Roesser, Marie

Summary: "The Middle Ages aren't just an uninteresting period of history trapped between ancient times and the Renaissance, as the name suggests. It's 1,000 years of fascinating historical events, including the Crusades, the Black Death, and the longest war that has ever been fought. This comprehensible book takes young historians on the journey from the beginning of medieval times--with the fall of the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 ROE

Summary: Award-winning series of classic and contemporary fiction performed by acclaimed actors.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2009

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SEL

Summary: A narration of short stories previously broadcasted on public radio stations.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: The Symphony Space 2006

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SEL

Summary: A collection of short stories celebrating women.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2008

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SEL

Keahey, John

Summary: "A travel narrative following three ancient roads and looking at more than two thousand years of history of Ancient Rome through the modern eye. In 66 B.C., young, ambitious Julius Caesar, seeking recognition and authority, became the curator of the Via Appia. He borrowed significant sums to restore the ancient highway. It was a way to curry favor from Roman citizens in villages along the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 937 KEA

Summary: A narration of short stories previously broadcasted on public radio stations.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: The Symphony Space 2007

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SEL

Contents: Night the ghost got in / James Thurber ; read by Isaiah Sheffer (11:50) -- Roman fever / Edith Wharton ; read by Maria Tucci (23:12) -- Mak westing / Jack London ; read by Steven Gilborn (19:41) -- Rocking-horse winner / D. H. Lawrence ; read by John Shea (38:11) -- Lottery / Shirley Jackson ; read by Marian Seldes (21:21) -- Most dangerous game / Richard Connell ; read by Charles Keating...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2005

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SEL

Summary: A narration of short stories previously broadcasted on public radio stations.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2007

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SEL

Summary: A narration of short stories about married people.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2008

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Gabriele, Matthew

Summary: "A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality--a brilliant reflection of humanity itself."--Dust jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 GAB

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 GAB

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wld Gabriele

Summary: Prof. Daileader discusses major developments, leaders, and accomplishments in the history of Europe from about 1300 to 1500 A.D.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 LAT

Contents: Disc 1. Good living / Aleksandar Hemon (performed by Boyd Gaines) (13:22) -- Hell-heaven / Jhumpa Lahiri (performed by Rita Wolf) (49:29) -- Disc 2. The thing around your neck / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (performed by Condola Rashad) (25:04) -- Breaking and entering / Sherman Alexie (performed by B.D. Wong) (30:20).

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space, Inc. 2011

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Contents: Disc 1: Part of the story / Stephen Dobyns ; read by Isaiah Sheffer -- Second-hand man / read by Audra McDonald -- Disc 2: The man who could see radiance / John J. Clayton ; read by Paul Hecht -- Bush pigs / Richard Dooling ; read by Mark Nelson -- Disc 3: The smoker / David Schickler ; read by Robert Sean Leonard -- Night calls / Lisa Fugard ; read by the author.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2003

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Contents: Disc 1. Yma dream / Thomas Meehan (10:46)-- Gorilla, my love / Toni Cade Bambara (20:00)-- The fix / Percival Everett (29:22)-- disc 2. The H Street sledding record / Ron Carlson (21:01)-- The third and final continent / Jhumpa Lahiri (51:50)-- disc 3. Valor / Richard Bausch (47:25)-- Enough / Alice McDermott (20:06).

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2002

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Daileader, Philip.

Summary: Focusing on the seven centuries from 300 to 1000, this course examines the period of European history known as the "Dark Ages." The period is dominated by two empires, the Roman Empire and the Carolingian Empire.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.1 DAI

Contents: Disc 1. I am not a Jew (23:05) / John Biguenet ; read by David Strathairn -- Devotion (39:34) / Adam Haslett ; read by John Shea -- Disc 2. The worm in the apple (14:43) / John Cheever ; read by Anne Meara -- Mother's son (41:32) / Tessa Hadley ; read by Shohreh Aghdashloo -- Disc 3. Sarah's story (30:10) / Galina Vromen ; read by Jane Curtin -- Draft day (28:37) / Rattawut Lapcharoensap ; read...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2007

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SEL

Contents: Disc 1: Subsoil / Nicholson Baker ; read by Thomas Gibson -- Farrell's caddy / John Updike ; read by Charles Keating -- Disc 2: Jamaica / David Schickler ; read by Isaiah Sheffer -- Chivalry / Neil Gaiman ; read by Christina Pickles -- Disc 3. Nachman from Los Angeles / Leonard Michaels ; read by David Rakoff -- On the U.S.S. Fortitude / Ron Carlson ; read by Laura Esterman -- Fatso / Etgar...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Symphony Space 2004

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Tidd, Natasha

Summary: "Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover ups that caused Chernobyl. From forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Constantine, the Protocols of Zion and the mysterious Testament of Peter the Great, to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Michael O'Mara Books Limited 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 TID

Short, Martin

Summary: The Cat in the Hat, Sally and Nick learn about a variety of insects.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Ncircle Entertainment 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CAT

Short, Philip.

Contents: A family apart -- The captive -- Schisms of war -- Loose ends, new beginnings -- The staircase of power -- Requiem for empire -- Crossing the desert -- De Gaulle again -- Union of the left -- Politics is war -- The novitiate -- The sphinx -- The Florentine -- The monarch -- The survivalist -- The testament -- Acronyms.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MITTERRAND, FRANCOIS SHO