Kravitz, Lee.
Summary: A workaholic former editor of "Parade" magazine traces his midlife effort to reconnect with others while attending to the loose ends in his life for a year, sharing ten transformational journeys.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KRAVITZ, LEE KRASharp Things
Contents: I will always be swimming in this sea -- Boys club -- Vacationing -- Right -- Demon of love -- Lies about you and I -- Precious -- Lament/A million things -- It took forever to get home tonight -- Lonesome for the man -- Missing the daze.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Dive Records 2002
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SharpVan Praagh, James.
Summary: Shares stories of regret, remorse, and advice as received from spirits during the author's career as a medium, in a guide that counsels readers on being kind to others, letting go of emotional baggage, and self-forgiveness.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Spirit Van PraaghFrank, 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 FRASummary: This video divides its time between California, with an eco-friendly hotel (Hospitality and Tourism Cluster) and a sustainable information and communications technology consultancy (Information Technology Cluster), and the East Coast, with a firm that invests in green business development (Finance Cluster) and a manufacturer of chemical-free eco-friendly cleaning products (Business Management...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Branding, quality control, overseas expansion-these concepts are no longer limited to the business world. Schools, colleges, and universities are under increasing pressure to operate like international companies, adopting corporate business models and intensely pursuing "customers" in the global marketplace. Filmed in the United Kingdom, China, India, and Malaysia, this program examines the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Across Asia, the notion of "face"-a propriety of appearances-is being replaced by Western frankness, while traditional caste systems are yielding to wealth as the determinant of status. This program profiles three executives who typify the changing style of business in Asia: James C. Louey, senior executive of the world's largest bus company, KMB in Hong Kong; Dr. Jannie Tay, CEO of The Hour...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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O'Brien, Tim
Summary: Heroic young men carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 1998
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC O'BriCopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OBRCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction O'Brien 1990Brackston, Paula
Summary: "A new series about a young woman whose connection to antiques takes her on a magical adventure. New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter, Paula Brackston returns to her trademark blend of magic and romance to launch a new series guaranteed to enchant her audience even more. Xanthe and her mother Flora leave London behind for a fresh start, taking over an antique shop in the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BRACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION BRABad Things (Musical group)
Contents: Anybody (3:34) -- Fool (3:21) -- Haunting (2:54) -- Caught Inside (4:20) -- Saturday Night (3:17) -- Lost Feeling (2:34) -- Vices (2:47) -- Lonely Eyes (3:32) -- Bury (4:08) -- Say It Again (3:11) -- End of the Road (3:21) -- Cold Case (Bonus Track) (4:05) -- John Wayne (Bonus Track) (3:07).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. 2013
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Bad Things (Musical group)
Contents: Anybody (3:34) -- Fool (3:21) -- Haunting (2:54) -- Caught Inside (4:20) -- Saturday Night (3:17) -- Lost Feeling (2:34) -- Vices (2:47) -- Lonely Eyes (3:32) -- Bury (4:08) -- Say It Again (3:11) -- End of the Road (3:21).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. 2013
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Sparks, Amber
Summary: "Sparks's stories--populated with sculptors, librarians, astronauts, and warriors--form a veritable cabinet of curiosities. Mythical, bizarre, and ... moving, [the book] ... illuminates the search for a brief encounter with the extraordinary"--Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SPAPretty Things (Musical group)
Contents: Disc 1. S.F. Sorrow. S.F. Sorrow is born ; Bracelets of fingers ; She says good morning ; Private sorrow (A phase in the life of SF Sorrow) ; Balloon burning (A phase in the life of SF Sorrow) ; Death ; Baron Saturday ; The journey ; I see you ; Well of destiny ; Trust ; Old man going ; Loneliest person ; Defecting grey ; Mr. Evasion ; Talkin' about the good times ; Walking through my dreams --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recall 2cd/Snapper Music 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PRESummary: As corporations continue to think globally, the rapidly deteriorating state of the environment is demanding that they act locally-now. This program brings together the president of the World Bank and visionary corporate leaders to map out a plan for a sustainable future that everyone can live with. British Petroleum, an industry giant committed to reducing greenhouse gases; the Otto Group, a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Mootee, Idris.
Summary: A comprehensive playbook for applied design thinking in business and management, complete with concepts and toolkits As many companies have lost confidence in the traditional ways of running a business, design thinking has entered the mix. Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation presents a framework for design thinking that is relevant to business management, marketing, and design strategies...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 MOOSlaughter, Anne-Marie
Summary: "When Anne-Marie Slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department in 2009, she was confident she could juggle the demands of her position in Washington, D.C., with the responsibilities of her family life in suburban New Jersey. Her husband and two young sons encouraged her to pursue the job; she had a tremendously supportive boss,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.4209 SLASummary: In this program, Channel 4 commissioning editor John Richmond, producer Rachel Gesua, director Tim Supple, screenwriter Andrew Bannerman, and members of the cast and crew talk about the business of making a modest TV adaptation of Twelfth Night. Step by step, they walk viewers through scripting; budgeting for talent, crew, cameras, sound, sets, blue screen, lighting, and costuming; casting...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Moore, Alan
Summary: Swamp Thing, an elemental creature, fights to protect his home, the environment, and humanity from various threats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics/Vertigo 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SWAPerhacs, Linda
Contents: The soul of natural things -- Children -- River of God -- Daybreak -- Intensity -- Freely -- Prisms of glass -- Immunity -- When things are true again -- Song of the planets.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Asthmatic Kitty Records 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK PERMoore, Alan
Summary: Created out of the Swamp by a freak accident, Swamp Thing is an elemental creature who uses the forces of nature and wisdom of the plant kingdom to fight the polluted world's self-destruction. Alan Moore took the Swamp Thing to new heights in the 1980s with his unique narrative approach. His provocative and groundbreaking writing, combined with masterly artwork by some of the medium's top...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2009
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SWADevera, Czeena
Summary: Learn about some wild animals animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JE Teach DeveraSummary: Adrienne Rich, Victor Hernandez Cruz, and Michael S. Harper have changed the way poetry is heard, read, and absorbed. This program showcases these three poets who exult in language's ability to illuminate culture and history. Filmed at the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: How to deal with the different countries and complexities of Asia? Those without the language and a knowledge of customs and trade regulations are the outsiders, those with these tools are the insiders. This program presents three businessmen who bridge cultures, enabling their companies to thrive abroad: Shoza Honda, chairman of Spike, an Australian Internet company launching a branch in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Mouth Music (Musical group)
Contents: We are material -- Maisie's an earth girl -- Quiet land of Erin -- Sea of love -- The dae doers -- Northwards -- Are you experienced -- Roisin dubh -- The territory.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Skitteesh 2005