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Drowned city : Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans / by Brown, Don,1949-author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)374356; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)348002;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96).On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage -- and also of incompetence, racism, and criminality. Don Brown's kinetic art and as-it-happens narrative capture both the tragedy and triumph of one of the worst natural disasters in American history.Ages 12-17.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Young adult literature.; Hurricane Katrina, 2005.; Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster victims; Disaster victims; Racism; Racism; Social classes; Social classes; Comic books, strips, etc.; Racism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Drowned city : Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans / by Brown, Don,1949-author.(CARDINAL)374356;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96).On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across theGulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage -- and also of incompetence, racism, and criminality. Don Brown's kinetic art and as-it-happens narrative capture both the tragedy and triumph of one of the worst natural disasters in American history.Ages 12-17.GN920LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Young adult literature.; Hurricane Katrina, 2005.; Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster victims; Disaster victims; Racism; Racism; Social classes; Social classes; Comic books, strips, etc.; Racism.;
Available copies: 49 / Total copies: 52
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Wild is the wind. by Farrell, Laurie Ann.(CARDINAL)279665; Gutstein Gallery.(CARDINAL)623583; Pei Ling Chan Gallery.(CARDINAL)598431; Savannah College of Art and Design.(CARDINAL)227398;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction / Laurie Ann Farrell -- Ghada Amer: lost in translation? Text, beauty and meaning in Le Salon Courbé / Laurie Ann Farrell -- Lara Baladi: world's in a box / John Peffer -- Kiluanji Kia Henda: improvisation as a way of living / Allison Moore -- Nicholas Hlobo / Kerryn Greenberg -- Odili Donald Odita: the edge of desire / Lisa Binder -- Zineb Sedira: the force of silence / Simon Njami -- Penny Siopis: desire and disaster in painting / Colin Richards -- Installation -- Artist bios -- Acknowledgements.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Amer, Ghada, 1963-; Baladi, Lara, 1969-; Hlobo, Nicholas, 1975-; Kia Henda, Kiluanji, 1979-; Odita, Odili Donald; Sedira, Zineb; Siopis, Penelope, 1953-; Art, African; Artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Careers in psychology & behavioral health.
Includes bibliographical references and index.Publisher's Note -- Introduction -- OVERVIEWS: Psychology: Fields of Specialization -- Psychotherapy and Counseling: Types and Approaches -- Behavior Therapy -- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -- Coaching -- Cognitive Psychology -- Criminology -- Developmental Psychology -- Disaster Psychology -- Educational Psychology -- Experimental Psychology -- Forensic Psychiatry -- Forensic Psychology -- Health Psychology -- Marriage and Family Therapy -- Mental Health Practitioners -- Music, Dance, and Theater Therapy -- Neuropsychology -- Organizational Behavior and Consulting -- Psychoanalytic Psychology -- Sports Psychology -- PROFILES: Activities Therapist -- Art Therapist -- Athletic Trainer -- College Faculty Member -- Counseling and Health Administration -- Criminologist -- Economist -- Education Administrator -- Educational Counselor -- Forensic Scientist -- Healthcare Social Worker -- Human Resources Specialist -- Marriage and Family Therapist -- Medical and Health Services Manager -- Neurologist -- Neuropsychologist -- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists -- Psychiatrist -- Psychologist -- Public Relations Specialist -- Registered Nurse -- Rehabilitation Counselor -- Social Worker -- Sociologist -- Substance Abuse Counselor -- Appendix A: Holland Code -- Appendix B: General Bibliography -- Index.Edition statement supplied by publisher.
