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Summary: Contains a translation of the key Buddhist text that follows a Buddhist priest and student as they guide a deceased person into afterlife, chronicling the progress of the soul through death and rebirth in three stages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 KARRobeson, Teresa
Summary: "Follow the 14th Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisdom Publications 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3923 DALBstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2002
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Summary: The renowned spiritual leader outlines an accessible approach to the pursuit of enlightenment that draws on traditional Buddhist meditative practices, in a guide that covers such topics as embracing a positive attitude and overcoming suffering.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.34 DALBstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
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Publisher / Publication Date: Snow Lion Publications 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Rel DalaiNelson, Christopher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Starwood Pub. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 NELSanchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (Mar©Ưa Isabel)
Summary: Presents information about Ada Lovelace, from her childhood in England and her studies in mathematics to her development of the first computer programming language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lincoln Children's Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LOVBay, Mia
Summary: "What was it like to travel while Black under Jim Crow? Mia Bay brings this dramatic history to life. With gripping stories and a close eye on the rail, bus, and airline operators who implemented segregation, she shows why access to unrestricted mobilityhas been central to the Black freedom struggle since Reconstruction and remains so today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 BAYBrown, Pam.
Summary: Discusses the life of one of the most famous figures in entertainment history, who was often called "the funniest man in the world."
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Stevens Children's Books 1989
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CHAPLIN BROSummary: A discussion between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and psychologist Paul Ekman on the differences between Eastern and Western views on human emotions and the connections that exist between science and spirituality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 EKMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 EMOTrue, Dan
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of New Mexico Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.899 TRULanza, R. P. (Robert Paul)
Summary: "What is consciousness? Why are we here? Where did it all come from-the laws of nature, the stars, the universe? Humans have been asking these questions forever, but science hasn't succeeded in providing many answers-until now. In The Grand Biocentric Design, Robert Lanza, one of TIME magazine's '100 Most Influential People,' is joined by theoretical physicist Matej Pav¿Łi♯ and astronomer Bob...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Phil LanzaSantideva
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.385 SANSnibbe, Scott
Summary: Eager to share the life-enhancing benefits he found in Buddhism, skeptic Scott Snibbe presents this 8-step programme that allows anyone to build positive mental habits. -- back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watkins 1893 2024
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Summary: Magic, Mystery, and Science presents the occult as a "third stream" of belief, as important to the shaping of Western civilization as Greek rationalism or Judeo-Christianity. The occult seeks explanations in a world that is living and intelligent--quite unlike the one supposed by science. By taking these beliefs seriously, while keeping an eye on science, this book aims to capture some of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133 BURRau, Dana Meachen
Summary: "Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today. Two-year-old Lhamo Thondup never imagined he would be anything other than an ordinary child, but after undergoing a series of tests, he was proclaimed the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. By age 15, he found himself the undisputed leader of six million people who were facing the threat of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who DalaiSummary: A collection of essays by regional journalists, academics, and religious and community leaders commemorates the October 2018 mass shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue while describing how neighbors are working together to heal and help preventfuture tragedies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pittsburgh Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 BOUCoulson, Art
Summary: In the autumn of 1912, the football team from Carlisle Indian Industrial School took the field at the U.S. Military Academy, home to the bigger, stronger, and better-equipped West Points Cadets. Sportswriters billed the game as a sort of rematch, pitting against each other the descendants of U.S. soldiers and American Indians who fought on the battlefield only 20 years earlier. But for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THOHewitt, Brad
Summary: "Many of us live with ongoing and unexamined tension related to money. Few of us have really escaped the credit-card trap or freed ourselves from worries about having enough for the future. Coauthors Brad Hewitt, CEO of Thrivent Financial, and Dr. Jim Moline, licensed psychologist, believe we haven't spent enough time examining our fundamental attitudes toward money and aligning those attitudes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: Highlights the life and career of the Indian statesman and nationalist, from his youth to his civil disobedience to his assassination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GANCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am GandhiMeltzer, Brad
Summary: "This picture book biography follows I. M. Pei's start as an architect and his lasting impact on buildings all around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PEICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am PeiMeltzer, Brad
Summary: "When Walt Disney was a young boy, he lived in the happiest place on earth - a small town in Missouri. As someone who loved to draw, he dreamed of entertaining others, which wasn't always easy. He refused to give up, though, eventually becoming the founder of The Walt Disney Company. Together, he and a team of animators created cartoons like Mickey Mouse, changed the world of entertainment, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019