Summary: A bureaucrat becomes a suburban guru who marries a follower with a son who's a punk rocker named Charlie Hero. Consequently, the guru's son is propelled from his bland life into a series of erotic experiences in London. Set to a backdrop of politics, fashion, music, drugs, morality and race, Karim must negotiate adolescence, a dysfunctional family and his own sexuality, as he seeks...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2008
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BUDQuraishi.
Contents: Herati--Valley--Meg--Badakshi--Qalin--Hope--Jani-ba-lab--Ashoqi
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Evergreene Music 0000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/MIDDLE EAST QURNaeem
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Alliance Entertainment 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP NAEAbeel, Samantha
Summary: Poetry, written by a girl with learning disabilities, reflects her feelings and experiences.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Paperbacks (T) 1994
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Word AbeelAbeel, Erica
Summary: "Three college friends from the 50's blaze their own path in love and work, braving the stifling conventions of the age, and anticipating the social thaw that would arrive ten years later. These 'wild girls' pay heavy penalties for living against the grain, but, over the years, rebound and re-set their course, drawing strength from their friendship. The novel follows them from an elite...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Texas Review Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ABEAbeel, Samantha
Summary: Dyscalculia is a math-related learning disability with which the author was diagnosed at age thirteen.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2003
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 616.8588 ABEAbeel, Samantha
Summary: A collection of art and poetry written by a young girl; essays by her teacher and parent map the journey of her struggle with a learning disability.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hidden Bay Pub. 1993
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 811.54 ABEKureishi, Hanif.
Summary: Unwilling to admit that he has entered middle age, successful psychoanalyst and divorced father Jamal interacts with a string of outcast friends while struggling with memories about his first love, from whom he was separated by an unconfessed act of violence.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KURAslam, Nadeem.
Summary: The disappearance of Jugnu and Chanda turns tragic when Chanda's brothers are arrested for their murders and the families struggle to reconcile their Islamic faith and the crime's impact on their families.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ASLHernández, Anabel
Summary: "Este libro forma parte del largo recorrido periodístico de Anabel Hernández en su incesante búsqeuda por entender el complejo imperio del crimen organizado y los cárteles de la droga en México, los cuales desde hace décadas tienen sumida a la nación en una espiral de violencia en la que todos los días son explotadas, desaparecidas o asesinadas decenas de personas inocentes, muchas de ellas del...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grijalbo 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 HERHrab, Naseem.
Summary: Ira and Malcolm are best friends: they always make each other laugh, always eat lunch together, and always play together. But one day, a disagreement about whether to play tag or hide-and-seek sees the suddenly über-popular Malcolm run off with a crowd of tag-loving kids―and Ira all alone. Ira’s tummy hurts, his chin is wibbling, and his eyes are leaking. What’s happening?! Any efforts to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books, Inc. 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Jeo and Mikal are foster brothers from a small town in Pakistan. Though they were inseparable as children, their adult lives have diverged: Jeo is a dedicated medical student, married a year; Mikal has been a vagabond since he was fifteen, in love with a woman he can't have. But when Jeo decides to sneak across the border into Afghanistan--not to fight with the Taliban against the Americans,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ASLJamali, Naveed
Summary: "In 2008, almost two decades after the Cold War was officially consigned to the history books, an average American guy in his twenties helped to bring down a top Russian spy based at the United Nations. This American had no formal espionage training. Everything he knew about spying he'd learned from books, movies, video games, and TV. And yet, with the help of an initially reluctant FBI duo, he...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAMALI, NAVEED JAMKureishi, Hanif.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KURKureishi, Hanif.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KURDarby, Anabel
Summary: Fodor's Essential New Zealand travel guide is packed with customizable itineraries with top recommendations, detailed maps of New Zealand, and exclusive tips from locals. Whether you want to explore Auckland, bungee-jump in Queenstown, or visit The Lord of the Rings sights in Middle-earth, this up-to-date guidebook will help you plan it all out.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel 2910
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 NEW ZEALAND TRAVELLaBeef, Sleepy
Contents: Bottle up and go -- Bright lights, big city -- Fool about you -- Mannish boy -- Long tall Sally -- Got you on my mind -- Rooster blues -- Night train to Memphis -- Sugar sweet -- Make room for the blues -- This train -- Rip it up.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bullseye Blues Basics 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY LABAli, Naheed
Summary: "Naheed Ali does it again in his new book on osteoporosis. Offering readers insight into symptoms, treatment, risk factors, prevention, and outcomes, he provides a one-stop spot for all your questions surrounding osteoporosis"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Wom AliAslam, Nadeem
Summary: "A brave, timely, searingly beautiful novel from the acclaimed author of The Blind Man's Garden: set in contemporary Pakistan, the story of a Muslim widow and her Christian neighbors whose community is consumed by violent religious intolerance When shotsring out on the Grand Trunk Road, Nargis's life begins to crumble around her. Her husband, Massud--a fellow architect--is caught in the cross...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ASLLaBeef, Sleepy
Contents: Detour -- Too Much Monkey Business -- I Want to be Loved -- Will the Circle Be Unbroken -- The Blues Come Around -- Tomorrow Never Comes -- Wipeout -- Raining in My Heart -- Poke Salad Annie -- Take My Heart -- Honey Hush -- Rolling in my Sweet Baby's Arms -- Sometimes -- Low Down Dog.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: M.C. Records 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY LABSalloum, Habeeb
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Ethnic SalloumKindersley, Anabel.
Summary: A calendar of celebrations which describes holidays and festivals of all major religions and cultures from around the world. Includes original photography.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1997
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J394.26 KINNaber, Therese
Summary: "Introduces the main native nations of the California area, including the Hupa, Yurok, Pomo, Pit River, Miwok, Yokuts, Chumash, Cahuilla, and Luiseno nations. The nations' historical significance, cultural highlights, and contemporary life are all examined through respectful text and well-chosen photos. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, detailed maps, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016