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They dream in gold : a novel / by Sennaar, Mai,author.;

"When Bonnie and Mansour meet in New York in 1968--his piercing gaze in a downtown jazz club threatening to carry her away--their connection is undeniable. Both from fractured homes, with childhoods spent crossing the Atlantic, they quickly find peace with each other. And as Mansour's soaring Senegalese melodies continue to break new ground, keeping time with the sound of revolution and taking him and Bonnie from Paris to Rio and Switzerland, it seems as though happiness might finally be around the corner for them both. Then Mansour goes missing. His Spanish tour was only meant to last three weeks, but three months later, he and his band have not returned. In his absence, Bonnie reckons with her memories of him, and comes to understand that the hopes of so many women--her mother and grandmother; his mother, aunt, childhood friend--rest on her perseverance. Stirred by the life growing inside her, Bonnie puts a plan in action to find him"--Dust jacket flap.

Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; African American women; African diaspora; Concert tours; Man-woman relationships; Musicians; Musicians; Pregnant women; Senegalese; Spouses;

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Sports superstars from Black history : inspiring stories from the amazing careers of Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Allyson Felix, Lebron James, and many more African American sports legends / by Murphy, Sophia(Writer);

Includes bibliographical references.Discover how 12 Black athletes overcame seemingly impossible odds and insurmountable challenges to achieve their dreams and make a name for themselves in the fields of football, baseball, basketball, tennis, track and field, and gymnastics... Kids will immerse themselves in the world of sports as they follow iconic figures, from stars of the past to celebrities of today, through the highs and lows of their careers. Young readers will discover the inspirational stories of 12 people--some that they might know and love, and some that they may have never heard of before--all winners in their own right."--

Subjects: Biographies.; African American athletes; African American athletes;

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Mad, bad & dangerous to know / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer);

Includes bibliographical references.August in Paris. This holiday with her professor parents should be a dream trip for budding art historian Khayyam Maquet-- American, French, Indian, Muslim. But her maybe-ex-boyfriend is ghosting her, she might have just blown her chance at getting into her dream college, and all she really wants is to be back home in Chicago figuring out her messy life. Two hundred years before Khayyam's summer of discontent, Leila is struggling to survive and keep her true love hidden from the Pasha who has 'gifted' her with favored status in his harem. Two lives: one to be uncovered; the other transformed.LSC

Subjects: Art; Muslims; Racially mixed people; Americans;

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A boy. A girl. A dream [videorecording] / by Basir, Qasim,film director.; Ellis, Jay,1981-actor.; Good, Meagan,1981-actor.; Hardwick, Omari,1974-actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),publisher.;

Director of photography, Steven Holleran.Omari Hardwick, Meagan Good, Jay Ellis.On the night of the 2016 presidential election, Cass, an LA club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Man-woman relationships; African Americans; Nightclubs;

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Crooks : a novel about crime and family / by Berney, Lou,author.;

"From award-winning author Lou Berney comes an electrifying new novel that follows a uniquely American crime family on an unforgettable journey across four decades. You've never met a family like the Mercurios. They say the American dream is going farther in life than your parents ever did. But how does that work if your parents are criminals? For Buddy, a low-level mob wise guy, and Lillian, a charming pickpocket, the criminal underworld is the only life they've ever known. When they're forced to flee the glittering Babylon of Las Vegas, they end up opening a club in Oklahoma City-a town that quickly feels like a gold mine of fresh marks and easy new money. Along for the ride are their five children, all of them raised into the family business of crime-until the day comes when they each have a chance to make their own way in the world, even if they can never completely escape the family's long, dark shadow. Jeremy, the family's Golden Boy, will throw himself into the glittering excesses of a drug-fueled Hollywood in the roaring 1980s. Tallulah, the daredevil, will find herself in the deadly Wild West of post-communist Moscow. Ray, the dope, the dumb muscle since he was a kid, wants nothing more than to put down his gun, but following orders is all he's ever known. Alice, the genius who renounced her life of crime long ago, now sees her white-shoe law firm being blackmailed and must tap into old skills to save both the company and her own life. And Piggy, a civilian always on the outside looking in on his crime family, desperate to be part of the gang. Crooks is an epic novel about a truly unforgettable crime family-and their lives across forty years of corruption, each Mercurio living with the weight of a dark legacy that ultimately threatens to destroy the whole family"--

Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Crime; Families;

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The world's fastest Indian [videorecording (DVD)] / by Donaldson, Roge; Goggins, Walton; Grant, Saginaw; Gribble, David; Hopkins, Anthony,1937; Ladd, Diane; Lawford, Christopher; Robinson, J. Peter; Alliance Atlantis (Firm;

Director of photography, David Gribble ; editor, John Gilbert ; music, J. Peter Robinson ; costume designers, Nancy Cavallaro, Jane Holland ; production designers, Robert Gillies, J. Dennis Washington ; visual effects supervisor, Kent Houston.Anthony Hopkins, Saginaw Grant, Diane Ladd, Walton Goggins, Christopher Lawford, William Lucking, Aaron Murphy, Laurel Moglen, Paul Rodriguez, Jessica Cauffiel.Burt Munro, a Kiwi from far south New Zealand has been building and rebuilding his motorcycle for the last 40 years, dreaming of the day when he and the bike can go to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats and see what they can really do. When Burt's heart goes bad on him, his dreaming is threatened to come to an end. Luckily, Burt is not ready to stop dreaming. He decides to mortgage his house and bring his dream to life. He and the motorcycle head for American to participate in 'Speed Week'. His journey from Long Beach to Utah brings him through a cross section of American 'characters'. Each recognizes in Burt, that burning desire to achieve a dream and each helps him in the way that they can to make that dream happen. When Burt finally stands on Bonneville Salt Flats, by himself thinking of all the greatness that has transpired here and now he, Burt Munro, can at last test himself on this 'sacred groundCanadian Home Video Rating: PGDVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital

