Brown, William Wells
Summary: "At a slave auction, a beautiful teenage girl, her sister, and her mother are sold as William Wells Brown's 1853 novel Clotel begins. In making his title character the daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Brown takes advantage of a scandalous and - until recently - unconfirmed rumor. Clotel's new owner falls in love with her, gets her pregnant, seems to promise marriage - then sells her. A fast-paced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROSummary: Seven-time Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti's long career was dogged by persistent accusations of conspiracy, Mafia connections and state-sponsored terror. This compelling film explores the shocking political machinations and shady criminal underworld surrounding this fascinating and controversial figure.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2009
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN DIVBernstein, Galia
Summary: Simon the housecat points out that he may not roar like a lion or run fast like a cheetah, but he has many other things in common with the big cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BERBelloni, Giulia.
Summary: A determined sheep and his practical wolf friend try their hand at building a flying machine together, but when their plans don't work like they wanted, they must find a new way to make their dreams come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owl Kids 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BELScarpaleggia, Giulia
Summary: "Cucina povera, Italian peasant cooking, is the art of making do with what you've got. This centuries-old cooking style transforms humble ingredients and leftovers into hearty, satisfying meals. Cucina Povera will be the definitive cookbook on the subject and feature recipes from all regions of Italy. Readers will learn how modern this traditional way of cooking can be: the economical approach...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2023
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Summary: "An illustrated atlas that guides readers to discover the ingredients and dishes that characterize the dietary customs of countries around the world."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 394.1 MALSummary: In this audacious debut feature, Joao Paulo Miranda Maria conjures a surreal image of the racial and social rifts in modern day Brazil. Cristovam, an Indigenous Black man from the rural North, moves to an industrialized Southern town populated by the descendants of Austrian ex-pats to work in a milk factory. Immediately confronted with their virulent racism, he becomes more and more estranged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MEMSummary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Summary: Charlotte's web: When Wilbur the pig is terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table, his friend Charlotte the spider weaves words into her web to try and convince the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "In this richly narrated and authoritative work--combining environmental and societal history--Giulio Boccaletti begins with the earliest civilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates. He describes how these societies were made possible by sea level changes from the last glacial melt. He examines how this sedentary farming led to irrigation and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 BOCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 909 BOCSummary: It is the haunting, hypnotic tale of a mysterious disappearance set in a little Sicilian village on the edge of a forest. Thirteen-year-old Luna, always dreaming, has a crush on her handsome classmate Giuseppe; they begin a tentative romance. But one day Giuseppe fails to show up at school. As the days pass with no sign of him, Luna tries to raise concern with family and friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SICBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 920 BAGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 BagieuSummary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KINFaqir, Fadia
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FAQTononi, Giulio.
Summary: "From a neurologist whose work offers one of the most promising paths to unraveling the mystery of consciousness, an exploration of consciousness unlike any other. Somehow our soul, our consciousness, our world, all is generated by what's inside our skull. This is the essential question of neurology. Consciousness cannot just rest inside the shroud of science, because consciousness is more than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8 TONG, Mady (Mady M. Giuliani)
Summary: A guide to queer and transgender life, in graphic format, covers essential topics ranging from sexuality and gender identity to coming out and navigating gender-diverse relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Limerence Press, Inc. 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Against the backdrop of post-World War II Australia, Sarah Adams is a nurse who becomes involved in the affairs of the wealthy Bligh family. It is dealing with themes such as anti-Semitism, sexuality, and social class.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: RLJ Entertainment 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PLACopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Pl 3Summary: Hailed as the Prince of the Forest at his birth, wobble-legged Bambi the fawn lives deep in the woodland with his mother. His youth is filled with friends--Thumper, a jovial rabbit who says all the wrong things; Flower, a skunk with an inferiority complex; and Friend Owl, misanthrope of the treetops. As he grows, fun-and-games give way to the hardship of winter and the most terrifying,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BAM RATED GCopies Available at Kingsley
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4 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BAMSummary: It explores the remarkable life of Jeremiah Tower, one of the most controversial and influential figures in the history of American gastronomy. Tower began his career at the renowned Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1972, becoming a pioneering figure in the emerging California cuisine movement. After leaving Chez Panisse, due in part to a famously contentious relationship with founder Alice Waters,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF JERSummary: The colorful, electrifying romance that took the Cannes Film Festival by storm courageously dives into a young woman's experiences of first love and sexual awakening. Blue is the Warmest Color stars the remarkable newcomer Adèle Exarchopoulos as a high schooler who, much to her own surprise, plunges into a thrilling relationship with a female twentysomething art student, played by Léa Seydoux....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Serafina is a Sicillian woman who now lives in the American South. She is mourning the death of her beloved husband, constantly telling herself stories of their time together. Her fragile, emotional existence is shattered when she discovers that her husband had been having an affair. Luckily, Serafina meets truck driver Mangiacavello and their tentative romance may help her through this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: EMI Classics 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL BRAGillis, Chester
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.73 GILLANGEWIESCHE, WILLIA
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Publisher / Publication Date: PANTH 0000