Holleeder, Astrid
Summary: This stunning, edge-of-your seat memoir chronicles Astrid's terrifying experience working as a double agent, preserving her brother's trust just so that she could get enough information to put him away for life. Judas is the intimate account of Astrid's deeply personal betrayal, set against the backdrop of their haunting family history and the astonishing world of the criminal underground....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOLLEEDER, ASTRID HOLWoerden, Henk van
Summary: Publisher description: If ever one individual could be said to have embodied the tragedy of apartheid, Dimitri Tsafas would be that man. At a time when color was all, Tsafas, bastard son of a Greek father and an African mother, was untouchable -- too black for the whites and too white for the blacks. Stateless, homeless, and loveless, on September 6, 1966, he entered South Africa's Parliament...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 839.31 WOEVan Ekeren, Glenn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice Hall Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.882 VANVan Ekeren, Glenn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice Hall 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.88 Van EIperen, Roxane van
Summary: During the Second World War two Jewish sisters -- Janny and Lien Brilleslijper -- run one of the largest hideaways in The Netherlands: The High Nest, a villa in The Gooi area. While the last remaining Jews are being hunted in The Netherlands, the lives of dozens of hideaways kept going for better or for worse, right under the noses of their National Socialist neighbors. Eventually, the nest is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 IPEVan Zoeren, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Van Zoeren 2010
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 977.4635 VANVan Zoeren, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 977.4635 VANVan Zoeren, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: T. Van Zoeren 2011
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 929.2 VANVan Zoeren, Tom, National Park Service Ranger
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 977.4635 VANVienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Summary: Tragic events take place in the court of Herod where the beautiful, young Salome demands the head of John the Baptist after seducing Herod with the "Dance of the seven veils."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2007
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA SALLindgren, Astrid
Summary: Recounts the intrepid strong-girl's experiences as she answers a teacher's questions, refuses to sell her house, and takes her friends Annika and Tommy to visit her island king father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enfant, an imprint of Drawn & Quarterly 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LINReynolds, Emma
Summary: Emma Reynolds shines a spotlight on sixteen incredible youth activists from around the world who are fighting to protect the planet and all life on Earth. From Autumn Peltier campaigning for clean water to Edgar Edmund Tarimo turning plastic waste into building materials-and many more-these inspiring true stories highlight the importance of taking charge and creating change. Beautifully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REYYan, Lan
Summary: "In recounting her family history, Lan Yan brings to life a century of Chinese history from the last emperor to present day, including the Cultural Revolution which tore her childhood apart. The little girl who was crushed by the Cultural Revolution has become one of the most active businesswomen in her country. In telling her and her family's story, she serves up an intimate account of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 YANKieran, Dan/ Hodgkinson, Tom (FRW)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trafalgar Square 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.01 KIEVan der Vat, Dan.
Contents: Introduction -- So much was at stake -- The decisive front -- The plan -- A grand deception -- The forerunners -- Pegasus bridge -- Target: Ste-Mère-Englise -- The sea and air assault -- Utah and bloody Omaha -- Sword, Juno and Gold -- The gathering standoff -- The breakout --Finale at Falaise -- The beginning of the end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 940.5421 VANWiesel, Elie
Summary: "Magnificent insights into the lives of biblical prophets and kings, Talmudic sages, and Hasidic rabbis, from one of the world's most honored and beloved teachers. From a multitude of sources, Elie Wiesel culls facts, legends, and anecdotes to give us fascinating portraits of notable figures throughout Jewish history--from the Kingdom of Israel in the ninth century B.C.E. to nineteenth-century...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.1 WIEOmoto, Sadayoshi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kresge Art Museum, Department of Art, Michigan State University 1986
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.174 OMOLindgren, Astrid
Summary: After Tommy and Annika entice Pippi into going to school, her first-and-only day there is unlike anything they ever expected.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIKKE 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J Fiction LindgrenO'Reilly, Bill.
Summary: O'Reilly offers a collection of the most memorable writings from his previous books and columns, topped off with a new introduction, and looks back at how his opinions and ideas have been proven right or wrong by the passage of time. With his trademark candor and no-nonsense approach, each chapter will focus on a core theme or value as it gathers O'Reilly's thoughts on the most compelling...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 303.23 O'RESummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Kondō, Marie
Summary: The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn't felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit chances of career progress, and undermine well-being. There is another way. Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein offer stories, studies, and strategies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 650.1 KONSacks, Oliver W.
Summary: With his usual elegance, curiosity, and compassion, Dr. Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what hallucinations tell us about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every culture's folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination is present in us all, a vital part of the human condition.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC 2012
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 616.89 SACWiren, Gary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Pub. Co. 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.352 WIRSacks, Oliver W.
Summary: Have you ever seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find nothing? Hallucinations don't belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. People with migraines may see shimmering arcs of light or tiny, Lilliputian figures of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio Publishing Group 2012