Summary: Follow a pair of carnivorous mermaid sisters drawn ashore to explore life on land in an alternate 1980s Poland. Their tantalizing siren songs and otherworldly auras make them overnight sensations as nightclub singers in the half-glam, half-decrepit world of Smoczynska's imagining. The director gives fierce teeth to her viscerally sensual, darkly feminist twist on Hans Christian Andersen's "The...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2017
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LURSummary: A moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, discovers a dark family secret dating from the terrible years of the Nazi occupation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN IDAKaminski, Leah
Summary: With a mix of South Asian influences, Pakistan is a country known for its Islamic art and architecture, popular religious celebrations, and rich foods. Learn about Pakistan's people, government, and fascinating history, from life under British rule to Pakistan's independence.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co KaminskiKaminski, Leah
Summary: "Learn about Mexico, a country famous for its colorful fiestas and celebrations, and its rich history blending Aztec, Mayan, and European influences ... Explore Mexico's traditions in arts and music, including its world-famous mariachi bands."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co KaminskiKaminski, Leah
Summary: "A mesmerizing blend of old and new traditions, Japan is a country of diverse land, climate, and people ... Explore Japan's history and its creation of art forms including origami, calligraphy, and ikebana, the art of flower arranging."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 952 KAMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co KaminskiKaminski, Leah
Summary: "As one of the Earth's biggest countries and the one with the world's largest population, China is well-known for its rich history and traditions ... Readers will learn about China's culture, monuments like the Great Wall, and animals like panda bears that call China home."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co KaminskiKaminski, Anna
Summary: Lonely Planet's Jamaica is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Dance to the island's reggae soundtrack, go snorkelling at delicate Lime Cay, or swim in the cool mountain pools of Reach Falls; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.292 JAMAICA KAMKaminski, Leah
Summary: Discover Grand Traverse Bay takes readers to the water's edge, where they will learn about the bay's atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay area is home to year-round fishing, fruit orchards, and many animal species. Readers can explore the bay's unique underwater bluffs and riverbeds, formed by fast-moving glaciers. Colorful maps, diagrams, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577 KAMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.464 KAMSeifert, Jaroslav
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Pub. Co. 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.8 SEIKalfar, Jaroslav
Summary: "When Jakub Procha is sent into space to examine a cosmic dust cloud covering Venus, it may be a solo suicide mission. Dreaming of becoming a national hero and desperate to atone for his father's sins as a Communist informer, he leaves his beloved wife behind and launches into the galaxy. But things aboard spaceship JanHus1 quickly turn weird, and, to make matters worse, he soon learns that his...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KALKalfar, Jaroslav
Summary: In a 2030 America led by an isolationist authoritarian government, a star biotech scientist trying to discover the key to immortality becomes a whistleblower when she uncovers alarming activity in the wastelands of what was once Florida.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KALSeifert, Jaroslav
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.861 SEIKaminsky, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDG Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 799.1 KAMKaminsky, Ilya
Summary: Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When soldiers breaking up a protest kill a deaf boy, Petya, the gunshot becomes the last thing the citizens hear--they all have gone deaf, and their dissent becomes coordinated by sign language. The story follows the private lives of townspeople encircled by public violence. At once a love story, an elegy, and an urgent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 KAMKazinski, A. J.
Summary: A story based on the Jewish legend about how the world is always protected by 36 people follows the sudden deaths of dozens of humanitarians who each bear a bizarre tattoo and whose untimely ends are investigated by Copenhagen detective Niels Benzon, who would save the remaining protectors.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAZKaminsky, Jessica.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.54 KAMKaminsky, Leah
Summary: "A multi-generational novel perfect for fans of The Tiger's Wife and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Leah Kaminsky's wry fiction debut unfolds over a day in the life of a young physician in contemporary Israel, who must cope with modern threats under the shadow of her parents' horrific wartime pasts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial/HaperCollins 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Kaminsky 2016Kaminsky, Peter.
Summary: "Everything tastes better with bacon. Even just a little bit of bacon. It's such a full-flavored, umami-rich ingredient, it can transform any dish, and Bacon Nation reveals all of its secrets. In over 100 smoky, savory, crispy, meaty, salty, and sweetly sensuous recipes-from Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp with Scallions and Ginger, to Linguine with Cauliflower and Bacon Bread Crumbs, to Bacon, Brisket,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.664 KAMSummary: Jan and Antonina Zabinski, the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo in Poland, saved nearly 300 Jews during the Second World War. This is a poignant documentary that is an extraordinary true story about the humanitarian spirit, as exemplified by two people who, with enormous personal risk to themselves, faced the most challenging circumstances with bravery and decency. In 1965, Jan and Antonina Zabinski...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OFKAMINSKY, ALICE R
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M KAMKaminsky, Stuart M.
Summary: In Chicago, with its ethnic mix, aging policeman Abe Lieberman is kept busy day and night. Vandals have defaced his synagogue, stealing the torah, Arab militants and white skinheads are creating trouble, and a Korean gang is objecting to Abe's presence in a park. By the author of Lieberman's Day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAMKaminsky, Stuart M.
Summary: Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, an honest policeman in a very dishonest post-Soviet Union, and his team search for a serial killer who has claimed at least 40 victims while protecting a visiting British journalist who is working on a story about a Moscow prostitution ring that produces leads to a high-level source seemingly beyond Rostnikov's reach.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KAMKaminsky, Stuart M.
Summary: Investigator Lew Fonesca tackles a pair of linked cases involving an elderly woman who swears against all evidence that she has witnessed a murder in her retirement home and a hit-and-run accident that has killed a fourteen-year-old boy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2005