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Anumpa warrior : Choctaw code talkers of World War I / by Sawyer, Sarah Elisabeth,author.(CARDINAL)859883;
War correspondent Matthew Teller is ready to quit until an encounter with a fellow Choctaw sets him on a path to write the untold story of American Indian doughboys. But entrenched stereotypes and prejudices tear at his burning desire to spread truth.When America enters the Great War in 1917, Bertram Robert Dunn and his Choctaw buddies from Armstrong Academy join the army to protect their homes, their families, and their country. Hoping to find redemption for a horrible lie that betrayed his best friend, B.B. heads into the trenches of Francebut what he discovers is a duty only his native tongue can fulfill.With the Allies building toward the greatest offensive drive of the war, the American Expeditionary Forces face a superior enemy who intercepts their messages and knows their every move. Can the solution come from a people their own government stripped of culture and language?
Subjects: Fiction.; Choctaw code talkers; World War, 1914-1918; Choctaw Indians; Indian soliders;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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American Indian contributions to the world. by Keoke, Emory Dean,author.(CARDINAL)707041; Porterfield, Kay Marie,author.(CARDINAL)743946;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Tools and inventions -- Sound and light -- Mining for metals and metalworking -- Petroleum and rubber -- Chemistry -- Math, solid geometry, and astronomy -- Engineering -- Writing -- Ecology -- Glossary of ancient cultures -- For further reading.
Subjects: Indian astronomy.; Indian metal-work.; Indians; Indians; Inventions.; Technological innovations.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Thirteen tales from urban bohemia [sound recording] / by Dandy Warhols (Musical group);
Rock music performed by the Dandy Warhols, with additional musicians.
Subjects: Rock music; Compact discs.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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150 best Indian, Asian, Caribbean and more diabetes recipes / by Khan, Sobia,1977-author.(CARDINAL)627721;
Includes bibliographical references and index.This cookbook has huge appeal for two primary markets of high-risk individuals: 1) those from an ethnic background who want meals that are traditional yet offer healthy alternatives; and 2) those who are not from a specific ethnic group but seek ethnic recipes that are healthier and diabetic-friendly. Each enticing recipe has been specifically created for those managing diabetes and retains the taste and appearance of traditional ethnic dishes. These recipes have been developed by a registered dietitian and culinary school professor, so great taste and solid nutrition are guaranteed. The ingredients ensure a broad range of dishes and options, and there is no use of artificial sweeteners. Most of the recipes can be made in less than 20 minutes and each recipe has a complete nutritional analysis as well as handy professional tips.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Diabetes; International cooking.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 6
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Lost birds : a Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito novel / by Hillerman, Anne,1949-Author(DLC)n 83022343 ;
Joe Leaphorn may be long retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, but his detective skills are still sharp, honed by his work as a private detective. His experience will be essential to solve a compelling new case: finding the birth parents of a woman who was raised by a bilagáana family but believes she is Diné based on one solid clue, an old photograph with a classic Navajo child's blanket. Leaphorn discovers that his client's adoption was questionable, and her adoptive family not what they seem. His quest for answers takes him to an old trading post and leads him to a deadly cache of long-buried family secrets.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction; Manuelito, Bernie (Fictitious character); Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character); Chee, Jim (Fictitious character); Police; Indian children; Missing persons; Navajo Indians; Family secrets; Indians of North America; Missing persons; Indian reservation police; Large type books.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 22
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Lost birds [sound recording] / by Hillerman, Anne,1949-author.(CARDINAL)340432; Matten, Jessica(Narrator),narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)539013;
Read by Jessica Matten.Joe Leaphorn may be long retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, but his detective skills are still sharp, honed by his work as a private detective. His experience will be essential to solve a compelling new case: finding the birth parents of a woman who was raised by a bilag̀ana family but believes she is Diň based on one solid clue, an old photograph with a classic Navajo child's blanket. Leaphorn discovers that his client's adoption was questionable, and her adoptive family not what they seem. His quest for answers takes him to an old trading post and leads him to a deadly cache of long-buried family secrets. As that case grows more complicated, Leaphorn receives an unexpected call from a person he met decades earlier. Cecil Bowleg's desperation is clear in his voice, but just as he begins to explain, the call is cut off by an explosion and Cecil disappears. True to his nature, Leaphorn is determined to find the truth even as the situation grows dangerous. Investigation of the explosion falls in part to Officer Bernadette Manuelito, who discovers an unexpected link to Cecil's missing wife. Bernie also is involved in a troubling investigation of her own: an elderly weaver whose prize-winning sheep have been ruthlessly killed by feral dogs.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Leaphorn, Joe, Lieutenant (Fictitious character); Manuelito, Bernie (Fictitious character); Chee, Jim (Fictitious character); Police; Navajo Indians; Indians of North America; Indian reservation police; Animal welfare; Adoption; Private investigators; Family secrets; Missing persons; Murder;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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What a happy family / by Dave, Saumya,author.;
