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Bunn, Curtis

Summary: "For many, the story of the weeks of protests in the summer of 2020 began with the horrific nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds when Police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd on camera, and it ended with the sweeping federal, state, and intrapersonal changes that followed. It is a simple story, wherein white America finally witnessed enough brutality to move their collective...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1196 BUN

Chand, Meira

Summary: Tells the tumultous history of Singapore as it journeys along the long, hard path to independence through the story of three families whose lives are intertwined and relationships are tested over time.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Uk 2011

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHA

Rouda, Kaira.

Summary: "The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect lie. Jane Harris lives in a sparkling home in an oceanfront gated community in Orange County. It's a place that seems too beautiful to be touched by sadness. But exactly one year ago, Jane's oldest daughter, Mary, died in a tragic accident and Jane has been grief-stricken ever since. Lost in a haze of anti-depressants, she's barely even left...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graydon House 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROU

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROU

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ROU

Keita, Salif.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 1989

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN KEI

Hariton, Anca.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 1995

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Hariton 1995

Obolensky, Kira.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2003

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728.98 OBO

Hurston, Zora Neale.

Contents: Mules and men -- Tell my horse -- Dust tracks on a road -- Selected articles.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.092 HUR

Dawson, Keila V.

Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans during segregation, and the man who wrote it"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: [Beaming Books] 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.896 DAW

Airton, Lee

Summary: "The days of two genders--male, female; boy, girl; blue, pink--are over, if they ever existed at all. Gender is now a global conversation, and one that is constantly evolving. From the differences among gender identity, gender expression, and sex, to the use of gender-neutral pronouns like singular they/them, to thinking about your own participation in gender, Gender: Your Guide serves as a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2018

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.3 AIR

Abirached, Zeina

Summary: Living in the midst of civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, Zeina and her brother face an evening of apprehension when their parents do not return from a visit to the other side of the city.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2012

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ABI

Hunt, Kenya

Summary: "From the Deputy Editor of Elle UK, a provocative and humorous collection of essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother and a global citizen in today's ever-changing world"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.48 HUN

Klara, Robert.

Summary: "In April 1945, the funeral train carrying the body of Franklin D. Roosevelt embarked on a three-day, thousand-mile odyssey through nine states before reaching the president's home where he was buried. It passed with darkened windows; few gave thought to what might be happening aboard. A closer look inside the train, however, would reveal a Soviet spy about to leak a state secret, a newly...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.917 KLA

Loe, Meika

Summary: Aging Our Way follows the everyday lives of 30 elders (ages 85-102) living at home and mostly alone, to understand how they create and maintain meaningful lives for themselves. Meika Loe explores how the very old navigate the practical challenges of living as independently as possible while staying healthy, connected, and comfortable--Book jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 LOE

Mir, Saira

Summary: Introduces nineteen Muslim women from all around the world who have found their callings in a vast range of fields, from social justice to competitive sports to the entertainment industry.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 MIR

Nakazawa, Keiji.

Summary: In this graphic depiction of nuclear devastation, three survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima--Gen, his mother, and his baby sister--face rejection, hunger, and humiliation in their search for a place to live.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Last Gasp of San Francisco 2003

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BAR

Berra, Yogi

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 BER

Nakazawa, Keiji.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Last Gasp of San Francisco 0000

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BAR

Shah, Meera

Summary: For a long time, when people asked Dr. Meera Shah what she did, she would tell them she was a doctor and leave it at that. But over the last few years, Shah decided it was time to be direct. "I'm an abortion provider," she will now say. And an interesting thing started to happen each time she met someone new. One by one, people would confide--at BBQs, at jury duty, in the middle of the greeting...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1988 SHA

Shah, Saira.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2003

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1 SHA

Spira, Rupert

Summary: "Our world culture is founded on the belief that consciousness is derived from matter, giving rise to the materialistic assumption that informs almost every aspect of our lives as is the root cause of the suffering within individuals, the conflicts between communities and nations, and the degradation of our environment. The Nature of Consciousness exposes the fallacy of this belief and suggests...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sahaja Publications 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128.2 SPI

Zerra, Laura

Summary: "We all use a knife almost everyday, but for well-known survivalist Laura Zerra her very life often depends on the blade she takes with her into the wild. She's learned about what works and what doesn't, what steel will hold an edge, and what nuances in blade design will make or break a knife. In A Modern Guide to Knifemaking, Zerrra shares all the tips and tricks she's learned to make her own...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.9 ZER

Salak, Kira

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2001

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 SAL

Willey, Kira

Summary: "We all want to bring more calm into our lives. We all want to feel more focused and positive. Mindfulness is the key to making it happen. Breathe like a bear guides us through fun exercises to help us relax and stretch our imaginations. Because just like we need to exercise our bodies, we need to flex our mindfulness muscles!"--Jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 158.1 WIL

Willey, Kira

Summary: "Bear can't wait to go to her first day of school. But she and a few of her friends are also feeling a little anxious. Luckily, Owl has the perfect words for them all to say to calm the jitters and help them recognize the similarities we share under the trappings of our uniqueness. Introducing a mantra for first-day--and any-day--worries, Breathe Like a Bear: First-Day-of-School Worries uses an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids 2023

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