Summary: Parvana is an eleven-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom, and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BREMirah
Contents: Goat shepherd -- Oxen hope -- Turned the heat off -- Gold rush -- Fleetfoot ghost -- I am the garden -- No direction home -- 24th St. -- LC -- Radiomind.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MIRMirah
Contents: Counting -- Information -- Lake ocean -- Lighthouse -- Blinded by the pretty light -- Ordinary day -- Hot hot -- Love jetty -- Sundial -- Energy.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MIRMcMahon, Serah-Marie
Summary: Looks at the harmful history of fashion, including profiles of garments, accessories, and fabrics that have injured or killed their wearers; accounts of modern factory accidents; and issues of workplace safety in the textile and garment industries.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Qwlkids Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 391.009 MCMScorah, Amber
Summary: A first book by the creator of the "Dear Amber" podcast describes her strict upbringing as a third-generation Jehovah's Witness and her efforts to find her true place in the world apart from the edicts of her family and faith. A third-generation Jehovah's Witness, Scorah had devoted her life to sounding God's warning of impending Armageddon. She took the message to China, where immersion in a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SCORAH, AMBER SCORagab, Salah.
Contents: Ramadan in space time -- Dawn -- Neveen -- Oriental mood -- Kleopatra -- Mervat -- Egypt strut -- Crossing {oubour} -- Calling you -- Kings valley / upper Egypt -- A Farewell theme -- Kleopatra (alternate take).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Art Yard 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ RAGSaran, Suvir.
Summary: The author, born and raised in India and an acclaimed New York City restaurateur and chef, tells the story of moving to the country to raise goats, alpacas, ducks, geese, and chicken on 67 acres. Accompanied by more than 80 recipes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59747 SARSaterstrom, Selah
Summary: On a slab that's all Katrina left of her Mississippi home, Tiger tells her story, and it is as American as Horatio Alger, Schwab's Pharmacy, and a tent revival. She was a stripper, but is she now a performance artist and best-selling author, and it is really Barbara Walters she's narrating this tale to? We're too dazzled to know more than that this is about how a girl ends up in the backwash of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SATStraw, Julie
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 STRWinfrey, Oprah
Summary: Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself and creating a life of success and significance.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 121 WINCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 WINCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 WINStroh, Frances
Summary: Frances Stroh's earliest memories are ones of great privilege: shopping trips to London and New York, lunches served by black-tied waiters, and a house filled with precious antiques. Established in Detroit in 1850, by 1984 the Stroh Brewing Company had become the largest private beer fortune in America and a brand emblematic of the American dream itself. But behind the beautiful facade lay a...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 STROH, FRANCES STRGonzález, Saraí
Summary: Fourth grader Saraí Gonzalez can do anything. She can bake, dance, and run her own cupcake business. But when Saraí's grandparents are forced to move, even Saraí's not sure what to do. So she hatches a super-awesome plan with her younger sisters and cousin to buy back the house. Will Saraí find a way to save the day?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GONMC Serch
Contents: Here it comes -- Don't have to be -- Back to the grill -- Hard but true -- Return of the product -- Daze in a weak -- Can you dig it -- Social narcotics -- Hits the head -- Scenes from the mind -- Here it comes again.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Def Jam 1992
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP MCSarat, Austin.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.66 SARDeWitt, Tarah
Summary: "When falling in love is the punchline... Farley Jones is a loud, chaotic, and hilariously clever standup comedian on the way to stardom. The only thing she loves more than the rush of telling jokes in front of a revved-up audience is her hot older manager Meyer, though he doesn't have a clue. Keeping her feelings hidden from him is agony (a tragedy, even--in lieu of flowers, please send...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: This book 3D Printing Made Simple takes you through this exciting innovation, a technology called 3D Printing. It is revolutionising the way we do a lot of things and not just the creation of physical objects. The huge growth rates are a direct result of its applications for prototyping and mass production in a number of industries, thanks to an ever-increasing list of 3D printable materials....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: BPB Publications 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.988 SARStockman, Farah
Summary: "Shannon, Wally, and John built their lives around their place of work. Shannon, a white single mother, became the first woman to run the factory's dangerous furnaces at the Rexnord manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and was proud of producing one of the world's top brands of steel bearings. Wally, a black man known for his initiative and kindness, was promoted to become chairman of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.13 STOWinfrey, Oprah
Summary: "With dishes created and prepared alongside her favorite chefs, paired with personal essays and memories from Oprah herself, this cookbook offers a candid, behind-the-scenes look into the life (and kitchen) of one of the most influential and respected celebrities in the world"--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.563 WINAcimovic, Stras
Summary: Scum and Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game about a spaceship crew trying to make ends meet under the iron-fisted rule of the Galactic Hegemony. Work with the members of your crew to thrive despite powerful criminal syndicates, warring noble families, dangerous aliens, and strange mystics. Explore the ruins of lost civilizations for fun and profit. Can your motley crew hold it together long...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Evil Hat Productions 2018
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1 available in Games, Call number: GAMES SCUDada, Samah
Summary: "100+ indulgent meals and treats from the vegan- and keto-friendly rising star, all made with whole, unprocessed ingredients, including viral hits like brookie (brownie/cookie) pie and chocolate chip tahini cake"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.56362 DADWinfrey, Oprah
Summary: "Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, "Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible." That journey starts right here."--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 128 WINWinfrey, Oprah.
Summary: "After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know For Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of her life," Oprah has penned one column a month over the last fourteen years, years in which she retired The Oprah Winfrey Show (the highest-rated program of its kind in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 WINCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 WINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 791.4502 WINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help WinfreyBunde, Karah.
Summary: "Turn simple shipping pallets into stunning crafts for your home! With DIY Wood Pallet Projects, you can finally personalize your space without having to spend a fortune on getting that perfect rustic chic look. Featuring 35 creative upcycling ideas, you'll transform old wood pallets into beautiful projects that will help fill your home and yard with style and personality. If you've never...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 BUNJones, Norah
Contents: All this time -- Staring at the wall -- Paradise -- Queen of the sea -- Visions -- Running -- I just wanna dance -- I'm awake -- Swept up in the night -- On my way -- Alone with my thoughts -- That's life.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Umgd 2024