Summary: Cleopatra Thea Philopator was a woman no man could resist: strong, beautiful, and intelligent, she knew how to manipulate the patriarchal political system of Ancient Egypt to work in her favor. In many ways she seemed to have it all, so what could have driven her to take her own life at such a young age? From her noble birth to her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony to her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CLECicero, Marcus Tullius.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scott, Foresman and Co. 1910
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 475.1 CICLester, Julius.
Summary: Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.22 LESLester, Julius.
Summary: Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 1994
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Set 398.21 Lester 1994Lester, Julius.
Summary: The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story."
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 LESLester, Julius.
Summary: Combines all four volumes of Uncle Remus tales, offering a retelling of the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phyllis Fogelman Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 LESEllis, Junius.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Money Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6 ELLErving, Julius
Summary: With startling honesty and an unmistakable voice, Dr. J is a historic self-portrait of an American legend, Julius "The Doctor" Erving. With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. But while the public has long revered this cultural icon, few have ever known of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ERVING, JULIUS ERVGOODMAN, JULIUS
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1983
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1984
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Summary: An illustrated collection of twelve folk tales, ten African and two Jewish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 LESLester, Julius
Summary: A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 1968
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Summary: A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 LESRICE, JULIUS
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1972
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2012
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Summary: "Nationally bestselling author Julissa Arce interweaves her own story with cultural commentary in a powerful polemic against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants in America. Instead, she calls for a celebration of ouruniqueness, our origins, our heritage, and the beauty of the differences that make us Americans. "You sound like a white girl." These were the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 ARCWeisfeld,C.C
Summary: Tells true stories of great Jewish citizens in Michigan, as well as providing accompanying fun and educational activities, such as pictures, mazes, puzzles, word searches, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reconstructionist Congregation of Detroit 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: 977 WeisfNorwich, John Julius
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945 NORPohl, Frederick Julius
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Publisher / Publication Date: C. N. Potter 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.1 POHRosen, Richard A.
Summary: Born in the hamlet of Mount Gilead, North Carolina, Julius Chambers escaped the fetters of the Jim Crow South to emerge in the 1960s and 1970s as the nation's leading African American civil rights attorney. Following passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Chambers worked to advance the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's strategic litigation campaign for civil rights, ultimately winning landmark...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHAMBERS, JULIUS ROSArce, Julissa
Summary: "For an undocumented immigrant, what is the true cost of the American dream? Julissa Arce shares her story in a riveting memoir. When she was 11 years old Julissa Arce left Mexico and came to the United States on a tourist visa to be reunited with her parents, who dreamed the journey would secure her a better life. When her visa expired at the age of 15, she became an undocumented immigrant....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ARCE, JULISSA ARCJulien, Maude
Summary: "Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor--raising her in isolation and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness." Maude learned to hold an electric fence for minutes without flinching, and to sit perfectly still in a rat-infested cellar all night long (her mother sewed bells onto her clothes that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JULIEN, MAUDE JULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio JulienHansen, Kim-Julie
Summary: With a mix of comfort food, cultural dishes, healthy(ish) recipes, and desserts, Hansen shows there isn't just one way to eat vegan. These plant-based recipes celebrate the vibrancy and versatility of vegan food around the world, and showcase how veganism is linked to culture, memories, and identity. -- adapted from back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: "Julissa Arce explores her days in Mexico separated from her parents and her daily fears while growing up undocumented in Texas"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018