English, Charlie
Summary: "This is a tragedy that begins in the halls of psychiatry and modern art and ends in the Nazis' first gas chambers. In the early 1920s, Hans Prinzhorn, a psychiatrist and aesthete, sought insight from the art of mental patients such as Franz Buhler. Buhler was a brilliant, well-known ironworker until his schizophrenia diagnosis, and his work was compared to that of Munch and Duhrer. Prinzhorn...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700.943 ENGEnglish, Ashley
Summary: Whether you want to make pickles from cucumbers grown in your own garden or turn those berries you scored at the farmers' market into delicious jam, here's the book that will make it fun and simple--even if you're a beginner. Ashley English offers clear information to help you get started, how-to steps, invaluable troubleshooting tips, tons of inspiration, plus profiles of home canners.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lark Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Pre EnglishSummary: How did a language originally spoken in just a small part of the British Isles come to dominate the communication of so many different countries? From its start as a diverse group of Anglo-Saxon dialects and all the way onward to adoption on a global scale, this program tracks the establishment of English as the world’s common tongue. English crossed the sea by means of settlement, trade, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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English, Lawrence
Contents: The Liquid Casket -- Wilderness of Mirrors -- Guillotines and Kingmakers -- Another Body Wrapped in Skin -- Wrapped in Skin -- Forgiving Noir -- Graceless Hunter -- Hapless Gatherer.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK ENGEnglish, Charlie
Summary: The story of how a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts into hiding when al-Qaeda-linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, Charlie English expertly twines a fraught and fascinating account of one of the planet's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 966.2 ENGBad English (Musical group)
Contents: Best of what I got / J. Waite, J. Cain, N. Schon -- Heaven is a 4 letter word / N. Schon, J. Cain, J. Waite, M. Spiro -- Possession / J. Waite, J. Cain, R. Phillips -- Forget me not / J. Waite, J. Cain, M. Spiro -- When I see you smile / D. Warren -- Tough times don't last / J. Cain, D. Roberts, J. Waite -- Ghost in your heart / J. Waite, M. Page, J. Cain -- Price of love / J. Waite, J. Cain --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Day-to-day use of English has impacted local languages everywhere, spawning the growth of variants such as India’s Hinglish and Singlish in Singapore. Do these variations undermine language, or do they enrich it? This program examines the emergence of hybrid forms of English and discusses their pros and cons. A push by the Singapore government to promote Standard English was met with fierce,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This program explores how America's rise as an economic power made it the driving force behind the spread of English in the 20th century. A world tour illustrates how English has mixed with other languages-from "Franglais" in France to "Singlish" in Singapore-and how the dollar's power, coupled with the lure of consumerism, has made English the international trade language. Bringing it full...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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English, T. J.
Summary: "From T.J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 ENGSummary: Three versions of the Judgment of Solomon story illustrate the changes that have taken place in the English language across more than a millennium: from Aelfric's 10th-century account of how Solomon's wisdom reached to the truth, through Middle, to Early Modern and Modern English. At each stage, the grammar and vocabulary of the pieces are analyzed, as are the social assumptions of the writers....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Modern English (Musical group)
Contents: Someone's calling -- Life in the gladhouse -- Face of wood -- Dawn chorus -- I melt with you -- After the snow -- Carry me down -- Tables turning -- Someone's calling (remix) -- Life in the gladhouse (remix) -- I melt with you (7" mix) -- The prize -- Life in the gladhouse (12" mix) -- The choicest view.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MODLerer, Seth
Summary: Presents lectures on the history of the English language.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1998
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 420 LER PART ICall number: CD 420 LER PART III
Summary: This course introduces the student to the history of the English language, from its origins as a dialect of the Germanic-speaking peoples, through the literary and cultural documents of its 1500 year span, to the state of American speech of the present day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 HISCall number: DVD 420.9 HIS
Manfred Mann
Contents: Do wah diddy diddy (single version) -- Why should we not (version 1) -- Cock-a-hoop -- Now you're needing me -- 5-4-3-2-1 (parts 1 & 2) -- Hubble bubble (toil and trouble) -- I'm your kingpin -- Do wah diddy diddy (unedited version) -- Sha la la -- Come tomorrow -- She -- Dashing away with the smoothing iron -- Oh no not my baby -- My little red book (all I do is talk about you ) -- The one in...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Ascot/EMI 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MANSummary: English is a language spoken by two billion people, perhaps even more. This classic PBS program examines the prevalence of English in the world today and presents a historical overview of its rise. Focusing on the expansion of the British Empire and the emergence of English-language mass media, the program explains how widespread English usage survived Britain's post-WWII decolonization,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Newman, David
Contents: The many facets of Shiloh -- We're a winner -- Children of Abraham -- Headstart -- Chained no more -- The funky way to treat somebody -- Sylvia -- That's all
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Collectables Records 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ NEWEnglish, Karen
Summary: "Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He doesn't look or act like other kids. When Gavin's bike goes missing, they think Khufu stole it, but did he?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ENGBragg, Melvyn
Contents: The common tongue -- The great escape -- Conquest -- Holding on -- The speech of kings -- Chaucer -- God's english -- English and the language of the state -- William Tyndale's bible -- A renaissance of words -- Preparing the ground -- Shakespeare's english -- "My America" -- Wild west words -- Sold down the river -- Mastering the language -- The proper way to talk -- Steam, streets and slang...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 BRASummary: Adam and his heroic squad of misfits discover the legendary power of Grayskull and their destiny to defend Eternia from sinister Skeletor. This animated CG series reimagines the '80s cartoon classic with fresh storylines and a modern spin.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HE-MSummary: Gullah-the African-influenced dialect of Georgia's Sea Islands-has undergone few changes since the first slave ships landed 300 years ago, and provides a clear window into the shaping of African-American English. This classic PBS program traces that story from the west coast of Africa through the American South, then to large northern cities in the 1920s. Studying the origins of West African...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Egypt. Land of the Pharaohs… and of the Bible. This program accompanies journalist Bruce Feiler on a historical, geographical, and spiritual reconstruction of Genesis and Exodus narratives. Trekking by camel, boat, and horseback, Feiler discovers how the ancient Egyptian culture and religion influenced the Israelites during their centuries-long stay in Egypt, especially in the importance placed...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Cook, Glen.
Summary: The fourth and final omnibus of novels from Cook's Black Company series, this collection includes "Water Sleeps" and "Soldiers Live."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COOBrandreth, Gyles Daubeney
Summary: A style manual for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic identifies the common mistakes and correct usage of everything from dangling participles to transitive verbs. Our language is changing, literary levels are declining, and our grasp of grammar is at a crisis point. From commas to colons, apostrophes to adverbs, there are countless ways we can make mistakes when writing or...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program travels from Lyon and its surrounding region to Belgium, Switzerland, Senegal, and Quebec to savor some of the various flavors of French that have flourished on the Continent and abroad. Native speakers sing the language's praises and in doing so offer interesting insights into the cultures they represent-places where French must compete with other languages for prominence.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005