Summary: Conventional wisdom enshrines the 1920s as the decade that roared-a time in which Americans kicked up their heels to the Charleston and went for one long joyride before the Wall Street crash of 1929. As this Bill Moyers program illustrates, those things did happen, but so did many others-not all of them fondly remembered. Nineteen Americans who lived through those years talk about their lives...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Mortlock, Michele
Summary: "Flappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T--these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era--the Roaring Twenties. It was the bees' knees, the cat's meow. If you're not familiar with 1920s slang, all the more reason to read this fascinating look at that wild, exciting decade. It began on the heels of one tragedy--the flu pandemic of 1918--and ended with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.91 MORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What MatlockSummary: Best known for its flappers, gangsters, and jazz, the Roaring Twenties was also an era of social tensions and political change. This program is a time capsule of a boisterous era that began with a surge of hope and ended on the verge of the Great Depression. Topics include the presidencies of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, the post-World War I "return to normalcy," the economic boom and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Baritz, Loren
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bobbs-Merrill 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.915 BARRobbins, Trina
Summary: The world of comic strips always reflected the fashion of the time-- from R.F. Outcault's nightie-clad 'Yellow Kid' to Grace Drayton's 'Campbell Kids'. By the 1920s all the little roly-poly girls depicted in those early strips had grown up, bobbed their curls, and become flappers. Women got the vote in 1920, and suddenly they were equal to the boys-- at least in the voting booth. They smoked...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROBCornwell, Bernard.
Summary: Returning to his northern home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg finds himself caught up in the takeover crusade of a self-proclaimed ruler of Northumbria, a situation that culminates in a midnight siege on a seemingly impregnable city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CornwWiencek, Henry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stonehenge 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 952 WIEQuinRose (Firm)
Summary: "In a dangerous country where every resident brandishes a weapon, Alice has been invited to stay at Hatter Mansion, home of Mafia boss Blood Dupre and his right-hand man, Elliot March. The more time Alice spends at the mansion, the more attached Elliot becomes to Alice. But will his affections prove dangerous for Alice's other Wonderland friends-- or for Alice herself?! In volume 2 of this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ALIDriscoll, Martin
Summary: "Think pro basketball begins with the opening tipoff? Think again! In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, go behind the scenes of a typical game day in professional basketball-from cleaning the hardcourt and mascot madness to locker room pep talks and postgame interviews. This fast-paced, fact-filled books will give basketball fans off all ages a totally fresh perspective on big-time basketball"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 DRISummary: Living in the era of The Great Gatsby, flappers succeeded in breaking through the barricades of gender prejudice and social inequality on a large scale. Using vibrant archival film clips and interviews with women who came of age during the Roaring 20s in Britain, this program chronicles the emergence of the modern woman in the aftermath of World War I. Higher education for women, the entry of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Green 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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Summary: "One day, a mysterious rabbit-eared man named Peter suddenly appears in Alice's garden and kidnaps her, whisking her off to a dangerous world where every resident brandishes a weapon. Trapped in this land in the midst of a three-way power struggle, Alice accepts an offer to stay at the Hatter's mansion. At the mansion, Alice meets the Hatter's right-hand man, Elliot March, who sports a pair of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ALIMorissette, Alanis
Contents: Smiling -- Ablaze -- Reasons I drink -- Diagnosis -- Missing the miracle -- Losing the plot -- Reckoning -- Sandbox love -- Her -- Nemesis -- Pedestal.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Epiphany Music 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: What if one simple change could save you from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer? Examine a whole-foods, plant-based diet-- it could save your life. This accessible guide provides the information you need to adopt and maintain a plant-based diet, with tips on transitioning, success stories from converts, and recipes for delicious, healthy, every-day meals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A man travels the Mississippi on a steamboat, making money to hire a lawyer to clear his nephew's name; upholding the law in a small southern town, Judge Billy Priest also plays matchmaker for his nephew; a country doctor upsets his small town when he has an affair with a widow; a young man's efforts to become a hero are thwarted when he joins the Armed Forces but is posted in his home town;...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY JOHDean, Kim
Summary: "Learning new words is fun and cool with Pete the at! Discover 100 groovy words paired with pictures from Pete's adventures."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Festival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Contents: Foods Jesus ate, to grow and enjoy -- A scriptural heritage -- Foods of the Bible to nourish the faithful -- Fruits and nuts of the Holy Land -- Site and soil for abundant growth -- Container gardening rewards -- Plant a row for the hungry -- Neot Kedumim : world's most extensive biblical garden -- Biblical gardens around the world -- Growing adventures with children -- Biblical food...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 SWESummary: Origami may seem an unlikely medium for understanding and explaining the world. But around the globe, several fine artists and theoretical scientists are abandoning more conventional career paths to forge lives as modern-day paper folders. Through origami, these offbeat and provocative minds are reshaping ideas of creativity and revealing the relationship between art and science. This film...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Green Fuse Films 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BETFitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)
Contents: The offshore pirate -- The ice palace -- Head and shoulders -- The cut-glass bowl -- Bernice bobs her hair -- Benediction -- Dalrymple goes wrong -- The four fists.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audiobooks 1999
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FITBuchanan, David
Summary: Discusses agriculture and the locavore movement and argues that a healthy food system depends on matching diverse plants to the demands of land and climate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 BUCSummary: "Ripped from the headlines of the turbulent era between the Great War and the Great Depression, this dynamic, nostalgia-tinged crime drama balances tommy-gun action with epic historical sweep. Legends James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart star as army buddies whose fortunes rise and fall as their fates intersect, first in a foxhole on the front lines of World War I, then in Manhattan's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Debord, Matthew
Summary: "In January, 2015 at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford unveiled a new car and the automotive world lost its collective mind. This wasn't some new Explorer or Focus. Onto the stage rolled a supercar, a carbon-fiber GT powered by a mid-mounted six cylinder Ecoboost engine that churned out over 600 horsepower. It was sexy, jaw dropping, but more than that, it was historic, a callback to the legendary...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 DEBMacy, Sue
Summary: "Macy offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the journey of women's rights through the lens of women in sports during the pivotal decade of the 1920s. With elegant prose, poignant wit, and fascinating primary sources, Macy explores the many hurdles presented to female athletes as they stormed the field, stepped up to bat, and won the right to compete in sports. Featuring bold and talented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.082 MACFord, Lita.
Contents: What do ya know about love (3:54) -- Kiss me deadly (3:59) -- Shot of poison (3:32) -- Hungry (4:53) -- Gotta let go (3:55) -- Close my eyes forever (4:42) -- Larger than life (3:56) -- Only women bleed (5:54) -- Playin' with fire (4:06) -- Back to the cave (4:01) -- Lisa (4:44).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RCA/Dreamland Records 1992