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Leonard Bernstein and the language of jazz

Baber, Katherine A., 1981- author.

Publication Date

2019

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780.92 BAB

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SD_ILS:501320

Black in blues : how a color tells the story of my people

Perry, Imani, 1972- author.

Publication Date

2025

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305.896073 PER

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SD_ILS:795034

Playlist : a profligacy of your least-expected poems

Turner, Michael, 1962- author.

Publication Date

2024

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811.54 TUR

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SD_ILS:714547

What a fool believes : a memoir

McDonald, Michael, 1952- author.

Publication Date

2024

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927.8242 MCD

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SD_ILS:715817

Small rain : a novel

Greenwell, Garth, author.

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2024

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GRE

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Simon B. Rhymin' gets in the game

Reed, Dwayne, author.

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2024

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The black drum

Pottle, Adam, author.

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2024

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812.6 POT

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What a fool believes : a memoir

McDonald, Michael, 1952- author.

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2024

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927.8242 MCD

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High and rising : a book about De La Soul

Moore, Marcus J., author.

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2024

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782.421649 MOO

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SD_ILS:788061

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Magical/realism : essays on music, memory, fantasy, and borders

Villarreal, Vanessa Angélica, author.

Publication Date

2024

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814 VIL

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SD_ILS:788246

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Promises of gold = Promesas de oro

Olivarez, José, author.

Publication Date

2023

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811.6 OLI

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Artificial : a love story

Kurzweil, Amy, author, illustrator.

Publication Date

2023

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006.3 KUR

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Container of (expression): Olivarez, José. Promises of gold. Spanish.

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