Bruegel, Pieter
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. N. Abrams 1969
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.9493 BRUSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Goodwin, Robert
Summary: The Golden Age of the Spanish Empire would establish five centuries of Western supremacy across the globe and usher in an era of transatlantic exploration that eventually gave rise to the modern world. It was a time of discovery and adventure, of great political and social change--it was a time when Spain learned to rule the world. Assembling a spectacular cast of legendary characters like the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 946 GOOGwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.)
Summary: "The tragic story of the British airship R101--which went down in a spectacular hydrogen-fueled fireball in 1930, killing more people than died in the Hindenburg disaster seven years later--has been largely forgotten. In His Majesty's Airship, historian S.C. Gwynne resurrects it in vivid detail, telling the epic story of great ambition gone terribly wrong. Airships, those airborne leviathans...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.12 GWYKey, Justin C.
Summary: Justin C. Key has long been obsessed with monsters. Reading R.L. Stine's Goosebumps as a kid, he imagined himself battling monsters and mayhem to a triumphant end. But when watching Scream 2, in which the movie's only Black couple is promptly killed off, he realized that the Black and Brown characters in his favorite genre were almost always the victim or villain--if they were portrayed at all....
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KEYWaller, Douglas C.
Summary: "The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Wild Bill Donovan, tells the story of four OSS warriors of World War II. All four later led the CIA. They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had-- Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey. Disciples is the story of these dynamic agents and their daring espionage and sabotage in wartime Europe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WALSummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISMcGraw, Phillip C.
Summary: "The game of life has changed, so it's time to throw out the old rule book and start studying the new one! Dr. Phil's new book, Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World, tells you the ugly truth about the users, abusers, and other "bad guys" in life, and reveals the secrets of how they think and how they could exploit you. Dr. Phil explains the "Evil Eight," identifying...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bird Street Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 MCGCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 158.1 MCGMancall, Peter C.
Summary: Presents a comprehensive of the American Revolution, from the early settlement of the continent, through the crises of the 1760's and 1770's, to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and finally to the election of 1800. Also examines the role played by African Americans and Native Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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Zuckerman, Jocelyn C.
Summary: "Jocelyn C. Zuckerman spent years traveling the globe, from Liberia to Indonesia, India to Brazil, reporting on the human and environmental impacts of this poorly understood plant. The result is Planet Palm, a riveting account blending history, science, politics, and food as seen through the people whose lives have been upended by this hidden ingredient. This groundbreaking work of first-rate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 633.8 ZUCPigafetta, Antonio
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marsilio Publishers 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.41 PIGHarris, Michael C.
Summary: "Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Gov What HarrisMeyer, Stephen C.
Summary: "The anticipated third book from New York Times bestselling author and respected Intelligent Design scholar Stephen C. Meyer makes a compelling argument for the existence of God based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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Summary: "Angela C. Santomero, the creator, executive producer, and head writer of many of today's most popular educational children's shows believes in the radical power of kindness, on her shows, and in her life. Inspired by her mentor Fred Rogers, beloved host of the classic, award-winning PBS show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Angela has dedicated her life to teaching others that when you treat...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 177 SANBogle, John C.
Contents: What went wrong in corporate America? : a pathological mutation -- Why did corporate America go wrong? : "somebody's gotta keep an eye on these geniuses" -- How to return corporate America to its owners : "owners of the world, unite!" -- What went wrong in investment America? : King Kong, or Mighty Joe Young? -- Why did investment America go wrong? : the momentary precision of stock prices...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.122 BOGCast, P. C.
Summary: Mari is an Earth Walker, heir to the unique healing powers of her Clan, but she has cast her duties aside until she is chosen by a special animal ally, altering her destiny forever. When a deadly attack tears her world apart, Mari reveals the strength of her powers and the forbidden secret of her dual nature as she embarks on a mission to save her people. It is not until Nik, the son of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2016
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1 available in Adult- Fantasy, Call number: Fantasy Cast 2016Copies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CASMeyer, Stephen C.
Summary: Charles Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. In what is known today as the "Cambrian explosion," 530 million years ago many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of rock. In Darwin's Doubt Stephen C. Meyer tells the story of the mystery surrounding this explosion of animal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 MEYGedacht, Daniel C.
Summary: Surveys the life of George Washington, the son of a Virginia tobacco planter who became the first president of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerPlus Books 2004
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Summary: Ohanian offers insights into aspects of Albert Einstein that many don't usually consider: his mistakes and the role they played in the discovery of his theories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.09 OHALewis, C. S. (Clive Staples)
Summary: Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, The Reading Life provides guidance and reflections on the love and enjoyment of books. Engaging and enlightening, this well-rounded collection includes Lewis' reflections on science fiction, why children's literature is for readers of all ages, and why we should read two old books for every new one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne / HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 028 LEWCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 028 LEWLieven, D. C. B.
Summary: "A dazzling account of the men (and occasional woman) who led the world's empires, a book that probes the essence of leadership and power through the centuries and around the world. From the rise of Sargon of Akkad, who in the third millennium BCE ruled what is now Iraq and Syria, to the collapse of the great European empires in the twentieth century, the empire has been the dominant form of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 352.23 LIEGuelzo, Allen C.
Summary: Fateful Lightning offers a vivid and original account of an event whose echoes continue with Americans to this day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 GUEDobson, James C.
Summary: Parenting author Dr. James Dobson discusses how parents can face the challenges of raising daughters to become healthy, happy, and successful women who overcome challenges specific to girls and women today and who ultimately excel in life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.8 DOBSolomon, Robert C.
Summary: Twenty-four 30-minute lectures on the philosophy of emotions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2006