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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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 2010Summary: An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2005
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GUNSummary: 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 HISDe Vries, Ardeth
Summary: Old Dog Haven is a nonprofit organization helping western Washington's homeless senior dogs by providing a network of loving safe private foster homes. This illustrated collection of true stories explains the organization by introducing you to 36 Old Dog Haven dogs and the people who rescued them. A celebration of hope, transformation and life lessons taught by old dogs and the people who love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bennett & Hastings Publishing 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 DEVDe Vries, Clare.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 1999
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 708.4 MUSCall number: DVD 708.4 MUS
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great 708.4 MuseumDe Bres, Helena
Summary: A professor of philosophy discusses the unique place of twins in the world, including their representations in art, myth and popular culture, with illustrations by her identical twin sister.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.44 DE BAbraham, Nikhil
Summary: See all the things coding can accomplish The demand for people with coding know-how exceeds the number of people who understand the languages that power technology. Coding All-in-One For Dummies gives you an ideal place to start when you're ready to add this valuable asset to your professional repertoire. Whether you need to learn how coding works to build a web page or an application or see...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 005 ABRFeinstein, John.
Summary: Sports writer John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream: a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in the game -- not just on the field, but in the locker rooms and behind the scenes of some of the most extraordinary sports moments of all time.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 796.092 FEIDe Rosa, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 262.13 DERDer Manuelian, Peter.
Summary: An ABC book showing the relationships between the English alphabet and Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1991
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: For three days in the summer of 1969, a rock concert was held on an upstate New York farm, and 400,000 people attended -- far more than were anticipated, far more than paid, far more than could be fed or sheltered or cared for after injuries or drug overdoses. It rained, there was mud, all traffic in and out was gridlocked, and the music continued, night and day. "Woodstock Nation" existed for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Pictures 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WOOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD WOOVan der Linde, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1978
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Combines two complete workouts, one for toning and one for sculpting, which target specific areas of the body and include moves for all ages and skill levels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Pan Industries 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 NEWSummary: After returning from Auschwitz, Otto Frank, the only survivor of the family, is confronted with Anne's diary. He renews ties with his daughter by reading it. The film tells the story of what he went through, how the loss of his family scarred his life, how he dealt with the dilemmas that the publication of the diary brought upon him, and how he made a memorial of his daughter's legacy and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Living Color Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OTTLiu, Marjorie M.
Summary: On a special mission for princess Leia, Han finds himself about to enter the most dangerous race in the galaxy: the Dragon Void. He's the best pilot with the fastest ship and Chewbacca is at his side but the competition is fierce and the course can be lethal-- and that's before the Empire closes in on him. Surrounded by deadly threats, can he complete the mission and pilot the Millennium Falcon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide 0000
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Publisher / Publication Date: Freshwater Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.24 GREChristopher, Matt.
Summary: A history of baseball's World Series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC CHRMeyer, Elizabeth
Summary: A humorous memoir follows a young socialite as she risks social suicide to work for a legendary funeral chapel on New York City's Upper East Side after she discovered a knack for helping people cope with their grief.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media Inc 2015
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 921 MEYER, ELIZABETH MeyAster, Alex
Summary: After changing the fate he has known since birth, twelve-year-old Tor Luna, accompanied by his friends Engle and Melda, must visit the notorious Night Witch to break the curse he now faces.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD ASTMuhlke, Christine
Summary: Today's food-lovers often travel the globe to enjoy the food of acclaimed chefs. Yet the tradition of seeking out unforgettable dining experiences goes back centuries, and this gorgeous book reveals the closely held secrets behind the world's most iconic recipes - dishes that put restaurants on the map, from 19th century fine dining and popular classics, to today's most innovative kitchens,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon 2019