Summary: The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC STAWhitney, Emerson.
Summary: In arresting prose, Whitney writes of moving through homes around the country, of transness, and, at the book's root, of their complex and often difficult relationship with their mother: their first window into understanding womanness and all that's bound up in it. Whitney streaks this through with queer and gender theory, standing audaciously in the face of uncertainty, to ask: "if the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: McSweeney's 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WHITNEY, EMERSON WHIWhittet, Ellen O'Connell
Summary: A lyrical and meditative memoir on the damage we inflict in the pursuit of perfection, the pain of losing our dreams, and the power of letting go of both.With a promising career in classical ballet ahead of her, Ellen O'Connell Whittet was devastated when a misstep in rehearsal caused a career-ending injury. Ballet was the love of her life. She lived for her moments under the glare of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WHITTET, ELLEN O'CONNELL WHIPeterson, Ellie
Summary: We all know there are four seasons in a year. But how do we know? Join intrepid young scientist-adventurer Joulia Copernicus on a journey around the world as she explains with humor and wit how we know what causes the seasons.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 525.5 PETPeterson, Ellie
Summary: Describes how Christopher Columbus knew that the Earth was round and looks at other methods that can demonstrate that fact, including viewing a lunar eclipse, comparing constellations, and observing differences in the occurence of day and night.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: StarBerry Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 525 PETWhite, Elwyn B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.52 WHISummary: Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Filmed across the U.S., in Europe, Australia, and Asia, examine the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and Mother Earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: E1 Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC VANWhite, E. B., (Elwyn Brooks)
Summary: E. B. White's stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America's foremost literary figures. Included with this essay are two short poems by E. B. White: "Commuter" and "Critic," both published in the New Yorker in 1925.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 974.71 WHICullen, Kevin
Summary: This unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for Whitey Bulger -- a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 CULCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 BULWhite, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks)
Summary: Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte decides to help him.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1952
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Summary: Offers a collection of approximately fifty poems and thirty-five sketches, stories, parodies, and commentary, selected by the author from a lifetime of writing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.52 WHIWhite, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bookroom 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.71 WHIWise, Nan Ellen
Summary: "A sex therapist and neuroscientist describes anhedonia, the inability to feel a satisfactory amount of pleasure-and provides the pathway back to fully enjoying sex, food, time with family and friends, and other pastimes, while also staving off depression, anxiety, and addiction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.3 WISAllen, Woody
Summary: Explores the career of the celebrated filmmaker, examining his creative process and his controversial private life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WOONaifeh, Steven W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 NAISummary: "Ready to go away? The experts at Fodor's are here to help. We're bringing you the very best of England, including London, Yorkshire, the Cotswolds, and more. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure that you have all the essential information to plan a perfect trip and make the most of your time"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1983, director Martin Bell, photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and journalist Cheryl McCall set out to tell the stories of homeless and runaway teenagers in Seattle. These two films together create a frank, empathetic portrait of lost youth.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC STRSummary: A comedy feature about two lowlifes, a small time pimp and an unemployed disc jockey, framed for crimes they didn't commit, who escape from jail with an eccentric Italian tourist. Set in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY DOWSummary: A comprehensive documentary about the mingling of cultural and social influences that have made basketball what it is today. Appropriate credit goes to the game's official inventor, Dr. James Naismith. Also explores the YMCA's early role as a "pipeline for spreading basketball over the world". Pays tribute to the old Knickerbockers and Philadelphia Warriors legends, among others, who comprise...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONEEyles, Allen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.8 EYLSummary: "Whether you want to pose in front of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower, explore the Tower of London, or visit the royal family at Buckingham Palace, the local Fodor's travel experts in London are here to help! Fodor's London guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2023
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Summary: "Siena Cherson Siegel dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet.. Siena has worked hard her whole life to be a professional ballet dancer, then makes the difficult decision to quit dancing and tries to figure out what comes next. But what do you do when you have spent your entire life working toward a goal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 SIECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 SIEBelden, Allen.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: s.n. 1980