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1) Ojibway clans: animal totems and spirits

Author

Jacobson, Mark Anthony

Pub. Date

2012.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

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This book is about the clan system of the Ojibway First Nations people of Canada and the animal totems, or spirits that represent them. The clan system is made up of a group of families, or clans that are descended from a common ancestor through family chiefs. This system provides leadership and organization within the community and plays a very important role in our culture, creating harmony and direction for each member of the tribe.

2) American gangster: and other tales of New York

Author

Jacobson, Mark

Pub. Date

[2007]

Physical Desc

8 sound discs (10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

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A collection of essays, anecdotes, and stories about twentieth-century New York City, including the title article about Frank Lucas, the drug dealer and gangster famous for using the coffins of dead soldiers to smuggle heroin during the Vietnam War.

3) The lampshade: a Holocaust detective story from Buchenwald to New Orleans

Author

Jacobson, Mark

Pub. Date

2010.

Physical Desc

357 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

4) American gangster

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English

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Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of two men: Frank Lucas, former driver, bouncer, and collector for Bumpy Johnson, the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem; and Richie Roberts, night-school lawyer, detective, and honest cop. Frank is importing heroin direct from Bangkok--by-passing the Italian and Sicilian mafia--undercutting their prices, delivering superior product, and making a fortune. Richie, loathed by cops on the take for turning...

5) The believer

Pub. Date

[2002]

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

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The portrayal of a young Jewish man living as a neo-Nazi. Inspired by real events, the film tells the story of Danny Balint and his struggle between destroying his own people and being drawn back to Judaism.