Summary: Traces the history of black America back to ancient African civilization, examining attempts by the white establishment in the U.S. to conceal this knowledge as a means of undermining African American identity. Presents theories of scholars and social commentators which comprise a history in which African Americans have been systematically oppressed as a people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HIDCrest, Mason
Summary: Jump off a cliff. Slide down a mountain. Soar 20 feet above a snowy halfpipe. These are just a few of the things extreme sport athletes willingly do every day, things the average person would never consider attempting. With the overwhelming success of sports network ESPNs X Games, the subculture of extreme sports became mainstream, even becoming part of the Olympic Games. American snowboarder...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 796 CRECrook, Sandy.
Summary: Discusses the advantages of Lops as pets and explains how to care for them, housebreak them, and handle them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T.F.H. Publications 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.9322 CROFarrell, Mary Cronk
Summary: Shares the story of the African American women who enlisted in the newly formed Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in World War II, centering the story around Charity Adams, the woman who commanded the only black WAAC battalion sent overseas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 FARCrews, Donald.
Summary: Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1978
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Caldecott CrewsCrews, Donald.
Summary: Illustrations and brief text present the various elements of a parade--the spectators, street vendors, marchers, bands, floats, and the cleanup afterwards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1983
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Summary: "A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAMCrook, Georgia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowood Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 746.412 CROCrook, Jackie
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2007
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 667 CroCrook, Marion
Summary: Adoptive parents can be bewildered or apprehensive and find themselves struggling in ways they hadn't anticipated. Marion Crook gently takes adoptive parents through the process of adoption from childhood to adulthood, helping to demystify the experience with compassion and reassurance. Meticulously researched but refreshingly free of academic jargon, this book will enlighten and empower...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 CROCrook, Thomas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.14 CROCrews, Donald.
Summary: Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulberry Books 1993
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Summary: ". . . tells the story of French-born Catherine Leroy, one of the Vietnam War's few woman photographers, who documented some of the fiercest fighting in the twenty-year conflict. Despite being told that women didn't belong in a "man's world," she was cool under fire, gravitated toward the thickest battles, went along on the soldiers' slogs through the heat and mud of the jungle, crawled through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 LERCrews, Xavier
Summary: "With Art of Custom Sneakers, learn to make your own one-of-a-kind kicks from YouTube superstar Xavier Kickz"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockport Publishers, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2023
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Summary: An airplane takes off, flies, and lands after having passed over cities, country areas, lakes, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1986
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Summary: Presents various kinds of boats which come and go in a busy harbor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1982
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CRECrews, Frederick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Point Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 CRECrook, William G. (William Grant)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Woman's Health Connection 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.563 CROCrews, Frederick C
Summary: An assessment of psychoanalysis and the views of its creator reveals Sigmund Freud's blunders with patients, his misunderstandings about the psychological controversies of his time, and how he advanced his career on the appropriated findings of others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FREUD, SIGMUND CRECrook, William G. (William Grant)
Summary: Citing the wide range of symptoms that may be related to yeast imbalances, including fatigue, headache, depression, and digestive and skin disorders, a guide for women offers advice on yeast management.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Professional Books 2003
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Summary: Chronicles the 1915 battle to control the Dardanelles Strait during World War I, told from both the British/Australian and Turkish sides of the conflict; with reenactments and archive footage.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Epoch 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GALSummary: "British Columbia's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into an unstoppable business giant, dubbed by those involved as "The Union." Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how an industry can function while remaining illegal. Through interviews with growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phase 4 Films 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNISummary: A hilarious, biting look at everyday office life. The show revolves around David Brent, the oblivious general manager of a paper company who instigates petty office rivalries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2004
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Summary: "In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he had removed before setting out. In this book, an astonishing and transformative meditation, Kagge explores the silence around us, the silence within us, and the silence we must create. By recounting his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2017