Millerson, Gerald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hastings House 1976
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Summary: "Personal essays exploring identity, family, and community through the prism of race and black culture. Confronts the medical profession's racial biases, shopping while black at Whole Foods, the legacy of Michael Jackson, raising black boys, haircuts that scare white people, racial profiling, and growing up in Southside Chicago"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 WALValério, Geraldo
Summary: "This stunning exploration of butterflies from around the world is a companion to My Book of Birds. Geraldo Valério grew up in Brazil, watching white butterflies visit the vegetable patch behind his house. As he got older, he learned more about these unique and beautiful insects, which can be found on every continent except Antarctica. In this gorgeous album, Geraldo presents his favorite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.78 VALSummary: Comprising elements of travelogue, history lesson, biography, critical analysis, psychological study, and fan testimonial, this documentary explores the work and influence of German writer W.G. Sebald, via a long walk through coastal East Anglia, retracing the steps he took in his most famous book, The rings Of Saturn. Includes interviews with writers, artists, and filmmakers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Guild/Spark 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PATPino, Geraldo.
Contents: Heavy heavy heavy -- Let them talk -- Africans must unite -- Shake hands -- Power to the people -- Let's have a party -- Born to be free -- Man pass man, iron de cut iron -- Right in the centre -- On the spot -- Black woman experience -- Afro soco soul live.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RetroAfric 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN PinoValerio, Geraldo
Summary: A little girl falls asleep, her book in hand, and as she dreams an astonishing adventure unfolds. This wordless picture book celebrates the joy and freedom that can be found in stories, dreams and the imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VALHerald, Jacqueline.
Summary: Surveys the fads, fashions, trends, and cultural and intellectual preoccupations of the comfortable, high-living 1920s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391 HERSummary: Based on the true story of "Boston Strangler" Albert De Salvo, the man who terrorized the city for a year and a half when he murdered 13 women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY BOSWilkerson, Isabel
Summary: "This work is based on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, copyright © 2020. Originally published in the United States in hardcover by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC , New York, in 2020"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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Summary: Looks at how the fashions of the 1970s reflected the social, historical and cultural events of that decade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391 HERHerald, Jacqueline.
Summary: Explains the techniques, design, and modern changes in such crafts as pottery, basket making, carving, painting, printing, and embroidery in countries around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 1993
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745 HERValerio, Geraldo
Summary: Geraldo Valério is an artist who loves birds, from majestic golden eagles and snowy owls to brilliant cardinals and jays to the tiniest of hummingbirds. Here he presents his favorites, with beautiful collage illustrations and brief descriptions that highlight intriguing facts about each one. The illustrations show a variety of feathered creatures in their natural habitats as they hunt for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood 2016
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Summary: "On a dull gray day, a boy puts his dog on a leash and they walk to a shimmering pond where snowy white swans swim freely. One of the swans invites the boy and dog for a ride. They climb on its back and sail into a stunningly beautiful landscape, dotted with wildflowers, spoonbills and ibises. Foxes, rabbits and deer appear in this paradise, then butterflies and even bigger, more beautiful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VALWilkerson, Isabel
Summary: ""As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--whichgroups have it and which do not." In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 0000
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1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: BOOK CLUB KIT 305.5 WILBerwald, Juli
Summary: A former ocean biologist describes how she rediscovered her passion for marine science while investigating the enigmatic jellyfish and what the species' unique physiologies can teach about engineering and environmental stability.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 592 BERGruitrooy, Gerhard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithmark 1994
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.054 DEGKueppers, Harald.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 535.6 KUEMerali, Zeeya
Summary: "What if you could become God, with the ability to build a whole new universe in the lab? As startling as it sounds, modern physics suggests that within the next two decades, scientists may be able to perform this seemingly divine feat--to concoct an entirely new baby universe, complete with its own physical laws, star systems, galaxies, and even intelligent life. To create your own cosmos, you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 MERREWALD, JOHN
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1948
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CEZDawson, Geralyn.
Summary: Ex-military intelligence officer Mark Callahan must join forces with his estranged wife and ex-team member, Annabelle Monroe, when members of his former unit are murdered--a tentative alliance that leads to danger, betrayal, and desire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAWGilbers, Harald
Summary: "From international bestselling author Harald Gilbers comes the heart-pounding story of Jewish detective Richard Oppenheimer as he hunts for a serial killer through war-torn Nazi Berlin in Germania. Berlin 1944: a serial killer stalks the bombed-out capital of the Reich, preying on women and laying their mutilated bodies in front of war memorials. All of the victims are linked to the Nazi...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GILLebel, Gérard
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Publisher / Publication Date: LISI Press 1983
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 LebelWilkerson, Charmaine
Summary: "In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past--a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 0000
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Summary: "Discover courageous heroes and heroines, magical creatures, and terrifying monsters on the captivating tour around the world" -- Myths, Legends, and Sacred Stories is a children's book that invites you to explore all the well-known stories from Greek and Norse mythology, and a range of other cultures across more than 100 tales. Discover the fascinating myths of Anansi, the West African...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019