Summary: 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Jones, Margaret B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 098.3 JONJukes, Helen
Summary: "Helen Jukes is entering her thirties and feeling disconnected and trapped by her office job. Then, for good luck, she is given a colony of honeybees. According to folklore, a colony, freely given, brings good fortune, and the author embarks on an emotional, rewarding journey during the course of a year as she cares for these wondrous beings and learns the art of beekeeping." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JUKES, HELEN JUKMaigret, Caroline de
Summary: "From the bestselling authors of How to be Parisian, what smart, savvy, fabulous French women think, feel and advise as they hit forty on life, love, and everything else Older, but Better, but Older has the playful wit, self deprecation and worldly advice we have come to expect from these bestselling authors, but now that advice is focused on the French woman's mindset as she hurtles towards...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 DEMJukes, Geoffrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1968
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Publisher / Publication Date: Art Institute of Chicago 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 770.92 WOLRey, Margret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYHarris, Jules (Jules Shuzen)
Summary: "Zen teacher Jules Shuzen Harris argues that contemporary American Buddhists face two primary challenges: (1) "spiritual bypassing," which means avoiding or repressing psychological problems in favor of "pretend Enlightenment," and (2) settling for secularized forms of Buddhism or mindfulness that have lost touch with the deeper philosophical and ethical underpinnings of the religion. Drawing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hungry Mind 1995
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Summary: Using realistic paper-sculpture art, this book celebrates backyard animals and nature through the seasons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC RuursMorrison, Julee
Summary: "Fire up your curiosity to try new foods and impress your family and friends. [This book] will help you learn the basics of cooking and baking while having fun and creating incredible meals (and memories) from scratch. The recipes begin with the fundamentals, then take your skills to the next level. Start with the perfect scrambled eggs and work your way up to fancy egg dishes like omelets and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 1989
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Summary: "In 2009, Todd Bol built the first Little Free Library as a memorial to his mom. Five years later, this simple idea to promote literacy and encourage community has become a movement. Little Free Libraries-freestanding front-yard book exchanges-now numbertwenty thousand in seventy countries. The Little Free Library Book tells the history of these charming libraries, gathers quirky and poignant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2015
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Summary: "Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 VERMorris, Sylvia Jukes.
Summary: Born illegitimate on New York's Upper West Side, with nothing to recommend her but blonde good looks and a ferocious intelligence, she used sex, street smarts, acid humor, and money to plot a career more improbable than anything in her own fiction and drama. At ten, Clare Boothe understudied Mary Pickford on Broadway. At twenty, she was both a suffragette and a siren to well-placed men on both...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1997
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead 1979
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Publisher / Publication Date: Duckworth 1887
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Summary: Describes unusual mobile libraries found around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2005
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Summary: In this practical and fun guide, Tomatomania! owner Scott Daigre provides a peek into his Ojai, California, tomato patch and details a "reality gardening" approach to growing the world's favorite summer treat. Tomatomania! walks readers through every step of the tomato gardening process, from the earliest planning stages to those final satisfying kitchen table moments of the season.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.642 DAIHoward, Jules
Summary: "A celebration of dogs, the scientists who've lived alongside them, and how canines have been key to advancements in science for the betterment of all species. Almost everywhere there are humans on planet Earth, there are dogs. But what do dogs know and understand of the world? Do their emotions feel like our own? Do they love like we do? What do they think of us? Since our alliance first began...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 HOWJules, Jacqueline
Summary: Offers Hanukkah history, rituals, activities, songs, and recipes designed to create meaningful family moments.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296 JULVerne, Jules
Summary: In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2005
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT CD Fiction Verne 2004Verne, Jules
Summary: Deux ans de vacances est un roman de Jules Verne paru en 1888. Dans le Pacifique, un yacht, le Sloughi, est en perdition. A bord, quinze enfants de huit à quatorze ans. Pas un adulte avec eux; le bateau a rompu mystérieusement ses amarres dans un port de la Nouvelle-Zélande alors que les enfants s’apprêtaient à entreprendre une croisière, et que tout l’équipage se trouvait à terre. La tempête...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Le Livre de poche jeunesse 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 VER FRENCHVerne, Jules
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baronet Books 1960