Mazzeo, Tilar J.
Summary: Whether you're looking to launch into a new professional career as a creative nonfiction writer, dabble in the genre as a pastime, start a personal blog, or simply get inside the mind of a creative nonfiction writer at work, you'll find much to learn from and enjoy in Writing Creative Nonfiction. These 24 lectures by award-winning writing instructor and Professor Tilar J. Mazzeo of Colby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 WRICall number: DVD 808 WRI
Summary: "The latest research shows that people almost never "rise to the occasion" when faced with a life-threatening challenge, regardless of how often we hear that phrase. Instead, as Professor Nancy Zarse explains in the 12 empowering lectures of Survival Mentality: The Psychology of Staying Alive, people generally revert to their lowest level of training and preparation. And Professor Zarse knows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.6 ZARSummary: Forming the foundation for nearly everything we do, mathematics not only describes our world but also reveals its beauty and mystery. Join author and Oxford University professor Marcus du Sautoy as he crisscrosses the globe and enlists distinguished experts to uncover the history, meaning, and wonder of math. Includes three complete programs, The Story of Math, The Music of the Primes, and The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The Story of Film: An Odyssey is an unprecedented cinematic event, an epic journey through the history of world cinema that is a treat for movie lovers around the globe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2012
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Summary: Amidst the adventure, hardships, and excitement of her teenage years on the Dakota prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder puts pen to paper and begins to document her extraordinary life. Laura matures from young girl to woman, making sacrifices to help her family survive. She also meets her loving husband, Almanzo Wilder, and together with their daughter, Rose, they set off on their own pioneer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS Paramount Network Television 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BSummary: Follows the evolution of Ireland through waves of migration and emigration and highlights the key moments of Irish history from the adoption of Christianity through the Protestant plantation, Great Famine and Partition to the Good Friday Agreement. Ireland is living through a significant period in its cycle of history, as since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement the island has been at peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.5 STOSummary: Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Maya Vision International 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STOSummary: The documentary series brings to life the legends, heartbreak, and history created at the Comedy Store, which over the past 47 years has launched the careers of a breathtaking array of stars. As a Comedy Store alum, former stand-up comic Binder spotlights one of pop culture's great laboratories with never-before-seen footage and incisive, emotional interviews with some of the biggest names in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Chronicles the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day through a cast of historical characters, vivid storytelling, location photography, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STO NOT RATEDSummary: Storm of the century: When a murder shakes the island of Little Tall, the local constable must stop the evil that is growing as quickly as the snowstorm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD StSummary: From the moment humans mounted horses 6,000 years ago, these magnificent animals helped shape the world by allowing mankind to explore, conquer, and flourish on horseback. Join anthropologist Niobe Thompson on a global journey to examine the evolution of horsepower, discover the mysterious origins of the incredible partnership, and witness the enduring love of 400 breeds of horses today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EQUSummary: The story of film: an odyssey, written and directed by award-winning film-maker Mark Cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation. Five years in the making, The Story of Film: An Odyssey covers six continents and 12 decades, showing how film-makers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. It provides ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF STOSummary: Philadelphia story (1940, 112 min.):A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY GRESummary: Traces the evolution of cats from their beginnings on the Asian continent to their introduction into the Americas, taking an in-depth look at what makes the family of felines unique and the evolutionary tricks and adaptions that truly make a cat, a cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOSummary: "A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of America history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AMESummary: What starts out as an exciting road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse following a detour to a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head suddenly disappears, his friends find themselves caught up in a hilarious mystery that must be solved before they suffer the same fate in this thrilling story of TERROR!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TOYCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TOY RATED GCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD ToSummary: A Cinderella story: Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Sam Martin is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance. The sisterhood of the traveling pants: A group of female friends keeps ties by sharing a pair of blue jeans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ACISummary: The deluxe two-disc DVD set includes a new 2K restoration of Ghost Town (1935) an astonishing and haunting amateur documentary about post-cinema Fort Lee. Disc One also features five films made at Champion Studios, recovered thanks to the efforts of the Library of Congress and the Fort Lee Film Commission. Disc Two includes exciting NJ film rediscoveries, a slapstick comedy from director Mack...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milestone Film & Video 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHASummary: The daily activities of the prisoners and employees of Emerald City, an experimental unit of Oswald Maximum Security Prison.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OZSummary: The TARDIS arrives near Paris during the French Revolution, a time of great upheaval, bloodshed and terror. Soon, with the Doctor trapped inside a burning farmhouse, Ian imprisoned and Susan and Barbara on their way to the guillotine, it's clear this will be one of their most dangerous and exciting adventures yet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas 2013
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCSummary: The story of the life and times of the super successful American soft-rock band, Eagles. Four hours of never before seen material from the past 40 years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capitol Records 2013
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD HISSummary: "Morgan Freeman takes viewers on a global journey to meet with people from different cultures whose lives are shaped in surprising ways, and to explore themes that unite us all. At a time when global events seem to be driving cultures apart, this series aims to reveal the common humanity that lies inside each one of us. Each episode explores a single fundamental force or topic: freedom, peace,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOSummary: Chronicles the rise and fall of the hit television show Gorgeous ladies of wrestling, through the stories of those who lived it. For some, the show was a brief foray into acting and a short-lived adventure. For others, their time in Glow would impact and influence their lives for years to follow. For all of the women, working on GLOW was a unique and exciting experience that will bond them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2013