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Behold humanity! a sociological perspective End: media at the tipping point Evolution of society History of crime and punishment Left out of history Old-time radio collection People's history Revisioning American history Smithsonian collection (Radio Spirits, Inc.) Traveller's historySummary: This program tells the complete story of radio, from its roots in Marconi's wireless telegraphy and the invention of the vacuum tube by Lee De Forest, to its heyday in the 1930s and subsequent upstaging by television in a battle for audience-share. Academic experts discuss the impact of early innovators like Frank Conrad of station KDKA, Pittsburgh, who broadcasted from his garage; the power of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Harter, Jim.
Summary: The airport terminal, the most important building type in the world of transportation, is also the site of the most ambitious and innovative achievements in 20th-century architecture. From the timber runway used during the Wright Brothers' first powered flight to modern glass-and-steel structures, from military buildings housing fighter planes to public spaces for both travel and shopping,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 385 HARAnderson, William M. (William Martin)
Summary: Offering a comprehensive history on Detroit Tigers baseball, this fourth edition covers the history of major league baseball in Detroit from its beginnings in 1881 through the 2007 season. With over 500 photographs, it presents the highlights and lowlights of each season and gives a context for appreciating the Detroit careers of the players.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.357 ANDHivert-Carthew, Annick.
Summary: In 1933, President Roosevelt offered a bold new plan to save a generation of men and preserve natural resources. Over 102,000 men answered his call. Here are their stories. Proud to Work describes the work and the lives of the young men who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, where they fought forest fires, built bridges, created roads, and sent most of their earnings back to their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wilderness Adventure Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.7516 HIV1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 333.7516 HIV
Committee for a New England Bibliography
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. K. Hall 1976
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.374Committee for a New England Bibliography
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. K. Hall 1979
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.374Eaton, Gale
Summary: What do the Trojan Horse, Piltdown Man, Keely Motor Company, and Ponzi Scheme have in common? They were all famous hoaxes, carefully designed and bolstered with false evidence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 001.9 EATAmeri, Anan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 AMERitchie, Donald A.
Summary: "Doing Oral History has become one of the premier resources in the field of oral history. It explores all aspects of oral history, from starting an oral history project--including funding, staffing, and equipment--to conducting interviews, publishing, videotaping, preserving materials, teaching oral history, and using oral history in museums and on the radio. In this second edition, the author...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 907.2 RITSummary: The forms of punishment a society chooses, and what exactly it deems a crime, tell a great deal about that society's values. How is justice pursued and punishment meted out? This program looks at the history of punishment, beginning with early compensatory forms of justice, Hammurabi's Code, and the Law of Moses. Socrates' execution and Roman and medieval forms of justice are analyzed in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Neville, Peter
Summary: "A Traveller's History of Ireland gives a full and accurate portrait of Ireland from its prehistory right up to the present. The story opens with mysterious, early Celtic Ireland where no Roman stood, through Saint Patrick's mission to Ireland which began the process of making it "an island of saints," to the legendary high King Brian Boru and his struggle with Viking and Irish enemies alike....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2023
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Summary: Covers the entirety of U.S. disability history, from pre-1492 to the present. Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. It places the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, it's a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.4 NIECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.4 NIESummary: Presents episodes from various radio shows broadcast during the 1940s and early 1950s. Digitally remastered from original recordings, they represent a broad spectrum from radio's golden age.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Radio Spirits, Inc. 1994
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.774 BORSummary: Today's teens still listen to a lot of music, but it doesn't come from conventional radio. In this program, host Jian Ghomeshi takes the pulse of an industry that seems to be on the verge of dying as the shortcomings of airwave radio are measured against Internet radio, podcasting, satellite radio, and HD radio. Perspectives are provided by Bob Roback, of Yahoo! Music; Ralph Simon, of Mobile...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Harris, Duchess
Summary: Looks at different divisions of law enforcement on both the national and at the community level, discussing how they protect citizens, reduce crime, and serve their communities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 363.2 HARLewis, Cicely
Summary: "The White House tells the history of the United States, including slavery. Enslaved people were involved with every stage of building the structure. Learn more about the president's home and how to honor this history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.3 LEWButler-Ngugi, Anitra
Summary: "The Gold Rush was a major event in the US during the 1800s. This book explores what the Gold Rush was and the lesser-known people who participated in the event"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 BUTGoodman, Martin
Summary: "Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia. A History of Judaism provides the first truly comprehensive look in one volume at how this great religion came to be, how it has evolved from one age to the next, and how its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296 GOODiaz, Madi
Contents: Rage (1:49) -- Man in me (4:48) -- Crying in public (4:00) -- Resentment (2:53) -- Think of me (3:30) -- Woman in my heart (2:59) -- Nervous (2:46) -- Forever (4:38) -- History of a feeling (3:19) -- New person old place (4:06) -- Do it now (3:27).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DIAContents: CD 1. The hermit's cave: Spirit vengeance (1930s) ; Inner sanctum mysteries : Twice dead / with Larry Haines (11-6-50) -- CD 2. Lights out (a Willis Cooper production) : Battle of the magicians (7-27-46) ; Mollé mystery theatre : Follow that cab (4-19-46) -- CD 3. Murder at midnight : Death's goblet (10-21-46) ; Mystery in the air : The lodger / with Peter Lorre & Agnes Moorehead (8-14-47) --...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Nostalgia Ventures 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN OLDEdge, Laura Bufano
Summary: A history of the United States prison system and its many changes over the years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2009
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Summary: Describes in text and pictures weapons used through the ages, from the stones of prehistoric man to the bombs of modern times.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1977
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Contents: v. 1. The early years.--v. 2. The later years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Pub. Co. 1967
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 MAYCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Stacks, Call number: MIC 977 MAYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4 MAY1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.4 MAY