Gaiman, Neil
Summary: "Drawn from Gaiman's trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, Art Matters is an embodiment of this remarkable multi-media artist's vision--an exploration of how reading, imagining, and creating can transform the world and our lives"
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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Summary: "In Mastering the Art of Quitting the authors show us how to let go when we need to and how to start over. A guide to increasing our emotional and mental flexibility, assessing our goals, and knowing when to hang in or bail out, it tackles our tendenciesto overanalyze, ruminate, and put a positive spin on situations we actually need to avoid. In a culture which perceives quitting as a last...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 STRThomson, David
Summary: Does acting matter? David Thomson, one of our most respected and insightful writers on movies and theater, answers this question with intelligence and wit. In this fresh and thought-provoking essay, Thomson tackles this most elusive of subjects, examining the allure of the performing arts for both the artist and the audience member while addressing the paradoxes inherent in acting itself. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792 THOLaing, Olivia
Summary: ""One of the finest writers of the new non-fiction" (Harper's Bazaar) explores the role of art in the tumultuous twenty-first century. In the age of Trump and Brexit, every crisis is instantly overridden by the next. The turbulent political weather of thetwenty- first century generates anxiety and makes it difficult to know how to react. Olivia Laing makes a brilliant, inspiring case for why...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 701 LAISummary: "Traces the history of fantasy art in North America and the UK. Through interviews, guided tutorials, and tips, shows readers how to design, draw, and paint fantasy art using traditional and digital tools"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Chapel Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700.415 MASMcKeown, Greg
Summary: "Do you ever feel like: You're teetering right on the edge of burnout? You want to make a higher contribution, but lack the energy? You're running faster but not moving closer to your goals? Everything is so much harder than it used to be? As high achievers, we've been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved with relentless work. That if we want to overachieve, we have to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2021
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Summary: The authors identify the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves. Because these moves are central across all disciplines, the book includes chapters on writing in the sciences, writing in the social sciences, and writing about literature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word GraffFarmer, Art.
Contents: Mox nix -- Fair weather -- Darn that dream -- The touch of your lips -- Jubilation -- Like someone in love -- I love you -- Cold breeze.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Note 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ FARHodes, Art
Contents: Winin' boy blues (3:44) -- Old fashioned love (3:50) -- Blues yesterday (3:50) -- Ballin' the jack (3:12) -- Struttin' with some barbecue (2:53) -- When my sugar walks down the street (3:22) -- It's the blues (2:05) -- Winin' boy blues (alt) (4:07) -- Indiana (3:24) -- Steady roll (3:25) -- Just a closer walk with thee (2:47) -- If I could be with you just one hour tonight (2:59).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Delmark Records 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ HODDow, Michael
Summary: Rudolph “Rudy” Dersch is the newly minted CEO of the world’s largest, multi-trillion-dollar corporate conglomerate. But the job comes with an unexpected twist–an invitation to join the Consortium, a small, secretive group of global elites who effectively decide what’s best for the rest of humanity. How does Rudy’s struggle to reconcile business and family impact the world’s future? And who, if...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michael Dow 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOWTatum, Art
Summary: Documents the career of jazz pianist Art Tatum through interviews, rare footage, and photographs.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MVD Visual 2008
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ARTFarmer, Art
Contents: Cascavelo (06 min., 21 sec.) / Muhlbradt -- The Day After (08 min., 28 sec.) / McIntosh -- Con-Fab (04 min., 33 sec.) / Pauer -- The Gap Sealer (06 min., 35 sec.) / Heath -- Cocodrilo (04 min., 30 sec.) / Politzer -- Whole Tone Stomp (05 min., 36 sec.) / Pauer.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal GmgH 0000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ FARPepper, Art
Contents: Wee (Allen's Alley) (7:39) -- Over the rainbow (10:28) -- In the middle of a kiss (8:51) -- Broadway (6:29) -- Girl from Ipanema (10:31) -- Breakdown blues (10:01).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pablo Records 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ PEPPEHerman, Amy
Summary: "Art historian Amy Herman has trained experts from many fields how to perceive and communicate better. By showing people how to look closely at images, she helps them hone their 'visual intelligence', a set of skills we all possess but few of us know how to use properly. Whether you want to be more effective on the job, more empathetic toward your loved ones, or more alert to the trove of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016