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Summary: Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy writing. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin's unique take on Taoist philosophy's founding classic. Reflecting more than forty years of Le Guin's personal study and contemplation, her rendering of the text is a brilliant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2019
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Summary: "A transformative new edition of Taoism's central text that overturns its reputation for calming, gnomic wisdom, revealing instead a work of "philosophical dynamite""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.5 LAOLaozi.
Summary: The Tao Te Ching is a series of meditations on the mysterious nature of the Tao—the Way, the Light, the very Source of all existence. According to Lao Tzu (a name meaning "the old master"), the Tao is found where we would least expect it—not in the strong but in the weak; not in speech but in silence; not in doing but in "not-doing."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sam Torode Book Arts 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.5 LAOAdichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Summary: A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise her baby girl as a feminist. 'Dear Ijeawele' is Adichie's letter of response. Here are fifteen suggestions for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman. From encouraging her to choose a helicopter, and not only a doll, as a toy if she so desires; having...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 649.133 ADIAdichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Summary: The author presents a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ADICHIE, CHIMAMDA NGOZI ADIAdichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Summary: In this essay -- adapted from her TEDx talk of the same name -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah, offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 ADIAdichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Summary: A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise her baby girl as a feminist. This is Adichie's letter of response. Here are fifteen invaluable suggestions for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 305.4 ADINgo, Ngoc Minh.
Summary: Presents an alternative to traditional flower arrangements that is in line with the "back to nature" movement, showcases how to be inspired by nature's seasonal bounty and bring that nature into the home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.92 NGOLao-tzu.
Summary: The book examines one of the world's most enduring and influential literary works, the Dao De Jing, through the timeless art of qigong, investigating the original text's relevance for mental, spiritual and physical health practices. In his words, Lao Tzu (or Laozi), author of the Dao De Jing, embodies qigong principles, advocating the cultivation of mind and body. Only when we know qigong can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: YMAA Publication Center 2018
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Summary: Emily, Navin and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis. there they hope to find held from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out -- Emily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix 2010
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIBCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC KIBKibuishi, Kazu
Summary: "After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals. Eventually,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KIBNuzzi, Gianluigi.
Summary: "From a bestselling author with unprecedented access to Pope Francis, an investigative look at the recent financial scandals at the highest levels of the Vatican,"--Amazon.com. Nuzzi takes an investigative look at the recent financial scandals at the highest levels of the Vatican. On one side there is Pope Francis's strong message for one church of the poor and all; on the other, there is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 NUZKibuishi, Kazu
Summary: After chasing the monster that kidnapped their mother, Emily and Navin find themselves in a magical world of man-eating demons and shadowy enemies, where they must learn to control an amulet given to them by their grandfather.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J 741.5 Kibuishi 2011Copies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC KIBKato, Kazue.
Summary: When Rin Okumura learns his real father is the Demon Lord Satan, he swears to defeat him and enters True Cross Academy to become an exorcist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUKatō, Kazue
Summary: "When Shiemi confronts her old nemesis Amaimon, the demon king of earth doesn't understand just how powerful Shiemi has become. But for Shiemi to achieve her destiny, she also needs to realize her own strength! Back in Assiah, Satan and his minions square off against Mephisto and the Knights of the True Cross to determine the fate of the world. After receiving some enchanted power-ups, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUNnachi, Ngeri
Summary: "Voting gives people a voice in their communities. In the past, racist laws and practices kept Black American voices silent. No place was more affected by this racism than the state of Mississippi. In 1964, organizers and volunteers brought change to Mississippi. This movement to register Black voters became known as Freedom Summer, and it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.2 NNANnachi, Ngeri
Summary: "There is more to the history of the transcontinental than connecting the United States. Most of the workers were of Chinese descent and were treated unfairly. Learn how workers protested for better treatment"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 331.7 NNAPope, Nori.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SOMA Books 1998
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Summary: When Rin Okumura learns his real father is the Demon Lord Satan, he swears to defeat him and enters True Cross Academy to become an exorcist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLUKibuishi, Kazu
Summary: When Emily loses control of her Amulet, she is imprisoned in the Void, where she must escape the influence of the Voice, while her brother, Navin, travels to a space station where the Resistance is preparing to battle the approaching Shadow forces.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC KIBKibuishi, Kazu
Summary: After chasing the monster that kidnapped their mother, Emily and Navin find themselves in a magical world of man-eating demons and shadowy enemies, where they must learn to control an amulet given to them by their grandfather.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC KIBKibuishi, Kazu
Summary: Navin journeys to the city of Lucien where he searches for a beacon essential to his fight against the Elf King; while Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's followers, where she learns his darkest secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC KIBKaku, Michio.
Summary: For the first time in history, the secrets of the living brain are being revealed by a battery of high tech brain scans devised by physicists. Now what was once solely the province of science fiction has become a startling reality. Recording memories, telepathy, videotaping our dreams, mind control, avatars, and telekinesis are not only possible; they already exist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2014
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Contents: Predicting the next 100 years -- Future of the computer : mind over matter -- Future of AI : rise of the machines -- Future of medicine : perfection and beyond -- Nanotechnology : everything from nothing? -- Future of energy : energy from the stars -- Future of space travel : to the stars -- Future of wealth : winners and losers -- Future of humanity : planetary civilization -- A day in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2011