Subjects: Munro, Burt, 1899-1978; Feature film; Indian motorcycle; Speed record holders;

© c2006., Magnolia Pictures, ; Distributed by Alliance Atlantis,

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The march [videorecording] : the story of the greatest march in American history / by Akomfrah, John.; Baez, Joan.; Belafonte, Harry,1927-; Jones, Clarence B.; Mudd, Roger,1928-; Washington, Denzel,1954-; Winfrey, Oprah.; PBS Distribution (Firm); Smoking Dogs Films.;

Producers: Lina Gopaul, David Lawson; director, John Akomfrah.Featuring: Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez, Clarence B. Jones, Roger Mudd, and Oprah Winfrey.Witness the compelling and dramatic story of the 1963 March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech. This watershed event in the Civil Rights Movement helped change the face of America. Recounts the events when 250,000 people came together to form the largest demonstration the young American democracy had ever seen.E.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen, stereo.

Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.; March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.); African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Documentary television programs.;

© c2013., PBS Distribution,

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Next To Heaven A Novel [electronic resource] : by Frey, James.aut; CloudLibrary;

"NSFW Gatsby." —Book of the Month "A sizzling beach read about the misdeeds of the rich." —Wall Street Journal "The novel on every beach towel this summer, all summer, everywhere." —Esquire Uncover the dark underbelly of the American dream America’s most perfect town, in this “lurid” and “propulsive” novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Frey (New York Times Book Review Podcast)–and discover a world where privilege, sex, scandal, and murder lurk beneath a flawless veneer. New Bethlehem, Connecticut. Picture-perfect lawns, manicured hedges, and multi-million dollar homes present a carefully curated facade. But beneath the designer yoga gear and country club memberships lies a darker reality. In this world of excess, best friends Devon and Belle have it all—beauty, money, status. But they want something more. Something dangerous. Something that makes them feel alive. Their solution? A party—a meticulously curated gathering of New Bethlehem’s elite, from a desperate ex-NFL quarterback to a hockey coach with a penchant for married women, and a ruthless Wall Street “closer” who wields his wealth like a weapon. One night. An ultra-elite swingers party. Multiple betrayals. And a murder that will shatter New Bethlehem’s carefully constructed facade. Enter a world of troubled opulence and sharp betrayal that’s reminiscent of "The White Lotus," “Your Friends and Neighbors,” and "Big Little Lies"—a world of spectacularly badly-behaved rich people where money can buy anything. . .until it ruins everything. Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime. " —Honoré de Balzac "A Connecticut sex romp–cum–murder mystery . . . 'big nods' to Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel, and Tom Wolfe." —Vanity Fair “A satirical look at the "beautiful, wealthy and unsatisfied.'” —People Magazine "Lurid . . . Propulsive. . . appeals to one's baser instincts." —New York Times Book Review Podcast "A deliriously over-the-top portrait of decadence on the brink." —Bustle

Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Family Life; Crime;

© 2025., Authors Equity,

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Hidden figures [videorecording] / by Costner, Kevin,actor.; Henson, Taraji P,actor.; Melfi, Theodore,film director.; Monáe, Janelle,actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;

Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge.As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and some language.DVD, widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; African American mathematicians; African American women; Female friendship; Space race; Women mathematicians;

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This is what America looks like : my journey from refugee to Congresswoman / by Omar, Ilhan,1981-author.; Paley, Rebecca,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."An intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar-the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women, elected to Congress. Ilhan Omar was only eight years old when war broke out in Somalia. The youngest of seven children, her mother had died while Ilhan was still a little girl. She was being raised by her father and grandfather when armed gunmen attacked their compound and the family decided to flee Mogadishu. They ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya, where Ilhan says she came to understand the deep meaning of hunger and death. Four years later, after a painstaking vetting process, her family achieved refugee status and arrived in Arlington, Virginia. Aged twelve, penniless, speaking only Somali and having missed out on years of schooling, Ilhan rolled up her sleeves, determined to find her American dream. Faced with the many challenges of being an immigrant and a refugee, she questioned stereotypes and built bridges with her classmates and in her community. In under two decades she became a grassroots organizer, graduated from college and was elected to congress with a record-breaking turnout by the people of Minnesota-ready to keep pushing boundaries and restore moral clarity in Washington D.C. A beacon of positivity in dark times, Congresswoman Omar has weathered many political storms and yet maintained her signature grace, wit and love of country-all the while speaking up for her beliefs. Similarly, in chronicling her remarkable personal journey, Ilhan is both lyrical and unsentimental, and her irrepressible spirit, patriotism, friendship and faith are visible on every page. As a result, This is What America Looks Like is both the inspiring coming of age story of a refugee and a multidimensional tale of the hopes and aspirations, disappointments and failures, successes, sacrifices and surprises, of a devoted public servant with unshakable faith in the promise of America"--

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Omar, Ilhan, 1981-; United States. Congress. House; Women legislators; Legislators; African American women legislators; Somali Americans; Muslims;

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