Summary: Touki bouki: "A vivid, fractured portrait of Senegal in the early 1970s. ... two young lovers long to leave Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France, but their escape plan is beset by complications both concrete and mystical"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MARGhazal.
Contents: Fire in my heart -- Pari Mahal -- Besh'no az nay.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Shanachie 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST GHAGhazal.
Contents: My eyes, my heart (15:10). -- Between dawn and dawn a new truth (21:21). -- Snowy mountains (8:55). -- Traces of the beloved (27:06).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Shanachie 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST GhazaGhattas, Kim
Summary: "The bestselling author of The Secretary tells the gripping story of the real roots of the Sunni-Shia conflict in Middle East in the 1979 Iran Revolution that changed the region forever"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 955.05 GHAGhattas, Kim.
Summary: Drawing on interviews with Clinton, administration officials, and other Washington insiders, a foreign correspondent presents the story of Hillary Clinton as America's envoy to the world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books, Henry Holt and Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM GHAShafak, Elif
Summary: Turkish teen Asya is coming of age under the wing of her tattoo-parlor owner mother and her three aunts, befriending a cousin from America, and discovering a secret that links her family to the 1915 Armenian deportations and massacres.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHAShafak, Elif
Summary: Peri, a wealthy Turkish woman, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. Wrestling to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground-- an old polaroid of three young women and their university professor, a relic from the past. Over the evening, as Peri arrives at the party and navigates the tensions that simmer in this crossroads country...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHAShafak, Elif
Summary: In 1540, twelve-year-old Jahan arrives in Isanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan's menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart elephant Chota and befriends (and falls for) the sultan's beautiful daughter, Princess Mihrimah. A palace education leads Jahan to Mimar Sinan, the empire's chief architect, who takes Jahan under his wing as they construct (with Chota's help) some of the most...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SHAShafak, Elif
Summary: The lives of twin sisters born in 1940s Turkey diverge when one stays in their childhood village and becomes a revered midwife while the other moves to London with her bitter husband and three children.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHAShafak, Elif
Summary: "From the acclaimed author of The Bastard of Istanbul, a colorful, magical tale set during the height of the Ottoman Empire In her latest novel, Turkey's preeminent female writer spins an epic tale spanning nearly a century in the life of the Ottoman Empire. In 1540, twelve-year-old Jahan arrives in Istanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan's menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2015
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Summary: A whimsical glimpse into the magical world of unicorns describes how they are made of stardust, rainbows, and magic; how they love to relax in a pool of glue and glitter; and how they love sugary treats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE HATShafak, Elif
Summary: "Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHAHatam, Holly
Summary: A whimsical glimpse into the magical world of dragons describes how dragons are made of moonlight, courage, and sparks; how they love to barbecue veggies; and how they are actually sneezing when they breathe fire.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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Summary: When Santosh Wagh isn't struggling out of a bottle of whisky, he's head of Private India, the Mumbai branch of the world's finest PI agency. In a city of over thirteen million, he has his work cut out at the best of times. But now someone is killing women - seemingly unconnected women murdered in a chilling ritual, with strange objects placed carefully at their death scenes.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2014
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Summary: "We Are Power brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores questions such as what is nonviolent resistance and how does it work? In an age when armies are stronger than ever before, when guns seem to be everywhere, how can people confront their adversaries without resorting to violence themselves? Through key international...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 303.6 HASSummary: The compelling and unpredictable film from director Davy Chou (Diamond Island). Freddie has returned to South Korea for the first time since her adoption and move to France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country where she knows very little, including the language, to learn about where she was born.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RETSummary: As international terrorism and organized crime become more and more intertwined, western nations find themselves increasingly threatened by violence and lawlessness on an unimaginable scale, In Denmark, a special unit fights cross-border crime throughout Scandinavia.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV EAGSummary: A low-ranking intelligence operative working in the office of the U.S. ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent who's been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FROSummary: Capitán Dinesen toma un trabajo con el ejército argentino y trae sus quince años de edad, hija, Ingeborg, junto. Al ser la única mujer en la zona, que provoca un gran revuelo entre los hombres. Ella se enamora de un joven soldado, y una noche que huir juntos. Cuando se da cuenta de lo que pasó Dinesen, decide aventurarse en territorio enemigo para encontrarlos.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JAUSummary: Why would an overworked woman get summoned to a magical new world? To live her ideal life of leisure, of course! For Sei, it's truly a dream: studying spells and perfecting potions while helping people with their problems. Can she hide away in this fantasy forever?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME SAIHartwig, Melissa
Summary: Since 2009, millions of people have transformed their lives with the Whole30. Now, co-creator Melissa Hartwig is making it even easier to achieve Whole30 success with delicious slow cooker recipes that turn ingredients into delicious, hearty meals while you're out and about. This follow-up to the best-selling The Whole30 Cookbook is packed with 150 recipes designed to get you out of the kitchen...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.58 HARKelley, Ceece
Summary: "A guardian angel sibling sends a well-wishing message to the newest addition of their family. But how is it delivered? Filled with whimsical illustrations and a touch of magic, Rainbow Letters celebrates rainbow babies--children born after pregnancy or infant loss--while capturing the beauty of life and beyond."--Amazon website.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Soaring Kite Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELSummary: Archie tags along as his owner Sydney runs away to join a struggling family circus. But clumsy Sydney's only hope of stardom is a fake ventriloquist act featuring his wisecracking, woofing pal. Together, they're a hit, and the circus is saved, until a villain plots to steal the priceless dog and trade him for big bucks.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ASummary: Nicknamed "The Eagle" for his unerring intuition, detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson exudes competence and self-assurance but beneath the facade is a tormented personality. A cunning and ingenious hero, Hallgrim has allowed work to consume his life and prevent his connecting with himself, his darkest memories and his motivations. Ultimately, a personal crisis forces him to launch another, more...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014