Nestled in the suburbs of Atlanta, one family learns the funniest punchlines can hide the hardest truths. From the outside, the Joshi family is the quintessential Indian-American family. Decades ago, Bina and Deepak immigrated to America, where she became a pillar of their local Indian community and he a successful psychiatrist. Their eldest daughter, Suhani, is following the footsteps of her father's career and happily married. Natasha, their middle daughter, is about to become engaged to the son of longtime family friends. And Anuj, their son-- well, he's a son and what could be better than that? But a family scandal shows that nothing is as it seems. Bina's oldest friendship starts to unravel and she finds herself an outsider in the community she helped build. Suhani discovers that her perfect marriage isn't as solid as she thought. Natasha faces a series of rejections that send her into a downward spiral. As they encounter public humiliation, gossiping aunties, and self-doubt, the Joshi family must rely on one another like never before. But sometimes, family has to fall apart in order to come back stronger than before.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; East Indian Americans; Families; Siblings; Scandals; Suburban life; Siblings.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The caballero's son / by Schroeder, Anne,1948-author.(CARDINAL)461208;
"Miguelito Robles is as solid as the mighty oak from which he takes his name in this passionate sequel to Maria Inés, previously published by Five Star. 1850s' pastoral California simmers with strife as desperate ex-gold miners descend from the Sierra Nevada. The courts favor Americans over Spanish landowners. Californio sons defend their family estates and their sisters' honor against Yanqui riffraff. Miguelito is a brash Indian youth trapped between cultures. He believes his father was a dashing Spanish caballero, his mother an Indian woman of beauty. He saves haughty Elena and claims a dance as his reward. Enraged highborn Spaniards intervene and his friend is killed. He spends two years as an outcast until loneliness drives him to a fiesta where he witnesses Elena's forced marriage, follows the portly groom to an inn, and kills to free her. An outcast in his own land, he joins Tiburcio Vasquez in a furious year of raids. The bandits distribute their loot to the poor while evading American posses dogging them from Los Angeles to San Jose. His attempt to rescue Elena ruins her chances for a desirable marriage. Maria Inés accosts him on the trail, claiming to be his mother. His journey to acceptance of his Indian roots is complicated, but aided by his woman's love and the birth of his son. "A passionate story of interest to lovers of historical romance and fans of California's history." "The Caballero's Son is a modern-day Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson." Advance Reader Reviews"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Western fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nobody's sweetheart now / by Robinson, Maggie,author.(CARDINAL)503770;
"Lady Adelaide Compton has recently (and satisfactorily) interred her husband, Major Rupert Charles Cressleigh Compton, hero of the Somme, in the family vault in the village churchyard. Rupert died by smashing his Hispano-Suiza on a Cotswold country road while carrying a French mademoiselle in the passenger seat. With the house now Addie's, needed improvements in hand, and a weekend house party underway, how inconvenient of Rupert to turn up! Not in the flesh, but in - actually, as a - spirit. Rupert has to perform a few good deeds before becoming welcomed to heaven - or, more likely, thinks Addie, to hell. Before Addie can convince herself she's not completely lost her mind, a murder disrupts her careful seating arrangement. Which of her twelve houseguests is a killer? Her mother, the formidable Dowager Marchioness of Broughton? Her sister Cecilia, the born-again vegetarian? Her childhood friend and potential lover, Lord Lucas Waring? Rupert has a solid alibi as a ghost and an urge to detect. Enter Inspector Devenand Hunter from the Yard, an Anglo-Indian who is not going to let some barmy society beauty witnessed talking to herself derail his investigation. Something very peculiar is afoot at Compton Court and he's going to get to the bottom of it - or go as mad as its mistress trying"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office; Aristocracy (Social class); Murder; Parties; Spouses;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Lost birds / by Hillerman, Anne,1949-author.(CARDINAL)340432;
Joe Leaphorn may be long retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, but his detective skills are still sharp, honed by his work as a private detective. His experience will be essential to solve a compelling new case: finding the birth parents of a woman who was raised by a bilagáana family but believes she is Diné based on one solid clue, an old photograph with a classic Navajo child's blanket. Leaphorn discovers that his client's adoption was questionable, and her adoptive family not what they seem. His quest for answers takes him to an old trading post and leads him to a deadly cache of long-buried family secrets. As that case grows more complicated, Leaphorn receives an unexpected call from a person he met decades earlier. Cecil Bowleg's desperation is clear in his voice, but just as he begins to explain, the call is cut off by an explosion and Cecil disappears. True to his nature, Leaphorn is determined to find the truth even as the situation grows dangerous. Investigation of the explosion falls in part to Officer Bernadette Manuelito, who discovers an unexpected link to Cecil's missing wife. Bernie also is involved in a troubling investigation of her own: an elderly weaver whose prize-winning sheep have been ruthlessly killed by feral dogs.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Leaphorn, Joe, Lieutenant (Fictitious character); Manuelito, Bernie (Fictitious character); Chee, Jim (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Indian reservation police; Private investigators; Animal welfare; Navajo Indians; Birthparents; Adoption; Birth parents.;
Available copies: 68 / Total copies: 84
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