Shrady, Nicholas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 725 SHRKhan, Ausma Zehanat
Summary: "From the critically acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan, A Deadly Divide is the devastatingly powerful new thriller featuring beloved series detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty. In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec, the local police apprehend Amadou Duchon--a young Muslim man at the scene helping the wounded--but release Etienne Roy, the local priest who was found with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KHAKobayashi, Issa
Summary: A selection of haikus by the Japanese master. Through an illustrated collection of haiku, the inspirational moments in the life of one family throughout the course of a year are presented, bringing to light the preciousness of the moment and the wonder of today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 895.613 KOBGollub, Matthew.
Summary: A biography and introduction to the work of the Japanese haiku poet whose love for nature finds expression in the more than thirty poems included in this book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Poetry GollubGolabek, Mona
Summary: The true story of Lisa Jura, one of the thousands of Jewish children who survived World War II via the Kindertransport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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Summary: Traces the birth of modern America as reflected in the writings of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles Warren Stoddard, and Ina Coolbrith, placing their achievements and personal lives against a backdrop of the post-Gold Rush era in California.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 810.9 TARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.9 TARSummary: An amazing 53-day journey spanning 12,000 kilometers from Istanbujl, Turkey to Xian, China. Follow the riders as they travel the roads and tracks of the ancient traders and their caravans.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Riders. 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SILWagler, Ira
Summary: "With his singular voice, Ira reveals his experience in BROKEN ROADS. Through difficult reunions, struggles confronted, and betrayals revisited, Ira explores burning questions of faith and identity shared by millions, whether Amish or not. Readers may recognize themselves along these paths with Ira, as he grapples with choices, faith, family, the past, and the future. Ira unapologetically, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WAGLER, IRA WAGSummary: Same Genius. New World. Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. When the dust settles, friends are buried and rivalries are enflamed. While the Medicis go to unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his quest to find the fabled Book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DAChiaverini, Jennifer
Summary: Inspired by actual events, this novel offers a fascinating account of a crucial but little-remembered moment in American history that follows three courageous women who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to win the vote.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CHIGolabek, Mona
Summary: "In pre-World War II Vienna, Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who dreamed of becoming a concert pianist. But when enemy forces threatened the city--particularly the Jewish people that lived there--Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. They chose to send Lisa to London for safety through the Kindertransport--a rescue effort that relocated Jewish children. As Lisa yearned to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 GOLDuster, Michelle
Summary: "An inspiring picture book biography of Ida B. Wells-who was an educator, journalist, feminist, businesswoman, newspaper owner, public speaker, suffragist, civil rights activist, and women's club leader-as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WELJohnson, Dinah
Summary: "A picture book biography about Ida B. Wells and her life as a suffragist, with a focus on the Women's March of 1913"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WELDavidson, James West.
Contents: Into a changing world -- A moral education -- Unladylike lady -- Edged tools -- Ambition to edit -- They say -- Do something -- Exiled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WELLS, IDA DAVSummary: Saudi King Abdul Ibn Saud in India
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1955
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Summary: King Abdullah of Jordan worships in the Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1948
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Summary: At once a rousing paean to artistic creation, a delicate evocation of divine grace, and the ultimate film about food, the Oscar-winning Babette's Feast is a layered tale of a French housekeeper with a mysterious past who brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late nineteenth-century Denmark.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BABSummary: Amid high-profile controversies surrounding free speech and racial equality, former American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Ira Glasser reflects on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans, from civil rights leaders to neo-Nazis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIGHolm, Tom
Summary: "The gripping, forgotten tale of Ira Hayes--a Native American icon and World War 2 legend who spent the latter half of his life haunted by being a war hero"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve, Hachette Book Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAYES, IRA HOLHsu, Hua
Summary: "From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art. In the eyes of 18-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken-with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity-is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B HSU HSUScottoline, Lisa.
Summary: The mother-daughter duo present a collection of witty, wise, and relatable stories on topics ranging from online dating to fleece as formal wear.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 818 SCOSummary: "This Cardio-Latin dance program combines high energy dance routines and a total body workout that will help you sculpt and tone the dancer's body you're looking for."--Container
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kym Johnson 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD KYMSummary: "Let's go on a magical adventure! There are fairy tale characters to meet, lots to spot, and grooved finger trails to follow on every page in this magical adventure." --Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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Summary: Twenty-five-year-old Alice Paul returns to her native New Jersey after several years on the front lines of the suffrage movement in Great Britain. Weakened from imprisonment and hunger strikes, she is nevertheless determined to invigorate the stagnant suffrage movement in her homeland. On March 3, 1913, a glorious march commences, but negligent police allow vast crowds of belligerent men to...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2021