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The Good Samaritan and other parables

DePaola, Tomie, 1934-2020 author, illustrator.

Publication Date

2017

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Call Number

226.809505 DEP

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SD_ILS:454902

Parables from Nature, Vol. 1 [hoopla audiobook]

Gatty, Margaret, author.

Publication Date

2014

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Sound recordings

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Call Number

IM5A0N A

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SD_ILS:738703

The backyard parables : lessons on gardening, and life

Roach, Margaret.

Publication Date

2013

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Books

Call Number

635.01 ROA

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SD_ILS:253098

Kindred creation : parables and paradigms for freedom

Davis, Aida Mariam, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

325.3 DAV

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SD_ILS:790905

The nutmeg's curse : parables for a planet in crisis

Ghosh, Amitav, 1956- author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

363.73874 GHO

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SD_ILS:636485

The Parables: Understanding What Jesus Taught [hoopla audiobook]

Molinari, Ph.D., Prof. Andrea Lorenzo, author.

Publication Date

2014

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IM5A0N A

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SD_ILS:759472

The complete stories

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924, author.

Publication Date

1995

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KAF

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SD_ILS:518266

Parable of the Talents : A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Butler, Octavia E.

Publication Date

2025

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SD_ILS:798653

Spy ring [CD]

Durst, Sarah Beth, author.

Publication Date

2024

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DUR

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SD_ILS:717948

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The rent collectors : exploitation, murder, and redemption in immigrant LA

Katz, Jesse, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

364.15230979 KAT

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SD_ILS:725748

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Maktub [large print] : an inspirational companion to The alchemist

Coelho, Paulo, author.

Publication Date

2024

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COE

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SD_ILS:704341

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Maktub : an inspirational companion to The alchemist

Coelho, Paulo, author.

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2024

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