Alam, Rumaan
Summary: "That Kind of Mother dives deep into big questions about parenthood, adoption, and race: Is mothering something learned, or that you're born to? How far can good intentions stretch? And most of all, can love can really overcome the boundaries of race and class? With his unerring eye for nuance and unsparing sense of irony, Rumaan Alam's second novel is both heartfelt and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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Summary: "From the celebrated author of Rich and Pretty, a novel about the families we fight to build and those we fight to keep. Like many first-time mothers, Rebecca Stone finds herself both deeply in love with her newborn son and deeply overwhelmed. Struggling to juggle the demands of motherhood with her own aspirations and feeling utterly alone in the process, she reaches out to the only person at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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Summary: Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they've rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G.H. are an older couple, it's their house, and they've arrived in a panic....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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Summary: "One night. Four friends. Countless secrets. 1964. Karachi, Pakistan.Rozeena is running out of time. She'll lose her home—her parents' safe haven since fleeing India and the terrors of Partition—if her medical career doesn't take off soon. But success may come with an unexpected price. Meanwhile the interwoven lives of her childhood best friends—Haaris, Aalya, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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Summary: "A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2020
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Summary: Like many first-time mothers, Rebecca Stone finds herself both deeply in love with her newborn son and deeply overwhelmed. So she reaches out to a lady that offered help at the hospital. Priscilla's presence quickly does as much to shake up her life as it does to stabilize her life. When Priscilla dies in childbirth, Rebecca steps up to adopt the baby. But she is unprepared for what it means to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older couple--it's their house, and they've arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area--with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service--it's hard to know what to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2020
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Summary: This irresistible debut, set in contemporary New York, provides a sharp, insightful look into how the relationship between two best friends changes when they are no longer coming of age but learning how to live adult lives.As close as sisters for twenty years, Sarah and Lauren have been together through high school and college, first jobs and first loves, the uncertainties of their twenties and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION ALASummary: Drawing upon rare archival materials, eyewitness battle accounts, and stirring reenactments, the video takes us inside the Alamo itself, were we relive the devastating battle and examine its lasting legacy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A&E Home Video 2003
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Contents: Xalam (feat. Doudou Ndiaye Rose) (4:56) -- Hulem belibe (Feat. Aveva) (4:20) -- SeneGambia (part 1) (1:53) -- SeneGambia (part 2) (6:24) -- Alafia (feat. Khaira Arby) (4:05) -- Benn takamba (6:22) -- Jonibenina (feat. Amy Sacko) (4:52) -- Café Touba (4:25) -- Mon lov (5:43).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT AYLClannad (Musical group)
Contents: Ri na cruinne (3:58) -- In a lifetime (2:08) -- Anam (4:00) -- In fortune's hand (3:52) -- The poison glen (3:51) -- Wilderness (2:04) -- Harry's game (2:30) -- Why worry (4:25) -- Uirchill an chreagain (4:18) -- Love and affection (4:54) -- You're the one (3:52) -- Dobhar (2:42).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN CLASummary: Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM/UA Home Video 2000
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN ALAOwings, Lisa
Summary: Singapore is a small island located in southeast Asia. Originally an island for fishers and pirates, it was colonized by the English in the 1800s. Now almost the entire island is part of the city! Young students will learn more about this bustling area and its people in this informative read.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.5 OWISummary: Portrays the world of hoops from high school to college to the NBA.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harris Publications 1994
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