Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Voyage to the bottom of the sea: Admiral Nelson takes scientists in his futuristic atomic submarine to explode a belt of radiation. Fantastic voyage: Follows the treacherous voyage of five scientists who are reduced to microscopic size and injected into the bloodstream of an injured Czechoslovak scientist to remove a cerebral blood clot which must be repaired from inside the brain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2000
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Place a hold to request this item.Wachtel, Alan.
Summary: "This book examines the terrorist attacks on the United States and events of that tragic day while providing firsthand accounts from witnesses, first responders, and victims."--cover, p.4.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.931 WACSjöblom, Lisa Wool-Rim
Summary: "Thousands of South Korean children were adopted around the world in the 1970s and 1980s. More than nine thousand found their new home in Sweden, including the cartoonist Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, who was adopted when she was two years old. Throughout her childhood she struggled to fit into the homogenous Swedish culture and was continually told to suppress the innate desire to know her origins....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.829 SJONelson, Willie
Summary: On April 29 and 30 of this year, a variety of artists spanning genres and generations came together with Willie Nelson to celebrate the legend's 90th birthday for a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This two CD+Blu-ray set captures the highlights of this amazing night, including 39 performances across the two CDs and the same songs captured in HD on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Evans, Rachel Held
Summary: In this final collection of original writings by the late author, her close friend brings together her unpublished essays and talks, reflections that explore why the Christian faith captivated her and drove her writing, teachings, activism and relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 EVAEvans, Rachel Held
Summary: The author spends a year exploring traditional Biblical roles for women, including such activities as interviewing a polygamist's wife, visiting an Amish school, abstaining from gossip, and corresponding with an Orthodox Jewish woman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.3 EVAEvans, Rachel Held
Summary: If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, then what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she began a quest to better understand what the Bible is and how it is meant to be read. What she discovered changed her--and it will change you too. Drawing on the best in recent scholarship and using...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.6 EVAVan Noord, Roger
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Illinois Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STRANG, JAMES JESSE VAN1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 289.33 VANN
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Summary: Anne Frank's life has been studied by many scholars, but the story of Bep Voskuijl has remained untold, until now. As the youngest of the five Dutch people who hid the Frank family, Bep was Anne's closest confidante during the 761 excruciating days she spent hidden in the Secret Annex. Bep, who was just twenty-three when the Franks went into hiding, risked her life to protect them, plunging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 WIJSummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISVan Loon, Dirk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Garden Way Pub. 1978
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 636.4 VANVan Loon, Michelle
Summary: "There is no age restriction on spiritual growth. So, why do we act like there is? For the last several decades, Western churches have focused the bulk of their resources on the early stages of discipleship-children's Sunday school, youth group, college ministry. These are all important, but we've neglected spiritual growth in the second half of life. In fact, an outside observer might think...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moody Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 VANGuesdon, Jean-Michel
Summary: "The newest addition to the best-selling All the Songs series details the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most commercially successful and influential rock bands. Since 1965, Pink Floyd haven been recording sonically experimental and philosophical music, selling more than 250 million records worldwide, including two of the best-selling albums of all time: The Dark...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 GUEVan Loon, Dirk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Garden Way Pub. 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.214 VANVan Loon, Hendrik Willem
Summary: Originally written in 1921 for the author's grandchildren, Hendrik Willem van Loon's The Story of Mankind has charmed generations with its warmth, simplicity, and wisdom. Rather than the dry recitation of events so common in school textbooks, van Loon's witty, amiable tone animates the story of human history as a grand and perpetually unfolding adventure. Beginning with the origins of human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 909 VANSummary: As Mickey, Donald and Goofy are protecting Princess Minnie, they learn an invaluable lesson about friendship, teamwork and the true meaning of 'All for one and one for all!'
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY THRCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD ThreeAtherton, David
Summary: "Gather your frying pan, mixing bowls, and rolling pin--it's time to cook! David Atherton, 2019 winner of The Great British Baking Show, walks readers through delicious and delightful recipes such as banana bear pancakes, tasty tacos, and mega-chocolatey cake. From tomato soup (served in a teapot!) to brownies made with sweet potatoes, David Atherton offers a kid-friendly collection of recipes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 ATHCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5 ATHROCHES.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1982
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK ROCWood, Robert A. (Robert Alan)
Summary: Anxious about food allergies in your family? This no-nonsense, plain-English guide gives you expert guidance in identifying and avoiding the foods that trigger your reactions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.975 WOOSummary: Much ado about nothing ... contrasts the happiness of lovers Claudio and Hero and the cynicism of sparring partners Beatrice and Benedick, who are united in their scorn for love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Opus Arte 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Profiles Junior Alcantara, a 34-year-old man recovering from heroin addiction and dealing with the effects of chronic hepatitis C. Also looks at two other recovering addicts with hepatitis C. Medical doctors discuss the realities of heroin addiction and ways of treating it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014