Parker, Jameson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 PARARCHER, JULES
Summary: A comprehensive look at the 1960s, which had the Vietnam War, a sexual revolution, a feminist revolution, the Kennedy era, scientific advancements, exploding ghettos, freedom riders, and other important changes in music, art, literature, science, politics, and civil rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1986
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Place a hold to request this item.Maker, Janet
Summary: When Dr. Maker was diagnosed in 2011, she, like most people, knew almost nothing about breast cancer. What she did know is that she didn't feel safe simply following her doctors' advice. The treatment is not always successful; some people die, and some who survive have disabling side effects. She needed to understand for herself all her treatment options, the statistical outcomes for each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jane Thomas Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 MAKSummary: Discover the stories, ideas, and methods behind today's most compelling artists; features sixteen artists from North America (Chicago, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Vancouver).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ARTDecker, Jessie James
Summary: From country music sensation and New York Times bestselling author, Jessie James Decker, comes her highly-anticipated second cookbook--a delicious new array of over 100 recipes, inspired by Jessie's family, her travels, and her home garden. Comfort means everything to Jessie James Decker. It's in the music she makes, the time she spends with her family, and most of all, the food she cooks. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 DECSummary: "The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames is widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products ... But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life ... has been less widely understood. Narrated by James...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EAMFisher, James A. (James Aiken)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avant Pub. Co. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.2 FISAmes, Louise Bates.
Contents: Orientation -- Development : a key concept -- Individuality -- The ten-year-old -- The eleven-year-old -- The twelve-year-old -- The thirteen-year-old -- The fourteen-year-old -- Total action system -- Self-care and routines -- Emotions -- The growing self -- Interpersonal relationships -- Activities and interests -- School -- Ethical sense -- After fourteen-what comes next?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dell 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.12 AMESummary: The Underground Railroad was the principle means used by slaves to escape their captivity. Two important "stationmasters", Thomas Garrett and William Still, are depicted in this documentary on the Underground Railroad in Delaware.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7115 WHISummary: Powers of ten ... illustrates a picnic in Chicago and then begins moving ten times farther out every ten seconds, until our own galaxy is visible only as a speck of light. Then, we move inward into the hand of a sleeping picnicker with ten times more magnification every ten seconds. A rough sketch ... is an earlier version of the same concept illustrated in Powers of ten. 901, after 45 years of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pyramid Film & Video 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILSummary: "Emmy Award-winner John Scagliotti, producer of the landmark films "Before Stonewall" and "After Stonewall", guides us in a wondrous tour of erotic history, poetry and visual art in this point-of-view documentary on same-sex desire from ancient times to Victorian crimes. He explores how the sexual revolution of the 1960s and the growth of LGBT political power in the 1990s cleared the path for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEFParker, James
Summary: "Our politics are broken; our world is melting; the next catastrophe looms. Enter James Parker, who for years now has been writing odes of appreciation on subjects from the seemingly minor ("Ode to Naps") to the unexpected ("Ode to Giving People Money") to the seemingly minor, unexpected, and hyperspecific ("Ode to Running in Movies"). Finally collecting Parker's beloved and much-lauded odes in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of Florida, including Miami's Art Deco District, Orlando's theme parks, the Gulf Coast's tempting beaches, and Major League Baseball's spring training. Includes must-see attractions from St. Augustine to the Florida Keys, perfect hotels for every budget, best restaurants to satisfy a range of tastes, valuable tips on when to go and ways to save, color...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.590 FODBaker, James Addison
Summary: A memoir by the former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff describes his experiences during his thirty-five-year career in politics, discussing the Iran-Contra scandal, the Reagan assassination attempt, and other important events.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BAKSummary: Complilation of 7 films with introduction to the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames. 'Toccata for toy trains' is a trip through a world of antique toys, and toy trains. 'House : after five years of living' illustrates the home and studio designed and built by Charles Eames on a hill in California overlooking the ocean. 'Lucia chase vignette' follows a sister chasing her brother through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pyramid Film & Video 2000
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILSummary: "Published to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, this anthology charts America's long, heroic confrontation with its most poisonous evil."--Publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 AMESummary: Two thousand years after the crucifixion of Jesus, Christianity has a greater number of followers than any other religion in the world. What are its essential beliefs? Where did they come from? How are they understood by different denominations? How do they affect the way we live? Zondervan Handbook of Christian Beliefs has been written by an international team of expert contributors with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ten years after the events of Phantom menace, Senator Padme Amidala survives an assassination attempt as she returns to Coruscant for an important vote. The Jedi Council send Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to protect her. After tracking the assassin, but failing to get any information from her, Obi-Wan is sent to Kamino to continue their investigations while Anakin is sent with Amidala to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2002
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3 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI STASummary: "For too long, African Americans have been left out of the story of the nation's founding, their voices absent from the memory and celebration of the creation of the American republic. Black Writers of the Founding Era--by far the richest and most expansive anthology of its kind ever assembled--restores these voices. The writings gathered here reveal the complexity and dynamism of African...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.9 BLAAiken, Chris
Summary: "Approaching depression as a complex disorder with many different facets rather than all-or-nothing,"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 AIKSummary: Documentary about the role of gang members in silencing any political resistance during Jean-Bertrand Aristide's final days of power in Haiti.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ThinkFilm 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GHOBecker, Jean
Summary: "As America heads into what promises to be a tumultuous 2024 presidential election year, Character Matters will be a good reminder of the importance of character when defining true leadership. Colleagues, friends, and family will share their often very personal stories of what they learned from watching and listening to President Bush, including former United States Secretary of State...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 EAMPacker, George
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005