Ziyad, Hari
Summary: "An eloquent, restless, and enlightening memoir by one of the most thought-provoking journalists today about growing up Black and queer in America, reuniting with the past, and coming of age their own way. One of nineteen children in a blended family, Hari Ziyad was raised by a Hindu Hare Kṛiṣhṇa mother and a Muslim father. Through reframing their own coming-of-age story, Ziyad takes readers on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZIYAD, HARI ZIYSummary: Documentary film sharing the efforts of two American organizations providing medical aid after the catastrophic 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Project Medishare, which set up clinics for victims, and the Knights of Columbus, which provided prosthetic limbs for the many young people who suffered amputations. The film also follows a small group of earthquake victims who form Team Zaryen, an amputee...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNBAsimov, Isaac
Summary: The Foundation, a colony of psychologists, battles for supreme power in the galaxy, while also struggling to preserve all the accumulated knowledge of humankind in The Foundation, a sanctuary created by Hari Seldon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2008
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Summary: "This book introduces readers to the barn owl's life that starts when the sun goes down. The life cycle, diet, and habitat of this twilight raptor are explained in clear, easy-to-read text with bright photos and infographics. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cody Koala, an imprint of Pop! 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J591.518 ANDPettiford, Rebecca
Summary: "Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to harp seals. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: "NEW series. Nonfiction, full-color photos and short blocks of text to entertain and explain and how some animals with the same name can survive in very different environments"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.32 GERLari, Zahra
Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LARRadhanath
Contents: [Pt.] 1. Journey to the East -- [pt.] 2. Mother India -- [pt.] 3. Himalayan pilgrimage -- [pt.] 4. Forest of grace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mandala Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RADHANATH, SWAMI RADMacDonald, Betty Bard
Summary: The author relates the joys and frustrations of life on a poultry farm in the mountains of Washington.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial Library 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MACDONALD, BETTY BARD MACMalala, Justice
Summary: "Johannesburg, Easter weekend, 1993. Nelson Mandela has been free for three years and is in power sharing talks with President FW de Klerk when a white supremacist shoots the Black leader's popular young heir apparent, Chris Hani, in hopes of igniting an all-out war. Will he succeed in plunging South Africa into chaos, safeguarding apartheid for perhaps years to come? In The Plot to Save South...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968.07 MALMcNeur, Catherine
Summary: "The nineteenth century was a transformative period in the history of American science, as scientific study, once the domain of armchair enthusiasts and amateurs, became the purview of professional experts and institutions. In Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur shows that women were central to the development of the natural sciences during this critical time. She does so by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 BLUHart, Carl L.
Summary: A groundbreaking neuroscientist relates his escape from a life of crime and drugs to a career helping to save the lives of addicts, examining the relationship between drugs and pleasure and shedding new light on common ideas about race, poverty, and drugs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 HARLubet, Steven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EARP, WYATT LUBCamisa, Kathryn
Summary: "Readers will learn all about the life and habits of weird, but cute barn owls"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.9 CAMHari, Daoud.
Summary: This is a harrowing memoir of how one person has made a difference: Daoud Hari helped inform the world about the genocide in Darfur. Hari, a Zaghawa tribesman, grew up in a village in the Darfur region of Sudan. In 2003, traditional life was shattered when government-backed militias attacked Darfur's villages with helicopters and on horseback, raping and murdering citizens and burning villages....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 962.404 HAROstrovsky, Erika.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.487 ZELLE, MARGARETHA OSTDiamond, Jared M.
Summary: Draws on decades of field work in the Pacific islands and other world regions to illuminate the degree to which modern society reflects traditional cultures from earlier and ancient time periods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.89 DIADenning, Patt
Summary: "Just say no" just doesn't work for everyone. If you've tried to quit and failed, simply want to cut down, or wish to work toward sobriety gradually, join the many thousands of readers who have turned to this empathic, science-based resource--now thoroughly revised. A powerful alternative to abstinence-only treatments, harm reduction helps you set and meet your own goals for gaining control...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Guilford Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 DENMero, Stephanie.
Summary: Hairstylists and hair care and styling educators Stephanie and Dennis give you their simple, scientific and straightforward approach to hair care, products, and styling. You will learn the truth behind common hair myths, how to correctly identify the needs of your hair, how to transition damaged hair and maintain healthy hair, tips for haircuts and hair growth, a scientific approach to choosing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Life MeroKidder, Tracy
Summary: "When he graduated from Harvard Medical School, Jim O'Connell was asked by the medical school Dean to spend one year setting up a program to care for the homeless population in Boston. It became Jim O'Connell's life calling, to help people known as "rough sleepers." For the past three decades, Dr. O'Connell has run the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program, which he helped to create....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.5 KIDSachs, Dana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7 SACSummary: Documentary providing an intimate portrait of Iraqis living under U.S. occupation. The principal focus is Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six, and Sunni political candidate who is an outspoken critic of the occupation but passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq. As his waiting room is filled daily with patients suffering the physical and mental effects of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MYMurray, Julie
Summary: Provides basic information related to the science, reach, causes, and dangers of hail.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2018