Summary: A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful and beloved institutions in the world.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CONSummary: An unapologetically sexy and subversive comedy based on the bestselling novel by Charlotte Roch. When a bizarre shaving incident lands rebellious teen Helen in the hospital, she develops an unlikely bond with her male nurse. She seduces him with stories of her sexual adventures while using her illness to try and reunite her divorced parents.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Strand Releasing Home Video 2015
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Contents: Macadam therapy -- Leitmotiv -- Murmure -- Glass jelly -- Analogische memories -- Unconscious -- Theory of colours
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Technicolour 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC DAUMorosinotto, Davide
Summary: "Twins Viktor and Nadya are twelve years old when Hitler's Germany declares war on the Soviet Union. With little notice, the city's children are evacuated on trains that are meant to take them to safety. Shockingly, Viktor and Nadya are separated, and disaster befalls them both. As the terrible confilect rages, each embarks on a desperate race across snow and ice, struggling through the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MOROvid
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 873.01 OVISierakowiak, Dawid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 SIEOvid
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 1957
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 871.2 OVIDavids, Kenneth
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3373 DAVLongo, Davide
Summary: In this dystopian, post-apocalyptic literary novel, Italy is on the brink of collapse: borders are closed, banks are refusing to distribute money to their clients, the postal service is shuttered, and food supplies are running short. Armed gangs of drug-fueled youth rampage through the countryside as the nation descends into chaos.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: MacLehose Press 2013
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Summary: Ovid's poem brings together an array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation, often as a result of love or lust, in which men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best known myths and legends of...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audiobooks 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: 871.01 OVIDavidi, Guy
Summary: Bil'in villager Emad Burnat documents the Palestinian struggle when he buys a camera to record the birth of his youngest son and he then films the turmoil and destruction happening around him as his village is threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2013
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Davids, Sharice
Summary: This inspiring picture book autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAVDavids, Sharice
Summary: Rich, vivid illustrations by Ojibwe Woodland artist Pawis-Steckley are delivered in a graphic style that honors Indigenous people. The bold artwork adds impact to the compelling text. (Kirkus starred review) The prose is reminiscent of an inspirational speech ("Everyone's path looks different"), with a message of service that includes fun biographical facts, such as her love of Bruce Lee....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Summary: "In the tradition of such intimate, piercing explorations of race and inequality in America as The Other Wes Moore and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, Little Brother tells the story of investigative journalist Ben Westhoff's relationship with Jorell Cleveland through the Big Brother, Big Sister program in St. Louis, Missouri, and investigates Jorell's tragic unsolved murder at the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.152 WESHartman, Davida
Summary: The Growing Up Book for Boys explains the facts behind the growth spurts, body changes and mood swings of adolescence for boys aged 9-14 on the autism spectrum. The pre-teen and teenage years are a confusing time when bodies start acting with a will of their own, friendships change and crushes start to develop. Using direct literal language and cool colour illustrations, this book tells boys...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2015
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Summary: "Althoff exposes the ways in which the current start-up paradigm was engineered by and for white men, and the ways in which women, non-binary, and trans folks face impossible barriers to landing funding from venture capitalists to make their companies viable"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 ALTOllhoff, Jim
Summary: Provides an overview of Middle Eastern mythology, with information on creation stories, Gilgamesh, gods, goddesses, and other related topics.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing Company 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 292 OLLOllhoff, Jim
Summary: Myths are a rich source of history. Even before myths were written down, people told and retold the stories of the gods and goddesses of their homeland. Learn the history of the South Pacific myths, as well as their deeper meaning, from the desert tribes of Australia to New Zealand's origin of the coconut.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 292 OLLWoldoff, Rachael
Summary: "Digital nomads are knowledge workers who actively seek a lifestyle of freedom, using technology to perform their work remotely, travelling far and wide, and moving as often as they like. They have left their local coffee shops behind and now proudly posttheir "office of the day" photos from exotic locales, but what do their lives really look like? This book takes readers into an expatriate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.7 WOLWesthoff, Ben
Summary: "A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illicit industry that has created a worldwide epidemic, ravaging communities and overwhelming and confounding government agencies that are challenged to combat it. "A whole new crop of chemicals is radically changing the recreational drug landscape," writes Ben Westhoff. "These are known as Novel...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.783 WESWesthoff, Ben
Summary: "A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur,"--Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 WESWesthoff, Ben.
Contents: Luke Campbell : bass and booty -- Geto Boys : paranoia, insanity, and Rap-A-Lot Records -- Trae and DJ Screw : rap gets screwed -- UGK : from country to trill -- Eightball & MJG and Three 6 Mafia : Memphis goes Hollywood -- Outkast, Goodie Mob, and Organized Noize : the dirty South blooms -- Cash Money, No Limit, and Juvenile : bling and murder in New Orleans -- Nelly : forty acres and a pool...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 WESSummary: "Antonio, a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock, a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio woo the fair Portia. Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed him but soon learns that those to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Classics 2005