Dalin, David G.
Summary: In 1921, the beneficiary of an appointment the British would live to regret, Haj Amin al-Husseini became the mufti of Jerusalem, the most eminent and influential Islamic leader in the Middle East. For years, al-Husseini fomented violence in the region against the Jews he loathed and wished to destroy. Forced out in 1937, he eventually found his way to the country whose legions he desperately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 DALSummary: This episode interweaves the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. It explores why Darwin's "dangerous idea" might matter even more today than it did in his own time, and reveals how science might be used to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2001
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DARSummary: The lectures in Part 6 bring the progress of philosophy into the present day, beginning with the work of Nietzsche and the American pragmatists William James and John Dewey. This section explains the work and consequence of modern linguistic and logical analysis in lectures on Ayer and Wittgenstein. Also discussed is the structuralism of Claude Levi-Strauss and the attempts to develop rational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GREKaminkow, Marion J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magna Carta Book Co. 1967
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 973.36 MARCarron, Christian G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Museum of Grand Rapids 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 749.21 CARJames, Aaron (Aaron J.)
Summary: A philosopher and avid surfer discusses his ideas about freedom, being, phenomenology, morality, epistemology, and the values of "leisure capitalism." "The existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once declared that 'water skiing is the ideal limit of aquatic sports.' The avid surfer and lavishly credentialed academic philosopher Aaron James vigorously disagrees, and in Surfing with Sartre...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200 JAMReinagle, Damon J.
Summary: Offers step-by-step instructions for drawing dragons, castles, and other objects of the medieval world; covers basic skills as well as advanced drawing techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peel Productions 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 743.87 REILibrary of Congress
Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 016.9291 COMLibrary of Congress
Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 016.9291 GENBERNSTEIN, BARTON J., ED
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.918 BERLibrary of Congress
Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 016.9291 GenBarton, Barbara J.
Summary: This is the first book of its kind to bring forward the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek people who live there. Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan focuses on the history, culture, biology, economics, and spirituality surrounding this sacred plant. The story travels through time from the days before European colonization and winds its way...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633.1 BARLibrary of Congress
Contents: v. 1. A-J -- v. 2. K-Z -- [v. 3] Supplement 1972-1976 -- [v. 4] Second supplement 1977-1986 -- [v. 5] Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. 2001
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 016.9291 GENNewton, J. H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.A. Caldwell 1973
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 975.41 NEWBosák, Martin.
Summary: Slovakia is very rich in folk customs and traditions which have their specific features based on individual areas---this volume identifies, explains and preserves many
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Publisher / Publication Date: Slovak Heritage Society of N.E. PA 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.7 BOSSummary: "From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gospel explores Black spirituality through sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. But, while musical styles come and go, there is one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage, and wisdom. It is a message that resounds from the pulpit to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918- ), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942- ).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SHECopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Space ShetterlyCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SHESummary: Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen₂s dulcet melodies and interviews with loved ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KARLarson, Edward J. (Edward John)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 LARSummary: "Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RACVeselenak, Aaron J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarge Publicaitons 2011