Ackerman-Leist, Philip
Summary: Mals, Italy, has long been known as the breadbasket of the Tyrol. But recently the tiny town became known for something else entirely. A Precautionary Tale tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a forward-thinking mayor who came together to ban pesticides in Mals by a referendum vote--making it the first place on Earth to accomplish such a feat, and a model for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 ACKLawrence, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1950
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.8 LAWLewis, Robert J. C. K.
Summary: This volume contains 160 color illustrations of the most common arms assigned to the heads of the various Welsh tribes or families.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1995
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.341 LEWMacDowell, Marsha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Museum in collaboration with the Association of Michigan Basketmakers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.412 MACClay, Kathryn.
Summary: "Simple text and photographs present ballet dancing, including simple steps"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J792.8 CLAValby, Karen
Summary: "The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas, the first principals in the Dance Theatre of Harlem, who traveled the world as highly celebrated stars in their field and whose legacy was erased from history until now. At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarça was a Black prima ballerina with a major international dance company-the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 920 VALHackett, Jane.
Summary: Step-by-step photographs, easy-to-follow instructions and tips from the professionals help the reader (both female and male) prepare for class, do warm-up moves, and basic positions. Further information includes how to look the part, prepare for a performance and ballet stories and famous ballet dancers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.8 HACKrummes, Daniel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nautical Works Press (102 East Front St., Traverse City, Mich. 49684) 1997
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 738.3 KRUWolfe, Missy.
Summary: An historical account of the early history of Greenwich, Conn., as told through the words of Elizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake Hallett.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot Press 2012
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.374 WOLHomans, Jennifer
Summary: "The New York Times called him "the Shakespeare of dancing." He appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Arguably the greatest choreographer who ever lived, George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century. His radical approach to choreography reinvented the art of dance and his richly imaginative ballets made him a legend. Yet, Balanchine's life was as dramatic as his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BALANCHINE, GEORGE HOMBalanchine, George.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.8 BALMeyer, Michael J.
Summary: A fascinating, intimate portrait of Beijing through the lens of its oldest neighborhood, Dazhalan. Meyer examines how the bonds that hold the neighborhood together are being torn by forced evictions as century-old houses and ways of life are increasingly destroyed to make way for shopping malls, the capital's first Wal-Mart, high-rise buildings, and widened streets for cars replacing bicycles....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.156 MEYGilbert, Sara
Summary: An elementary exploration of canyons, focusing on the geological evidence that helps explain how and where they form and spotlighting famous examples, such as Arizona s Grand Canyon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.44 GILYoung, Karen Romano
Summary: Introduces whales, discussing their physical features, behavior, and complex communication abilities, along with a history of whaling and a description of the efforts being made by scientists around the world to save them from extinction. --Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 599.5 YOUTeiwes, Helga.
Contents: A glimpse of a Hopi woman's life -- Contemporary Hopi basket weaving techniques -- The forms and functions of Hopi basketry -- Coiled-basket weavers of Second Mesa -- Wicker-basket weavers of Third Mesa -- Tradition, ritual, and continuity -- Art form as social bond.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arizona Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.412 TEIRobb, Alice
Summary: "An incisive exploration of ballet's role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet. Ballet is an art full of hyper-feminine trappings, but beneath the ornate costumes and exaggerated stage makeup, traits like thinness, stoicism, and submission are valued above all else....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROBB, ALICE ROBCurlee, Lynn
Summary: Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon--Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry, celebrity, and notoriety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Teen 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 NIJCopeland, Misty
Summary: "Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor, Raven Wilkinson, who had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 COPLyon, Lea
Summary: Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LYOViña, Rose
Summary: "As a young girl in Cuba, Alicia Alonso practiced ballet in tennis shoes. Within a few years, she was in New York City, with a promising ballet career. But her eyesight began to fail. When Alicia needed surgeries to save her vision, dancing was impossible, but she wouldn't give up her dream. She found the strength and determination to return to the stage and become a prima ballerina. This is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALONewman, Sandra Corrie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northland Press 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.41 NEWRichardson, Kristen
Summary: "The world of debutantes opens into a revealing story of women across six centuries, their limited options, and their desires. Digging into the roots of the debutante ritual, with its ballrooms and white dresses, Kristen Richardson- herself descended from a line of debutantes- was fascinated to discover that the debutante ritual places our contemporary ideas about women and marriage in a new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.48 RICNute, Grace Lee
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minnesota Historical Society 1955