Subjects: Psychology; Social service; Mental health services; Counseling;
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The potato factory [sound recording] / by Courtenay, Bryce,1933-; Bower, Humphrey.nrt; Bolinda Audio (Firm)(CARDINAL)344787; Brilliance Audio (Firm)(CARDINAL)539950; Recorded Books, LLC.(CARDINAL)561790;
Read by Humphrey Bower.Ikey Solomon is very successful indeed, in the art of thieving. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from 19th century London to Van Diemens Land. In the backstreets and dives of Hobart Town, Mary learns the art of brewing and builds The Potato Factory, where she plans a new future. But her ambitions are threatened by Ikey's wife, Hannah, her old enemy. The two women raise their separate families. As each woman sets out to destroy the other, the families are brought to the edge of disaster.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Solomons, Ikey, approximately 1785-1850; Criminals; Penal colonies; Prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sword art online. [manga] by Kawahara, Reki,author.(CARDINAL)406603; Abec,illustrator.;
Having turned into Chrome Disaster once more, Haruyuki slaughters with the force of a vengeful god the avatars who made Ash Roller suffer. And then he fuses completely with the Armor of Catastrophe, down to his deepest depths. Silver Crow soars above the accelerated world, seeking out enemies to destroy. For his next target, he turns the spearhead of his hatred toward the creators of the ISS kit, the Acceleration Research Society.Ages 13 and up.
Subjects: Survival fiction.; Festschriften.; Fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Internet games; Contests; Survival; Fantasy games; Virtual reality; Video games;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Slappy, beware! / by Stine, R. L.,author.(CARDINAL)342206;
"The untold, true story of the world's most villainous dummy! In the Goosebumps universe, there is no villain more feared than Slappy. Endowed by his magician creator with devious powers, Slappy has only one mission in his tiny, deranged mind: Do evil every day, all day. But he may have met his match in the Carlton family. Each of Slappy's attempts to ruin their lives ends in disaster, and the dummy starts to panic. Will Slappy's scariest day yet bring an end to his reign of terror?"--500LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Ventriloquists' dummies; Villains;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 46
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Kamisama kiss. [manga] by Suzuki, Julietta,author,artist..(CARDINAL)563704; Kimura, Tomo,translator,adaptor.(CARDINAL)481839;
"Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Mizuki loves living at the shrine with Nanami, but he hates that he has to stay behind when she goes to school. He hates even more that Tomoe gets to go with her. But Mizuki isn't used to the human world, so Nanami thinks it's safer if he just stays put. Can Mizuki become a master of the mundane, or will his secret foray into town end in disaster?!" --
Subjects: Fantasy comics.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Fiction.; High school students; Goddesses; Yōkai (Japanese folklore);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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All city / by DiFrancesco, Alex,author.(CARDINAL)805533;
"In a near-future New York City in which both global warming and a tremendous economic divide are making the city unlivable for many, a huge superstorm hits, leaving behind only those who had nowhere else to go and no way to get out. Makayla is a 24-year-old woman who works at the convenience store chain that's taken over the city. Jesse, an 18-year-old, genderqueer, anarchist punk lives in an abandoned IRT station in the Bronx. Their paths cross in the aftermath of the storm when they, along with othersdevastated by the loss of their homes, carve out a small sanctuary in an abandoned luxury condo. In an attempt to bring hope to those who feel forsaken, an unnamed, mysterious street artist begins graffitiing colorful murals along the sides of buildings.But the castaways of the storm aren't the only ones who find beauty in the art. When the media begins broadcasting the emergence of the murals and one appears on the building Makayla, Jesse, and their friends are living in, it is only a matter of time before those who own the building come back to claim what is theirs. All City is more than a novel, it's a foreshadowing of a world to come"--
Subjects: Apocalyptic fiction.; Novels.; Natural disasters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Yona of the dawn. [manga] / by Kusanagi, Mizuho,1979-author,artist.(CARDINAL)486928; MacFarlane, Ysabet Reinhardt,adapter.(CARDINAL)500188; Yu, Amy,editor.(CARDINAL)603460; JN Productions,translator.(CARDINAL)559383;
"While on a quest to find the Four Legendary Dragon Warriors, Yona and her friends meet Gija, the White Dragon. Gija uses his power to detect the other Dragons, but locating the Blue Dragon proves to be more difficult than expected, and the group runs into a string of disasters!" --Rated T for teen.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Action and adventure comics.; Comics (Graphic works); Young adult fiction.; Princesses; Families; Dragons;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 8
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