Preston, Christopher J. (Christopher James)
Summary: "Conventional wisdom is that wild animals are being wiped out. But conventional wisdom skips some important details. Wildlife is rebounding. Not everywhere. Not every species. But a handful of wildlife populations have reached numbers unimaginable in a century. Red deer in Europe, bison in North America, humpback whales in the Atlantic. They have all seen their populations explode. They are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.97 PREHayes, Christopher
Summary: "An Emmy Award-winning news anchor and New York Times best-selling author argues that there are really two Americas--a Colony and a Nation,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 HAYSummary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AUDHayes, Christopher
Summary: "America likes to tell itself that it inhabits a postracial world, yet nearly every empirical measure-- wealth, unemployment, incarceration, school segregation-- reveals that racial inequality has barely improved since 1968, when Richard Nixon became our first 'law and order' president." Hayes examines the surge in crime that began in the 1960s and peaked in the 1990s, and the unprecedented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 364 HAYHayes, Christopher
Summary: Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to corruption and failure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.52 HAYWatts, Christopher T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Society of Genealogists 1992
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 WattsRatey, John J.
Summary: In GO WILD, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies have not kept pace. This mismatch affects every area of our lives, from our general physical health to our emotional wellbeing. Investigating the power of living according to our genes in the areas of diet, exercise, sleep, nature,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 RATSummary: Discover the stories, ideas, and methods behind today's most compelling artists; features sixteen artists from North America (Chicago, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Vancouver).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ARTSummary: "This meditation on cinema's past from Decasia director Bill Morrison pieces together the bizarre true history of a long-lost collection of 533 nitrate film prints from the early 1900s. Located just south of the Arctic Circle, Dawson City was settled in 1896 and became the center of the Canadian Gold Rush that brough 100,000 prospectors to the area. It was also the final stop for a distribution...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DAWCoates, J. C.
Summary: Max the Boston terrier and his puppy friends instruct readers on the concept of opposites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This episode interweaves the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. It explores why Darwin's "dangerous idea" might matter even more today than it did in his own time, and reveals how science might be used to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2001
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DARWatts, Duncan J.
Summary: Discusses how the concept of common sense is inadequate in an increasingly complex world and draws on multiple disciplines to offer insight into the sources of such topics as popularity, economics, and self-deception.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Business 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Moore, Christopher J.
Summary: " The quintessential A to Z guide to British English-perfect for every egghead and bluestocking looking to conquer the language barrier Oscar Wilde once said the Brits have "everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language." Any visitor to Old Blighty can sympathize with Mr. Wilde. After all, even fluent English speakers can be at sixes and sevens when told to pick up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 427 MOOHEROLD, J. CHRISTOPHER
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1948
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 949.4 HERAnderson, Christopher J.
Summary: "This valuable addition to the series looks at America's armored forces throughout the twentieth century--from the use of prototypes tanks sputtering their way forward in 1918, to the complex technology of Operation Desert Storm. with detailed commentary by John P. Longellier, this book demonstrates just why these lethal troops were known as "Hell on Wheels"."--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pen & Sword Military 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 358.18 ANDWalker, Cyril Alexander.
Summary: Discusses more than 500 specimens, includes color photographs, and provides concise descriptions and essential indentification information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560 Walker 2002Summary: Ten years after the events of Phantom menace, Senator Padme Amidala survives an assassination attempt as she returns to Coruscant for an important vote. The Jedi Council send Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to protect her. After tracking the assassin, but failing to get any information from her, Obi-Wan is sent to Kamino to continue their investigations while Anakin is sent with Amidala to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2002
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3 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI STASummary: "The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames is widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products ... But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life ... has been less widely understood. Narrated by James...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EAMChivers, C. J. (Christopher John)
Summary: "Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both fronts from the beginning, walking side by side with combatants for more than a dozen years. He describes the experience of war today as it is endured by those most at risk--the camaraderie and profound sense of purpose, alongside courage, frustration, and moral...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 CHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7 CHIAudubon, John James
Contents: Mississippi River journal -- From 1826 journal -- From Ornithological biography -- Delineations of American scenery and manners -- Missouri River journals -- Other writings -- Letters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.092 AUDSummary: "Emmy Award-winner John Scagliotti, producer of the landmark films "Before Stonewall" and "After Stonewall", guides us in a wondrous tour of erotic history, poetry and visual art in this point-of-view documentary on same-sex desire from ancient times to Victorian crimes. He explores how the sexual revolution of the 1960s and the growth of LGBT political power in the 1990s cleared the path for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEFAmes, Lee J.
Summary: Shows aspiring artists how to draw cartoon animals with ease.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Drawing AmesAmes, Lee J.
Summary: Step-by-step instructions on how to draw a variety of cats, including domestic breeds, wild cats, cuddly kittens, and celebrity cats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1986
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 743 AMEAmes, Lee J.
Summary: Step-by-step instructions for drawing different breeds of horses in a variety of poses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 2012