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Awareness Brain Furniture making Investments Neurosciences Physics Time United States Woodwork Woodworking toolsSummary: Learn chess from an international master and renowned teacher in these intensively illustrated, easy-to-understand lessons for players at all levels. Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class chess teacher, writer, and player who has won the U.S. Open, The National Open, and the American Open.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 794.1 HOWSummary: "Essentials of Tai Chi and Qigong is a complete introduction to the practice, history, benefits, and philosophy of these immensely rewarding activities. In 24 half-hour lessons, you learn the fundamentals of tai chi and qigong from an internationally renowned tai chi champion and trainer, David-Dorian Ross, who has been practicing tai chi for more than 35 years"--Publisher's website.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7148 ESSSummary: Nothing can amaze quite like an expertly-executed magic trick. Ideally, only the magician knows how truly simple the deception is. After watching Math and Magic, you will know that this trick and its many variants rely on a remarkable property of patterned sequences called Gilbreath's principle--named after an amateur magician who was also a mathematician. Magic is full of such wonders, as you...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 MATDurfee, Stephen L.
Summary: This DVD presents six comprehensive lessons designed to increase your skills in both the art and science of baking.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.86 EVECall number: DVD 641.86 EVE
Summary: Learn how to read music and play the guitar from a master of the instrument.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 787.87 McACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 787.87 LEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 787.87 LearningSummary: A trainer of trainers demonstrates the most successful ways to teach your dog based on the latest science.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 DOGCopies Available at Kingsley
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 DONCall number: DVD 636.7 DON
Noble, Thomas F. X.
Summary: Explores the five momentous centuries that link the Classical and Modern worlds and shows how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Examines many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 LATSummary: In these 24 highly enjoyable lectures, National Geographic takes you into the multifaceted world of birding, focusing on the astonishing range of bird species in North America. With its wide spectrum of wildlife habitats, North America is an endless region of interest for birders from around the world. Within the course, you'll make an in-depth study of bird identification, covering bird size,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Kingsley
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.07 CURCall number: DVD 598.07 CUR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.07 GUIAllman, Ricky
Summary: Since the earliest days of human society, we have been painters. Lining ancient cave walls, the oldest known paintings in the world date back over 50,000 years. Despite the fact that painting is such an integral part of human civilization, many people feel intimidated by the medium. Like drawing, creative writing, or musical performance, the ability to paint is a skill that can be learned and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
Copies Available at Kingsley
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751 AllCall number: DVD 751 All
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2 available in Adult Display, Call number: 751 HOWCall number: DVD 751 HOW
Summary: America's Long Struggle against Slavery is a chance to survey the history of the American anti-slavery movement, from the dawn of the transatlantic slave trade during the late 15th century to the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and beyond. Taught by Professor Richard Bell of the University of Maryland, these 30 eye-opening lectures give an up-close view of a venal institution and the people who...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 AMECall number: DVD 973.7 AME
Summary: "In American Sign Language for Everyone, Dr. Julia Silvestri--a native user of American Sign Language (ASL) and member of the Deaf community--will show you how to use this unique language to meet people, share information about the world around you, express your opinion, and enjoy ASL literary forms. In 24 engaging lessons, Dr. Silvestri will teach you the manual alphabet, and many dozen signs...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 419 AMESummary: "Time is as mysterious as it is familiar ..." An exploration of the mysteries of why time works the way it does "addressed by physics, philosophy, biology, neuroscience, and cosmology"--Page 1
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.11 MYSSummary: "Explore the legally treacherous terrain of white collar crime under the guidance of an acclaimed law school professor."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.0268 WHICall number: DVD 345.0268 WHI
Whelpton, Jules
Summary: "Pick up your bow and confidently fiddle your way through a thorough and accessible beginner's violin course."--Wondrium.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Wondrium 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 787.2 WHESummary: "An acclaimed physicist uses analogies to everyday life to teach the rules that govern the microscopic world of particles in this accessible introduction to quantum theory."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.12 UNDSummary: "Everything we now know about the universe--from the behavior of quarks to the birth of entire galaxies--has stemmed from scientists who've been willing to ponder the unanswerable. And with the advent of modern science, great minds have turned to testing and experimentation rather than mere thought as a way of approaching and grappling with some of the universe's most pressing and vexing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Understanding investments" helps you to do just that. In 24 lectures, it introduces the fundamentals of investing to those new to the subject while broadening and deepening the knowledge of more experienced investors.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6 UNDSummary: Neuroscientist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology Indre Viskontas lectures on popular beliefs about the brain and the truths behind them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 BRASummary: This course introduces the student to the history of the English language, from its origins as a dialect of the Germanic-speaking peoples, through the literary and cultural documents of its 1500 year span, to the state of American speech of the present day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 HISCall number: DVD 420.9 HIS
Summary: "Take a detailed look at the fascinating history and culture of Washington DC with an insider's tour sponsored by Smithsonian."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.53 GRECall number: DVD 917.53 GRE