Summary: The Whangara people of New Zealand, believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WHACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WHALahiri, Jhumpa.
Summary: Contains nine short stories which chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the borders of nations and generations.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2006
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC LAHRafiki Jazz
Contents: Sunno -- Saya -- Tasbih -- You are light -- Har chand sahara -- Jhooli laal qalandar -- Cheikh ahmadou bamba (Serigne touba).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RBT/Riverboat 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT JAZSummary: Female journalist Arezoon Rahimmi travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer targeting sex workers. As she draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain when the murderer is embraced by many as a hero. Based on the true story of the 'Spider Killer' Saeed Hanaei, who saw himself as on a mission from God as he killed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HOLRawitt, Jean
Summary: "This book addresses the challenges teenagers may face when a family member has dementia. It offers valuable information and support, with stories from young adults themselves and interviews with adults who know and care for people with dementia"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.8 RAWCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 616.8 ROWOshomah, Waziri
Contents: Forgive them oh God (Amin-amin) -- Jealousy -- Alhaji Yesufu Sado managing director -- Omhona-omhona -- Ovini omoekeke Alhaji Inu Umoru -- Okhume ukhaduame -- My luck (feat. Madam Hassanah Waziri and her velvet voice).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN OSHRawitt, Jean
Summary: "While many teens, college students, and young professionals are passionate about social issues--whether climate change or gun violence, hunger or homelessness, or any other of the countless difficulties which face our world today--and want to help, enthusiasm alone is not enough to make a meaningful impact. But effective advocacy and activism can be learned, and with the right tools, achieving...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 371.8 RAWLahiri, Jhumpa.
Summary: Brothers Subhash and Udayan Mitra pursue vastly different lives--Udayan in rebellion-torn Calcutta, Subhash in a quiet corner of America--until a shattering tragedy compels Subhash to return to India, where he endeavors to heal family wounds.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAHOshomah, Waziri.
Contents: Forgive them oh God amin - amin -- Emoi Khakiegwi aghumheile -- Igwegi baba -- Iyuchele opomumhe -- Alhaji yesufu sadu ...et al.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Luaka bop 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN OSHRahimi, Atiq.
Summary: In Persian folklore, Syngue Sabour is the name of a magical black stone, a patience stone, which absorbs the plight of those who confide in it. It is believed that the day it explodes, after having received too much hardship and pain, will be the day of the Apocalypse. But here, the Syngue Sabour is not a stone but rather a man lying brain-dead with a bullet lodged in his neck. His wife is with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RAHOduor, Okwiri
Summary: "This astonishing, devastating debut novel, riven through with mystery and magic, tells the story of a lonely girl living in a small African town and her struggle to free herself from her mercurial, charming mother. Ayosa is a wandering spirit- joyous, exuberant, filled to the brim with longing. Her only companions in her grandmother's crumbling house are as lonely as Ayosa herself: the ghostly...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2022
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ODURawicz, Slavomir.
Summary: Describes the four-thousand-mile journey across the Gobi Desert and the Himalayas of seven men who escaped from a Siberian prison camp. The harrowing true tale of escaped Soviet prisoners desperate march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 RawRawicz, Slavomir.
Summary: Describes the four-thousand-mile journey across the Gobi Desert and the Himalayas of seven men who escaped from a Siberian prison camp. The harrowing true tale of escaped Soviet prisoners desperate march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5472 RAWDabiri, Emma
Summary: Despite increasingly liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in society's perception of black hair--and how it is often used as an avenue for discrimination. Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.5 DABDabiri, Emma
Summary: Discusses how white people can evaluate their prejudices, social systems, and the ways in which white supremacy harms everyone in order to create a more just and equitable world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 DABBaraka, Amiri
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.643 JONParatore, Coleen Murtagh
Summary: As Dylan and his mother enjoy being together at the beach early on his fifth birthday, he cannot help but think about the baby his mother will soon have, who will join them in this special time next summer.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PARClasen, Raili
Summary: "Crank up the color," "Landscape your living room," and "Adult summer camp vibes" are just a handful of the mantras that drive California interior designer Raili Clasen's eclectic surf style. Raili grew up taking two long bus rides to the beach in Orange County, CA, so that she could drink up the cool surfer fashion, laid-back atmosphere, and retro surfboard decor and bring it all right home to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2024
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Summary: Relying heavily upon memories of his mother's and grandmother's fare in his youth, Zouhair's ground-breaking culinary tour de force: Moorish Fusion Cuisine: Conquering the New World introduces a unique approach to a mouthwatering ancient gastronomy and represents a personal homage to the Moorish cuisine of his homeland. Few cookbooks on the cuisine of the Moors have been written. Chef Zouhair...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Emerald Book Co. 2011
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641.5946 ZAIBishara, Rawia
Summary: Draws on the author's Palestinian-Arab family life and her experiences as the owner of Brooklyn's Tanoreen restaurant to present a collection of Middle-Eastern recipes, including red snapper in grape leaves and cheese knafeh.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Natl Book Network 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5956 BISMackinnon, Mairi.
Summary: A magician gives a spectacular final performance after deciding to retire. The fifteenth in a series of 15 rhyming stories developed to help children learn to read. Each book is designed for an adult and child to read together and introduces new letters or reading patterns and reinforces material from previous books. Includes puzzles to reinforce new skills, and guidance notes on reading with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: J Teach VeryMackinnon, Mairi.
Summary: School becomes quite noisy for a time as the children discover a series of wild animals on the grounds. Eleventh in a series of 15 rhyming stories developed to help children learn to read. Each book is designed for an adult and child to read together and introduces new letters or reading patterns and reinforces material from previous books. Includes puzzles to reinforce new skills, and guidance...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: J Teach VeryLahiri, Jhumpa
Summary: "Nine mesmerizing stories saturated in the details of Roman life that showcase Jhumpa Lahiri's extraordinary range and virtuosity"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLELahiri, Jhumpa.
Summary: Two brothers bound by tragedy. A fiercely brilliant woman haunted by her past. A country torn by revolution. A love that lasts long past death. An extraordinary new novel, set in both India and America, that expands the scope and range of one of our most dazzling storytellers: the best-selling author of The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Books On Tape 2013