotta Walls.
Summary: Unabridged.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 379.263 LANAnderson, Carlotta R.
Summary: "All-American Anarchist chronicles the life and work of Joseph A. Labadie (1850-1933), Detroit's prominent labor organizer and one of early labor's most influential activists. A dynamic participant in the major social reform movements of the Gilded Age, Labadie was a central figure in the pervasive struggle for a new social order as the American Midwest underwent rapid industrialization at the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LABADIE, JO ANDHolton, Carlotta G.
Summary: "As women, we are constantly evolving. Changing attitudes toward our gender have accommodated many, but not all. Still, we are told, it is progress. Women can now enter career paths never before considered. They can choose not to marry, not to have children, or become a single parent. Women can marry someone of the same sex, younger or older, regardless of race, ethnicity or religion. The...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dorrance Publishing Co 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 HOLBarletta, Marti.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Trade Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.804 BARCotta, Carloto
Summary: After losing a game in the World Cup, a famous soccer player finds that people are laughing at him and he sets out on a journey to find redemption through a series of misadventures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN DIAMarotta, Brendon
Summary: Examines both sides of the circumcision debate in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures Llc 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMEScalora, Suza.
Summary: After mysteriously receiving a copy of an old manuscript, an archeologist sets off around the world to photograph and document the existence of a variety of fairies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Joanna Cotler Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCAFisher, Valorie.
Summary: This book covers the alphabet, counting, opposites, shapes, colors, and seasons and uses bright photos of retro toys to illustrate these topics.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FISLeachman, Cloris.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LEACHMAN, CLORIS LEAPallotta, Jerry
Summary: Ten fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 PALCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 590 PALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 PALBlackman, Malorie
Summary: Sephy is a Cross- dark-skinned and beautiful, she lives a life of privilege and power. But she burns with injustice at the world she sees around her. Callum is a nought- pale-skinned and poor, he's considered to be less than nothing. But he dreams of a better life.Then - in spite of a world that is fiercely against them - these star-crossed lovers choose each other. But this is love story that...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BLALeachman, Cloris.
Summary: Film and television darling Leachman tells her life story through the challenges of her stellar career all while raising five children. She also discusses her many famous friends in the entertainment industry as well as in the political arena.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEACHMAN, CLORIS LEAArlott, Norman
Summary: "This is a book like no other--the only truly comprehensive, one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world's birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 ARLBatori, Susan
Summary: In this retelling of the fable from India, blindfolded children at a party play a guessing game.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE BATMalory, Thomas
Summary: Relates the chivalrous and romantic deeds of King Arthur, Launcelot, Gareth, Tristram, Galahad, and other knights of the Round Table.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.22 MALMalory, Thomas
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MALSchaefer, Valorie.
Summary: A preteen girl's guide to basic health and hygiene--from braces to bras, pimples to periods, hair care to healthy eating.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Company Publications 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613 SCHCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 613.04242 SchPallotta, Jerry
Summary: Collects five books that present facts about the anatomy, strength, and behavior of a range of insects, mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs and describes who would be the probable winner in a competition among them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2021