Smollin, Anne Bryan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sorin Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 SMOSummary: This performance-based music documentary shares intimate discussions with various iconic contemporary New Orleans musicians, highlighting their history and upbringing, while demonstrating how a musical tradition has shaped their identity, community, and learning environment for the youth of the Crescent City. Comprised of four years of interviews, cityscape cinematography, studio performances,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRASummary: 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 2010Smolin, Lee
Summary: Quantum physics is the golden child of modern science. It is the basis of our understanding of atoms, radiation, and so much else, from elementary particles and basic forces to the behavior of materials. But for a century it has also been the problem child of science: it has been plagued by intense disagreements between its inventors, strange paradoxes, and implications that seem like the stuff...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.12 SMOSmolin, Lee
Summary: In Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, Lee Smolin provides an accessible overview of the attempts to build a final "theory of everything." He explains in simple terms what scientists are talking about when they say the world is made from exotic entities such as loops, strings, and black holes and tells the fascinating stories behind these discoveries: the rivalries, epiphanies, and intrigues he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 530.143 SMOSmolin, Lee
Summary: A theoretical physicist describes the evolution of modern-day string theory, the flaws in the attempt to formulate a "theory of everything" to explain all the forces and particles of nature and the origins of the universe, and their repercussions for physics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2006
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Summary: "With eight billion people in the world, why is it so hard to meet and make new friends? Making friends as an adult is not easy. Keeping friends isn't easy, either. There are legitimate obstacles in our way: we're busy, we're anxious, and too often, we'refar away. Jenn Bane and Trin Garritano, hosts of the feel-good podcast Friendshipping, know this better than anyone, and they've distilled the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing Co., Inc. 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 177 BANJans, Nick
Summary: "The unlikely true story of a six-year friendship between a wild, oddly gentle black wolf and the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636 JANRodriguez, Janel
Summary: "Series continuation, biographies of women in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920.72 RODJans, Nick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.86 JANWenner, Jann
Summary: "Rolling Stone founder, editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offers a memoir from the heart of the rock and roll generation: from the triumphs of the Beatles and the Stones to Bono and the Boss, from Burning Man to the White House. Jann Wenner has been called by his peers "the greatest editor of his generation." His deeply personal memoir brings you inside the music, the politics, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Players Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.027 JANJans, Nick
Summary: "No stranger to wildlife, Nick Jans had lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. But when one evening at twilight a lone black wolf ambled into view not far from his doorstep, Nick would finally come to know this mystical species--up close as never before. A Wolf Called Romeo is the remarkable story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, living...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636 JANRobertson, Jase
Summary: The "funnyman" of the Robertson family recalls his life and discusses his thoughts on family, faith, nature, and work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROBERTSON, JASE ROBBane, Peter.
Summary: A step-by-step, illustrated guide to creating resilient and prosperous households and neighborhoods across America introduces permaculture as a practical way to live well with less money, convert waste into wealth, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, and increase the availability of local produce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.58 BANJans, Nick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.784 JANPetrik-Gardner, Amanda
Summary: "The Compulsive Reassurance Seeking Workbook offers proven-effective tools to reduce compulsions, make peace with uncertainty, and better manage your OCD. Grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), an evidence-based treatment for OCD, this cutting-edge workbook reveals how reassurance seeking can interfere with your relationships, and provides healthy coping strategies you can use to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 PETSmoley, Richard
Contents: Kierkegaard's error -- Beyond the equation -- Conjugial love -- The selfish serpent -- Making brothers -- The cosmic human -- The special function -- Transcending the heart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 241.4 SMOToriseva, Janne
Summary: The Angry Birds' adventures continue as they visit a pastry fair, play tricks on the pigs, and check out what is burning on the island.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW/Rovio Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ANGAnolik, Alexander.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sphinx Pub. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.202 ANOPetrak, Stephanie
Summary: "Make your floral dreams come true with this stunning collection of handmade wreath projects. Lorraine's Cottage founder Stephanie Petrak will help you build each striking, florist-quality wreath stem by stem. Between springtime buds, summer blooms, fall foliage, and winter berries, there's a whimsical wreath for every occasion"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.926 PETSmoley, Richard
Summary: Who were the Gnostics? Were they heretics or visionaries who possessed the keys to Christianity's deepest secrets? Where did they come from? Did they leave any descendants? Why were they suppressed? Why do their ideas keep reappearing? Forbidden Faith is a comprehensive popular history of Gnosticism, a secretive tradition that has survived for centuries in many forms under many names.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299 SMOPerlin, Ross
Summary: "From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through six speakers of little-known and overlooked languages, diving into the incredible history of the most linguistically diverse place ever to have existed on the planet. Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and--because many have never been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 306.44 PERBYNUM, JANIE
Summary: Altoona Baboona travels the world in her hot air balloon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HARCOURT BRACE 1999