Summary: Examines "hyper-masculinity" as a destructive force in the personal development and socialization of boys and young men. Discusses the roles of popular culture and peer pressure in influencing boys to adopt a masculine pose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MASSummary: 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
Summary: Play Misty for me: A radio disc jockey becomes the victim of psychotic obsession when he tries to end a torrid love affair with a fan.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MAYJohanson, Sarah Margaret
Summary: After a firefighter came to visit the daycare Caillou has decided that is what he wants to be when he grows up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chouette/Cookie Jar 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAIJohanson, Sarah Margaret
Summary: Caillou celebrates Thanksgiving with his family and learns about the meaning of the holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chouette 2012
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E JOHJohanson, Sarah Margaret
Summary: "Caillou discovers an old photo of a younger Grandpa and Grandma dancing. With Grandma as his partner, Caillou learns top dance"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAIJohnson, Garth.
Summary: 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse contains a cutting edge collection the most inventive work being made with re-used, upcycled, and already existing materials. Artists and crafters have always been recyclers, but for many, it has not only become a thrifty choice, it has become a moral imperative. The work in this book ranges from clever and humble personal accessories to unique and important...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 745.5 JOHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 JOHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Crafts JohnsonSummary: An exceptional anthology exploring the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration-- written by YA authors who are themselves immigrants and the children of immigrants. Their characters face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands... while also dancing at weddings, keeping diaries, teaching ESL. In presenting the myriad facets...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COMSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISarma, Sanjay E.
Summary: "In the spirit of Thinking, Fast and Slow, a groundbreaking look at the science of how we learn--and how we can use it to discover our true potential, as individuals and across society As the vice president for Open Learning at MIT, Sanjay Sarma has a daunting job description: to educate the world. But if you're going to undertake such an ambitious project, it behooves you first to ask: How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.15 SARSummary: A bereaved woman seeks out a new life, off the grid in Wyoming.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LANCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LaJohnston, E. K
Summary: Struggling to find her place after the devastating events of Order 66, Jedi apprentice Ahsoka's resolve to fight the Empire leads her to Bail Organa and the Rebel Alliance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Lucasfilm Press 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC JOHJohnston, E. K.
Summary: This story of a small town, fierce friendships, and revenge served cold is a perfect companion to Exit, Pursued by a Bear. In the small town of Eganston, Ontario, five good girls have had enough. They've experienced the best of what their community has to offer, but they've seen the darker side too. Together, they've decided that it's time for a reckoning and that justice is their privilege to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JOHSARNO, JOHN E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WARBK 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.0472 SARSummary: The Mule: Earl Stone is a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CLIJohnston, E. K.
Summary: In an alternate world where industrialization has caused many species of carbon-eating dragons to thrive, Owen, a slayer being trained by his famous father and aunt, and Siobahn, his bard, face a dragon infestation near their small town in Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Lab 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION JOHSarno, John E.
Summary: Dr. John E. Sarno's groundbreaking research on TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) reveals how stress and other psychological factors can cause back pain-and how you can be pain free without drugs, exercise, or surgery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Johnston, E. K.
Summary: Padmé is adjusting to being a wartime senator during the Clone Wars. Her secret husband, Anakin Skwyalker, is off fighting the war, and excels at being a wartime Jedi. In contrast, when Padmé gets the opportunity to see the casualties on the war-torn front lines, she is horrified. The stakes have never been higher for the galaxy, or for the newly-married couple. Meanwhile, with Padmé on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Lucasfilm Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JOHJohnston, E. K.
Summary: Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village, so when she is taken to the king's dangerous court she believes death will soon follow, but night after night Lo-Melkhiin comes to her and listens to the stories she tells, leading herto unlocking years of fear that have tormented and silenced the kingdom, and soon she is dreaming of bigger, more terrible magic, power enough...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC JOHTaylor, Sara (Sara E.)
Summary: Rachel feels like she doesn't fit in -- until she finds heavy metal and meets Fern, a kindred spirit. The two form their own band, but the metal scene turns out to be no differenct than the misogynistic world they want to change. Violent encounters escalate, and the friends decide there's only one way forward... A bloodstained journey into the dark heart of the music industry, Boring Girls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECW Press 2015
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Summary: "A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-old obsession with this seemingly desolate planet. Mars was once similar to Earth, but today there are no rivers, no lakes, no oceans. Coated in red dust, the terrain is bewilderingly empty. And yet multiple spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2020