Summary: In war-torn medieval Japan, a military hero is sent to a small village to dispatch a malevolent spirit that has been ripping out the throats of itinerant samurai. and discovers that he must face his own personal demons as well.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KURSummary: A university student haunted by a dark alter ego and surrounded by a web of deaths is sent on a tour of hell in which he and innumerable other people suffer a variety of gruesome torments.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JIGPhoria
Contents: Melatonin -- Red -- Everything beta -- Mass -- By the salt -- Loss -- Evolve -- Undone -- Emanate -- Saving us a riot -- Yourself still
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: X Novo
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PHOTsuda, Nobuko.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Weatherhill 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5952 TSUAkiyama, Nobuo.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.683 AKIUematsu, Nobuo
Contents: Opening-- bombing mission (4:00) -- Liberi fatali (3:13) -- Aerith's theme (5:46) -- Fisherman's horizon (4:52) -- Don't be afraid (3:42) -- Memoro de la stono-- Distant worlds (8:38) -- Medley 2002 (8:02) -- Theme of love (5:20) -- Vamo' alla flamenco (4:12) -- Love grows (5:07) -- Opera Maria and Draco (12:13) -- Swing de chocobo (4:31) -- One-winged angel (4:26).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: AWR Records 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC DISSuzuki, Nobuo
Summary: This insightful book by a leading expert on the subject explores the ways in which luck-encouraging and misfortune-repelling rituals - long woven into the fabric of Japanese life--are used in tandem with diligence and a positive attitude to engender a healthy optimism that helps people survive all of life's many twists, turns and bad patches. It explores how customs and beliefs play a vital...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 158.52 SUZTshuma, Novuyo Rosa
Summary: In the chronic turmoil of modern Zimbabwe, Abednego and Agnes Mlambo's teenage son, Bukhosi, has gone missing, and the Mlambos fear the worst. Their enigmatic lodger, Zamani, seems too helpful in the search, ingratiating himself into their lives, knowing that the one who controls the narrative inherits the future.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TSHJeffries, Corina
Summary: "Dinosaurs are fascinating subjects for a young artist. This book explores huge herbivores like Brachiosaurus and Camarasaurus. Readers will also discover vicious carnivores like Tyrannosaurus rex and Deinonychus. Each spread allows readers to deeply connect with the dinosaur through fun facts. Then, it presents accessible step-by-step instructions for how to draw that dinosaur. Incredible...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: J 743.6 JEFLoria, Laura
Summary: The sense of sight shapes our comprehension of the world around us. Each layer of the eye plays an integral part in helping to convert light into electrical impulses that the brain can process. Beyond learning about the structure of the eyes, readers will think critically about how eyesight affects their lives. This volume also describes common vision problems and how to treat them. Each...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.8 LORHornby, Gill
Summary: ""A deeply imagined and deeply moving novel. Reading it made me happy and weepy in equally copious amounts." -Karen Joy Fowler For fans of Jo Baker's Longbourn, a witty, poignant novel about Cassandra Austen and her famous sister, Jane. Whoever looked atan elderly lady and saw the young heroine she once was? England, 1840. For the two decades following the death of her beloved sister, Jane,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORHornby, Nick
Summary: "Married for years, Tom and Louise thought they had a stable home life-- until a recent incident pushed them to the brink. Going to therapy seemed like the perfect solution. But over drinks before their appointment, they begin to wonder: what if you take your marriage apart to see what's in there, but then you're left with a million pieces? For ten weeks, meeting before their weekly therapy...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORHornby, Nick.
Summary: Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is American. They encounter one another on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HORBorba, Adam
Summary: After setting off one too many pranks, Parker is sent to work on an unusual farm in the middle of nowhere where something extraordinary is growing underground.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BORHorie, Yoshitaka.
Contents: The toughest battle in world history -- Isolated island : where no planes or vessels could go -- Saipan was said to be impregnable -- Iwo Jima is next! -- Iwo Jima : an island of pineapples and jungle -- The Ogasawara Islands force and the U.S. Pacific fleet -- Let's sink Iwo Jima into the ocean -- Supply operations at night via Chichi Jima -- Defensive operations from the caves -- Send more...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HORIE, YOSHITAKA HORHornby, Nick
Summary: Lucy married a man with whom she had everything in common but he made her miserable. When she meets Joseph, she would rather have a baby-sitter for her sons than a boyfriend, but she discovers that sometimes happiness comes from unexpected places.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction HornbyHornby, Nick.
Summary: Annie initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker Crowe, a reclusive Dylanish singer-songwriter, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they have. What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And a childless woman looks for a change?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORHornby, Nick.
Contents: Song essays : Your love is the place where I come from / Teenage Fanclub -- Thunder road / Bruce Springsteen -- I'm like a bird / Nelly Furtado -- Heartbreaker / Led Zeppelin -- One man guy / Rufus Wainwright -- Samba pa ti / Santana -- Mama, you been on my mind / Rod Stewart -- Can you please crawl out your window / Bob Dylan -- Rain / The Beatles -- You had time / Ani DiFranco -- I've had it...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.63 HORBorba, Adam
Summary: Seventh grader Noah tries to avoid the worst day ever and help his future self win his eighth grade class election using time travel.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Fun Mystery for young readers Henry Mozzarella and The Case of The Missing Diamonds is the first book in a new series for young readers. Henry, a very clever mouse, is the town's detective and his canine friend, Max, are great at following clues. The two live with their animal friends in the friendly town of Wheresit. Could there be missing diamonds in Wheresit? Follow the clues with Henry and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piccolo Tales Publications 0000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LORBorba, Adam
Summary: "Three unexpected friends find a gruff yet kindhearted troll underneath their local Pittsburgh bridge who teaches them the importance of friendship and raising their voices"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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Summary: "Happily Ever After" is a total scam, but at least this time the princess is the one controlling the grift--until her true love arrives and threatens to ruin the whole scheme. Intrigue, magic, and wit abound in this Cinderella fairytale reimagining. I'm not who you think I am. My transformation from a poor, orphaned scullery maid into the enchantingly mysterious lady who snagged the heart of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SORNobleman, Marc Tyler
Summary: "In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do so--and comes back 20 years later to apologize."--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FUJHornby, Jane.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon 2012