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Alperin, Mara Bathers Hara Waters, Sarah Withers, Bill Withers, Pam Withers, Sara.Withers, Sara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.582 WITWaters, Sarah
Summary: Growing up as a foster child among a family of thieves, orphan Sue Trinder hopes to pay back that kindness by playing a key role in a swindle scheme devised by their leader, Gentleman, who is planning to con a fortune out of the naive Maud Lily, but Sue's growing pity for their helpless victim could destroy the plot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WATWaters, Sarah
Summary: It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned, the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. And in South London, in a genteel Camberwell villa, a large silent house now bereft of brothers, husband and even servants, life is about to be transformed, as impoverished widow Mrs Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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Summary: A tale set in World War II London finds a rescue worker struggling for composure after a bombing, a young woman longing for her soldier lover, and a convict who watches a battle through the bars of his window.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WATWaters, Sarah
Summary: Nancy Astley, a fishmonger in Whitstable, becomes smitten by male impersonator Kitty Butler and attends shows until the star notices her, which leads to the two becoming partners in romance and performance until societal pressures drive the two into situations that embrace the ambiguity of sexual preference and gender roles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WATWaters, Sarah
Summary: Dr. Faraday has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. One dusty post-war summer in his home of rural Warwickshire, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the once grand Georgian house is now in decline. But are the Ayres haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr. Farady know how closely,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WATWaters, Sarah
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WATHara
Summary: What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 HARSummary: A psychedelic precursor to music videos, in which The Mothers of Invention, a touring musical group, wreak havoc in Centerville, a stereotypical American town. The first color movie made on videotape and then transferred to film, it includes many visual effects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Avant-Garde DVDs, Call number: DVD AVANT-GARDE TWOAlperin, Mara
Summary: Presents an adaptation of the tale in which a poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALPSummary: Actor Thomas Mitchell stars in each episode as writer O. Henry himself as he relates his stories to his publisher, his barber, a bartender, or the cop on the beat. In some episodes, O. Henry meets his characters as he discovers firsthand the story he will later write.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OBathers
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BATSummary: "The newest anthology from Mystery Writers of America explores the theme of home and the crimes that endanger it, with stories by Ellen Hart, Naomi Hirahara, Walter Mosley, Sara Paretsky and more. Everyone comes from someplace. Everyone has somewhere they feel safe. Some people have found their home and are content where they are. Others feel trapped and yearn to go somewhere else. Many are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In this powerful and timely story of a girl's pursuit of freedom and belonging, fifteen-year-old Frances fights for her humble Irish community by becoming a boxer like her idol, Muhammad Ali. While society may be determined to break her spirit and destroy her way of life, Frances was not born to be broken. Instead, she digs deep to prove to her disillusioned father that she's a true champion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FLOSummary: A live performance of the tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra" by William Shakespeare. Set in Roman times, the play deals with Mark Antony's obsessive passion for Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, and how it leads to the tragic downfall of both.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS ANTWithers, Bill
Contents: All becuase of you (3:50) -- Dedicated to you my love (4:47) -- Don't it make it better (4:12) -- You got the stuff (7:14) -- Look to each other for love (4:23) -- Love (4:58) -- Love is (4:24) -- Memories are that way (5:04)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES WITWithers, Bill
Contents: Close to me (3:56) -- Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!) (5:46) -- Where you are (3:52) -- Dreams (5:31) -- If I didn't mean you well (3:03) -- I'll be with you (3:11) -- City of the angels (10:45) -- My imagination (4:52)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES WITWithers, Bill
Contents: Lonely town, lonely street (3:40) -- Let me in your life (2:40) -- Who is he (and what is he to you)? (3:12) -- Use me (3:42) -- Lean on me (4:18) -- Kissing my love (3:49) -- I don't know (3:02) -- Another day to run (4:38) -- I don't want you on my mind (4:32) -- Take it all in and check it all out (2:36)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES WITWithers, Pam
Summary: "When three siblings run away to hide in the mountains, they have to face search parties, hunger, injury -- and the danger of their team unravelling. First a Canadian Rockies avalanche kills their parents. Then Children's Services threatens to separate them. That's when the three Gunnarsson kids, Jon, Korka, and Aron, decide to run away into the mountains and fend for themselves until Jon turns...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dundurn Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WITSummary: "A diverse, inclusive young adult anthology featuring 15 short stories that re-imagine or subvert popular romance and rom-com tropes by some of the biggest names in YA"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press Teens 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FOOWithers, Bill
Contents: Harlem (3:23) -- Ain't no sunshine (2:05) -- Grandma's hands (2:01) -- Sweet Wanomi (2:32) -- Everybody's talkin' (3:24) -- Do it good (2:52) -- Hope she'll be happier (3:50) -- Let it be (2:36) -- I'm her daddy (3:18) -- In my heart (4:19) -- Moanin' and groanin' (2:58) -- Better off dead (2:14)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES WITWithers, Bill
Summary: "Bill Withers's 1977 feel-good hit 'Lovely Day' is famous for bringing listeners joy, even on the darkest of days. The song's joyful energy is brought to life in this beautiful picture book inspired by Withers's timeless lyrics! Young readers will delight in following the story of a young brother and sister who always find a way to make each other smile, no matter the challenges the day may...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WITWithers, Bill
Contents: Oh yeah! (4:02) -- Something that turns you on (4:27) -- Don't make me wait (4:00) -- Heart in your life (4:16) -- Watching you watching me (5:49) -- We could be sweet lovers (3:28) -- You just can't smile it away (4:41) -- Steppin' right along (5:44) -- Whatever happens (3:15) -- You try to find a love (5:20)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES WITSummary: Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with huge hair, a big grin, and all the right moves, becomes the queen of Baltimore's number one dance revue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2002