Gray, Edward G.
Summary: "The little-known story of the architectural project that lay at the heart of Paine's grand political vision for the United States. Thomas Jefferson praised Tom Paine as the greatest political writer of the age. The author of 'Common Sense' and Rights of Man, Paine helped make revolutions in America and France. But beyond his inspiring calls to action, Paine harbored a deeper political vision...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 GRASummary: A documentary that chronicles the history of westward expansion and the construction of the largest stainless steel structure ever built, the Gateway Arch. Featured are newly discovered construction footage, rare photographs of westward expansion and early conceptual drawings by architect Eero Saarinen. Dozens of interviews include World Trade Center Master Plan architect Daniel Libeskind and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media [distributor] 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7866 GATSummary: Josey Aimes needs a job and goes to work at a Minnesota iron mine after splitting with her violent husband. But the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage. The male miners are resentful of women taking their jobs, so the men verbally abuse and play humiliating pranks on the female miners. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against the harassment,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NOR RATED RSatrapi, Marjane
Summary: "Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SATRAPI, MARJANE SATSummary: "From sunset at Stonehenge to the steps of the Forbidden City, see the wonders of the world and the people who built and used them brought back to life in stunning detail. Discover humanity's greatest monuments restored to their former glory in this guide to the wonders of the world. Incredible History: Wonders of the World turns back time to reveal realistic reconstructions of the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 722 BACSummary: Ideal for the old-house owner or potential owner, this excellent book is a "Dear Abby" for old buildings, answering 150 of the most-asked rehabilitation questions such as "Is it safe to remove paint with a blowtorch?" "Does sandblasting harm brick?" and "Can old wooden windows be saved?" The questions cover yard, structural and mechanical systems, exterior systems, exterior features such as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Preservation Press 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.28 RESMcDonnell, Michael A.
Summary: "A radical reinterpretation of early American history from a native point of view, centered on the Odawa tribe of Northern Michigan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 MCDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Native McDonnellSummary: An 18-year-old dreams of being a dancer. By day she's a welder and is having an affair with her boss, by night she dances in a exotic club.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA FLASummary: "Six unemployed men, inspired by a touring group of male strippers, decide they can make a small fortune by putting on a striptease show of their ow -- with one small difference. They intend to go the "full monty" and strip completely naked! In this hilarious, heartfelt comedy, these six friends discover the inner strength to bare it all in front of the world."--Back of container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FULSummary: Cimino's epic film about friendship chronicles the lives of three steelworkers and their friends, whose lives are irrevocably changed by a tour of duty in Vietnam. The film is renowned for the Russian roulette scenes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 2012
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Summary: "A debut memoir of grit and tenacity, as one young woman returns to the conservative hometown she always longed to escape to earn a living in the steel mill that casts a shadow over Cleveland. Steel is the only thing that shines in the belly of the mill... To ArcelorMittal Steel Eliese is known as #6691: Utility Worker, but this was never her dream. Fresh out of college, eager to leave behind...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOLDBACH, ELIESE COLETTE GOLLevenseller, Tricia
Summary: Ziva may have defeated a deadly warlord, but now she is forced into a breakneck race to a nearby city with the mercenary, Kellyn, and the scholar, Petrik, to find a powerful magical healer who can save her sister's life. Captured by an ambitious prince, Ziva is forced into the very situation she has been dreading: magicking dangerous weapons meant for world domination. The forge has always been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEVMakos, Adam
Summary: Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SMOSummary: In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witness first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PERRajan, Rekha S.
Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: Situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, the Gogebic Iron Range of Michigan and Wisconsin exudes a strong sense of place. During the 1880s, a mining boom lured settlers, investment, and controversy. Investors from Milwaukee, Chicago, and Cleveland hoped to become rich, but many were pulled into scams or poorly managed mines and ended up losing their money. After iron stocks crashed, mining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4983 LIESummary: "The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2023
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Summary: Susan Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to the beloved institution of libraries.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks, imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 027 ORLCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 027 ORLFountain, Daniel.
Contents: Early gold and silver discoveries -- The 1860s silver lead rush -- The Ontonagon County silver rush -- The Ropes gold mine -- The Michigan gold mine -- Michigan Range prospects -- Ropes Range prospects -- The Dead River Gold Range -- Other Marquette County prospects -- Baraga, Iron and Dickinson County prospects -- Gogebic Range gold and silver mines -- Placer mining -- Fables and frauds --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 622.342 FOUSummary: In this four-part series, Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from Britain's past.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WALSummary: In this four-part series, Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from Britain's past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamscape Media, LLC 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WALSteig, William
Summary: A peak at the life of William Steig in 1916 when he was a young boy living in the Bronx.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joanna Cotler Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STETinsley, Cheryl Steele
Summary: "Is there a purpose to tragedy and profound loss? Does God even care what happens to us? On July 3, 1980, Cheryl Steele Tinsley and three of her friends were caught in a deadly “freak storm” on Lake Huron that meteorologists say only appear once every ten to twelve years. Only when the conditions are just right. This story is filled with gripping details about how our lives are changed when we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Credo House Publishers 2023