Lamb, Christina.

Summary: Once considered an idyllic place to live, the beautiful land of Eastern Zimbabwe turned into a bloody battleground and center of a violent campaign in August 2002. One morning, white farmer Nigel Hough came face-to-face with a crowd of black war veterans at his gates, who demanded that he hand over his homestead or he would be killed. To his shock, he saw that the leader of this mob was his...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lawrence Hill Books 2007

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Godwin, Peter

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2007

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Kann, Wendy.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968.91 KAN

Ali-Khan, Sofia

Summary: "A leading advocate for social justice excavates the history of forced migration in the twelve American towns she's called home, revealing how White supremacy has fundamentally shaped the nation"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALI

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALI-KHAN, SOFIA ALI

London, Martha

Summary: "Ancient humans have left their marks of civilization around the world. There are many incredible ruins to see, from massive cliffside dwellings to temples and tombs. Archaeological Site Bucket List examines some of the amazing remains of ancient civilizations" --

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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.2 LON

Greene, Jerome A.

Summary: "In the fall of 1877, Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) Indians were desperately fleeing U.S. Army troops. After a 1,700-mile journey across Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana, the Nez Perces headed for the Canadian border, hoping to find refuge in the land of the White Mother, Queen Victoria. But the army caught up with them at the Bear's Paw Mountains in northern Montana, and following a devastating battle,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971 GRE

Fuller, Alexandra

Summary: In this sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, the author returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family. In this book she braids a multilayered narrative around the perfectly lit, Happy Valley era Africa of her mother's childhood; the boiled cabbage grimness of her father's English childhood; and the darker, civil war torn Africa of her own childhood. At its heart, this is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FULLER, NICOLA FUL

Summary: Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. It is in the Count's castle that Jonathan becomes a prisoner, and discovers Dracula's true nature.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV COU

Gappah, Petina

Summary: Memory, the narrator of Petina Gappah's The Book of Memory, is an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, after being sentenced for murder. As part of her appeal, her lawyer insists that she write down what happened as she remembers it. The death penalty is a mandatory sentence for murder, and Memory is, both literally and metaphorically, writing for...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016

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Fuller, Alexandra

Summary: In this sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, the author returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family. In this book she braids a multilayered narrative around the perfectly lit, Happy Valley era Africa of her mother's childhood; the boiled cabbage grimness of her father's English childhood; and the darker, civil war torn Africa of her own childhood. At its heart, this is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2011

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Contents: Passing through (2:49) -- Dawn (2:49) -- Pacific sun (4:26) -- Leaving (2:59) -- Northern sky (3:07) -- The hunt (2:18) -- Flow of the tide (3:54) -- Cruising (3:20) -- Rainbow waters (3:06) -- Playtime (2:34) -- Saratoga (4:14) -- Starry night (3:14) -- Breaking free (5:11)

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: NorthWord Press 1993

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Jensen, Robert

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Publisher / Publication Date: City Lights 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 JEN

Summary: "Family patriarch Mike Campbell is one of the few white farmers left in Zimbabwe since President Robert Mugabe began his violent land seizure program in 2000. Since then the country has descended into chaos, the economy brought to its knees by the reallocation of formerly white-owned farms to Mugabe cronies, who have no knowledge, experience or interest in farming. In 2008, after years of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2010

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MUG

St. John, Lauren

Summary: In 1978, in the final, bloodiest phase of the Rhodesian civil war, 11-year-old Lauren St John moves with her family to Rainbow's End, a wild, beautiful farm and game reserve set on the banks of a slowflowing river. The house has been the scene of a horrific attack by guerrillas, and when Lauren's family settles there, a chain of events is set in motion that will change her life irrevocably....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968.91 ST

Meldrum, Andrew.

Summary: When American-born journalist Andrew Meldrum arrived in Harare in 1980, he planned to stay for only three years-but he quickly fell in love with the country and its people. Newly independent from Britain, Zimbabwe was infused with the optimism of new nation-building, but over the twenty years he lived there, Meldrum watched as President Robert Mugabe gradually consolidated power and the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968.9105 MELDRUM, Andrew MEL

Warren, Andrea

Summary: "A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in Congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MIN

Dangarembga, Tsitsi

Summary: "Anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job, Tambudzai finds herself living in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare. For reasons that include her grim financial prospects and her age, she moves to a widow's boarding house and eventually finds work as a biology teacher. But at every turn in her attempt to make a life for herself, she is faced with a fresh humiliation, until...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAN

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Nyamayaro, Elizabeth

Summary: "The inspiring journey of a girl from Africa whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world. When severe draught hit her village in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth, then eight, had no idea that this moment of utter devastation would come to define her life purpose. Unable to move from hunger, she encountered a United Nations aid worker who gave her a bowl of warm porridge and saved her...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2021

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Jacobs, Devra

Summary: "Moving. It's a major life change. It doesn't matter if it's across town or across the country, the event of moving creates a mixed emotional mindset. From packing up all your possessions to renting and driving a moving truck to reconnecting your services, there are so many things to take care of in a move that the whole process can be daunting. Sprinkled with first-hand experiences and tips, A...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 648.9 JAC

Higginbotham, Anastasia

Summary: Explains that although many adults do not care to admit it, color does still matter in the United States; discusses racism and the fight against it; and argues that bias is a problem for whites, but that white people do not have to accept it.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dottir Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 HIG

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J305.8009 HIG

Hesse, Monica

Summary: Haruko and Margot meet at the high school in Crystal City, a 'family internment camp' for those accused of colluding with the enemy. The teens discover that they are polar opposites in so many ways, except for one that seems to override all the others: the camp is changing them, day by day and piece by piece. Haruko finds herself consumed by fear for her soldier brother and distrust of her...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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Williams, Michael

Summary: "When Patson's family moves to [the] Marange region of Zimbabwe, he begins working in the mines, searching for blood diamonds, until government soldiers arrive and Patson is forced to journey to South Africa in search of his missing sister and a better life"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2014

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Wells Fargo (Musical group)

Summary: "This accompanying hardbound book details the history of Zimbabwe's heavy rock scene and the trajectory of the scene's forefront ensemble. Never-before-seen photographs and ephemera color a story so hard to believe that it has to be true"--Container.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN WEL