Harris, Alex
Summary: Two Christian teenage writers challenge their peers to create a brighter future, combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility and providing humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life "rebelutionaries"in action.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 HARSummary: A homeless orphan in Kenya becomes a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage that today serves over 2,000 Kenyan children.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Brainstorm Media 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MULFaris, Stephan.
Summary: While reporting from Darfur, journalist Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and began to wonder what current and impending--and largely unanticipated--crises such changes have in store for the world. Here, he provides some answers. Global warming will spur the spread of many diseases. The warming world will shift huge populations and potentially redraw...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.25 FARFaris, David.
Summary: This book is intended to provide summary information about the legitimate descent from an Angevin (i.e., Plantagenet) King of England of about one hundred individuals who emigrated from England and Wales to the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 1996
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.342 FarisFaris, Anna
Summary: The popular actress shares funny stories about her misadventures with romance to offer offbeat advice on navigating the bizarre, chaotic, and ultimately worthwhile challenges of finding love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FARIS, ANNA FARDavis, Alan
Summary: Even the strongest family can be torn apart by tragedy - and in the futuristic world of tomorrow, the members of the once-Fantastic Four are divided and vulnerable to opponents from their past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAVRodrigo y Gabriela
Contents: CD. Hanuman -- Buster voodoo -- Triveni -- Logos -- Santo Domingo -- Master Maqui (feat. Strunz and Farah) -- Savitri -- Hora zero -- Chac Mool -- Atman (feat. Alex Skolnick) -- 11:11.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: ATO Records 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN RODDirie, Waris.
Summary: Fashion model and UN ambassador Waris Dirie recounts her life, from her roots as a desert nomad in Somalia, her escape from an arranged marriage, her modeling career, and other related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Virago 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 659.152 DIRIE, WARIS DIRSummary: A charming portrait set against the backdrop of a war on drugs gone horribly awry, laughs are seasoned by the recognition of the government's questionable priorities and shameless use of the judicial system to scapegoat a counterculture icon.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Awesome Documentaries 2008
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF AKADavis, Jim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 741.5 DAVSilva, Alen.
Summary: "Basque-born photographer Alen Silva has travelled twice across war-torn Afghanistan, to places few foreigners dare to venture. He brought back these soul-searing photographs of a devastated land. Among the ruins--of Kabul, of the Bamiyan Buddhas, of Soviet tanks, of Afghan society -- the hope for peace still lights the weary faces of the Afghan people who welcomed him."--Page 4 of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oliver Arts & Open Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wld SilvaScott, Alev
Summary: "An exploration of the contemporary influence of the Ottoman Empire on the wider world, as the author uncovers the new Ottoman legacy across Europe and the Middle East."--Amazon.com summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956 SCOŠteger, Aleš.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOA Editions 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.8 STESummary: Corridors of blood: Set in the primitive hospitals of 19th century London, this recounts the story of the unfortunate Dr. Bolton, an early pioneer in anesthesiology, showing his gradual addiction to drugs and his dealings with grave robbers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER HAUAndrews, Alexa.
Summary: Pigs live on a farm. Apples grow on a farm. Tractors dive on a farm. What else might you find on a farm?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5946 ARIDebeljak, Ales
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lumen Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.8415 DEBAlda, Alan
Summary: The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 ALDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation AldaKot, Ales.
Summary: "The clock is ticking ... There is a secret black market in New York It is hidden in plain sight-- in our streets, trains, and restaurants. Those who know how to navigate it exchange secrets of extraordinary nature. But when the secret in circulation is a biological weapon derived from Vine Technology, the gloves are off-- and the most extraordinary agents are released to stop the disaster...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Valiant Entertainment LLC 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 DEAKraft, Jim
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1994
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 817.54 DAVWicks, Maris
Summary: Explores coral reef ecosystems, detailing the organisms that live within the reefs, their importance in the ocean ecological system as a whole, and the scientific and medical advancements developed from coral reefs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2016
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.5 WICCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Nature Get WicksFarris, Jerri.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Pub. International 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 FARFarris, Jerri.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Pub. International 2001