Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Contents: Essays. Collecting the image of America : Charles Willson Peale's The artist in his museum and Samuel F.B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre / Judith Russi Kirshner -- Painting the image of America : portraiture and genre in the 19th century / Elizabeth Milroy -- Americans in the landscape / D. Scott Atkinson -- American impressionism / Elizabeth Milroy -- America and the modernist spirit / D....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Terra Museum of American Art 1987
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709.73 PROSummary: This video examines THC and the cannabinoids marijuana, hashish, and hash oil. Expert commentary is presented by former NFL player Charles Hunt, a pharmacist, a police officer, addiction counselors, a historian, a pastor, recovering addicts, and others. Together, they explain the history and biological effects of THC, investigating its use, abuse, and hazards, and its reputation as a gateway drug.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Art Ensemble of Chicago
Contents: Coming soon (1:31) -- African woman = Umafazi w ese Afriki (13:54) -- Fundamental destiny (9:13) -- Fresh start (6:41) -- Khauleza = Hurry up (2:43) -- The bottom line (5:31) -- Black man = Indoda emnyama (9:18)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: DIW 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ ARTGreen Day
Contents: Brutal love -- Missing you -- 8th Avenue serenade -- Drama queen -- X-Kid -- Sex, drugs & violence -- A little boy named Train -- Amanda -- Walk away -- Dirty rotten bastards -- 99 revolutions -- The forgotten.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK GREBirkerts, Sven.
Summary: "In The Art of Time in Memoir, critic, editor, and memoirist Sven Birkerts examines the human impulse to write about the self. "Memoir is, for better and often for worse, the genre of our times," Birkerts writes. But what makes one memoir memorable and another self-serving? What determines the difference between graceful disclosure and sensational self-exposure? Birkerts argues that the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.93592 BIRReed, Lou
Summary: "Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013. Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REED, LOU REELevey, Joel.
Summary: Three relaxation sessions combining spoken words and music.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Earth View 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD NEW AGE LEVTomita, Isao
Contents: Also sprach Zarathustra : opening / Strauss (2:13) -- The planets : Saturn, the bringer of old age / Holst (3:49) -- The rite of spring : dance of the young girls / Stravinsky (3:13) -- Cranes in their nest (Japanese traditional) (4:36) -- Daphnis and Chloe suite no. 2 : general dance / Ravel (3:50) -- The lark ascending / Vaughan Williams (7:15) -- Close encounters of the third kind / Williams...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RCA Red Seal 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC TOMArt of Noise (Musical group)
Contents: A time for fear (Who's afraid) -- Beat box (Diversion one) -- Snapshot -- Close (to the edit) -- Who's afraid (of the Art of Noise) -- Moments in love -- Momento -- How to kill -- Realization.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Island Records 1984
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ARTWatkins, Steve
Summary: "Anderson finds himself drawn to the old trunk of military relics in the basement of his family's junk shop again. His friends Greg and Julie warn him to stay away from it, but he can't help himself. This time Anderson discovers an old grenade with a strange message scratched into it. But an old grenade is dangerous ... especially when the ghost of a soldier appears, claiming that it's his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC WATArt Ensemble of Chicago
Contents: Disc one. Jackson in your house. Jackson in your house ; Get in line ; Waltz ; Ericka ; Song for Charles -- Message to our folks. Old time religion ; Dexterity ; Rock out ; Brain for the Seine.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Charly Acquisitions Ltd. 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ ArtFarmer, Art.
Contents: Street of dreams (4:13) -- Rain check (3:37) -- Rue prevail (4:03) -- The sweetest sounds (from "No strings") (4:32) -- My romance (from "Jumbo") (4:52) -- Fly me to the moon (2:51) -- Naima (5:18) -- Ruby (4:33)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Mercury 1962
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ FARNeirynck, Baudouin.
Contents: Wine and grapes through history -- Grape growing -- Wine production -- Grape classification -- White wine grapes -- Red wine grapes -- Wine service -- Wine tastings -- Wine storage and investment -- Matching wine and food -- Wine labels from around the world -- Wine and health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square One Publishers 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 641.2 NeiD'Oench, Nancy.
Contents: Flower arranging in the west- a very long tradition -- Ikebana- ancient art, newest influence -- Four designers and their gardens -- Tables- a feast for the eyes -- Space- defined and contained -- Pedestals- elevated elegance -- Floral fashions- botanic culture -- Museums- fine art with flowers -- Beyond the walls- new locations, fresh looks -- The flower arranging study group- spread the word,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams, in association with the Garden Club of America 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745.92 D'OEGooch, Brad
Summary: "A stunning life of the iconic American artist, Keith Haring, by the acclaimed biographer Brad Gooch. In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped up on these blank spaces. These temporary chalk drawings numbered in the thousands and became synonymous with a city as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARING, KEITH GOOGarner, Art.
Summary: "Just before high noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 stopped for the first time in history. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery accident, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500. In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner expertly reconstructs the events, circumstances, and fatal decisions leading up to the sport's blackest day. Recalling a bygone era when drivers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.72 GARSummary: Throughout history, one type of individual has instinctively grasped art's power to persuade and manipulate-and indeed, images have become at least as deadly as swords or guns in the hands of political and military leaders. This program revolves around a basic question: when did art mutate from a vehicle of the imagination into a tool of the ruler? Beginning in Britain, the program looks at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: If the French Revolution had an official painter, it was Jacques-Louis David-although "official propagandist" is a much more accurate term. This program follows David's career from his early ambitions as a Prix de Rome scholar to the actions that defined him, morally and artistically, during the reigns of Robespierre and Napoleon. With The Death of Marat as its centerpiece, the program studies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Corso, Phil
Summary: "The martial art of tae kwon do is based on more than 5,000 years of Korean tradition. It's a combat system that focuses not only on physical performance but also on mental and spiritual wellness. The name of this martial art loosely means foot, fist, and discipline, and tae kwon do combines the strength of the body with the agility of the mind. Today, tae kwon do is a popular martial art for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.815 CORFrank, Robert
Summary: An educational psychologist and family therapist draws on his own experiences as a dyslexic to help parents understand their own dyslexic child and their fears, frustrations, and goals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 FRASummary: Life, death, heroism, tragedy-subjects that, until the latter half of the 20th century, propelled the canon of Western art. How do the abstractions of Mark Rothko figure in that tradition? Are they, in a sense, its swan song? This program depicts Rothko's engagement with timeless themes that dominated his thinking long after the mythic grandeur of Abstract Expressionism had yielded to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Webber, Jay.
Contents: Dance with you -- Delicate wings -- I'll go with you -- Mind can run -- Chord song -- Tell that boy -- Wait a minute -- Shadow of a tune -- Rita -- Get on up -- I know -- Weeds -- Had a dream -- Little things -- Place in time -- Little town
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: CDBY 2004
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL WEBSkogen, Jennifer
Summary: "After an unthinkable tragedy on Halloween, Jackson must decide if he should stay in Grey Hills, or pack up everything and leave with Sam and the others. ... When Jackson starts sleepwalking and hearing voices, he isn't sure if he is going crazy, or if he has inherited an unspeakable power. Meanwhile, Claire is determined to find out exactly what happened on Halloween, which brings Jackson...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SKOSummary: Although rendered in stone, the sculptures of Gian Lorenzo Bernini convey a sense of weightlessness perhaps unequalled in the history of Western art. This program illustrates Bernini's nearly miraculous ability to turn marble into a vessel of rapture, both spiritual and sexual. With The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa as his principal focus, presenter Simon Schama examines numerous works by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007