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Grief Obama, Barack Prisoners of war Iraq Drama Prisoners of war United States Drama Qaida (Organization) Drama Scotland History 18th century Drama Terrorists United States Drama United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Drama United States. Central Intelligence Agency Drama Women intelligence officers United States DramaSt. Clair, Chip.
Summary: The child of an abusive parent learns that his "father" is a wanted child murderer and that everything he has been told about his past is false, thus sending him on a quest for justice and identity.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B ST.CLAIR StCContents: Strut Miss Lizzie (2:32) -- Old King Tut (2:57) -- It Had To Be You (3:17) -- Everybody Loves My Baby (3:08) -- You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All) (2:51) -- Baby Won't You Please Come Home (3:47) -- Make Believe (2:47) -- Lovesick Blues (2:53) -- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (2:53) -- Who's Sorry Now (3:16) -- You'd Be Surprised (3:04) -- I'm Going...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. 2013
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Summary: Despite attempts by his friends, loved ones and his new girlfriend to dissuade him from this dangerous feat, Alex Honnold, the worlds most accomplished free soloist climber, prepares mentally and physically for his most daring adventure to date: scaling the 3200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope or safety gear. If he succeeds, it will mark the largest wall he, or anyone else, for that...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FREChait, Jonathan
Summary: "Jonathan Chait ... digs deep into Obama's record on major policy fronts-- economics, the environment, domestic reform, health care, race, foreign policy, and civil rights-- to demonstrate why history will judge our forty-fourth president as among the greatest in history"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House, an imprint of William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 CHAPotok, Chaim
Summary: The story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the peace that neither will ever retreat from...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC POTSummary: Following their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour, but face a group who uses both instruments and voices.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PIT RATED PG-13Kids Choir
Contents: Train Is A-Coming (1:42) -- The Farmer In The Dell (0:51) -- Barnyard Family (0:44) -- Six Little Ducks (0:49) -- Bingo (1:03) -- The Wheels On The Bus (1:28) -- Hokey Pokey (2:47) -- Itsy Bitsy Spider (1:03) -- Roll Over (1:51) -- Mince Pie Or Pudding (1:35) -- Michael, Row The Boat Ashore (2:33) -- The Alphabet Song (1:17) -- Are You Sleeping? (1:50) -- Wide, Wide As The Ocean (1:49) -- It's...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Starsong (STR) 2015
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Cain, Janan
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text portray children experiencing a range of emotions, including frustration, shyness, jealousy, and pride.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Parenting Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 152.4 CAICain, Sheridan.
Summary: Following the advice of other creatures, a mother mouse moves her sleepy young son from one bed to another until she realizes she has known the right spot for him all along.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC CAICain, Susan
Summary: With her mega-bestseller Quiet, Susan Cain urged our society to cultivate space for the undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby revealing an untapped power hidden in plain sight. Now, she employs the same mix of research, storytelling, and memoir to explore why we experience sorrow and longing, and the surprising lessons these states of mind teach us about creativity,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 155.2 CAICain, Susan
Summary: "With Quiet, Susan Cain urged our society to cultivate space for the undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby revealing an untapped power hidden in plain sight. Now she employs the same mix of research, storytelling, and memoir to explore why we experience sorrow and longing, and how embracing the bittersweetness at the heart of life is the true path to creativity, connection,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP 155.2 CAICain, Susan.
Summary: This book demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in modern culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples of how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations. At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 155.2 CAISummary: Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her career, and even her sanity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD HOM RATED RSummary: In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STR RATED RCain, Jonathan
Summary: From One of the Greatest Bands in History Comes a Reminder to Never Give Up Hope. In this long-awaited memoir, complete with color photographs, songwriter and keyboardist Jonathan Cain takes us on an odyssey from center stage with Journey when all America was listening to songs like "Don't Stop Believin', "Faithfully," and "Open Arms," to his hope and faith today. He tells of the thrilling...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B CAIN CAICain, Susan.
Summary: This book demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in modern culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples of how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations. At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishing Group 2012
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St. George, Judith
Summary: Presents an account of the two-and-a-half-year expedition that yielded vast knowledge of the West, geographically and scientifically.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHA BASKETSummary: As Carrie and Saul search for the truth behind the bombing of CIA headquarters, lines are blurred between friend and foe and no one can be trusted. While hiding a stunning secret of her own, Carrie helps recruit Brody for a dangerous mission that could offer him a chance at redemption. But when the plan unravels and Brody is targeted deep inside Iran, he must put his life in Carrie's hands,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD HOM RATED RGarutti, Randy
Summary: Danny Meyer started Shake Shack with the idea of a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park, and donated 100% of their profits to the park as a "community wealth venture." Now they are Union Square Hospitality Group, offering food in unique environments with warmth and hospitality. Get an insider look at the Shake Shack community around the world-- and learn how to cook Shack-cago Dogs,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 GARAvital, Avi
Contents: Sachidao (1:53) -- 1. Bot tanc / Jocul cu bata (Stick Dance) (1:14) -- 2. Braul (Sash Dance) (0:32) -- 3. Topogo / Pe loc (In One Spot) (1:16) -- 4. Bucsumi tanc / Buciumeana (Dance From Bucsum) (1:37) -- 5. Roman polka / Poarga Romaneasca (Romanian Polka) (0:31) -- 6. Aprozo / Maruntel (Fast Dance) (0:58) -- Bucimis (2:57) -- Aria (Cantilena) (5:17) -- Fuga y misterio (7:41) -- 1. El pa?o...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2014
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Summary: Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Lewis) is now a U.S. congressman, and former CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes) has returned to civilian life. But when a new and potentially devastating terrorist threat emerges, Brody and Carrie's lives become intertwined once again and they resume their delicate dance of suspicion, deceit and desire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD HOM RATED NRSummary: When a heist goes wrong for belly dancer Debbie, boyfriend Yaki, and dance club owner Goldy, the trio has to make big decisions about their lives as they get wrapped up in priceless Judaica, prison, religious zeal and, possibly murder.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: SISU Home Entertainment 2013
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Summary: Season Four continues the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser as they try to make a home for themselves in colonial America. The Frasers in North Carolina are at another turning point in history, the edge of the American Revolution. Along the way, the Frasers cross paths with notorious pirate Stephen Bonnet in a fateful meeting that will haunt the family. Meanwhile, Brianna and Roger grow closer...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD OUTSummary: The fifth season of Outlander sees a continuation of Claire and Jamie's fight to protect those they love, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of life in colonial America. The Frasers strive to flourish within a society which is unwittingly marching towards Revolution, and Jamie must now defend the home they have built together at Fraser's Ridge while Claire seeks to put her own skills...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020