Sankaran, Neeraja.
Summary: "With 750 entries organized alphabetically--many with photographs-- this text looks at everything from the deadly (AIDS and hantavirus) to the annoying (athlete's foot) to the helpful (microbes involved in the production of cheese, beer, and yogurt), as well profiling the scientists whose discoveries helped further our understandings of microorganisms." --Book News, Inc.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oryx Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579 SANBalkaran, Raj
Summary: Discover the traditional stories and wisdom behind your favourite yoga poses in this stunningly illustrated book of Indian mythology for yogis of all levels. A beautifully written introduction to Indian mythology, join storyteller, scholar and teacher, Dr Raj Balkaran, and explore the unforgettable tales behind 50 key yoga poses, such as: Vīrabhadrāsana II, the original warrior pose; Tādāsana,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Leaping Hare Press 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 181.45 BALSunkara, Bhaskar
Summary: With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. The editor of Jacobin magazine,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.53 SUNSekaran, Shanthi
Summary: Twelve-year-old Boomi accidentally travels back in time to 1986 Thumpton-on-Soar, England, where she meets her late father as a child, changing her life forever.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SEKSekaran, Shanthi
Summary: "A heart-wrenching novel that gives voice to two mothers: a young undocumented Mexican woman and an Indian-American wife whose love for one lucky boy will bind their fates together Solimar Castro-Valdez is eighteen and drunk on optimism when she embarkson a perilous journey across the US/Mexican border. Weeks later she arrives on her cousin's doorstep in Berkeley, CA, dazed by first love found...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SEKSekaran, Shanthi
Summary: Before his grandmother moved from India to the island of Mariposa, Muki Krishnan's life was good. But now? He has to share his bedroom with Paati, his grandmother, who snores like a bulldozer and wakes him up at dawn to do yoga. Paati's arrival coincides with even bigger changes in Mariposa. The president divides citizens into Butterflies, families who have lived in Mariposa for three...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC SEKNerada, Anthony
Summary: "Stonebridge High’s resident bad boy, Wesley “Big Mac” Mackenzie, is failing senior year—thanks to his unchecked anger, rowdy friends, and a tendency to ditch his homework for skateboarding and a secret photography obsession. So when his mom drags him to a production of The Nutcracker, Wes isn’t interested at all . . . until he sees Tristan Monroe. Mr. Nutcracker himself. Wes knows he shouldn’t...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Teen 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC NERRosenboom, David.
Contents: 19IV75 -- Patterns for London (Movement I) -- Mrdangam solo -- Is art is -- Suitable bonus.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mutable Music 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD AVANT-GARDE RosenBombay Rickey
Summary: "Electric Bhairavi continues Bombay Rickey's journey through psychedelic operatic imaginary film noir scores, with heavy doses of surf rock, Bollywood, Hindustani and Yma Sumac." -- Bandcamp.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Cowboys & Indians
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT BOMSummary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE VICSummary: EARTH-A NEW WILD takes a stunning new look at our wild planet by turning the cameras around to show the world as it really is-with humans in the picture. Dr. M. Sanjayan journeys to the frontiers of where man and animal meet to discover how our relationship with the greatest natural history events on the planet can provide a key to preserving our present and enriching our future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2015
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Summary: Waterholes are vital to the African ecosystem; bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. But little is known about how they support so much life. Now the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve and local communities in Tanzania are building the world's first waterhole with a built-in specialized camera rig. With half-submerged and weather-proofed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIFSummary: Takes a stunning new look at our wild planet by turning the cameras around to show the world as it really is, with humans in the picture. Dr. M. Sanjayan journeys to the frontiers of where man and animal meet to discover how our relationship with the greatest natural history events on the planet can provide a key to preserving our present and enriching our future.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EARSummary: "This film contains material that will inspire your family. Mercy Rule is a baseball adventure for the whole family. Parents and kids will be inspired by the story of the Millers as they learn life's lessons of mercy, patience, sacrifice, legacy, and trusting God. Gather the whole family together and get ready to learn what it means to be a 'no quit family'"--Insert.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: mercyrulemovie.com] 2014