Ebadi, Shirin

Summary: "For several years the Iranian government tried everything to silence Shirin Ebadi: They arrested her, bugged her phones, attacked her home, shadowed her everywhere she went, seized her office, and nailed a death threat to her front door. But nothing could stop Ebadi from her work as a human rights lawyer defending women, children, and the persecuted in Iran. After several years of harrassment...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016

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Contents: Dunya salam / Baaba Maal. -- My culture / Robie Williams & Maxi Jazz. -- The way you dream / Michael Stipe & Asha Bhosle. -- Ma' Africa / Mahotella Queens & Ulali. -- Braided hair / Speech & Neneh Cherry. -- Ta moko / Whiri Mako Black. -- Bushes / Baaba Maal. -- Passion / Michael Franti. -- Daphne / Eddi Reader, the Mahotella Queens & Revetti Sakalar. -- All aloned / On Eilean Shona. -- Racing...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Palm 2002

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Summary: Simone Bitton, a Jewish woman born in Morocco who identifies with both Arab and Jewish cultures, examines the personal, cultural, and monetary costs of the Israeli West Bank Barrier, a wall being built to separate Israelis and Palestinians.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Life Size Entertainment 2005

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Bandi

Summary: "Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il's leadership, the seven stories that make up The Accusation give voice to people living under this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships. The characters of these compelling stories come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from a young mother living among the elite in Pyongyang whose son misbehaves during a political rally, to a former...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: The Mystic woman Senneth, accompanied by a team of Shapeshifters and Riders, is sent by the king into the land of Gillengaria to investigate reports of retaliation against those who use magic and discovers a perilous region under the control of a fanatical cult out to purge Gillengaria of all magic users, in the first in a four-volume series.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2005

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Shamsi, Shirin

Summary: Zahra wishes for a sister, never dreaming that volunteering with her mother at a refugee shelter might make her wish come true.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2022

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: "National bestselling author Sharon Shinn presents a passionate, heart-wrenching story of secrets and the lengths we'll go to to protect those we love.... Melanie Landon and her half sister share a unique bond. For her entire life, Melanie has hidden thefact that Ann is a shape-shifter. The never-ending deception is a heavy weight to bear, but Melanie is determined to keep Ann's secret and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2012

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: "In national bestselling author Sharon Shinn's latest Shifting Circle novel, a woman must choose between hiding her nature-and risking her heart... For Karadel, being a shape-shifter has always been a reality she couldn't escape. Even though she's built a safe life as a rural veterinarian, with a close-knit network of shifter and human friends who would do anything for her-and for each...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2014

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Shinn, Sharon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2006

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: On a barren planet near the edge of the civilized galaxy, two religions are practiced, both sects worshipping the same goddess, but when a serial killer begins stalking the priestesses, Interfed Agent Cowen Drake is called in to stop the killer before both religions are destroyed.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace 1999

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: A troubled Warrior Rider named Wen faces her greatest challenge in the last place she ever expected--behind the walls of a great family estate known as Fortune, where Wen has been hired to guard the young heiress. Once there, she will find that fate has other plans for her.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2008

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: Fiona is Safe-Keeper in the small village of Tambleham, where neighbors and strangers alike come one by one, in secret, to tell her things they dare not share with anyone else.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2004

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: Kirra, a shiftling, returns home from a mission to rescue Romar Brendan only to find that her half-sister Casserah has been named heir and she falls in love with the married Lord Romar, a tempestuous affair that places them both in mortal danger.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2006

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Spirin, Gennady.

Summary: When Prince Ivan sets out to find the Firebird for his father the tsar, he must complete a series of tasks before obtaining the Firebird and winning the hand of a beautiful princess.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2002

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Spirin, Gennady.

Summary: A simplified retelling of the adventures of a little girl walking in the woods who finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2009

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Summary: Offers a snapshot of the changing face of Irish music. Blues and country, solo and ensemble, Gaelic and English, the songs combine in a musical exploration of the creativity and sheer talent in play in Ireland.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2008

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: On a distant planet the inhabitants pray to a god, unaware it is only a computer programmed to respond to hymns. When free thinkers publicize this, the planet's rulers try to silence them and a conflict erupts.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 1998

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Shinn, Sharon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2000

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: Jenna Starborn must leave the family that scorned her and find her own way in the universe.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2002

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Shinn, Sharon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 1997

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Shinn, Sharon.

Summary: Zoe Ardelay, chosen to become the king's fifth wife, is a coru prime ruled by the elemental sign of water. She must return to the palace, not as an unwilling bride for the king, but a woman with power in her own right. But as Zoe unlocks more of the mysteries of her blood--and the secrets of the royal family--she must decide how to use her great power to rise above the deceptions and intrigue...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2010

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Eisner, Shiri.

Summary: "Depicted as duplicitous, traitorous, and promiscuous, bisexuality has long been suspected, marginalized, and rejected by both straight and gay communities alike. Bi takes a long overdue, comprehensive look at bisexual politics--from the issues surrounding biphobia/monosexism, feminism, and transgenderism to the practice of labeling those who identify as bi as either "too bisexual" (promiscuous...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2013

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Contents: Hell / James Brown -- I'd rather be the Devil / John Martyn -- (Don't Worry) If there's a Hell below we're all going to go / Curtis Mayfield -- Thoughs were the days / LaVice and Company -- A Devil in the woods / The Gun Club -- Devil's flame / Dawn Kinnard -- Up jumped the Devil / Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -- You will miss me when I burn / Soulsavers (featuring Mark Lanegan) -- Seasons in...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Mojo 1982

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Bridges, Shirin Yim

Summary: "Get up, Elizabeth! It's time for the future queen to get out of bed, scrub her face with almond paste, brush her teeth with soot, comb the tangles out of her unruly red hair, get dressed, and sit still while her ruff is sewn on and her sleeves are pinned. It's rough rising and shining every day--for queens and kids alike."--Front jacket flap.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids 2020

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