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African American motion picture producers and directors African Americans in motion pictures Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis) 1898-1972 Magic Fiction Magic Juvenile fiction Motion pictures Censorship Germany National socialism and motion pictures Nazi propaganda Orphans Fiction Orphans Juvenile fictionSummary: World-famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972) comes to life through history, psychology, and psychedelia, diary musings, excerpts from lectures, and correspondence. Escher's woodcuts, lithographs, and other printing techniques appear in both original and playfully altered form, and two of his sons, George (92) and Jan (80), reminisce about their parents while musician Graham Nash...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC M.C.Berger, Esther M.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.024 BERSternberg, Esther M.
Summary: Whether you work in a traditional office or a corner of your bedroom, staying well at work need not be a luxury. But wellness at work isn't just about staying physically healthy; it's also about reducing stress and improving mood, focus, energy, and productivity. Well at Work reveals how to optimize our workspaces for wellbeing across the seven domains of integrative health: stress and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.38 STESummary: 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
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Format: notated music
Publisher / Publication Date: Harms 1923
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1 available in Sheet Music, Call number: SHMHawksworth, D. L.
Summary: A latest entry in the series that includes Dinosaurium introduces readers to the world of fungi and why they are among the planet's most remarkable living organisms, explaining the vital role they play in medicine, agriculture, and the environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.5 HAWContents: Dirty Harry / screenplay by Harry Julian Fink & R.M. Fink and Dean Riesner ; produced and directed by Don Siegel (102 min.) -- Magnum force / screenplay by John Milius and Michael Cimino ; produced by Robert Daley ; directed by Ted Post (123 min.) -- The enforcer / screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and Dean Riesner ; produced by Robert Daley ; directed by James Fargo (97 min.) -- Sudden impact...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2014
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE DIRSummary: Detective Harry Callahan has a new partner, Inspector Kate Moore, who has two jobs: tracking down a band of armed-and-wacko terrorists and winning Harry's confidence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Foundation Center 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 361.763 SALLester, Barry M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperResource 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 LESContents: Crazy hair day -- and more funny school adventures. Crazy hair day / written and illustrated by Barney Saltzberg -- Petunia / written and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin -- How do dinosaurs go to school? / written by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Mark Teague -- Monty / written and illustrated by James Stevenson -- Will I have a friend? / by Miriam Cohen ; illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods Studios 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CRAFawcett, Heather (Heather M.)
Summary: Forced into exile on an enchanted, moving island, ex-princess Noa Marchena has two missions: reclaim her family₂s stolen throne and ensure that the dark powers her older brother, Julian, possesses don't go to his head in the process. But between babysitting her annoying little sister, Mite, and keeping an eye on the cake-loving sea monster that guards the moving island, Noa has her hands full....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FAWFawcett, Heather (Heather M.)
Summary: "When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it's too late in this second installment of the Emily Wilde series. Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world's first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She's learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC FAWCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC FAWKaufman, Heather (Heather M.)
Summary: Hana is between homes, between jobs, between a rock and a hard place. She and her special needs son, Isaac, are running from a painful past, and she's looking to the future without much hope. Then she meets Pastor Matthew Schofield. As Matt forms a surprising bond with Isaac, Hana is challenged to view God and his promises in a whole new light.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Concordia Publishing House 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAUFawcett, Heather (Heather M.)
Summary: Unable to control her tendency to burst into flame, twelve-year-old Ember, a dragon transformed into a girl by her foster father, is sent to Antarctica where she tries to save ice dragons from extinction.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FAWFawcett, Heather (Heather M.)
Summary: "In the early 1900s, a curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town to study faerie folklore, where she discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love. Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on dryadology, the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encylopedia of faerie lore. But Emily...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Fleeing from the orphanage where she lives, Grace makes a deal with the witch in the nearby woods--if Grace can learn all the witch's spells, she must make Grace her apprentice--an agreement that leads to an unexpected bond, and an unimaginable sacrifice.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FAWFawcett, Heather (Heather M.)
Summary: Twelve-year-old Autumn, the beastkeeper at Inglenook School for Magicians, befriends Cai Morrigan the young magician prophesied to destroy the dragon suspected of devouring Autumn's twin brother, and together they uncover the dark truth that lies at the heart of Inglenook School.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FAWKaufman, Heather (Heather M.)
Summary: "Responsible for raising her siblings, Lazarus and Mary, after her mother's untimely death, Martha finds solace in friendship and the beginnings of first love, until adversity strikes again. Many years later, a life-changing encounter with Jesus of Nazareth reawakens Martha's heart, even as she faces an unknown future"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC KAUSummary: When Saturday detention started at Shermer High School, they were simply the Jock, the Princess, the Brain, the Criminal and the Basket Case, but by that afternoon they had become closer than any of them could have imagined.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY BREEsquivel, Eric M.
Summary: "Come along with Nate, Whisper, Jibanyan, and all your favorite Yo-Kai Watch characters, human and Yo-kai alike, on an all-new adventure. Some not-so-friendly Yo-kai, like the sinister Snartle, are up to no good, and it's up to our heroes to save the day and restore peace to Springdale!" -- From back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: IDW/Idea & Design Works 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ESQVarious artists
Contents: Now that we found love (Heavy D & the Boyz) -- Mary Mary (Run-D.M.C.) -- Pray (M.C. Hammer) -- Tennessee (Arrested Development) -- A nightmare on my street (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince) -- Ain't gonna hurt nobody (Kid 'N Play) -- Do you want me? (Salt N Pepa) -- Wipeout (Fat Boys) -- Rico suave (Gerardo) -- Flava in ya ear (Craig Mack) -- Deeper shade of soul (Urban Dance Squad) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Razor & Tie 2002