Kruzan, Sara
Summary: "At once disturbing and empowering, the memoir of a courageous woman, who, between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, was manipulated, exploited, and abused as a sex worker; who killed her pimp/father figure-and was unjustly sentenced to life in prison without parole. "I was 11 when I met GG. I realized later that he had to have been aware of the chaos that was my life... because he played me...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KRUZAN, SARA KRUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B KRUZAN KRUSummary: A sharp comedy centered on a group of 20-something New Yorkers struggling to figure out themselves, their lives, and their loves. Captures the uncertainty and angst of what it is to be young, vulnerable, and desperate to find out who you are - or, perhaps more importantly, who you want to be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY HAPSummary: Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote's greatest masterpiece, an epic novel of New York City's glittering jet-set society, following his smashing success with Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood. Instead, it sparked his downfall. Through access to never-before-heard audio archives and interviews with Capote's friends and enemies, including Dick Cavett, Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CAPSummary: Before sunrise: An American man, Jesse, and a Paris woman, Celine, meet on a train bound for Vienna and decide to spend the day together before Jesse departs the next morning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The newest anthology from Mystery Writers of America explores the theme of home and the crimes that endanger it, with stories by Ellen Hart, Naomi Hirahara, Walter Mosley, Sara Paretsky and more. Everyone comes from someplace. Everyone has somewhere they feel safe. Some people have found their home and are content where they are. Others feel trapped and yearn to go somewhere else. Many are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Komoriuta: Lullaby (variations) / Tanaka (Hozan Yamamoto, shakuhachi ; Utazumi Kunishige, koto) (7:42) -- Toge hachi-ri: Eight miles through a mountain pass / Tanaka (Tozan Tanno, Tozan Hara, Shakuhachi) (7:06) -- Kuon no hikari: Eternal lights / Tanaka (Hozan Yamamoto, shakuhachi ; Utazumi Kunishige, koto) (6:50) -- Umi: Sea fantasy / Hoshida (Tozan Hara, Shakuhachi ; Soyo Nakamura, Reiko...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hemisphere 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/ASIAN TANHara
Summary: What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 HARKubart, Tim
Summary: Tim Kubart's Building blocks is a celebration of our hearts' ability to grow as we do. With joyful energy and catchy pop hooks, it's an inspiring reminder of the power of caring, featuring sing-along tunes about first days, new pets, and big steps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JUV KUBSummary: Better Things is the story of Sam Fox (Pamela Adlon), a single mother and working actor with no filter, raising her three daughters, Max (Mikey Madison), Frankie (Hannah Alligood) and Duke (Olivia Edward) in Los Angeles. She also looks after her mother, Phil (Celia Imrie), an English expatriate with questionable faculties who lives across the street. Whether she's struggling to keep her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BETSummary: The rollicking adventures of Tom Jones, as he romps across 18th century England. From bedrooms to rural inns to London's dangerous streets. Cast out from his home and forbidden his true love, Tom must overcome the charms of an older seductress and the sinister plot of a nefarious rival to win his lover's heart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2002
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TOMBaca, Salena
Summary: Looking for a quick crochet fix? Crochet in a Day has 42 sure-to-please patterns that can all be started and finished in a day or less. From wearables like cowls, hats, slippers, and even a poncho, to home items like place mats, dish cloths, and baskets, every item will crochet up fast! --Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Set in downtown New York in 1900, the Knickerbocker Hospital faces a major upheaval due to poor finances and an exodus of wealthy patients. The one remaining star is Dr. Thackeray, who along with the hospital staff of surgeons, nurses and other personnel must struggle to keep both themselves and the hospital going.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD KNICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV KNISummary: Matilda is a super-smart little girl who's woefully misunderstood by her parents, her brother, and an evil school principal. But with the help of a brave best friend and a wonderful teacher, Matilda discovers she doesn't have to get mad to get even.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MATARCA
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Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC ARCGoldberg, Sana
Summary: "From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.Let's face it: nobody likes going to the doctor. It can be uncomfortable, nerve wracking, expensive--and that's just for routine care! When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.69 GOLRaheem, Zara
Summary: To Leila Abid's traditional Indian parents, finding a husband is as easy as match, meet, marry. But for Leila, a marriage of arrangement clashes with her lifelong dreams of a Bollywood romance, where real love happens before marriage, not the other way around. Yet after twenty-six years of singledom, and still no sign of "Mr. Perfect," even Leila is starting to get nervous. And to make matters...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RAHSala, Sharon
Summary: "PI Charlie Dodge may be down, but he's most definitely not out. He's still reeling after a series of earth-shattering events, so when a desperate woman hires Dodge Investigations to find her missing sister, the head-scratcher of a case is exactly the distraction Charlie and his steadfast partner, Wyrick, need. Two days prior, Rachel Dean disappeared without a trace from her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SALSaran, Suvir.
Summary: The author, born and raised in India and an acclaimed New York City restaurateur and chef, tells the story of moving to the country to raise goats, alpacas, ducks, geese, and chicken on 67 acres. Accompanied by more than 80 recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59747 SARSarda, Julia
Summary: Once upon a time there were three sisters: Franca, Carmela, and Tomasina. This is their story of adventure and discovery. A tale of hidden mysteries and new wonders, of finding a strange world beyond home and unlocking the secrets inside themselves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Sarma, Kamya
Summary: Dash and Dot are a pair of robots that you can program using a tablet or smartphone. With this book, students learn the art of innovation through detailed explanations and hands-on activities built to foster creativity and problem solving. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on maker-related concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 SARZgheib, Yara
Summary: "Hadi and Sama are a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love, building a life in the country that brought them together. They'd met in Cambridge, Massachusetts: he, a shell-shocked refugee of a bloody civil war; she, a passionate dreamer who'd come to America years earlier in search of new horizons. Now, they giddily await the birth of their son, a boy whose native language would be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ZGHArca
Summary: Arca's third full-length album is the first to feature the Venezuela-born, London-based producer's untreated singing voice. He sings in Spanish, the language of his childhood home, Venezuala. It stands as a defiant, delicate statement of intent, and cements his position as one of this turbulent decade's defining musicians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC ARCFara, Patricia.
Summary: In this book the author rewrites science's past to provide new ways of understanding and questioning our modern technological society. Aiming not just to provide information but to make people think, it explores how science has become so powerful by describing the financial interests and imperial ambitions behind its success. Sweeping through the centuries from ancient Babylon right up to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009