Summary: A mysterious German woman named Jasmin comes across a dilapidated motel and diner in the American desert. The diner's owner, Brenda, is initially taken aback by Jasmin's appearance and demeanor; but eventually the women find that there is a chemistry between them. Gradually, by using their unique individual skills, Jasmin and Brenda turn the once-fledgling diner into a thriving desert oasis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BAGEnriquez, Mariana
Summary: "Mariana Enriquez has been critically lauded for her unconventional and sociopolitical stories of the macabre: populated by unruly teenagers, crooked witches, homeless ghosts, and hungry women, they walk the uneasy line between urban realism and horror. The stories in her next collection are as terrifying as they are socially conscious, and press into being the unspoken -- fetish, illness, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ENRMiller, Marcianne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 717 MILMiller, Marcianne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 MILMiall, Marrianne
Summary: Outlines designs for environmentally friendly Christmas decorations that incorporate such natural objects as pinecones and twigs as well as recycled Christmas cards, paper, and bottles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.594 MIAMiller, Marcianne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.8653 MILCostner, Arianne
Summary: "When Ben Hardy is forced to become the school's mascot, Steve the Spud, he wants to keep the embarrassing gig a secret at all costs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COSMercer, Marrianne
Summary: Ideal for creative, budget-savvy brides and grooms to be, this practical, friendly guide will help couples plan and personalize their big day. It begins with a chapter on organization: assessing your needs and your budget, selecting a theme and a style and working out what to do when. It then covers every element you might want to consider making, buying or renting, providing money-saving tips...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press Limited 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.594 MERMiller, Marcianne.
Summary: A collection of 25 beautiful and functional structures that will surely appeal to gardeners and outdoor designers. There is something here for every garden—the designs range from a rustic trellis to a formal arbor. Easy to follow and supplemented by excellent photos and drawings, the instructions are within the skill level of most.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633 MILContents: Davis, Billie: I'm in love with you -- Gillespie, Dana: No! No! No! -- Faithfull, Marianne: That's right baby -- Beverley: Where the good times are -- Twinkle: Poor old Johnny -- The Orchids: Love hit me -- The Satin Bells: I stand acused (of loving you) -- Smith, Truly: I wanna go back there again -- Poster, Adrianne: Something beautiful -- Lulu: I'll come running over -- John, Barry St.: Hey...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Records 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LOVCostner, Arianne
Summary: Seventh-grader Jack Reynolds loves making people laugh but he needs help to make his wacky MyTube channel take off, and making friends is not exactly his strong suit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COSCoppo, Marianna
Summary: In this interactive book Lady Rabbit the Magician offers to read your mind, if you pick a member from the magician's audience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Buzz is a very good boy, who lives in a fancy house, eats well, and has equally well-behaved (boring) friends--but sometimes he would really like to break free, run fast, dig holes, and play with the other dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COPMayer, Marianna.
Summary: A retelling of the old Russian fairy tale in which beautiful Vasilisa uses the help of her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga, who in turn sets in motion the events which lead to the once ill-treated girl's marrying the tzar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.21 MAYO'Hara, Maryanne
Summary: "An emotionally raw and inspiring memoir that illuminates a mother's grief over the loss of her adult child and considers the hope of soulful connections that transcend the boundary of life and death"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 O'HARA, MARYANNE O'HAVollers, Maryanne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 VOLPearl, Mariane.
Summary: Marianne Pearl, wife of the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan, tells the story of his life and death.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 PEARLO'Hara, Maryanne.
Summary: Struggling to preserve her family's theater and married to a man desperate for children, would-be artist Desdemona Hart of 1935 Massachusetts is drawn to creative newcomer Jacob Solomon, who is wrongly implicated by anti-Semitic townspeople after a murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OHAWolf, Maryanne
Summary: Wolf considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy and reflection as we become increasingly dependent upon digital technologies. A decade ago, Wolf's Proust and the Squid revealed what we know about how the brain learns to read and how reading changes the way we think and feel. Now that we are completely immersed in the internet and digital devices,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 418 WOLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 418 WOLWolf, Maryanne.
Summary: A developmental psychologist evaluates the ways in which reading and writing have transformed the human brain, in an anecdotal study that reveals the significant changes in evolutionary brain physiology throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 WOLFSummary: In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witness first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PERKaba, Mariame
Summary: "What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle." -- page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 KABLallemand, Orianne.
Summary: A gray wolf, tired of his color, tries out a number of other colors, but finds that none of them properly suit him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Auzou 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LALSatrapi, Marjane
Summary: "Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2007