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Summary: "On the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China The rise of Hong Kong is the story of a miraculous post-War boom, when Chinese refugees flocked to a small British colony, and, in less than fifty years, transformed it into one of the great financial centers of the world. The unraveling of Hong Kong, on the other hand, shatters the grand illusion of China ever having the intention of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Global Reports 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.2506 WASKessler, JeffrAy N.
Summary: Colantha: A Beloved World Champion Cow is a historical children’s book about a real cow from Traverse City, Michigan. Throughout her life, Colantha provides the locals with love, excitement, and plenty of milk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mascot Books 0000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KESKessler, JeffrAy N.
Summary: In Fixey Fox Lights the Night , a story for young readers, Fixey carries the legend of Fox Fire in his heart. When he moves to a new home-a special farm and botanic garden-he finds a chance to be a superhero-and a friend to all who live there, including bats, fairies, a deer, and a boy and his mother. His powers are challenged by a pack of fierce coyotes that threaten to destroy all that he's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR BLUE KESCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KESKessler, JeffrAy N.
Summary: "Victor isn't just any lighthouse keeper. He's also a vampire. Victor has never been accepted. Humans shun him because he's a vampire. Vampires shun him because he doesn't want to bite people. They even exile him from their society. Victor soon learns that this negative event can lead to positive results. Through experiencing the kindness of strangers, Victor gets a second chance at happiness....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mascot Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KESSummary: Words from a Bear gives a thorough survey of Momaday's most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV N.SCSummary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Summary: After the death of her husband, Claire Underwood becomes the first female President of the United States, but faces formidable threats to her legacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOUSummary: Presents a collection of mystery stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner/Houghton Mifflin 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Using journals, oral histories, and drawings, this program tells the story of the famous battle, including the perspectives of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Crow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Video 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Nicholas becomes the head of the family when his father dies unexpectedly. Keeping watch over his mother and his sister Kate becomes an even greater challenge when Nicholas discovers that his father lost the family fortune due to ill-advised investments. Without a shilling to his name, Nicholas turns to his wealthy but unforgiving Uncle Ralph for help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: United Artists Films 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NICSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACSummary: As nervy as it is hilarious, a masterpiece from Ernst Lubitsch, To Be Or Not To Be; is a Hollywood film of the boldest black humor, which went into production soon after the U.S. entered World War II. Lubitsch manages to brilliantly balance political satire, romance, slapstick, and urgent wartime suspense in a comic high-wire act that has never been equaled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TOJaffrey, Madhur
Summary: Contains over six hundred recipes from around the world for vegetarian dishes, grouped in the categories of dried beans, dried peas, lentils, and nuts; vegetables; grains; dairy; soups, salads, and drinks; and sauces and added flavorings. Includes information on preparation, storage, and cooking techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 JAFJaffrey, Madhur
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5954 JAFJeffreys, Garland.
Contents: Moonshine in the cornfield -- Welcome to the world -- Don't call me Buckwheat -- Color line -- Hail hail rock 'n' roll -- I was afraid of Malcolm -- Bottle of love -- The answer -- Racial repertoire -- Spanish blood -- Lonelyville -- Murder jubilee -- I'm not a know it all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RCA 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK JEFJeffreys, Garland.
Contents: Coney Island winter -- I'm alive -- Streetwise -- The contortionist -- All around the world -- 'Til John Lee Hooker calls me -- Love is not a cliché -- Rock and roll music -- The beautiful truth -- Roller coaster town -- In God's waiting room.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Luna Park Records 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK JEFJaffrey, Madhur
Summary: Presents recipes for Indian cuisine, including recommendations for menus, utensils, and retail shops throughout the United States that supply Indian ingredients.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5954 JAFJaffrey, Madhur
Summary: A James Beard Award-winning author outlines a revisionist approach to classic Indian cooking, instructing home cooks on the potentially health-bolstering properties of correctly applied seasonings and spices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.595 JAFJaffrey, Madhur
Summary: "For more than forty years, Madhur Jaffrey has been revered as the "queen of Indian cooking" (Saveur). Here she shares inviting, easy-to-follow recipes--some entirely new, others reworked from her classic cookbooks--for preparing fantastic Indian food in the Instant Pot. While these dishes are quick and easy to prepare, they retain all the rich complexity for which Jaffrey's food has always...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 JAFJaffrey, Madhur
Summary: Includes recipes from Armenia, Burma, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 JEFJeffreys, Daniel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fromm International 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 JEFJeffreys, Diarmuid.
Summary: Americans take millions of aspirin each year, little dreaming that the seemingly ordinary pill is one of the most amazing creations in medical history. Aspirin is a drug so astonishingly versatile that it can relieve your headache, ease your aching limbs, lower your temperature, and treat some of the deadliest human diseases, preventing everything from heart attacks to cancer to strokes. And...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.783 JEFJeffreys, Garland
Contents: When you call my name -- School yard blues -- 14 steps to Harlem -- Venus -- Reggae on Broadway -- Time goes away -- Spanish heart -- I'm a dreamer -- Wating for the man -- Help -- Colored boy said -- Luna Park love theme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017