Summary: In this video, Robin Strangis-a respected interior designer and a member of the influential Color Marketing Group-takes students on a trip through the world of color. After neatly summing up color's cultural significance and explaining the physics of color, she uses the color wheel to introduce primary, secondary, and tertiary colors; complementary colors; hue, value, and intensity; tints and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Monteagut, Lorraine
Summary: "Witchcraft has made a comeback in popular culture, especially among feminists. A growing subculture of withces, led by Afro-Caribbean immigrants, Indigenous Americans, and other witches of color, are reclaiming their ancestral traditions and contributing their voices to the feminist witchcraft today. Brujas chronicles the magical lives of these practitioners as they develop their healing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press Incorporated 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Sunlit windows and decorative lamps may look attractive to the human eye, but they don't always fit into the color palette a cinematographer wants to create. This program examines methods of color correction and filtration and how they can be used to alter existing light, either subtly or dramatically, when shooting film and video. Featuring several camera set-ups and lighting examples, the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Lost since its premiere on the BBC 50 years ago, this six-part Classic Doctor Who story has been meticulously animated based on the original audio recordings! One of the most celebrated Classic adventures, features the regeneration (or as it was called at the time "renewal") of First Doctor William Hartnell into Second Doctor Patrick Troughton. The Doctor and his companions Polly and Ben battle...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCPurushothaman, Deepa
Summary: "A deeply personal call to action for women of color to find power from within and join together in community, advocating for a new corporate environment where we all belong-and are accepted-on our own terms"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.13 PURHelmuth, Betsy
Summary: Helmuth shows you how to have a lovely home without a huge budget, without the help of a personal designer or an "eye for design." She reveals insider tips and a tried-and-tested method for decorating on a budget.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 670 HELRoth, Rita.
Summary: Presents a collection of thirteen Sephardic folk tales based on tales collected by the Israel Folktales Archives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Publication Society 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ROTSummary: The power of color. The power of freedom. The power of an aesthetic coming into its own in post-war America. Section one of this program explores the work of the rebel painter dubbed "Jack the Dripper" by Time magazine and launched into the American imagination by Life. Archival photos and film clips of Pollock in action provide a compelling glimpse of an artistic vision that defined its own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: "A vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that have shaped them and their work"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 LETSmith, R. J.
Summary: A tribute to the life and achievements of the "Godfather of Soul" covers his unconventional youth in a segregated South, his complicated family life, and his work as a civil rights advocate and entrepreneur.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWN, JAMES SMICallahan, Gail.
Contents: A very reasonable craft. The Big Three : fiber, color heat -- Your dye studio. Setting up your studio ; Safety first ; Be environmentally responsible ; Organizing your supplies ; Heat sources -- Fibers to dye for. What to expect from protein fibers ; The many elements that affect dye color ; Preparing fiber for the dyebath -- Dyes to try. Types of dyes ; Some dying warm ups ; Playing with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 CALSummary: Containing 40 stories in new translations by Tatar this celebration of the richness and dramatic power of the legendary fables also features 150 illustrations, many of them in color, by legendary painters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 GRISundh, Emma.
Summary: Offers step-by-step instructions on how to achieve retro hair styles, including finger waves from the 1920s, the beehive from the 1960s, and a 1940s-inspired Gibson tuck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Life SundahMelville, Sally.
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Publisher / Publication Date: XRX Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 MELSummary: In an unidentified French-speaking West African country, chaos reigns as civil war erupts. For the rebels, it's time to banish the 'white material' -- white folk and the trappings of white life. Among these is the Vial coffee plantation inhabited by Maria, her ex-husband Andre, their son Manuel, and his grandfather Bernard, a white family of French origin. Their terrified workers have fled,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WHIAndrews, Georgina.
Summary: A collection of one hundred science experiments designed to provide hands-on experience with scientific investigation, as well as the science behind the experiments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC 2006
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Summary: Discover the power of the weather in this full-color introduction to natural disasters for kids ages 7 to 10 that explores the science behind earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, wildfires, and tornadoes with STEM projects and real-world connections!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.34 HANQuindlen, Anna.
Contents: Good-bye Dr. Spock -- Our tired, our poor, our kids -- Doing nothing is something -- No privilege for parents -- In search of a grown-up -- Playing God on no sleep -- Playing perfect patty-cake -- Mom Quixote -- Now it's time for generation next -- Daughter of the groom -- Fall from the nest -- The C word in the hallways -- School's out for summer -- A new roof on an old house -- A quilt of a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 QUIRoche, Joyce M.
Summary: Based on her own experiences and those of top executives from organizations such as Eileen Fisher, Citigroup, BET, Pepsi, and Tupperware, she offers practical advice and valuable coping strategies that can help you embrace your own worth and live a life of joy, zest, and fulfillment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Walter, Ekaterina.
Summary: Filled with full-color images and thought-provoking examples from leading companies. The Power of Visual Storytelling explains how to grow your business and strengthen your brand by leveraging photos, videos, infographics, presentations, and other rich media. The book delivers a powerful road map for getting started, while inspiring new levels of creativity within organizations of all types and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 659.14 WALMerivale, Philippa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vega 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 MERWilliams, Talithia
Summary: Power in Numbers: The Rebel Women of Mathematics is a full-color volume that takes aim at the forgotten influence of women on the development of mathematics over the last two millennia. You'll see each eminent mathematician come to life on each page, women like the astronomer-philosopher Hypatia, theoretical physicist Emmy Noether, and rocket scientist Annie Easley. Power in Numbers: The Rebel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Race Point Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WILKendi, Ibram X.
Summary: We can let racism stand, or we can stand against it. Readers will follow a young Kendi as he learns (and unlearns) lessons that help shape his understanding racism. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America. Even more fundamentally, it points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. He asks us to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.8 KENTower of Power (Musical group)
Summary: With a stellar horn section and plenty of funk, Tower of Power created a unique sound. The hits from their time at Warner Brothers, which includes the hit What is Hip, are all featured here.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Archives 2001