Summary: In this joyous collection of essays about historically Black colleges and universities, alumni both famous and up-and-coming write testimonials about the schools and experiences that shaped their lives and made them who they are today. Edited by the host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday , Ayesha Rascoe--with a distinguished and diverse set of contributors including Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 HBCKesha
Contents: Tonight (3:15) -- My own dance (2:41) -- Raising hell (feat. Big Freedia) (2:49) -- High road (3:19) -- Shadow (3:33) -- Honey (3:21) -- Cowboy blues (4:00) -- Resentment (feat. Sturgill Simpson, Brian Wilson & Wrabel) (2:52) -- Little bit of love (2:22) -- Birthday suit (2:55) -- Kinky (3:24) -- Potato song (cuz I want to) (3:33) -- BFF (feat. Wrabel) (4:11) -- Father daughter dance (2:37) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KESRascal
Summary: "Shhh! Pablo is asleep. This is his last night inside the shell. Tomorrow he'll come out. But he's very shy so he starts with just a very little hole ... Tap tap!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RASKesha
Contents: Something to believe in -- Eat the acid -- Living in my head -- Fine line -- Only love can save us now -- All I need is you -- The drama -- Ram dass interlude -- Too far gone -- Peace & quiet -- Only love reprise -- Hate me harder -- Happy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kemosabe/RCA 2023
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK KESCurry, Ayesha
Summary: Provides over one hundred recipes that come together in less than an hour, including smoked salmon dip, Caribbean lobster rolls, roasted red pepper pasta, hoisin-glazed sea bass, pineapple chicken fried rice, black pepper steak, avocado-cucumber salad, and guava ginger ice cream.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voracious, Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.555 CURCurry, Ayesha
Summary: Ayesha Curry shares 100 of her favorite recipes and invites readers into the home she has made with her two daughters and her husband Stephen Curry. Ayesha knows firsthand what it is like to be a busy mom and wife, and she knows that for her family, time in the kitchen and around the table is where that balance begins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 CURMitchell, Roscoe
Contents: Tech Ritter and the Megabytes. The Little Big Horn 2 ; November 18, 2000 ; 1999/2002 ; Tech Ritter and the Megabytes : improvisation ; November 17, 2000 ; A dim distant world ; Tech Ritter and the Megabytes : composition -- Solar flares : for alto saxophone. Nemus ; Beyond Neptune -- The Kyper belt ; Miranda ; As the sun went down he would look up ; Icy pearls ; The great red spot ; The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mutable Music 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MitRace
Contents: If you can -- Safe and sound -- Can get home -- Rose -- Ark again -- Sinking feeling -- The hours eat the flowers -- Seed -- Out like a lamb.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flameshovel Records 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK RacePascoe, Elaine.
Summary: Details the life cycles and characteristics of plants that use seeds to reproduce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 580 PASAkhtar, Aysha
Summary: Through the stories of a varied cast of characters, Dr. Akhtar reveals what happens when we both break and forge bonds with animals. She demonstrates how humans are neurologically designed to empathize with animals, and how violence against them goes against our nature. In equal measure, the love and friendship we give to other species biologically reverberates back to us.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 590 AKHMitchell, Roscoe
Contents: VPF -- VSP -- VS -- VFPSA -- VAP -- VPA
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mutablemusic 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MITRoscoe, Lily
Summary: In the Night Parade children play and sing while their parents sleep.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROSPascoe, Elaine.
Summary: Explores the various hoaxes that have been successfully perpetrated and believed by the gullible masses, such as crop circles, fairies on film, and giant cats, examining how such trickery was done so well and the process by which the hoaxers and their stunts were finally revealed to all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.95 PASHolcomb, Roscoe.
Contents: Moonshiner -- Old Smoky -- Little birdie -- House in New Orleans -- Trouble in mind -- The wandering boy -- Hook and line -- Married life blues -- Omie wise -- Willow tree -- Boat's up the river -- In the pines -- Fox chase -- Little gray mule -- I'm a free little bird -- Little Bessie -- Motherless children -- Darlin Corey -- Roll on buddy -- A village churchyard -- Walk around my bedside.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Folkways 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY HOLCOHolcomb, Roscoe.
Contents: Swanno mountain (3:14) -- Across the rocky mountain (5:19) -- Graveyard blues (2:57) -- Single girl (2:58) -- Little Maggie (2:58) -- Born and raised in Covington (2:14) -- Barbara Allen blues (1:26) -- Coal Creek (1:28) -- Rock Island prison (1:31) -- I am a man of constant sorrow / Carter Stanley (2:56) -- Combs Hotel burned down (2:29) -- The hills of Mexico (2:29) -- Knife guitar (1:14) --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY HolcoManazir Siddiqi, Ayesha
Summary: "Anisa Ellahi dreams of being a translator of "great works of literature," but mostly spends her days subtitling Bollywood movies and living off her parents' generous allowance. Adding to her growing sense of inadequacy, her mediocre white boyfriend, Adam, has successfully leveraged his savant-level aptitude for languages into an enviable career. But when Adam learns to speak Urdu practically...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gillian Flynn Books, a Zando imprint 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MANFaber, Kresha.
Summary: All-natural pantry staples for just pennies a serving! With The DIY Pantry, you can break free from processed foods and learn to make healthy, delicious meals without spending hours in the kitchen or breaking the bank. From artisan breads and aromatic seasonings to irresistible treats like Black-and-White Sandwich Cookies and Peppermint Patties, this book shows you how to stock your pantry with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media, a division of F+W Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.302 FABLocke, Meesha
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOARD LOCWilliams, Nyasha
Summary: "From A is for Afro, to J is for Justice, to R is for Rally, this alphabet book offers affirmations featuring Black children and role models to help children nurture and embrace their authentic selves and to enjoy the magic of childhood."--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILBattle, Myisha
Summary: "Modern dating can feel overwhelming, with so many online dating apps offering a seemingly endless sea of possible matches. Ghosting, outdated assumptions about relationships, and a massive assortment of dating platforms have obscured the point of all of it: this is supposed to be fun. Enter professional sex and dating coach Myisha Battle. Over the course of a decade as a licensed clinical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.73 BATCascone, Gina
Summary: "In this multicultural travelogue through each of the 24 time zones, young readers are invited to travel the world and experience all the people, places, and things that exist on our planet right now. In every minute of every hour of every day, something wonderful is happening around our world. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, an artist sits behind his easel working on a painting. While at the same...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CASGrescoe, Taras.
Summary: "Taras Grescoe rides the rails all over the world and makes an elegant and impassioned case for the imminent end of car culture and the coming transportation revolution"I am proud to call myself a straphanger," writes Taras Grescoe. The perception of public transportation in America is often unflattering--a squalid last resort for those with one too many drunk-driving charges, too poor to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 388.4 GRERai, Alisha
Summary: If Sonia Patil had her way, she'd be attending her local comic con instead of covering a shift for her boss's daughter. Since Sonia's mom was deported and her sister, who never claimed deferred status under DACA, had to forgo college to support them, Sonia's had her hands full with work, school, and pretending everything is okay at home. Then Sonia, in homemade superhero cosplay, stumbles into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RAICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RAIChikowore, Nyasha
Summary: Clumsy Gary the Giraffe is disappointed that he still cannot reach the top leaves on trees after turning six, but his friends assure him he is not too old to ask for help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, American Psychological Association 2019