Summary: Welsh musician Gruff Rhys documents his latest musical road trip, retracing the American journey of his 18th century relative, the explorer John Evans, during the summer of 2012 by means of an "Investigative Concert Tour." Starting at Yale University's Beinecke Library, where Evans' famous map of his expedition is said to reside, Rhys immerses himself in concerts, recording sessions, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revolver Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AMESummary: "From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gospel explores Black spirituality through sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. But, while musical styles come and go, there is one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage, and wisdom. It is a message that resounds from the pulpit to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV GOSArlott, Norman
Summary: "This is a book like no other--the only truly comprehensive, one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world's birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 ARLSummary: The success of One-Act Plays for Acting Students prompted this follow-up book of twenty-eight contemporary short dramas by nationally known playwrights. Each play has a production time of ten to fifteen minutes, yet each script is a complete work--no cuttings. Most plays are for two actors--one woman and one man. Also included are plays for two women, two men, three actors and monologs. No...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meriwether Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.041 MORSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: On April 30, 1971, a standing-room-only crowd of New York's intellectual elite packed the city's Town Hall theater to see Norman Mailer, fresh from the controversy over his essay 'The Prisoner of Sex' and the backlash it received from leaders of the women's movement, tangle with a panel of four prominent female thinkers and activists: Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TOWBouman, Mark.
Summary: Mark Bouman recounts the events of his childhood at the hands of his larger-than-life, Neo-Nazi father in brilliant, startling detail in this memoir. From adventure-filled days complete with real-life war games, artillery fire, and tank races to terror-filled nights marked by vicious tirades, brutal beatings, and psychological torture, Mark paints a chilling portrait of family life that is at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BOUMAN, MARK BOUFeinstein, Harold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2000
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 582.13 FEIMallory, Tamika D.
Summary: A globally recognized civil rights activist presents an unwavering history of American systemic racism, a first-hand view of what makes for effective activism today, and a vision for lasting, positive change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Privilege Publishing, Atria 2021
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 MALSalaman, R. A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 1975
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 684.082 SALBerg, A. Scott
Summary: A biography of the 28th president of the United States includes details from recently-discovered papers that highlight the character of the scholar-leader who shepherded his country through the first World War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILSON, WOODROW BERSloman, Steven A.
Summary: "Two cognitive scientists explain how the human brain relies on the communal nature of intelligence and knowledge, constantly gathering information and expertise stored outside our mind and bodies, to overcome its shortcomings of being error prone, irrational and often ignorant,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Examines how a radical fringe of the Republican Party has used the trauma of the 9/11 terror attacks to advance a pre-existing military agenda to radically transform American foreign policy while rolling back civil liberties and social programs at home"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Media Education Foundation 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HIJFORMAN, JAMES D
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1972
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Summary: Presents a biography of Katharine Hepburn, based on conversations between the actress and the author. Details her career and her relationships with Spencer Tracy and Howard Hughes.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam Berkley Audio and BBC Audiobooks America 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 HEPBURN, KATHARINE BERBerg, A. Scott (Andrew Scott)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PERKINS, MAXWELL E BERSolomon, Steven D.
Contents: An overview of infidelity : the different types and how they occur -- The developmental model of long-term love relationships -- The three intimacies : self intimacy, conflict intimacy, and affection intimacy -- Self intimacy -- Conflict intimacy -- Affection intimacy -- The three types of infidelities : infidelities of fear -- Infidelities of anger -- Infidelities of loneliness -- Evaluating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.736 SOLBargh, John A.
Summary: "The world's leading expert on the unconscious mind reveals the hidden mental processes that secretly govern every aspect of our behavior. For more than three decades, Dr. John Bargh has been conducting revolutionary research into the unconscious mind--not Freud's dark, malevolent unconscious but the new unconscious, a helpful and powerful part of the mind that we can access and understand...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 154 BAREhrman, Bart D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 232.908 EHREhrman, Bart D.
Summary: Twenty-four lectures on the history and varieties of Christian doctrines in the early church.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 229.9206 EHRBerg, A. Scott (Andrew Scott)
Summary: The first and only writer to be granted unrestricted access to the archives of Charles A. Lindbergh presents an exhaustive biography of the heroic aviator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINDBERGH, CHARLES BERChany, Kalman A.
Summary: "Financing a college education is a daunting task no matter what your circumstances. With line-by-line instructions for filling out the FAFSA and consumer-friendly advice to minimize college costs, Paying for College helps you take control of your experience and: Maximize your financial aid eligibility ; Learn how COVID-19 and the latest tax laws affect the financing of your college education ;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Review 2021