Purja, Nimsdai
Summary: "Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 8000 meter "Death Zone" peaks. He did so in less than seven months, breaking the previous record of seven years. In this spellbinding memoir, tied to the acclaimed Netflix documentary "14 Peaks," Purja reveals the man behind the climbs, explaining how his early life in Nepal and training as a soldier in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PURJA, NIMSDAI PURPurdy.
Contents: Sleep well -- On the roof of the world -- The secret smile in the camel girl's eyes -- 3 friends to the stars -- The grip -- Here come the specials -- Another world, any colour -- Harry's day -- Happy ending.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Soft Records 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PurdySummary: The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE VICPimentel, Annette Bay
Summary: "A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes" -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BELFuria, Philip
Summary: Traces the history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. --from publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42164 FURGurba, Myriam
Summary: "Myriam Gurba's debut is the bold and hilarious tale of her coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Mean turns what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy. This is a confident, funny, brassy book that takes the cost of sexual assault, racism, misogyny, and homophobia deadly seriously. We act mean to defend ourselves from boredom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GURBA, MYRIAM GURKurta, Allen
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 KURPerla, Victoria.
Summary: When global warming causes the ice at the North Pole to melt and Santa's roof starts to leak, he calls on the children of the world to come up with ways to help solve the problem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: JE PerPusha T
Contents: If you know you know -- The games we play -- Hard piano / (feat. Rick Ross) -- Come back baby -- Santeria -- What would meek do? / (feat. Kanye West) -- Infrared.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP PUSRoca, Nuria.
Summary: Discusses the various facets of the spring season, including activities and celebrations, through simple questions and answers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Roca 2004Smith, Jorja
Contents: Lost & found -- Teenage fantasy -- Where did I go? -- February 3rd -- On your own -- The one -- Wandering romance -- Blue lights -- Lifeboats (freestyle) -- Goodbyes -- Tomorrow -- Don't watch me cry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES SMIBorja, Lenore
Summary: "Alice Daniels has a problem. Her reflection keeps misbehaving when she looks in the mirror--and the longer she ignores it, the harder it tries to get her attention. On her eighteenth birthday, she learns why: she is a huntress, someone gifted with the power to enter mirrors and the magical world that exists beyond. But with this power comes immense responsibility, for in the Mirror Realm lurks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: SparkPress 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BORBurna Boy
Contents: I told them -- Normal -- On form -- Sittin' on top of the world / feat. 21 Savage -- Tested, approved & trusted -- Cheat on me feat. Dave -- Virgil -- Big 7 -- Dey play -- City boys -- Giza / feat. Seyi Vibez -- Jewels -- If I'm lying -- Thanks / feat. J. Cole -- Talibans II / Burna Boy, Byron Messia.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD REGGAE BURMakhijani, Pooja.
Summary: An East Indian American daughter pleads with her mother to be allowed to wear one of her mother's colorful saris in honor of her seventh birthday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The extraordinary story of the iconic poet, musician and folksinger Violeta Parra, whose songs have become hymns for Chileans and Latin Americans alike. Director Andres Wood traces the intensity and explosive vitality of her life, from humble origins to international fame, her defense of indigenous cultures and devotion to her art.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VIOBurda, Cindy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.18 BURHassouri, Paria
Summary: "In this autobiographical narrative, an Iranian-American pediatrician and mother of three is blindsided when one of her children comes out as transgender. As the author grapples with her child's transition from male to female, she is forced to re-examineher ideas of parenting, gender, and personal identity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HASSOURI, PARIA HASKurma dasa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 KURPusha T
Contents: Brambleton -- Let the smokers shine the coupes -- Dreamin of the past / feat. Kanye West -- Neck & wrist / feat. Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams -- Just so you remember -- Diet Coke -- Rock n roll / feat. Kanye West, Kid Cudi -- Call my bluff -- Scrape it off / feat. Don Toliver, Lil Uzi Vert -- Hear me clearly / feat. Nigo -- Open air -- I pray for you / feat. Clipse, Labrinth, Malice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP PUSMills, Marja.
Summary: "One journalist's memoir of her personal friendship with Harper Lee and her sister, drawing on the extraordinary access they gave her to share the story of their lives. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one of the best loved novels of the twentieth century. But for the last fifty years, the novel's celebrated author, Harper Lee, has said almost nothing on the record. Journalists have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEE, HARPER MILPurdy, Dennis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 PURPusha T
Contents: Intro -- Untouchable (featuring The-Dream) -- M.F.T.R -- Crutches, crosses, caskets -- M.P.A (featuring Kanye West, A$AP Rocky & The-Dream) -- Got em covered (featuring Ab-Liva) -- Keep dealing (featuring Beanie Sigel) -- Retribution (featuring Kehlani) -- F.I.F.A -- Sunshine (featuring Jill Scott).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP PUSBaeten, Marja
Summary: Meet the nicest wild animals of the savanna. Learn funny and interesting facts, followed by double pages of action-packed photographs and illustrations. Facts and fiction are combined in special cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund. Kids will love getting to know more about their favorite animals! In this title, readers will learn about the wild animals of the savanna (such as the zebra,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clavis Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 BAEDas, Surya.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2000