Morales, Agus
Summary: Never in history have so many people been displaced by political and military conflicts at home--more than 65 million globally. Unsparing, outspoken, vital, We Are Not Refugees tells the stories of many of these displaced, who have not been given asylum. For over a decade, human rights journalist Agus Morales has journeyed to the sites of the world's most brutal conflicts and spoken to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: An Imagine Book, published by Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 MORMacy, Sue.
Summary: Raised on a cattle ranch, Agnes Morley was sent to Stanford University to learn to be a lady. Yet in no time she exchanged her breeches and spurs for bloomers and a basketball; and in April 1896 she made history. In a heart-pounding game against the University of California at Berkeley, Agnes led her team to victory in the first-ever intercollegiate women's basketball game, earning national...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 MACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MACSummary: All the McKenzie brothers want is a free case of beer and a quiet place to belch, so they put a mouse in a beer bottle and go to the Elsinore Brewery to complain. There they encounter the diabolical Brewmeister Smith who has concocted a scheme to rule the world by contaminating Elsinore Beer with a mind-controlling chemical.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY STRCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STRAgus, David
Summary: "From one of the world's foremost physicians and researchers, a monumental work that radically redefines our conventional conceptions of health and illness to offer new methods for living a long, healthy life. After considering the discoveries that have led to progress in treating some diseases, Dr. David B. Agus asked an essential question: Why aren't we better at curing illnesses like cancer?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 AGUCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 613 AGUAgus, David
Summary: "One of the world's leading doctors and bestselling author presents the simple rules everyone should follow in order to live a long, healthy, and productive life.In his #1 New York Times bestselling book, The End of Illness, Dr. David B. Agus shared whathe had learned from his work as one of today's most prominent cancer doctors and researchers, revealing the risks he takes in a field begging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 AGUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health AgusSummary: At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's clergyman was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE AFRCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD AFRGus Gus
Contents: Thin ice (8:24) -- Hateful (9:37) -- On the job (10:50) -- Take me baby (feat. Jimi Tenor) (3:58) -- Bremen cowboy (7:51) -- Add this song (11:35).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Kompakt 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC GUSAgus, David
Summary: "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The "End of Illness comes" an ingenious guide to what our fellow animals can teach us about living longer, healthier, happier lives. Mother nature has a lot to teach us, if only we open our eyes. Pigeons and dolphins offer creative strategies for preserving our memories and warding off dementia, while squirrels and pigs harbor secrets for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 AGUMorales, Areli
Summary: "In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORMorales, Yuyi
Summary: "This Spanish edition of Caldecott Honoree Yuyi Morales's Dreamers, published simultaneously with the English edition, is the author's own immigration story and a tribute to the transformative power of hope. and reading. In 1994, 25-year-old Yuyi Moralestraveled from her home in Xalapa, Mexico, to the San Francisco Bay Area with her two-month-old son, Kelly, in order to secure permanent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books, Holiday House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH MORMorales, Yuyi.
Summary: Lucha Libre champion Niño has no trouble fending off monstrous opponents, but when his little sisters awaken from their naps, he is in for a no-holds-barred wrestling match that will truly test his skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2013
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Summary: In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MORCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MORMorales, Yuyi.
Summary: At the end of a long day, Mother Sky helps her playful daughter, LIttle Night, to get ready for bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan 2016
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH MORMorales, Ed
Summary: "The Latinx revolution in US culture, society, and politics "Latinx" (pronounced "La-teen-ex") is the gender-neutral term that covers the largest racial minority in the United States, 17 percent of the country. This is the fastest-growing sector of American society, containing the most immigrants. It is the poorest ethnic group in the country, whose political empowerment is altering the balance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MORMorales, Yuyi
Summary: "An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books, Holiday House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORMorales, Yuyi
Summary: "Niño's little sisters get in on the wrestling action"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2016
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Summary: As the beloved and longtime news anchor and co-host of the TODAY show, current West Coast anchor of the TODAY show, host of Access, and co-host of Access Live, as well as the mother of two young boys, Natalie Morales knows how hard it can be night after night to get a healthful dinner on the table that the whole family will enjoy. Morales was born in Taiwan to a Brazilian mother and Puerto...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 MORMorales, Yuyi
Summary: "A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books, Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH MORMorales, Yuyi.
Summary: Bilingual text, accompanied by colorful photographs, explores the famous artist's life, and illuminates the laughter, love, and tragedy that influenced her work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARX, KARL RIUActus
Summary: After standing around in the afterlife for thousands of years, Noah Vines is all out of patience. So, when the opportunity to steal a second chance at life arises, he doesn't hesitate. Reincarnated into the body of a dying magic school professor, Noah finds that he got more than just a second chance, he got infinite. Every time he dies, his body reforms. With countless variations of runic magic...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: CD FIC ACTIgus, Toyomi.
Summary: Chronicles and captures poetically the history, mood, and movement of African American music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 780.89 IGUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 780.98 IGUKoralek, Jenny.
Summary: A simple retelling of how Moses, who grew to lead the Hebrews out of captivity in Egypt, was saved when his mother and sister set him adrift in a water-tight basket where Pharoah's daughter would find him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2003