Summary: From master director Jia Zhang-Ke comes a vital document of Chinese society since 1949. Jia interviews three prominent authors, Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, and Liang Hong, born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, respectively. In their stories, we hear of the dire circumstances they faced in their rural villages and small towns, and the substantial political effort undertaken to address it, from the social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SWIMonterey Media.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Monterey Media 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MonteSpaceship Media (Organization)
Summary: "Based on an article by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters, the fascinating results of an important nationwide conversation about guns: Can complete strangers representing every point along the political divide engage in civil and productive discourse on the topic of gun control?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.33 GUNElia, Maria
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 ELIMadia, Brianna
Summary: "In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures traveling across the deserts of the American West in an orange van named Bertha and reflects on an unconventional approach to life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Including essays by Lydia Millet, Alexandra Kleeman, Omar El Akkad and others, this collection from literary writers around the world offer timely, haunting first-person reflections on how climate change has altered their lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.84 WORSidman, Joyce
Summary: Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD 921 Merian 2019Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 MERChand, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Uk 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAEvers, Medgar
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Civitas 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EVERS, MEDGAR EVELoe, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 LOEDavies, Melina
Summary: Melina Davies treats everyone like family. Stop by her house and she'll whip you up a fluffy, buttery vegetable quiche with fresh greens in a homemade dressing. Visit her wildly popular L.A. restaurant and marketplace, Olive & Thyme, and she'll come by your table to see how you're enjoying your avocado and burrata toast. Ask her for tips on hosting the in-laws for dinner, and she'll walk you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prospect Park Books 2020
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Summary: Opening this book's pages is like lifting the lid of a sewing treasure box! It is filled to overflowing with flirty flounces; waving bias; spaghetti appliques; and designer Kari Mecca's own touch of whimsy. Each chapter is based on one of three featured patterns: a Square Yoke; a Round Yoke; and Bottoms & Pockets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Martha Pullen Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.406 MECMedini, Shari
Summary: "Parenting experts Karissa Tunis and Shari Medini share actionable tips, heartfelt insight, and planning strategies to help you enjoy your own parenting journey while working from home. Building on the authors' own experiences and the most common challenges they hear parents voicing today, Parenting While Working from Home encourages parents to make intentional changes that will result in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 MEDMediate, Rocco.
Summary: An account of the dramatic competition between Rocco Mediate and Tiger Woods during the 2008 US Open traces the events that led to a sudden-death showdown, evaluating the ways in which the golf world was changed by the five-day event.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown, and Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 MEDMehra, Nishta
Summary: Essays describe how the author's experiences as an Indian American, the wife of a white Christian woman, and the mother of an adopted black son have been challenged by rigid cultural family norms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MEHRA, NISHTA MEHSchaub, Emelia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Myers Printing Service 1986
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.2 SCHMelian, Gaby
Summary: "Chef and activist Gaby Melian shares her personal journey with food--from growing up in Argentina to her time as a street vendor and later as Bon Appetit's test kitchen manager. Melian explores how we can develop a relationship with food that's personal, healthy, and thoughtful"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 MELMedina, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pear Press 2008
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Summary: Brain Rules for Baby bridges the gap between what scientists know and what parents practice. Through fascinating and funny stories, Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and dad, unravels how a child's brain develops--and what you can do to optimize it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pear Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 MEDMedina, Nico
Summary: RuPaul Andre Charles always knew he was meant to be a performer. Even as a young child, he loved to dress up and imitate the glamorous women he saw on television. When he turned fifteen, he began studying theater in a performing arts school in Atlanta and never looked back. Ru developed his drag-queen personality and launched his career in the 1980s. He now hosts and judges the widely popular...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUPMejia, Tehlor Kay
Summary: "A new Midnight Society gathers around the campfire to share urban legends, folklores, and all manner of spooky stories. These three terrifying tales feature haunted buses, monstrous creatures, and spine-chilling mysteries guaranteed to have you reaching for the light switch! In "The Tale of the Witch's Wings," a young boy with a habit of bullying meets his match when an ancient witch sets her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams 2023
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Summary: Pizza Camp is the ultimate guide to achieving pizza nirvana at home, from the chef who is making what Bon Appetit magazine calls "the best pizza in America." Joe Beddia's pizza is old schoolit's all about the dough, the sauce, and the cheese. And after perfecting his pie-making craft at Pizzeria Beddia in Philadelphia, he's offering his methods and recipes in a cookbook that's anything but old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.82 BEDMichigan Association for Media in Education
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Association 1981
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: MI 920 MICColgrove, Melba.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prelude Press 1991